Cooking Experiments #10 and #11
After about a year of not really trying anything new with cooking, I finally tried a couple new things this weekend. This is due mostly to my buying three new cooking books from the bargain section of Barnes & Nobles recently: one vegetarian, one asian, and one low-fat cooking.
Yesterday the girl and I went on a shopping spree for ingredients and equipment for two different recipies. We bought fixings for a spicy chicken stir fry and some things for a strawberry banana smoothie. The girl also bought a stir fry pan and a blender. I’m actually jealous of her blender because I think the controls are well designed and easier to use than mine, plus it has a nifty food processing attachment.
I have to say, the stir fry turned out pretty well. The chicken was tasty and the veggies were still crisp. I’m betting the leftovers will taste even better since the flavors will have had time to mix.
The smoothie I was less pleased with. It was okay, but the strawberries we got from Trader Joe’s weren’t as flavorful as the ones I’ve been getting recently from my local produce store; they were mostly straw and not much berry. Plus I think the recipie called for a bit too much yogurt and not enough oatmeal. I think I’ll give it another try when the strawberries are nice and juicy later in the season.
Now comes cleanings #10 and #11….
May 21st, 2005 at 10:57 am
Who is The Girl? We gotta do some catchin up. Just cruising by on my tour of the internet today, thought I’d say Hi.