Honey-Glazed and Sesame-Toasted

Posted by Lauren

This weekend was a slow one. I spent a good chunk of it in my bed, resting after a totally strange week, and caught up on TV shows, blogs, and some “real” reading. On Saturday, I left the house for three things:

1. buy a beautiful hot pink dress from someone via Craigslist – we exchanged goods in Togo’s haha
2. go for a quick hilly (treadmill) run
3. pick up some necessary grocery items for dinner

I was determined to actually cook in my kitchen. I love cooking and baking, but I rarely find the time. 11 PM is not the hour to sauté, slice, and dice…. I spent so much time on Pinterest Saturday morning, that I decided to pick out two recipes from Kim’s collection and finally COOK. On the menu?

1. Toasted Sesame Quinoa via How Sweet Eats (love her)
2. Pan Seared Honey Glazed Swai with Browned Butter Lime Sauce via Cooking Classy

First, I made a batch of quinoa, knowing that would take the most time. Then, I prepped the swai filets by sprinkling each side with ~1tsp of soy flour and a drizzle of honey. Once the cast iron skillet was nice and hot, the swai filets went in for a sizzle. That’s when Kyle took over. About 5 minutes later, we added the browned butter lime sauce, which we made in the blender about 5 minutes prior.

Jessica’s quinoa didn’t call for red pepper and mushrooms – but why not?

I made a few substitutions, did some steps out of order, and left out a couple of ingredients, but that’s what recipes are all about, right? I absolutely loved the quinoa dressing: 3T olive oil, 2T toasted sesame oil, 1 t soy sauce. Excuse me while I go pour toasted sesame oil on everything….. (Not. Kidding.) I highly recommend both recipes!

We both saved room for dessert, duh. Enter: Rick’s Ice Cream!!

I blogged about this neighborhood ice cream shop the first time we went, so I’ll keep it short and just show you the IC-$ shots:

Above: Kyle’s cookies & cream and caramel praline in a waffle cone
Below: My cookies & cream and strawberry cheesecake in a cup <- Want. More. Now.

Good eats.

I went home and experimented further in the kitchen: could I make banana cake in a blender??!! The answer is: YES. More on that in my next post!

Question: Do you follow recipes? Where do you get your inspiration? Pinterest, blogs, cookbooks, family recipes….

-Lauren