Instant Pot short ribs

https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/instant-pot-short-ribs/

These were pretty good. Needed 10 minutes on top of the initial 45 minutes for desired tenderness. Didn't have cornstarch so skipped that.

Whole roast duck with orange sauce

 https://www.wenthere8this.com/crispy-roasted-duck/

- Didn't follow the foil instructions at the start of roasting, by accident. Maybe it would have helped.

- Roasted for 30 min + 10 min + 10 min and probably landed at medium-well breast temperatures. Could have cooked for less time (or with more foil).

- Should buy some five spice powder to simplify things. Wished I had added more cinnamon to my five-spice approximation.

- Borrowed some sherry in lieu of Shaoxing wine. Seemed fine.

Tortilla Espanola

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/147109/tortilla-espanola-spanish-tortilla/?printview We followed the reviewers' suggestion and finished the top by broiling, instead of the crazy flip. It was delish!

Long Nose Skate Wing Fillet in Brown Butter

https://www.cookstr.com/recipes/skate-grenobloise Fish from water2table.com It was delish!

Shakshuka

 https://cookieandkate.com/foolproof-shakshuka-recipe/print/32898/

We enhanced this with bacon.  The smoked paprika flavor really came through.

Tuna Poke

 We made tuna poke loosely based on this recipe (no chili sauce or onions):

https://www.aspicyperspective.com/hawaiian-ahi-poke/

We got the tuna from water2table.com.  It was delish.

Chicken Chili

 https://www.skinnytaste.com/wprm_print/50420

We tried to adopt this one for the Instant pot and had to add 3-4 cups of water to get it to seal.  The result was subpar.  Maybe use the slow cooker function next time?

Miso Pasta

This was surprisingly tasty:

 https://www.justonecookbook.com/wprm_print/94703

We skipped salting the pasta water, there was enough salt.  Added mushrooms.

Zucchini Bread

We baked this:

https://www.thewholesomedish.com/wprm_print/8854

Mods:
~2 cups zucchini
added walnuts
added chocolate chips
1/2 the white sugar

Result:
- it came out underdone on the bottom
- not amazing

Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Make these with less white sugar:

https://www.ihearteating.com/wprm_print/36399

Their ease didn't diminish from their tastiness.

Miso Black Cod

In the marinade: miso, lemon juice, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, ground ginger. About 5 hours of marination.

It was tasty.

Scallops & Lentils

We made scallops w/brown butter and lemon juice in the cast iron pan.  Zucchini was used to test out the pan prior to the scallops.  Black caviar lentils were cooked in homemade chicken broth (2.5 to 1 ratio).

Chickpea Sweet Potato Stew w/Chicken

We made this and added 1lb of boneless dark meat chicken to it.  Also added and extra cup of water.

https://www.skinnytaste.com/chickpea-sweet-potato-stew/

It was tasty.

Chicken Lentil Bacon Stew

We made this because it had three good things in the title. It was tasty.

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/01/quick-and-easy-pressure-cooker-chicken-lentil-bacon-stew-recipe.html

Chocolate Avocado Mousse

We were making dessert for some vegan friends as part of their post-birth Mealtrain, and decided to make a chocolate avocado mousse or pudding.

At first we found this recipe: https://minimalistbaker.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-avocado-pudding/

But, after checking more carefully, we noticed that our friends requested 'no peanuts'.

So, we pivoted to this one: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/chocolate-avocado-mousse-recipe-2110024

We used 5 avocados, b/c their we small, light maple syrup instead of agave, and added a bit of ripe banana that we already had for the first recipe.  We used 3/4 cup chocolate chips, and J still felt like it could have used more chocolate flavor.  N observed that it could benefit from a hint of cinnamon.

"Healing" Spiced Lentil Soup

We made this. It was good.

Instapot Spinach Dal

We made this recipe from A.:

https://www.cookwithmanali.com/instant-pot-spinach-dal/

It was super delish, and better than our previous dal.

We used frozen spinach & added chopped ginger. It may be good to double the recipe next time.

Chicken Tikka Masala

Another one from A.:

https://www.tablefortwoblog.com/chicken-tikka-masala-crockpot/

Instapot adaptation: high pressure 25-30 min

Added cornstarch in the end w/o a liquid -- bad idea.

Otherwise, this was delish w/goat milk yogurt.

Lemon Tahini Dressing - Veggie Buddha Bowl

I discovered this lemon tahini dressing through this recipe:

https://pamelasalzman.com/roasted-veggie-buddha-bowl-lemon-tahini-dressing-recipe/

Making this bowl is satisfying, as is using it as a kale salad dressing. 

Kale & Chocolate Smoothie

Made this smoothie from Instagram:

Recipe: http://kaleandchocolate.com/recipe/kale-chocolate-superfood-smoothie/

We skipped the mint.  It was pretty good, but not sweet enough.  Adding a bit of honey made it great!