Soup's On!

Here's a nice soup on a cold Sunday night (there is an extra step but it is worth it):

1. Sweat scallions and garlic in olive oil, then a little white wine and bring to a boil then add Thanksgiving turkey (yes, it was frozen).

2. Add Thanksgiving broth (also frozen) and a little sriracha (Thai hot sauce).

3. Meanwhile, boil salted water and add elbow macaroni. Cook until al dente (slightly hard). Drain and dry on a towel (not shown). Heat some oil in a wok and add the macaroni. Fry until brown and crispy.

4. Spoon macaroni into a shallow bowl.

5. Ladle the soup over the macaroni.

This recipe was from the Girl and the Goat cook book but I mixed it up a lot. The recipe says to leave the soup for four minutes in order for the macaroni to soften a bit. I didn't want to miss that good crunchiness. The next time I would salt and spice the macaroni (after it is done) and not spice the soup. Might also lead to a new (for me) snack food.

 

Cheese

All these posts about food when all I really want is some cheese (Triple Cream and Shropshire).

One Pot Meal

My goal was to cook everything in one pot. Saute carrots in olive oil:

Add some arborio rice:

Slowly add warm chicken stock, one ladle at a time. When it (risotto) is done, turn off the heat and add some spinach:

Then top with salmon and cover:

Fin:

One Plate Meal

Not a one pot meal but not far from it. Lay down a bed of spinach (this could have been dressed with a little olive oil):

Top with hot pasta:

Then sauce with a pork and apple ragu (recipe from The Girl and the Goat):

Delicious, filling and healthy (at least the spinach was healthy).

Thanksgiving

Nothing special about dinner:

Biscuits with liver butter / pate, oil cured black olives and three cheeses

Mixed greens, cheddar cheese, almonds, apples

Turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, roasted vegetables, green beans

(no photo)

Pecan pie, iced cream with sugar and vanilla.

That's all. :)

Cauliflower

I have probably written about cauliflower but this photo turned out well:

Heat a wok, add some vegetable oil, add some cubes of bread and brown them

Remove the bread

Add cauliflower (sliced) and "sauté" (if that is the right word for a wok) until brown

Add spinach (the baby ones in a bag)

Toss the croutons back into the wok and sprinkle / swirl / dump sriracha (Thai chili sauce) on top

Meat Balls

Ikea meatballs: who knows what a 5 year old in Thailand made them out of but they are great: here they meet up with Safeway fettucine (I'm liking fettucine more than spaghetti or smaller), "home made" marinara and sauteed kale.