Yesterday afternoon Sami and I were going through the mail. I was ripping up my magazines pulling out pictures of kitchens and bathrooms and cool hardware and stuff when I found an extremely cute project in Better Homes and Gardens. Duck topiaries. Normally I'm not a big fan of such artificially shaped plants, but these seemed quick and easy and fun (and I think Sami's love of ducks is rubbing off on me).
Anyway, the pasta turned out ok. Not very spinach-y and a little chewy. I think our flour is too glutinous, may
be I'll use whole wheat next time instead of white. Also, I think if we cut the pasta bits smaller they might cook more evenly. The chicken was very good. Sami actually licked his plate...and mine too. We'll definitely make it again, hopefully with chervil next time.
I also cut out a recipe for a Beer Rye bread made using a Belgian-style ale. The picture looks great and the recipe doesn't seem too difficult. I don't know if we can adapt it to work in the bread machine, but we'll probably try that later this week.
Then, as I continued through the magazine I found a recipe for homemade Spinach Pasta. Neither Sami or I had ever made pasta before, but we did have a big bunch of spinach in the fridge, so it seemed like a good idea. To go with the pasta, the magazine suggested Chervil-Chicken Saute (made with baby portabella mushrooms and balsamic vinegar). We used parsley instead of chervil... I think we planted some chervil seeds a few weeks ago, but I don't actually know if we like it or not.
Anyway, the pasta turned out ok. Not very spinach-y and a little chewy. I think our flour is too glutinous, maybe I'll use whole wheat next time instead of white. Also, I think if we cut the pasta bits smaller they might cook more evenly. The chicken was very good. Sami actually licked his plate...and mine too. We'll definitely make it again, hopefully with chervil next time.I also cut out a recipe for a Beer Rye bread made using a Belgian-style ale. The picture looks great and the recipe doesn't seem too difficult. I don't know if we can adapt it to work in the bread machine, but we'll probably try that later this week.
2 comments:
Nam, looks good :)
In Guinea, the duck is the worst thing you can hit with your car. A Guinean told me that, if you run over a duck, you've an 80% chance of being in a car wreck on your way to your destination and that 70% of those wrecks have fatalities. The ducks have some special magic powers in Guinea.
Post a Comment