So, since the last post, we have prepared three meals from the Cooks Illustrated book and three from their app. We really have been enjoying the recipes and we always like an excuse to cook something new. But, before we discuss our reviews, we want to share some obstacles to our original goal of preparing all the recipes in the cook's illustrated book.
For those of you who have read the description of us/our blog - you'll see that we enjoy "making and eating affordable, healthy, and tasty food together." Cook's Illustrated definitely helps us make tasty food; however, healthy and affordable seems to vary based on the recipe. The corn chowder and panzanella we prepared definitely met the affordable, healthy, and tasty criteria - but some of the recipes in the book would be impossible for us mainly because of the affordable factor (e.g., stuffed pork loin). So we have accepted our "defeat" - as we know some of these recipes would be delicious but really too much of a financial burden. We will continue the challenge though - minus the more expensive meals.
From now on, when we review recipes we will rate: (1) taste, (2) cost, and (3) healthiness, and (4) difficulty. It seems like these are the factors we really value in our meals and could be useful to discuss in our blog. Hopefully these changes will work out!
Reviews of cucumber salad, perfect scrambled eggs, and the Cook's Illustrated app to come!
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