| Oct. 8th, 2009 @ 12:56 pm (no subject) |
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![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) slashpine arrived last night, and we had a lovely dinner along with lovetoseverus. Much HP conversation ensued and it was just too, too fun!
So, we've been chatting all morning about yarns and harry potter stuffs and future plans and plotlines and... yeah, it was just awesome.
Plus, I got to cook breakfast for someone else!! It's been such a long time since I've been able to do that. I love baking and making special meals.
I wish I could go to the slashretreat, but I am sending along little gifties for everyone who is going. ^_^ So, I'll be there in spirit, anyway.
Oh, what was that? You wanted to know the menu? My sekrit recipes that are coveted by the top chefs in the world? The key to the Rana five-star rating in her kitchen?
Okay, if you insist...
Dinner: Shrimp and vegetables over whole wheat pasta.
Vegetable sauce:
4 chopped shallots
4 diced cloves garlic
1 zucchini squash sliced and cut into small chunks
4 diced medium tomatoes
salt to taste
pepper to taste
red pepper flakes to taste
oregano
basil
1/4 cup (small bunch) cilantro
olive oil
2 tbsp butter
Sautee the shallots and garlic in about 4 tbsp olive oil until the shallots fade and are soft. Add spices (red pepper, oregano and dried basil) add zucchini and cook until the zucchini is almost done, then add tomatoes, butter and cilantro. cook for a few minutes until the tomatoes cook down and create a yummy sauce
Shrimp scampishi:
1 lb shrimp
olive oil
5 cloves garlic
salt and pepper
Mince garlic, and sautee in the olive oil, then add salt and pepper and shrimp and cook until shrimp are done.
YAY! It was yummy!! And we had french bread dipped in olive oil, too. mmmmm
Okay, so for breakfast, we had brie and kiwi on french bread, pumpkin pancakes with cranberry apple butter, gingerbread muffins (with cran-apple butter again.. yum), and assam tea!
I totally love cooking for more than just myself and Allen. He's not as adventurous into the land of brie cheese and sautee'd shrimp, so.. yeah.
In other news, I'm drawing on a regular basis again. Not so much into the things I ought to be doing, but anything at this point is better than being stagnant. And I'm going to try to get back into the journals. My life is still super-busy, and I've got a lot of work to do to get the house liveable, but hopefully by the end of next week things will settle down some more.
I'll let you guys know. |
