Mmmmm, Dinner

We eat a lot of fish. I like to cook fish. I like to order it at restaurants.

Here's a sweet little meal I made the other day. Salmon, on a bed of watercress, with a mustard vinaigrette.

Tonight I made pan fried trout. Salt, pepper, olive oil, trout. Easiest dish in the world. The trout is local and bought at the farmers' market from the farmers. We made a side of farmers' market zucchini, potatoes, and onions too.

Labels: farmers' market, fish, salad, trout

I sure am a slacker. It has been weeks since I posted. I feel bad. Part of it is I can't find the cord to my camera, which has a pic of a meal on it. I guess I'll start looking for it.

Here is my new favorite meal:

Cook Ramen noodles to package directions.
Drain most of the water, leaving about a tablespoon or two of water.
Put in a bowl and mix with the season pack.
Top with two runny eggs and mix.

Super tasty.

Labels: eggs, noodles, quick

Okay, it has been hot. And with our house only partially air conditioned, cooking has not been happening. We have eaten out, we have picked up prepared food at the grocery store, we have made sandwiches, but I have not been cooking.

Last week we went to Broders' Pasta Bar. It is a small Italian place on the Southside of 50th St with a deli on the Northside. CJ and I had never eaten there before, but we had heard a lot.

We arrived without calling ahead (they don't take reservations, but allow you to call ahead, which I totally don't get), so we waited outside and each had a drink. In the outside waiting area you can order beer and wine, as well as a few snacks. We skipped the snacks knowing we would likely get an appetizer.

We were seated within ten minutes in the back of the restaurant. The restaurant is a casual family restaurant with paper as table clothes and crayons available for the kids. The menu is Italian, but as I know very little about Italian, I can't say which region or comment on authenticity. They do strive to use locally sourced food whenever possible, which is very important to me.

We started with Fresh Mussels in a red sauce. They were tasty, but in my opinion, it is hard to screw up mussels. The sauce was a thin, vinegary tomato sauce. Like I said, tasty.

I ordered the Fettuccine Con Cinghiale e Finocchio, or homeade pasta with wild boar braised in milk and fennel. The price was $12.95 and it was outstanding. The boar and sauce made a little stew that was served over the fettuccine. The overall taste was bright and light. The boar was a tiny bit tough, but it is wild, so I expected that. The noodles themselves were cooked perfectly, fresh and tasty.

CJ ordered Spaghetti con Polpette di Calabrese, or pasta and meatballs. And it was just that, noodles, red sauce and meatballs. The meatballs were beef, the pasta was fresh, and the red sauce was good. It was what would be expected. Nothing special, but good.

We didn't stay for dessert, so I have no comment on that, but overall it was a very nice dinner and very reasonably priced. We will go back when we get a hankering for some Italian.

Labels: broders, italian, locally sourced, review

Uhh, we had salmon marinated in Asian dressing, soy sauce, and honey, brown rice and corn for dinner.

And SCOOTER LIBBY WAS PARDONED?!?!?!? Seriously?

Could Bush's ratings really dip into the 20% range? Does he really have no respect for law and justice? I thought he would at least wait until after he served some time.

Worst President Ever.