Pie. I think I have mentioned my favorite Russian Cabbage pie, today I was watching French Food At Home, and found similar tastes and textures in a much better dish! No pounds of butter, no processed pie shells. Instead it was a delicious mix of mushrooms, cooked in a gravy of stock and cranberry juice. Add tons of onions, garlic, and layer it off with potatoes. Of course the Russian pie is in its own place.......
So that was todays dish! Recap of everything post Pie!
Recap One, April 30, Corn, sautéed with half a teaspoon of olive oil and black pepper. Quick, easy and tasty. Its a very versatile side dish. Along with this I tested pot stickers. I don't have much to say except that I used over two cups of oil and hated them. I will never make pot stickers ever again!
Recap Two, vegetable tray. This was prepared for May 1! I was giving a presentation regarding my topic for this project...simple as it looks. The cucumber sandwich's however are a little special. I found a fantastic recipe, it's essentially fail-proof. Loveeee this recipe.
Recap Three, in conjunction with this project I also had a dinner party. Essentially to make a few observations with teenagers and food. May 9 I invited over a few friends to eat the night away. The recipe's I prepared were chosen out of over 100. I picked them based on three things, ease of preparation, nutritional value, and time. The last factor, appeal, was a huge focus of my project. Now that I have a general idea of appeal I'll be fixing my recipes to include that!
Yum! Whats better then some chicken noodle sou?. So, I actually thought it was Thursday and so began to build up tons of soup making aggression. I cut the vegetables, boiled the chicken, served the soup, drank the soup, and now I am sitting here realizing it is actually WEDNESDAY. Oh well, today is this weeks soup discovery.
I've never made chicken noodle soup from scratch, and so I really wanted to today. Although I didn't slave hours over making broth (I used organic chicken broth from the store), it turned out pretty darn good. There was celery, carrots, onions, garlic, corn, boiled chicken, noodles, and lots of black pepper. Teenage friendly in terms of taste yes, however its a tad tedious in preparation. Lots of waiting time, for boiling, and precooking steps. And no one like waiting, especially teenagers!
I think Ill go have another serving.
I haven't really examined any teenage friendly desserts. And so it hit me. Nothing is more tasty than raspberry sherbet (in terms of desserts, that is). Its almost, an all ages friendly treat. For ice-cream lovers that go for the sweet, raspberry sherbet is comparatively tart. Apart from that comparison, sherbet gets a thumbs up everywhere else. It has an irresistible velvety texture, its dense, creamy, and to top it off theres only a single gram of fat for every half cup serving. Plus, if you're the super healthy type whirling it in the blender with fresh raspberry's, strawberry's, and bananas and sticking it back in the freezer adds a lovely serving of fruit fibre in your diet.
I also saw my first ladybug of the year!
