3000 miles 'til dinner.

She attempted MIL Mission #27: Larb Gai!

♥Here’s what she had to say.♥

Hey Ladies!
 
It’s about time I get to cookin’ right along with you! So, it was Katie’s birthday the other day and she loves herself some PF Changs lettuce wraps, so I decided to whip up some larb for her. It was a huge hit - the whole fam loved it! I set out a bowl of larb with a platter of butter lettuce and side of white rice, for a simple summer dinner and it was devoured, along with our yummy cocktails (triple sec, coconut rum and citrus sparkling water). This is definitely going on the summer dinner menu…and since we’re moving into our new house this week and will probably have guests over for dinner - it’s also a delicious, quick and inexpensive meal to serve to guests! I substituted chopped peanuts for the toasted and ground rice because…well…it was a last minute dinner and that saved me a few minutes. The other thing I like about this meal is it’s gluten free and since I’m cooking for my dad, who has celiac disease, gluten free is a must and it’s always nice to have new gluten free meal options. Well, I better sign off, since Callum just got a hold of the scissors and almost cut a hole in his new shorts (which I just replaced, due to another scissor incident). I know, I know - take away the scissors! But he loves cutting paper!
 
Loves to you my cousins and aunty!
 
Photos attached!
 
Ash

♥And here’s her attempt.♥

♥Thanks, Cousin Ashley.♥

We’re so happy to hear this ‘lil blog is getting the rest of the family cooking, too! Cousin Ashley is based in the Tri-Cities of Washington State and her and her Husband have the cutest set ‘O twins you ever laid your eyes on.

Ash, your Larb Gai looks absolutely delicious. And way to wing it MIL-style. Ok, now go tell Callum to stop running with scissors.

Your aunty and cousins hope to be sipping sparkly coconut cocktails with you soon. Loves!

Reminder to all 3000MTD friends AND FAMILY to send in photos or videos of your creations by emailing us at 3000milestildinner@gmail.com

♥Here’s what she had to say.♥

Hi ladies, 

The other night, I tried making fish en papillote for my boyfriend and me.  I hadn’t planned on making it, but we saw that halibut was on sale at the grocery store, and I remembered your recipe.  I’m a pretty absent-minded cook, so a recipe has to be pretty simple if I’m not going to mess it up, but a lot of simple recipes are pretty unimpressive.  Not this one, though!  Opening the packets is so dramatic, and it lets out this amazing smell of all of the herbs.  And then it tastes great too!  We forgot to buy lemons, so I used lemon juice that my boyfriend had on hand.  I also used rosemary as the main herb.  We served it with a bunch of sauteed veggies and collard greens.  This is definitely something I’ll make again. 
Julia
PS:  Apologies for the poor quality iPhone photos, but my boyfriend wanted to eat it as soon as we opened the packets, so I didn’t even have time to get my camera! 

♥And here’s her attempt.♥

♥Thanks, Julia.♥

Are you kidding? We love iPhone photos. And we love that you attempted MIL’s Mission #21 Fish En Papillote! And does it go without saying that your boyfriend is a very lucky guy to have a lady who can cook? Well, he is. Thanks for sending us your attempt!

Reminder to all 3000MTD to send in (any kind of!) photos of your creations by emailing us at 3000milestildinner@gmail.com

♥Here’s what he had to say.♥

So I made this cake for my mom’s b-day. It was delicious. I made a few tactical errors in the process. I am a single 26 year old we mainly survives on hot dogs, hamburger helper, and frozen pizza, but I do enjoy cooking and baking when the occasion presents itself. So I made a video of the process I hope you enjoy.
Thanks for creating your blog. It’s great! 

-Adam 

 www.adamtruax.com

♥And here’s his attempt.♥

We looooove video attempts!

♥Thanks, Adam.♥

What an awesome attempt at MIL’s Mission #20 Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake! Such delicious time lapse to good tunes. And we’re sure your mom loved it as much as we did. Well done and Happy Birthday, Adam’s mom!

Reminder to all 3000MTD to send in photos (or videos!) of your creations by emailing us at 3000milestildinner@gmail.com

♥Here’s what she had to say.♥

hey 3000MTD team!

I love your food blog. Very inspiring! 

I actually used your chocolate cake recipe to make cupcakes for a birthday party today. The only change I made was to use chocolate chips instead of a chocolate bar in my ganache. They turned out just super (and since I’m not much of a frosting gal, I adored the ganache - it was the perfect finishing touch.) I’ve attached some pics of my cupcakes adorned with sprinkles to be a little festive.

Thanks so much!
xo,
Julie
www.thedailyjulie.com

p.s. Even though they’re aren’t 24 pictured, the recipe gave me a perfect 24 cupcakes. Let’s just say that some didn’t make it all the way to the party.

♥And here’s her attempt.♥

Sprinkles really do make everything better. Gorgeous, Julie! And we’re immediately stealing your “3000MTD” acronym. Ha! Thanks so much for sharing your attempt of MIL’s Mission #20 Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake and for the sweet compliments.

Reminder to all 3000MTD Fans (see, stole it) to send in photos of your creations by emailing us at 3000milestildinner@gmail.com

Click above to go straight to her blog where she has attempted MIL MISSION #8: Macaroons. She went with the chocolate chips…smart girl.

Thanks for sharing, Shannon!

A reminder that you can send us a photo or a link to your completed MIL Mission to: 3000milestildinner@gmail.com

Do it! Because our MIL says so.