Dinner 7/2/05

"sarah bennett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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tempura!

shrimp, mushrooms, zuchinni and onions!
mmmmm. i have died and gone to food heaven
--

Sounds good -- did you make it at home? I've never made tempura. But I
can feel a craving coming on.

My back has been bothering me lately, so after a busy week and a very
busy morning, I crashed on my bed and watched cooking shows on PBS.
America's Test Kitchen and Lidia were making a lot of pasta, among other
things (Lidia made a peach lasagna that looked pretty yummy). We didn't
have much in the house for dinner, so I ended up making a quick pasta
sauce of sauteed garlic (tons!), tomatoes (those Del Monte petite diced
tomatoes -- I like them much better then the bigger diced tomatoes),
fresh herbs (basil, oregano, rosemary and parsley) and hot pepper
flakes. My 8-year-old requested tri-color rotini, which wouldn't have
been my pasta of choice, but we went with it. Made a simple green salad
to go with it, and broccoli for the non-salad-eaters. Some red wine for
my husband and I -- not sure what it was, probably a cheapo bottle from
Trader Joe's, but it was good.

The sauce was really good, and a nice change -- much more spicy and
herb-y than I usually make. My son was just starving and polished off
two platesful. The salad tasted really good tonight, too. We emptied
the bowl, and I had to make more.

For dessert, we had vanilla and chocolate ice cream smothered in fresh
cherries, with chopped semi-sweet chocolate sprinkled on (hmm...next
time, I'll make a quick hot fudge sauce instead).

And it's cooled off some. Maybe we'll finish the rest of the wine out
on the patio later, after the kids go to bed.

Chris

Chris said:

"sarah bennett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

tempura!

shrimp, mushrooms, zuchinni and onions!
mmmmm. i have died and gone to food heaven
--

Sounds good -- did you make it at home? I've never made tempura. But I
can feel a craving coming on.

yes, made at home. the whole apartment smells like grease 🙁

Quoted message said:

My back has been bothering me lately, so after a busy week and a very
busy morning, I crashed on my bed and watched cooking shows on PBS.
America's Test Kitchen and Lidia were making a lot of pasta, among other
things (Lidia made a peach lasagna that looked pretty yummy). We didn't
have much in the house for dinner, so I ended up making a quick pasta
sauce of sauteed garlic (tons!), tomatoes (those Del Monte petite diced
tomatoes -- I like them much better then the bigger diced tomatoes),
fresh herbs (basil, oregano, rosemary and parsley) and hot pepper
flakes. My 8-year-old requested tri-color rotini, which wouldn't have
been my pasta of choice, but we went with it. Made a simple green salad
to go with it, and broccoli for the non-salad-eaters. Some red wine for
my husband and I -- not sure what it was, probably a cheapo bottle from
Trader Joe's, but it was good.

The sauce was really good, and a nice change -- much more spicy and
herb-y than I usually make. My son was just starving and polished off
two platesful. The salad tasted really good tonight, too. We emptied
the bowl, and I had to make more.

sounds yummy.

Quoted message said:

For dessert, we had vanilla and chocolate ice cream smothered in fresh
cherries, with chopped semi-sweet chocolate sprinkled on (hmm...next
time, I'll make a quick hot fudge sauce instead).

even more yummy!

Quoted message said:

And it's cooled off some. Maybe we'll finish the rest of the wine out
on the patio later, after the kids go to bed.

Chris

--

saerah

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sarah bennett said:

yes, made at home. the whole apartment smells like grease 🙁

Tempura is wonderful to make at home, but it's a PITA to fry, as you
illusrated.

I had mixed tempura tonight too... but it was at my favorite "cheap"
restaurant for that sort of thing. I also had sashimi (tuna) and
California rolls along with the usual miso, rice and salad (don't
forget tea)... for $8 total... well, $7.95 + tip.

Life is soooo hard.
😄