asparagus
Roasted Veggies and Fish – Easiest Dinner
I’m always on the look out for an easy, quick, and nutritious meal. After work and after grocery shopping, I’m usually too tired to actually make something with the groceries I bought. So, this particular day, I thought I should just roast some veggies for the next day. Then, I thought “why not just add the fish and make a meal of it today?” And that’s exactly what I did. Ingredients: 1 lb package of asparagus 1 lb fish (I used cod) 1 large carrot, sliced into bite sized pieces Olive oil, salt, pepper Dill/parsley/cilantro (optional, to taste) Steps: 1. Drizzle olive oil on asparagus, carrots, and fish. 2. Sprinkle salt and...
Read MoreOrzo with Veggies and Feta
I’ve been thinking about making something with orzo for a while, and saw a good recipe on Tasty Kitchen and thought I’d give it a try. But you know me, I can’t follow directions when it comes to food, so, as always, I added my own touch on the recipe. The asparagus I had was already roasted (LOVE! roasted asparagus) so that was one variation from the original recipe. Another was the tomatoes. I love tomatoes, and Sendik’s had cute little cherry tomatoes on sale. These aren’t good enough to eat on their own yet, but are good enough to cook with (the added spiced and other things in the dish help out the paper-like taste of winter...
Read MoreRoasted Salad
I am so thrilled that it’s finally summer, but it seems I can’t give up my oven. Though I do have a grill, it’s an electric one. My local fire department does not allow grilling on balconies. But I still love summer veggies and have a tendency to buy too much. So, today, I decided to put some of those veggies to good use and make a salad. Since roasting is so easy and brings out the flavor so much, I decided to sacrifice personal comfort in my caricature-worthy tiny kitchen for the benefit of the salad. Ingredients: 3 bell peppers (I used red, orange, and yellow) 1 bunch of asparagus 1/2 red onion diced 1 tb basil Salt, pepper, olive oil,...
