Mixed-Bag Mondays: Sweet and Salty

Today I am sharing two recipes that I ended up eating more than my fair share of, which might be because they are not full winners. What do you think?

Mixed-Bag Mondays Malted Chocolate Cookies

Originally this was going to be a regular recipe post, but I had a problem pop up while making it. Basically, I didn’t realized that my malted milk powder had gone hard and I attempted to salvage it by adding some water to “rehydrate” it, but that didn’t work. So, I didn’t make the recipe as written and can’t really replicate it exactly, but I would definitely try it again because even though the cookies ended up spread out and seemingly not good, I loved them on the second day especially. They were like a really flat brownie with chocolate chips. I was okay with it!

Mixed-Bag Mondays: Red Meat Mishap?

A new cookbook I was experimenting with had a recipe for skewers, and you might remember my not great history with them. But I liked the idea of the recipe and figured I could do it without skewers. Then I saw it required the grill, which is fine, since the weather has been great here. However, we haven’t been able to get the gas tank filled yet this year, so I can’t grill yet. Oops. Well, the broiler it is. And then I saw it was lamb, which I don’t enjoy that much, so I decided to get some beef instead. And then I did skewers after all…

Mixed-Bag Mondays: Pot Pie Crust

I have made lots of pot pie recipes, and I will say that I think I have the filling figured out at this point. Even the Fudgelet said it was good (the Chiplet complained but then ate it all fine). You might say, but why is it a mixed bag? Well, I decided to try a different crust and I am not quite a fan.

Mixed-Bag Mondays: Giant Egg Tart

After seeing Kristina Cho make this on her Instagram page, I wanted to try it, too, but I didn’t have the full recipe. I used her cookbook for the filling and did my best.

Those are vanilla beans in the filling above, by the way.

Mixed-Bag Mondays: Just a Miss

This recipe was supposed to be a way of using a cheap cut of meat and making it tasty. It did get fairly tender but I just didn’t care for the taste. Part of it was maybe the flavor of the beef, but it was also that the recipe needed more flavor. I ended up serving the steak with dijon mustard to help, but it should not have needed it. I will not make it again, and am disappointed it wasn’t a hit because a cheap piece of meat that is not tasty is a waste of money. I’d rather spend more and get a flavorful dish. There are also cheaper meals that are still tasty.

If you want to see pictures, here is the process of making Swiss Steak:

Mixed-Bag Mondays: Mustard Chicken

This is obviously not a recent meal because we are getting snow right now…not grilling weather at all. This is a basic grilling recipe where there is a marinade and then you throw the chicken on the grill.