A portion of the Star Wars lego tableau staged on my headboard run through a Lomography action in Photoshop. What? You doubted I was an utter geek? Star Wars is awesome. Star Wars + Legos is even better.
Thrown Together Simple Tomato Pasta
After stopping to photograph the heirloom tomatoes for posterity, I threw this quick pasta together for lunch in under 10 minutes.
1 Serving rice noodles
Olive Oil
Double handful tomatoes
1 clove garlic
1 handful parsley
Big pinch red pepper flakes
Salt & pepper to taste
Take 1 serving thin angel hair-style rice noodles, place in a medium pot. Add cold water until half full, place on burner on High. Cook according to package directions (approx. 3 mins.) drain.
While you’re waiting for the pasta to cook, slice 1 clove garlic super thin and chop 1 handful parsley. Rinse a double handful tomatoes.
Over medium-high heat, bring 1 Tbsp. olive oil up to just shimmering; add garlic and stir. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring frequently to avoid burning, until tomato skins begin to split and garlic is deeply golden (but not burnt!)
When pasta is done, add it to the pan, salt & pepper to taste and add a shot of olive oil if the mixture looks dry. Add parsley and a pinch red pepper flakes. Toss to combine and serve.
Serves 1 for lunch.
Tiny Heirloom Tomatoes
These globes of summer sunshine came in my last CSA box and looked so good, I thought I’d take a picture.
April 3, 2011
Table detail at The Daily Creative Food Co. where we ate an early lunch.
April 2, 2011
Beaded curtain in the lobby of Cinebistro–an adults-only drinks, dinner & a movie spot with pretty decent food and really comfy leather rockers.
April 1, 2011
Do you see what I have to deal with? It’s a wonder I manage to get any work done around here.
March 31, 2011
The Google car! Saw the street view car pulling out of Wendy’s on 79th as I was walking back from lunch @ YiYa’s.
March 30, 2011
End of line.
Taken on South Beach right off of Collins & 6th, where we dropped an old Navy buddy of my DH’s off after having dinner.
March 29, 2011
What steak sandwich?
What To Do With A Box Of Vegetables: CSA Box #6
2011 CSA Box 6
6 oz. blueberries
1 lb. strawberries
5 Fair Trade bananas
2 local Florida pink Cara Cara navel oranges
1 bunch local Florida collard greens (I swapped the leaf lettuce I was supposed to get for this item)
1 bunch broccoli raab
1 tiny head cauliflower
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 Israeli red sweet bell pepper
1 bunch green chard
2 lb. Russet potatoes
5 yellow onions
leftover purple potatoes
How I Used My Share
I used last week’s purple potatoes with an onion in my inaugural corned beef dinner, Corned Beef with Roasted Potatoes.
I used the broccoli raab on a goat cheese and lemon pizza.
I used the chard in Black Sesame Noodles.
I used the russet potatoes in a hash with the red pepper and some onions in my second corned beef dinner.
I used the collards in a grain salad.
I used the cauliflower and a few onions in a vegetable korma.
The tomatoes served as a great accent for hash leftovers at lunch.
The berries got eaten with plain oatmeal for breakfast.
The oranges made great evening snacks.
The bananas refueled my DH after his long runs this week.
My Favorite Recipe From This Box
Black Sesame Walnut Noodles. This dish was light and satisfying with nutty complexity from the sesame and a bright green punch from the chard.
1 Year Ago
8 oz. local Florida strawberries
6 oz. blueberries
1 Kent mango
4 Fuji apples
2 Bartlett pears
6 fair trade bananas
1 big bunch asparagus
1 head green leaf lettuce
1 bunch broccioli raab
1 eggplant
3 big pieces Daikon radish
2 big knobs ginger
3 baby book choy
1 red bell pepper
1 bunch collard greens
What I Made: Broccoli raab sauce with chickpeas & bacon; chickpea, sausage & collard rice; grilled eggplant with otsu noodles; Thai grilled skirt steak; asparagus and black pepper zabligone; book choy with garlic and sizzled ginger rice; oven-fried chicken; a green leaf and ousted broccoli salad with anchovy dressing; pondicherry lentil salad.
Gastography 