2008 past cooking dates/notes

This is just trying to help track what we have done, so that the recipe book the kids take home will be accurate. Earlier dates might be innacurrate
1/28/08: pasta & ravioli

2/4/08: Stir fry with rice

2/11/08: biscuits & salad

2/18/08: break - presidents day

2/25/08: veggie burgers & salad. we called them gonzo burgers as they were garbanzo bean based. so far, this remains their favorite. They loved seeing garbanzo beans, a familiar legume used in menudo, turn into something completely different. and the sauteeing of onions in oil & adding herbs makes everybody hungry. requires a food processor or blender though. Could one use plain hummus instead? recipe requests.

3/3/08: pizza & pizza bread experiment- one traditional with veggie & cheese, one focaccia style(no sauce, just oil, herbs & veggies) and one pizza bread by pressing bread in a custard base between two sheet pans, soaked it and topped it. the bread part was only 1/2 inch thick, but created a perfect layer. good example of what one can do with stale bread.

3/10/08: break

3/17/08: oatmeal breakfast cakes & chocolate thunder cake to celebrate before spring break. both we did in muffin form for quick baking. they liked the oatmeal breakfast cakes better than the chocolate, although the chocolate cake was really good.

4/7/08: vegetable soup & cornbread muffins. loved how just 3 purple carrots made the broth beautiful. Alfredo wanted the cornbread muffin recipe to cook at home with his mom.

4/14/08: break