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rootofnewtI haven't been cooking much during the move, but I keep buying greens when I do the weekly shopping for boy's lunchmeat, greens, and cheese. So we had a few bunches of greens that needed to be used pronto.
Last night, I asked boy to wash and tear the kale, red chard, and dandelion greens. In a big pot, I sauteed some garlic, crushed red pepper, and onions in olive oil. Then I added blanched almonds and dried currants. First in--dandelion greens. Let those simmer for a minute or three (with the water still on them from washing), then added the rest, along with a splash of water and a good toss of white balsamic vinegar. Let cook, let cook, let cook (on medium low)... then I decided it needed beans. I found a can of Amy's lentil soup and added that. Next time, I need to remember to add some roasted pepper and a bay leaf.
Wow. It's really good. We ate nearly *all* of it last night. *three bunches* of greens is a LOT.
Tonight's meal was even simpler. Bring water to a boil, toss in a couple servings of pesto tortellini. In a small saucepan, combine pepper and garlic in olive oil, then add a can of contadina's tomato sauce and some salt... bring to a slow boil, remove from heat, then slowly pour in heavy cream and add some basil. *perfect* we're using it as sauce, but it could honestly serve as a rich soup.
yum.
almost time to go flyering. looks like we'll have to drive down since i got a late start to dinner.
Last night, I asked boy to wash and tear the kale, red chard, and dandelion greens. In a big pot, I sauteed some garlic, crushed red pepper, and onions in olive oil. Then I added blanched almonds and dried currants. First in--dandelion greens. Let those simmer for a minute or three (with the water still on them from washing), then added the rest, along with a splash of water and a good toss of white balsamic vinegar. Let cook, let cook, let cook (on medium low)... then I decided it needed beans. I found a can of Amy's lentil soup and added that. Next time, I need to remember to add some roasted pepper and a bay leaf.
Wow. It's really good. We ate nearly *all* of it last night. *three bunches* of greens is a LOT.
Tonight's meal was even simpler. Bring water to a boil, toss in a couple servings of pesto tortellini. In a small saucepan, combine pepper and garlic in olive oil, then add a can of contadina's tomato sauce and some salt... bring to a slow boil, remove from heat, then slowly pour in heavy cream and add some basil. *perfect* we're using it as sauce, but it could honestly serve as a rich soup.
yum.
almost time to go flyering. looks like we'll have to drive down since i got a late start to dinner.
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Hooray for Amy's!!!
Date: 2003-04-02 04:56 pm (UTC)Hooray for Amy's!!!
Date: 2003-04-02 04:56 pm (UTC)Re: Hooray for Amy's!!!
Date: 2003-04-02 07:08 pm (UTC)