One of the dishes we enjoyed at our Friday night BBQ:
HONEYED CARROTS
So easy: just peel the carrots, parboil them in sugar water for about ten minutes, then coat them in equal parts sesame oil, balsamic glaze, and honey. Dot with garlic cloves, and roast in a 400F oven for another ten minutes or so, or until just fork-tender.
WHATEVER’S-IN-THE-CUPBOARD STIR FRY
Since Kendrick and I were snowbound last night, we had to scrounge around a bit to find ingredients with which to make dinner. This easy stir-fry is almost impossible to make a disaster of, and you can pretty much add whatever you like to mix things up.
I just browned some chicken pieces in olive oil, then added chopped mushrooms and stir-fry sauce and pushed it all about in a large wok until the chicken was cooked through and the mushrooms were tender. I added a few shakes of garlic powder and some kosher salt and pepper, and then poured in a can of water chestnuts (drained, of course) and a couple of large handfuls of spinach. Served over basmati rice, this was the perfect cold-winter-night meal.
What do you add to your stir-frys to make them extra delicious?
How I’m feeling at present.
How I’m feeling at present.
Sarah Jessica Parker
Miley Cyrus
My expression in this photo pretty much encapsulates how I’m feeling right now. Aspen is gorgeous, and PK’s house (which I’m not taking for-public-consumption photographs of, just FYI) is a dream…but I want my bed, and my dogs (my poor mother is watching them all by herself), and right now those things are more than 30 hours away (at present, we’re set to arrive in NYC around 10PM tomorrow).
At this moment, Kendrick and I are sitting in a big pile of bags in the Aspen Airport Grill, waiting for a ride first to the grocery store, where we’ll pick up snowy-evening supplies, and then to shelter.
OK, OK…it’s kind of romantic.
Tip of the day: When squeezing the juice from a lemon, wrap it in a piece of cheesecloth so you don’t have to go picking through your dish with your fingers in search of errant seeds.
Escargots
We spent Saturday morning camped out at Bentley’s At The Wheeler, which has a DIY Bloody Mary bar (!).
On this episode of “Better Bites,” I head over to Casellula to learn how to make the perfect cheese platter. (If you’re having trouble loading the video, you can watch it here).
