Entries tagged as ‘Parmesan’
I marinated a tri-tip beef roast from TJ’s in an Asian black pepper sauce and slow cooked it in the oven, much like the Easter brisket, in stages, with onions and garlic, and then used the drippings from the marinade to further make a sauce. It was quite richly-flavored, with a sneaky pepper afterbite.
I also made brown jasmine rice (I thought I had grabbed the white basmati, but oh well) to go with, and a garden salad (baby greens, cucumber, arugula, cherry tomatoes, and green onions, as well as some left over hard-boiled egg and the remainder of the red pepper (see below)) with vinaigrette.
G&T came to dinner (it’s Friday again, yay!) and brought the fixings for stuffed red peppers (stuffed with ground beef, rice, onions and green peppers, as well as mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, sage and thyme and other yummy stuff) and T assembled and cooked and baked them here. Even better, they brought a chocolate cake (mmm…..) and red wine (a Gundlach Bundschu ’05 Pinot Noir, one of our favorites! And, as if the evening wasn’t festive enough already, L joined us, too, and we played a lot of Rayving Rabbids 2, while listening to some well-needed rain falling outside.
Categories: I Cooked · Someone Else Cooked
Tagged: arugula, baby greens, beef, black pepper, brown rice, cheese, cherry tomatoes, chocolate cake, cucumber, garlic, green onions, green pepper, ground beef, hard-boiled egg, jasmine, mozzarella, olive oil, onions, Parmesan, red peppers, red wine, rice, sage, salad, stuffed peppers, thyme, tri-tip
We have been having nice spring weather, and with the change to Daylight Savings Time, and G&T’s company, what better excuse to fire up the backyard bbq? So, prepared on the grill (over mesquite hardwood charcoal, natch): asparagus and portabella mushrooms in olive oil, which I prepped, and chicken breasts and chicken and apple sausage, all of which T grilled. I then tossed the asparagus with some balsamic vinegar.
In the kitchen, I made risotto with porcini mushrooms, onions, butter, olive oil, red wine (‘06 Rodney Strong Sonoma pinot noir) and fresh thyme from the garden that G picked, with Parmesan on top. We had the rest of the pinot as well as an ‘05 Big House Red, from Santa Cruz with dinner.
For dessert, we had some mango mochi and Ben & Jerry’s Cinnamon Buns ice cream. Oh, and as an appetizer, G&T brought a baked brie and crackers, which we served with a fresh sliced peach.
Categories: I Cooked · Someone Else Cooked
Tagged: apple, asparagus, baked brie, balsamic vinegar, butter, chicken, cinnamon, crackers, ice cream, mango, mochi, mushrooms, olive oil, onions, Parmesan, peaches, porcini, portabella, red wine, risotto, sausage, thyme
The sauce started with some I made in January and froze that was made from patty pan squash and tomatoes from the garden (possibly those in the header!) as well as some home-made spicy meatballs. To freshen it, I fried some ground beef and crimini mushrooms in onions and garlic and olive oil, and added a little fresh asparagus left over from last week, as well a small can of tomato sauce and a healthy handful of fresh cherry tomatoes, topped it off with some fresh basil, and oregano, marjoram and thyme from the garden, and let it all simmer together for awhile to really develop some flavor. The penne’s a healthy flax/multi-grain sort, also from TJ’s. We’ve decided that the whole grain pasta tastes better, despite being healthier. Served with shaved Parmesan over the top, of course, in a big bowl.
Categories: I Cooked
Tagged: asparagus, basil, beef, cherry tomatoes, crimini, flax, garlic, marjoram, mushrooms, olive oil, onions, oregano, Parmesan, pasta, patty pan, penne, spicy meatballs, squash, thyme, tomato sauce, whole-grain
Caesar salad with Marie’s Caesar dressing, romaine lettuce and green onions from Trader Joe’s, as well as some beets leftover from last night. Some shaved Parmesan over the top, and instead of chicken, TJ’s chicken sausages with basil and sun-dried tomatoes. No croutons…
Categories: I Cooked
Tagged: basil, beets, caesar, chicken, green onions, lettuce, Parmesan, romaine, salad, sausage, sun-dried tomatoes
