I went to the Farmers’ Market today and brought home a week’s worth of treats. Best of all were the tiny, juicy, and sweet strawberries that were all over the market. I also picked up some rhubarb.
You know where this is going, right?
Yep. Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp (with cardamom, yum.)
We eat a lot of fish. I like to cook fish. I like to order it at restaurants.
Here’s a sweet little meal I made the other day. Salmon, on a bed of watercress, with a mustard vinaigrette.
Tonight I made pan fried trout. Salt, pepper, olive oil, trout. Easiest dish in the world. The trout is local and bought at the farmers’ market from the farmers. We made a side of farmers’ market zucchini, potatoes, and onions too.
CJ isn’t around tonight, so dinner for myself. I had a can of real Thai green curry in “the pantry,” so I went for it.
Damn, it was spicy. Like, really spicy. I had never had the green curry before, and actually thought I had red curry in “the pantry.” I had planned on using one can of lite coconut milk, but it was so spicy I had to throw another can it to cut the spice, and I like spicy food.
I started with spring onions from the farmer’s market and some garlic, sauteed. I added the curry and the coconut milk and brought it to a simmer. Once simmering, I added the mushrooms, (frozen) shrimp, and (frozen) squid. One or two minutes later, I added the bay scallops and peas from the farmer’s market.
Totally tasty, but it was hot. Hot. Hot.
I guess this was last week. I’m a little slow getting the pics up.
As you can see, we have a four item dinner here. The steak, was half of a New York Strip. It was a new brand that our all natural and local meat market was selling. It was very plain. I don’t think I would get it again.
CJ loved the Risotto. It was adapted from Barbara Kafka’s Vegetable Love cookbook, an awesome cookbook. It was very basic, just the rice, tomatoes, stock, salt, and some basil, topped with some grated Parmesan cheese. It tasted a little plain to me, but CJ thought it tasted like lasagna. I will try to improve on this recipe for sure.
The bread was from the farmer’s market. It was a hazelnut rye bread, and I thought it was wonderful.
The peas, in my opinion, were the star of the night. Also from Kafka’s book, basic frozen peas, butter, mint, and lettuce sauteed together, basically. They were fresh and light and wonderfully minty. I think this is going to be a go to recipe around here.