A catch-up and catch-all post–here are some things I made over the last month:
For a wonderful dinner party with my aunt Suzanne and cousin Sara, I made a chilled summer squash and buttermilk soup, followed by sausages and israeli couscous and beans. I failed to take pictures of anything but the soup, which was a bit bland and lackluster no matter how much salt and pepper I added. Pretty, though!
Chinese noodles with brown sauce, from Bittman’s The Minimalist Cooks Dinner. Also not a huge success–it was ok but not killer. Does anyone have a really great simple chinese noodle recipe? I want a quick one, not one of the complicated Barbara Tropp ones. I’ll experiment with this…
Simple summer food (the flank steak was marinated in soy, brown sugar, etc.):
I am incredibly childish and when I got this heirloom tomato home from the grocery store and set it on the counter I could not stop laughing:
Sigh. I cut it up and combined it with zucchini in an absorption pasta topped with cow’s milk feta (a contradiction in terms, I know, but very delicious).
Finally, in case you haven’t had your fill of anthropomorphic produce (I never was able to bring myself to cook him!):
Those veggies do have some character. 🙂 I laughed also…
He looks like he is HIDING!!!!
Yah, he does look a little shy. Though why he would hide next to the knives is beyond me.
My mouth was watering at these photos! Yum – the simple steak and potatoes looks scrumptious …
and I laughed at the tomato-butt, too.
Something about the month of October really piques interest in anthropomorphic vegetables… hmmmmmm….
Oh my! Mr. Eggplant has quite the schnoz. I also had a peach with a beak this summer. Apparently fruits and veggies know that they smell good and want in on all the fun. http://girlieerin.vox.com/library/post/peach-with-a-beak.html
Best of luck with your renovations. It’s such hard work, but so worth it in the end.