Shortbread Jammers

From nyt

Hot Mama Grade: A

Hot Mama Notes: I used all regular flour as I had no rice flour. These are super tasty and easy to make. Buttery goodness! Yum! I used roots brand raspberry vanilla jam. Deliciousness. The blueberry lavender jam would also be an excellent choice. 

Summer Vegetable Salad

From: Good Enough cookbook

Hot Mama Grade: A

Hot Mama Notes: This salad is a nice twist on an old favorite of mine, the cucumber chick pea salad. I like the extra variety. I used a whole cucumber and 1T of lime juice. I used a single roma tomato along with a handful of mini tomatoes from my garden. I used frozen corn. I skipped the croutons and sausage, though I would like to try them next time! I also don't have any feta to add, but I am sure these things would be delicious. 

Sunday Pancakes

From: Good Enough cookbook

Hot Mama Grade: B

Hot Mama Notes: These pancakes are okay. We like our pancakes fluffier and lighter. These pancakes are heavier and creamier. My kids kept asking me if there were mashed potatoes in the pancakes. They didn't love them. These are okay. They are a lot of work, and I don't think it's worth the end product. Since the recipe says it is not sweet, I doubled the sugar as we like sweet pancakes. They still were not super sweet even with 2T of sugar. I also added chocolate chips.

Chickpea Meringue

From: Cook Once, Eat Twice cookbook

Hot Mama Grade: A

Hot Mama Notes: These are good. They taste just like regular egg-based meringue to me. Neat! 

Samosa Puffs

From: Good Enough cookbook by Leanne Brown

Hot Mama Grade: A

Hot Mama Notes: lots of work but tasty! I ended up using 3 pastry sheets. 1 that saw refrigerated, and 2 that were frozen. 

Roast Potatoes & NY Strip Steak

From: NYT

Hot Mama Grade: A

Hot Mama Notes: This recipe is simple and tasty. The kids loved it, as well. I roasted some carrots as well as petite potatoes. I did use parmesan. Delicious!

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White Bean Stew

From: Good Enough Cookbook

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Hot Mama Grade: A-

Hot Mama Notes: This is a simple recipe, which is the whole point of the good enough cookbook. I didn't have chorizo (and I don't love it anyway as it is oftentimes too spicy for me), so I used cubed chicken. I used 1 can of garbanzo beans and 1 can of great northern beans. I used 2 big handfuls of spinach, and I had a mix of red, yellow, orange, and green bell peppers. I used 1t of dried shallots in lieu if fhe fresh. This recipe was a bit on the bland side. Next time, I might add some smoked paprika to liven it up. Probably this is due to me using chicken in lieu of chorizo which has way more flavor. Still, this is a good quick and easy recipe. I also used some chicken broth (half cup) along with 1 cup of water. I find it odd that the water isn't listed in the ingredient list, only in the body of the recipe. J think the sweet Italian sausage recipe sounds tasty, as well.