thoughtful.
Mar. 19th, 2003 07:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gfrancieLet us take our mind off impending doom for a moment.
I have been in the kitchen putting together things for dinner.
Today I started off by roasting red bell peppers, skinning them and slicing them up. I let them sit for awhile.
Later on, I minced an onion and three cloves of garlic, sauteed them in olive oil (it is worth the money, to buy high quality olive oil)
I then added tomato paste and carmelized the onions and garlic. It creates a smokey flavor rich flavor. I first came across this neat little cooking technique when I was about fourteen and messing around with some old Graham Kerr recipes.
Back to the garlic/onion mixture...
Once that was a beautiful dark colour I added some wine (cabernet) and the roasted bell peppers. I am letting that sit. I shall add some sliced mushrooms and bacon in a bit and put it together with some pasta.
Simple and quite lovely to eat.
I am tempted by a recipe in Gourmet for braised prawns in a cream sauce with endive.
I do not think I have the quote correct but...
I am struck by the words of Benjamin Franklin,
"There never was a good war, nor a bad peace."
I have been in the kitchen putting together things for dinner.
Today I started off by roasting red bell peppers, skinning them and slicing them up. I let them sit for awhile.
Later on, I minced an onion and three cloves of garlic, sauteed them in olive oil (it is worth the money, to buy high quality olive oil)
I then added tomato paste and carmelized the onions and garlic. It creates a smokey flavor rich flavor. I first came across this neat little cooking technique when I was about fourteen and messing around with some old Graham Kerr recipes.
Back to the garlic/onion mixture...
Once that was a beautiful dark colour I added some wine (cabernet) and the roasted bell peppers. I am letting that sit. I shall add some sliced mushrooms and bacon in a bit and put it together with some pasta.
Simple and quite lovely to eat.
I am tempted by a recipe in Gourmet for braised prawns in a cream sauce with endive.
I do not think I have the quote correct but...
I am struck by the words of Benjamin Franklin,
"There never was a good war, nor a bad peace."
