Wednesday, April 28, 2010

nicoise salad

I had leftover green beans, some little tomatoes, new potatoes, and Italian tuna... and I really wanted a Nicoise salad. I made a dressing with kalamata olives, red onion, lemon juice, sherry vinegar and olive oil. That alone is pretty stellar. I might eat it on pasta tomorrow. I tossed that with mixed greens, and topped that with roasted new potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, and the tuna. Possibly the greatest spring dinner possible. And shockingly effortless.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Asparagus and Salmon

I made a very simple, so tasty spring dinner with my bulk purchases of asparagus and salmon as Costco this weekend. I roasted both the asparagus and the salmon on the same baking sheet- the asparagus (they were really thick) for about 20 minutes in a 475 oven, and then did the salmon in a 425 oven for 15 minutes. I did 6 salmon filets (to eat throughout the week), and about a pound of asparagus. I ate all the asparagus. But look how gorgeous they are:

Sunday, April 11, 2010

New Apartment


I've finally moved into my lovely apartment, and it took me a whole week to even use the kitchen. I couldn't quite get my enthusiasm up for it when I had moving and repairs and an empty kitchen. It's a pretty nice kitchen, in fact. Lots of storage, new appliances, and a little breakfast bar. I've been slowly stocking up the kitchen. It's so beautiful and warm out, I'm dying to make some spring-type thing. I'm also very fixated on dishes that would make good work lunches, and I found a potato and spring vegetable salad on Fine Cooking that sounded like exactly what I wanted.

The green beans looked shady, so I went with snow peas instead, and I couldn't find watercress so I used baby arugula. The salad is gorgeous, and it's just the right proportion of potato, shrimp and vegetable, and the dressing is amazing.