She cooks!
Sep. 22nd, 2005 08:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
happychemistI found a reprieve yesterday night; J's college friend was in town and we went out to dinner with him.
But tonight, I stepped up to the plate. I followed recipes from Giada De Laurentiis's book, Everyday Italian. I had caught her show one day while I was in DC and was impressed with her simple recipes, as well as how hungry I got while watching her. As I do love Italian food, I gave her cookbook a shot. Tonight, I made Cheese Tortellini in light broth (p. 91) and Salmon baked in foil (p. 164). If you look at the recipes, they're actually relatively simple. The hardest thing I had to do tonight was learn how to chop up a shallot.
But...it was good! Jeff really loved it. I loved the tomato mixture from the salmon; the tomatoes we chose were sooo juicy and sweet. Yum. We had this with a chardonnay from Napa Valley Vineyards, and that went really well with the fish. The recipes were easy to follow, so I recommend the book!
Anyhow, I'm feeling pretty smug now.
But tonight, I stepped up to the plate. I followed recipes from Giada De Laurentiis's book, Everyday Italian. I had caught her show one day while I was in DC and was impressed with her simple recipes, as well as how hungry I got while watching her. As I do love Italian food, I gave her cookbook a shot. Tonight, I made Cheese Tortellini in light broth (p. 91) and Salmon baked in foil (p. 164). If you look at the recipes, they're actually relatively simple. The hardest thing I had to do tonight was learn how to chop up a shallot.
But...it was good! Jeff really loved it. I loved the tomato mixture from the salmon; the tomatoes we chose were sooo juicy and sweet. Yum. We had this with a chardonnay from Napa Valley Vineyards, and that went really well with the fish. The recipes were easy to follow, so I recommend the book!
Anyhow, I'm feeling pretty smug now.
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Date: 2005-09-23 04:09 am (UTC)Meep! Jennifer Knapp! *love*