...and it has been delicious!
Here are the things I've made in the past week or so:
- Roasted brussels sprouts with pancetta. Oh. My. Word. These are so delicious, I made them twice. And the first time I forgot the butter/lemon juice, and it was so great that I didn't add it the second time! In fact, I believe that butter on the pure deliciosity of brussels with pancetta it would be overkill. That's right, Bobby Flay, you overdid it this time, says me. This brings me much closer to my sub-goal of cooking more, which is not always having to follow a recipe!
- Carrot-turnip-ginger soup. Okay, so maybe I got a little overconfident with the no-recipe thing, and I just "threw" in a few root veggies and stock, not exactly paying attention to the proportions of ginger to other ingredients. I thought it was a little too much ginger (although Brian was into it), and it was nothing that couldn't be covered up with a generous handful of parmesan. Better the next day, and I'm still eating it!
- Basic quiche. Had some friends over for brunch yesterday and I went back to an old standard (ok I've made it once before but it was deeeelish), compliments of RealSimple. It's all about the gruyere, baby. And yes, I am OKAY with frozen pie crusts in the tins. That's a new sub-goal: pastry and pie crusts. But in the meantime, I will not be ashamed!
- And finally, Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies. Also so good I made them twice, once regular size, once mini. So so bad, and so soooooooooo good.
It's blurry cause I couldn't wait to eat them.
