so once again i found myself scratching my head as to what to make for a get together. this time, mostly my fault as i prolly could've spent more time thinking about what to make and not put certain restrictions on myself...
#1 it had to be a side
#2 it needed to be something that i could bring easily and not require reheating
#3 and prolly the most difficult, i needed to use something from my farm fresh delivery
so this was for an after church gathering for our asian connection group with an asian new year theme... oh, let's make that #4...
dang it!
so i cheated...and went easy...because i had nothing and by the time i really needed to decide there was no time to run to the store. ok...what do i have in the fridge... frozen shelled edamame and frozen corn....hmmmm...
in the pantry? i have some shallots and some cilantro from farm fresh and some soy, sesame, ginger dressing from trader joe's...
done.
2 packs of frozen edamame
1 small pack of frozen corn
2 large shallots, diced
1 small hand-full of cilantro, rough chopped
trader joe's soy-vay dressing
white wine vinegar
sugar
kosher salt
fresh ground pepper
i pickled the diced shallots over night in a mixture of white wine vinegar (in hindsight red wine vinegar better for the color), sugar and kosher salt.
the edamame and corn i let defrost overnight in cold water and then heated in the morning before adding into a mixing bowl with the sesame ginger dressing, shallots and cilantro. kosher salt and ground pepper to taste and done!
we'll see how it goes. it tastes...ok to me. nothing spectacular...actually, rather ordinary...maybe under-whelming... we'll see...
i'll prolly write more about the asian group at church another time? i just wanted to get this one down before i forgot...
happy eating!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
i got nothing...really...
so i get together semi-regularly with a couple other families for brunch. these are friends from college and...how in teh world did i meet the kim's? oh yeah...softball. well, every couple of moths we get together on a saturday at someone's house to cook for each other, catch up...hang out let the kids play. it's usually a pretty good time all around...
usually, i'll just help cook eggs and make some sort of potato dish. i'm kinda picky about scrambled eggs which is why i offer to help cook them and taters...well, they're just super easy. hash browns? add some rosemary, thyme, parmesan and bacon fat and it's killer. some spanish chorizo makes roasted potatoes taste pretty awesome.
well...this time there was another family coming...no worries. found out last minute they were bringing potatoes. i got worries. everything else was pretty much covered. the fong's were making a breakfast egg and sausage bake (turned out to have taters in it as well). the kim's were bringing mini-cinabons and fruit. i had no time and no ideas. i went to the supermarket that night and figured toast, eggs and mushrooms? ok...i'll settle for that. i can make something with that...right? now what i made sisn't taste teh way i wanted but i was able to re-create it later and make it taste much better. here's what i ended up doing...
scrambled eggs with sauteed mushrooms in cream on toast...
eggs
crimini mushrooms
french baguette
parmesan cheese
cognac
heavy whipping cream
shallots
fresh rosemary, thyme and chives
salt & pepper
fresh lemon juice
the mushrooms were sauteed in butter and olive oil with the the shallots rosemary and thyme. i added cognac and when almost finished...along with the slightest squeeze of lemon juice. added a bit of the heavy whipping cream . set aside for later.
baguette was toasted in a pan with a bit of olive oil.
eggs are beaten and scrambled soft. cook over med/low heat. fold constantly and pull off heat when still the slightest bit runny. add salt pepper.
put a small amount of the egg on top of a slice of toast and spoon the creamed mushroom mixture on top. garnish with shaved or grated parmesan and some finely chopped chive.
it came out ok. not sure if it's worth trying again but it was fun to steal this idea from someone. :)
happy communing!
usually, i'll just help cook eggs and make some sort of potato dish. i'm kinda picky about scrambled eggs which is why i offer to help cook them and taters...well, they're just super easy. hash browns? add some rosemary, thyme, parmesan and bacon fat and it's killer. some spanish chorizo makes roasted potatoes taste pretty awesome.
well...this time there was another family coming...no worries. found out last minute they were bringing potatoes. i got worries. everything else was pretty much covered. the fong's were making a breakfast egg and sausage bake (turned out to have taters in it as well). the kim's were bringing mini-cinabons and fruit. i had no time and no ideas. i went to the supermarket that night and figured toast, eggs and mushrooms? ok...i'll settle for that. i can make something with that...right? now what i made sisn't taste teh way i wanted but i was able to re-create it later and make it taste much better. here's what i ended up doing...
scrambled eggs with sauteed mushrooms in cream on toast...
eggs
crimini mushrooms
french baguette
parmesan cheese
cognac
heavy whipping cream
shallots
fresh rosemary, thyme and chives
salt & pepper
fresh lemon juice
the mushrooms were sauteed in butter and olive oil with the the shallots rosemary and thyme. i added cognac and when almost finished...along with the slightest squeeze of lemon juice. added a bit of the heavy whipping cream . set aside for later.
baguette was toasted in a pan with a bit of olive oil.
eggs are beaten and scrambled soft. cook over med/low heat. fold constantly and pull off heat when still the slightest bit runny. add salt pepper.
put a small amount of the egg on top of a slice of toast and spoon the creamed mushroom mixture on top. garnish with shaved or grated parmesan and some finely chopped chive.
it came out ok. not sure if it's worth trying again but it was fun to steal this idea from someone. :)
happy communing!
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