April 30, 2008
1. Pasta with anchovy-lemon sauce tastes okay on the first day, but makes for really vile leftovers.
2. As good as oven roasted asparagus and fingerling potatoes should taste together, the cooking times are pretty darn different. And over-roasted asparagus is not so good.
On the bright side, I used Cookthink for the first time yesterday - it’s a site where you can find recipes using key words for ingredients, cuisines, and “moods.” I was going to stop at the grocery store on my way home, and wanted to make some kind of casserole with vegetables in it. The site came up with a butternut squash and sausage casserole that ended up being really delicious.
April 30, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Asparagus is one of my favorite veggies to eat raw. Corn is up there too, but my favorite is okra. Everyone complains about slimy okra, but I think that’s because most people encounter it overcooked in gumbo.
The caveat is that there is usually a space of seconds between me picking these vegetables from my garden, and them entering my digestive system. That, and I have an especially unrefined palate.
But also, these are three veggies that don’t fare well over time or with exposure to heat.
April 30, 2008 at 12:36 pm
And anchovy-lemon sauce sounds vile. Even on the first day.