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Making: Bacon wrapped chicken tenders salad  1 serving prepared  Here's what I have: Protein: 6.1 oz Chicken tenders  3 strips Thick cut bacon  Pepper/Paprika (not pictured) Vegetables: 4 oz Red cabbage  3.8 oz Cherry tomato  2 oz Persian cucumber   1.1 oz Yellow pepper  2 tsp Everything bagel Topping  1 oz White wine vinegar  Preparation: Small convection oven was preheated to 425 degrees on convection setting. To prep the chicken it was wrapped in the bacon and secured with toothpicks. Pepper and paprika were sprinkled on. Using a cast iron pan it was first heated up on the Stove Top and the chicken was added and allowed to cook for a few seconds before placing the pan into the oven for 22 minutes. While the chicken was cooking the salad was prepared by combining the white wine vinegar and everything bagel seasoning to the red cabbage covering it then setting aside. The tomatoes were sliced and also set aside wit...

Making: Tenderloin with Apricot shallot sauce and roasted veggies  1 serving prepared  Here's what I have: 5.8 oz Pork tenderloin 7.2 oz Cauliflower 4.9 oz Brussel sprout 0.9 oz Shallot 1.2 oz Apricot jam 1 oz White wine vinegar 2 oz Chicken stock  0.3 oz Avocado oil  Pork seasoning: 1/4 tsp each   Salt Pepper Onion, powder Paprika Garlic powder Preparation: The oven is preheated to 425° The vegetables were coated in a bit of avocado oil along with some salt and pepper.  The pork tenderloin was seasoned all over with the seasoning mix and set aside. After heating up a nonstick oven safe Pan the vegetables were added on one side and the tenderloin placed on the other side. The tenderloin was browned for a total of 6 minutes before placing the pan in the oven for 15 mins.  To make the sauce, the shallots and garlic was heated up with a splash of vegetable stock until soft. The apricot jam, chicken stock and vinegar were added...

Reviewing: Pork carnitas tacos with pickled onion and Monterey Jack cheese. Except it's in a bowl with cauliflower. 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Yellow onion Cilantro Lime Ground pork Chicken stock concentrate Sour cream Poblano pepper Roma tomato White wine vinegar Southwest spice Tomato paste Chipotle powder Monterey Jack cheese Flour tortilla (not pictured/used) Substitute: Cauliflower The cauliflower: In a small saucepan the cauliflower was boiled with about a half cup of water first on high heat for about 2 minutes and then the heat was turned to medium low. A little bit more water was added while the meat was cooking and at the end I used a potato masher to break up the cauliflower and then mixed it with some lime juice and cilantro. The protein and veggies: The ground pork with started first in a pan with a little bit of avocado oil Browning and breaking it up as I went. This was about 6 minutes per the directions. The meat was ...

Making: Cucumber and tomato salad  4 servings prepared  Here's what I have: 10 oz Tomato  8 oz Cucumber  0.3 oz Dill  0.4 oz White wine vinegar  0.2 oz Honey  0.2 oz Lime juice Preparation: The tomatoes are sliced in half and the Cucumbers sliced slightly diagonally. The deal was chopped until it had a finer texture.  The honey, white wine vinegar, dill and lime juice were combined together in a small bowl. This salad usually lasts up to 5 days refrigerated. The plate! The white wine vinegar and honey work really great together. The dill from my garden is a bit weak right now so it doesn't really pop out flavor wise but it looks cool in the bowl! - Kris 

Making: Onion soup 5? servings prepared  Here's what I have: The soup: 1 stick Butter Salt/Pepper - to taste  1 oz White wine vinegar  4 cloves Garlic  5 large Onions sliced thin 12 oz beef broth 1 tbsp Thyme  Preparation: In a large pot I caramelized the onions in two parts with half of the butter each round. After this was done all of the onions along with the rest of the liquid ingredients were added to the pot and set to simmer for 30 mins. Salt and pepper were added to taste once the soup is done simmering. Finishers for today's dinner: 1/4 cup Scallions  1 cup Broccoli  Salt/Pepper  1 tsp Paprika/Garlic/Onion powder mix 5 oz Chicken breast 1/4 cup Mozzarella  Preparation: I cut the chicken into small pieces and cooked them in the cast iron with the spices and a small chunk of butter. The broccoli was steamed for 8 mins. Once these were done I added some chicken to the bottom of the bowl followed by some soup and ...

Reviewing: Pork & Veggie Bibimbap with Zucchini, Carrots & Jasmine rice 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Jasmine rice  Carrots  Ginger  White wine vinegar  Sriracha (I used my big bottle) Ground pork -5 oz used  Scallions  Zucchini  Garlic  Sesame oil  Soy sauce (not used) Tamari (substitution) The rice: I only made a 1/4 cup, using a little over 3/4 cups of water and a tsp rice vinegar it took 15 mins total to cook. The sauce and scallion pickles: Both of these were easy prep and take just a few seconds to put together after the scallions are chopped. The veggies: The prep for these was pretty quick and I like the idea of thin slicing  for the carrots. Unfortunately I destroyed my potato perler and used a spiral cutter instead. I also decided to use a non stick pan this time and... nope.  The veggies came out fine but I didn't get the same char I like when using my cast iron pan.  The protein: ...

Reviewing: Sesame beef tacos, with quick pickled veggies and chili sour cream  1 serving prepared   Here's what you get: Radish  Scallion  Persian cucumber  Cilantro  Red cabbage  Korean chili flakes  Garlic powder  White wine vinegar  Sour cream  Sesame oil   Substituting: 5 oz Ground Bison Baby level hot sriracha  1/4 cup Rice Tamari sauce  Lime juice  Not used: Soy sauce  Actual hot sriracha  Flour tortilla  Ground Beef  The pickles: Pickled veggies were very quick prep I would suggest adding the vinegar and sugar together and stirring them until the sugar dissolves. Once that was done I added the mixture to the sliced veggies and then did the salt/pepper. This prevents having granulated sugar dropping to the bottom of the bowl. The protein: I substituted the ground beef for bison in this recipe. Using 5 oz total. The cook on this was relatively easy. I was warned that th...

Reviewing:  Sweet & Smoky pork tenderloin with apple carrot slaw mashed potatoes & Cherry sauce 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Scallions (not pictured) White wine vinegar  Yukon Gold potatoes  Smoky cinnamon paprika spice  Cherry Jam  Mayonnaise  Shredded carrots  Pork tenderloin  Hudson River Fruit Snapdragon Apple  Sour cream The slaw: Since you don't have to shred the carrots yourself this is relatively easy, you just have the wet components to combine with the carrots.  The Apple comes in later in the process. Likely so it won't oxidize but I sliced mine early and set aside the larger chunks in some lime water. They kept just fine while I finished the rest of the process and were added last. The protein: This was straightforward, you just salt, pepper, add spice to the pork loin and pop it in the oven. The flavor came out very nice. The potatoes: While the pork was cooking I got the potatoes going...

Reviewing: Pork cutlets with a cranberry pan sauce and rosemary roasted root vegetables. 1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Carrots  Parsnips  Rosemary  Red Onion  Pork cutlets  Cranberry Jam  White wine vinegar  Chicken stock concentrate Added:  Garlic Scallion (not pictured) The roasted veggies: This is a two-part process, the total cook time will be about 30 minutes. I had the carrots and parsnips prepared ahead of time I just needed to chop up the Rosemary and onion.  *The onion requires you to prep two different ways, one for the veggies and one for the pan sauce. The protein: This is pretty straightforward since the pork cutlet isnt very large. It just needs to be cooked on a pan for the allotted time, 6 minutes total. The cutlets were set aside after.  The sauce: After removing the pork cutlets from your pan you'll start the sauce. As long as you have everything nearby it's pretty easy to put one...