Cooking
We don't really set resolutions in our house, although we do think of goals for ourselves, and the family.
One thing we want to do is add more ethnic & flavorful dishes to the menu. It also helps if these dishes use only a few ingredients, good strong flavors, and and can be prepared quickly.
Ok, I can do that. I just turn to Donna Hay.
This dish was wonderful. And all the things we wanted. Came together fast, good flavors.
A bit of fresh thyme, 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar (this is where you want the quality stuff, not some random bottle from your local chain grocerymart), some olive oil, garlic, salt & pepper; process briefly.
Pour this over some canned/drained chickpeas; let sit.
Slice chorizo, fry a few minutes. Add in chickpeas, with vinegar, and cook till chickpeas are warm. Eat. Clean your plate. Get more.
Tangy, with an almost sweetness. Filling, and good. Served with a salad, it's a good, fast, meal.
(oh, and yes....Alex & I had a vegetarian sausage version)
Time to unpack your grass skirt, and gather your coconuts, because for our 42nd get-tether, it's Tiki, Two here at Blog Party!
Hope to see you there.
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Cooking
Balsamic & Thyme Chickpea & Chorizo
We don't really set resolutions in our house, although we do think of goals for ourselves, and the family.
One thing we want to do is add more ethnic & flavorful dishes to the menu. It also helps if these dishes use only a few ingredients, good strong flavors, and and can be prepared quickly.
Ok, I can do that. I just turn to Donna Hay.
This dish was wonderful. And all the things we wanted. Came together fast, good flavors.
A bit of fresh thyme, 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar (this is where you want the quality stuff, not some random bottle from your local chain grocerymart), some olive oil, garlic, salt & pepper; process briefly.
Pour this over some canned/drained chickpeas; let sit.
Slice chorizo, fry a few minutes. Add in chickpeas, with vinegar, and cook till chickpeas are warm. Eat. Clean your plate. Get more.
Tangy, with an almost sweetness. Filling, and good. Served with a salad, it's a good, fast, meal.
(oh, and yes....Alex & I had a vegetarian sausage version)
Time to unpack your grass skirt, and gather your coconuts, because for our 42nd get-tether, it's Tiki, Two here at Blog Party!
Hope to see you there.
- Thai Chicken Salad
Photo now. Words later. Time to unpack your grass skirt, and gather your coconuts, because for our 42nd get-tether, it's Tiki, Two here at Blog Party! Just two more days to get in those entries; hope to see you there! ...
- California Dream(ing) Salad
Really, this is just a salad. From one of my many Moosewood cookbooks, called 'California Dream Salad'. It was a good, healthy salad. Boston lettuce, radicchio & spinach. Shredded carrots, celery, red pepper, tomatoes, avocado, chickpeas,...
- Smoked Chicken, Lime & Avocado Pasta
This was such a pleasant surprise! Another Donna Hay recipe, it's pasta tossed with a dressing of olive oil, lime zest & juice, salt & pepper, and a bit of sugar. To this, add thinly sliced smoked chicken (or in our case, smoked Boca 'chik'...
- Souper Sundays: Chipotle Chicken Tortilla Soup
Another Sunday, another soup. Another chance to join up with Deb & Souper Sundays. This soup was all for Matt. I think the name explains all. I used this recipe, with a few changes. First, for the broth, I roasted the chicken beforehand, giving it a...
- Super-simple Soup
This is so easy. It's almost ridiculous how simple this soup is. And yet, for so little effort, you get an amazing dish. Another recipe from Quick-Fix Vegetarian, this Chickpea & Tomato Soup with Ditalini had us saying, repeatedly, 'this is so...