i know, i know... it's been FOREVER. i'm sorry. but you don't want to read my apologies... you want to hear about food. i mean, who doesn't right?
so i'm cooking for 1 now.. this is a little depressing which might have something to with the delay of postage... plus i have to do the dishes myself after. BOOOOOOOOOOOOO
there are some upsides i guess... i can make everything exactly how i like it... leftovers for lunch... PLUS, i don't feel embarrassed when i sing at the top of my lungs while cooking!
TO THE FOOD! and laundry :(
(first and second loads in the washer)
i wasn't planning too far ahead when i last went grocery but some people at work were razzing me about my lack of blog... you know who you are! so i have to make SOMETHING. i looked through every cookbook i have trying to find something that could be fabricated from the stuff i had. i don't know why these books couldn't just know what i had in my cupboards and create a recipe for me... i'm still disappointed about this.
i finally ditched the lame not-reading-my-kitchen's-mind cookbooks and decided i'd do what everyone should do 90% of the time... i just made it up.
(first and second loads in the dryer, third and fourth loads in the washer)
the things i grabbed from my fridge and cupboard:
-penne
-chicken
-mushrooms
-butter
-thyme
-garlic
-skewers
-soy sauce
-salt & pepper
-glass of wine
something's gotta be able to be made out of this stuff... right?
so i started by off boiling some water for my pasta and then shoving some skewers through the strips of chicken vertically... i don't know why i chose to use the skewers, you could totally just cook the chicken, but i guess i thought it was a little different.
i just cooked them on a normal ol' pan.. but if you put wooden skewers on the BBQ you should probably soak them in water first to avoid pesky fires. Sure, oil might be a bit healthier, but i'm more about flavour than health when i cook... so i melted some butter in the pan before i put the chicken down then sprinkled them with salt and pepper.
when you're water is boiling toss in your penne (it doesn't have to be penne obviously)...
if you've got the biggest stovetop in the world, you could be cooking your mushrooms while you are doing all this other stuff... but i don't... so i took the chicken off, put it to the side.. and start with the shrooms...
choppy chop chop (oh and your pasta might be done soon, check on it and strain it if it is done.. then toss is some butter and salt... or oil if you're a crazy insane weirdo health freak)
(first and second loads back up to apartment, third and fourth loads in the dryer)
toss some butter in a pan... a lot of butter. it's good stuff... more... don't be stingy
....i put more in after i took this picture
once the butter is melted i added some pressed garlic and let them brown together. butter is a tricky (delicious) thing. browned butter can add so much awesome flavour to things... but there is a window of about 15 seconds where it's perfect to toss your food in... if you leave it too long it will burn then not taste so awesome. this window of time is so slow that i didn't even get a chance to take a picture of it...
toss the mushrooms in! and let them release their juice. (tee hee. ew)
sprinkle some thyme over them...
toss them in a bit of soy sauce and they are finito!
now to plate!
top your pasta with your chicken skewers....
then spoon on your mushroom mixture!
for a completely made up dish, it was pretty darn good if i do say so myself. i could have brought leftovers for lunch today but then all of a sudden i didn't...
(third and fourth loads back up to the apartment... let the folding ensue)
as some of you may have figured out by now... the glass of wine was not for cooking .....or was it? ;)
