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By mlb, on June 21st, 2006%
This was one amazing pizza. It’s especially good, as it’s one of the meals that jwa and I typically make together. I prep all of the ingredients and then he works his magic. He makes the most excellent pizza. This post is really less of a recipe than pictures of jwa making an amazing pesto-vegetable pizza.
Our approach to pizza is to typically unleash all of the vegetables we have on hand, a variety of cheeses and either a pesto or olive oil & garlic or a tomato-based pasta sauce on the unsuspecting crust.
This time, we used a Boboli, which we both like quite a bit. To start, he brushes the bottom of the crust with a little olive oil, then just a bit on the top. Then, stick it in a 450 degree oven (on a baking sheet), for about 2-3 minutes, just to give the crust . . . → Read More: Pizza Night: We Love You
By mlb, on June 20th, 2006%
This was a meal that didn’t quite make it to Vegetarian Week. Not because it wasn’t delicious, but because I am lazy! Anyway, this was pretty good. The original recipe is from Everyday Italian and I didn’t change that much. I just added garlic (how could there have been no garlic originally??), some lemon and some basil at the end. Although I forgot to garnish it before I snapped the pictures. And then we started eating and I didn’t feel like taking new pictures with the basil…)
Pasta Primivara
3 carrots, peeled and cut into thin strips
2 medium zucchini or 1 large zucchini, cut into thin strips
2 yellow squash, cut into thin strips
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
6 big cloves garlic, halved
1/4 cup olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon dried Italian herbs or herbes . . . → Read More: It’s Good! It’s Full of Veggies! It’s Pasta Primivara
By mlb, on June 18th, 2006%
This was originally an Emeril recipe for duck breast. Duck breast is around $25 a package at Zupans. I have turned this into a chicken breast recipe — $7 for 3 organic breasts at Trader Joes. If I were rich like Emeril, I would use duck.
I also went a little crazy with the rolling and the tying on this one. Quite honestly, this would work very nicely just rolling each breast separately. But, I wanted to see if I could join all three together and make one huge stuffed chicken log. I could. It’s these little personal victories that keep a person going, you know?
Oh! And one more noteworthy point — this is the last dish made from the jar of pistachios we got from Christmas. And we’ve loved them all. Let’s recap: Pistachio Ice Cream, Pistachio-crusted Chicken, Arugula, Mango & Onion Salad and Blood Orange . . . → Read More: Kitchen Twine, Three Chicken Breasts, a Handful of Pistachios & a Dream
By mlb, on June 16th, 2006%
This was a very quick, last minute addition to an enchilada dinner not too long ago. I wanted to have black beans but I wanted a little more than just black beans. I surveyed the cabinet, fridge and freeze and came up with this side.
The other handy thing about this salad is that it’s very easy to substitute ingredients or whatever. It’ll also travel well and is less volatile than a mayonnaise-based salad.
Quick & Easy Black Bean & Corn Salad
1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
1/2 (or so) of a container pico de gallo (or about 1 cup diced tomato, onion & jalapeno)
1 cup corn kernels (frozen work well, just microwave in a few tablespoons of water first, for 1-2 minutes, then drain)
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled (you could also use small cubes of pepper jack or cheddar)
juice of 1 lime
1 tomato chopped
2-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 . . . → Read More: Quick & Easy Black Bean & Corn Salad
By mlb, on June 16th, 2006%
Indian Summer
Thank you, Photoshop
Last night, I took our three contenders, Indian Summer, Red Copper and Henna (jwa got the sample finally), laid them out, took pictures and made somewhat-crappy-yet-still-helpful photoshop images showing each floor choice color.
Henna
The whole look that we are going for is relatively bright and cheery with warm tones. We want it to be inviting — to wake us up in the morning and welcome us home at night. Is that too much to ask? Oh, and hide pasta sauce spills! Still kidding!
Red Copper
I think Indian Summer is our favorite. I love Henna, but it seems a little dark. Red Copper seems a little bright. Indian Summer might be just right. I also think the Indian Summer is a balanced tone with the walls, where again, the Copper is a bit bright and the Henna is a bit . . . → Read More: We Might Have a Winner…
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About Me I like to cook. I like to eat. I like to take photos. I live in SE Portland with my husband jwa and a grumpy, old lady cat named Chelsea. That is all.
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