Cooking
I'd had Mark Bittman's Quick & Easy Recipes from The New York Times on my Amazon wish list for some time, and finally bought it a couple of weeks ago (it nicely padded out an order to get free shipping...yay Amazon!).
During the summer, I got a 'taste' of his work, through a listing of 100 super-quick & easy dishes. We made...oh, maybe a dozen of them...and decided we liked the way he thinks.
So last night, with a plan to use as few dishes as possible (bit of a backlog at the moment), I flipped through the book and landed on the recipe for Chickpea Soup with Sausage.
This truly was an easy recipe. I opted for the shortcut, and used canned chickpeas. They, along with vegetable stock, diced carrots, celery and onion, are cooked till tender. Half of that is pureed, and added back to the pot. Throw in some sliced garlic, and some sliced, cooked sausage (this is where I divided the soup into two pots), and cook till warm.
Serve with a drizzle of olive oil.
It's hearty, filling. Smelled incredible. It really didn't need the sausage (Matt's were hot links, mine Boca Italian 'sausages'), but their addition made it even better.
The cookbook is already littered with sticky tabs, so I have a feeling we'll be working our way through it.
This month, Blog Party's all about the ultimate hand-held food & having a Pizza Party!
Top your pies...full-sized and sliced, or in miniature form...any way you want, pour yourself a drink, and join the party. You have till Thursday, 20 March to RSVP...hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Soup + Chickpeas + Legumes + Sausage + Cookbooks + Mark Bittman + Recipes
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Cooking
Easy is Good
I'd had Mark Bittman's Quick & Easy Recipes from The New York Times on my Amazon wish list for some time, and finally bought it a couple of weeks ago (it nicely padded out an order to get free shipping...yay Amazon!).
During the summer, I got a 'taste' of his work, through a listing of 100 super-quick & easy dishes. We made...oh, maybe a dozen of them...and decided we liked the way he thinks.
So last night, with a plan to use as few dishes as possible (bit of a backlog at the moment), I flipped through the book and landed on the recipe for Chickpea Soup with Sausage.
This truly was an easy recipe. I opted for the shortcut, and used canned chickpeas. They, along with vegetable stock, diced carrots, celery and onion, are cooked till tender. Half of that is pureed, and added back to the pot. Throw in some sliced garlic, and some sliced, cooked sausage (this is where I divided the soup into two pots), and cook till warm.
Serve with a drizzle of olive oil.
It's hearty, filling. Smelled incredible. It really didn't need the sausage (Matt's were hot links, mine Boca Italian 'sausages'), but their addition made it even better.
The cookbook is already littered with sticky tabs, so I have a feeling we'll be working our way through it.
This month, Blog Party's all about the ultimate hand-held food & having a Pizza Party!
Top your pies...full-sized and sliced, or in miniature form...any way you want, pour yourself a drink, and join the party. You have till Thursday, 20 March to RSVP...hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Soup + Chickpeas + Legumes + Sausage + Cookbooks + Mark Bittman + Recipes
- Happiness Is A Mint Oreo Blizzard
Well, it is if you're Alex. This month, Blog Party's all about the ultimate hand-held food & having a Pizza Party! Top your pies...full-sized and sliced, or in miniature form...any way you want, pour yourself a drink, and join the party....
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Alex turned five Friday, and had his party Sunday. It was superhero-themed, and we held it at the Children's Museum. There was food and cake, and after presents, the kids were free to explore the museum, which is very hands-on. A two-story doll house...
- Outside, Inside
Normally, it's about the food. Food blog, after all. But this time, the food is more a means to an end. So, I don't have much to say about the goat cheese pasta, or that fact we used a novelty, heart-shaped, pasta in the recipe. Instead, I took...
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I saw my wish-list mom, Ina Garten, make this cake to celebrate her & Jeffrey's wedding anniversary. It's nothing at all like our wedding cake, but six years later, change can be good. Six years. In Hollywood, that's a lifetime. Nice &...
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Last week, I decided to read over a few of my Amazon.com blog posts...something I don'd do nearly enough. I'm glad I did, because among the toy talk and techno-babble were posts from Jasper Fforde (won't be long now!) and a mention of a NYT...