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!

6-hr Pork Shoulder Roast

We hosted a dinner party today.  The star of the show was this pork roast:

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/06/cuban-roast-pork-shoulder-mojo-recipe.html

We served it with corn on the cob, kale salad w/marinated beets, and chicken livers for apps.

It was all quite delicious.