by gwenzez | Feb 10, 2014 | food porn, leftovers, lunch, photography
I had a hankering for sushi today, but not all the ingredients. What I did have, made for some yummy sort of sushi-esque hand rolls. My (probably obvious to everyone but me) tip of the day, is when checking to see how fresh the powdered wasabi is… don’t stick your nose right in the jar and take a big sniff. Enough said.
Leftover quinoa topped with avocado slices, pre-cooked baby shrimp and mayonnaise, all wrapped up in a sheet of nori. Served with a side of soy sauce and wasabi… for dipping… not sniffing.
by gwenzez | Feb 5, 2014 | food porn, leftovers, lunch, photography, soup
I am not sure what it is about today’s never-ending snowfall that makes me think of melted cheese, but I’m not going to fight it. Especially after hauling a hundred pounds of children to school on an unwaxed sled. And also especially, after shovelling twice today, and you can’t even tell. I think dinner today may also need to include melted cheese.
Toast, put under the broiler with cheese, onions and tomatoes, until just bubbling, and topped with shovels of black pepper. Served with butternut squash soup I rescued from the freezer. Bring on the snow… I mean melted cheese.
by gwenzez | Jan 31, 2014 | food porn, lunch, snack, treat
The kids came home early from school yesterday and wanted to cook something. We made these simple and delicious chocolate puff bars… and it’s now Friday… and I am going to eat delicious chocolate puff bars for lunch. So there.
Stir mixed puffed grains and shredded coconut into a warm, melty mixture of almond butter, cocoa, coconut oil, agave syrup, and vanilla. Press into a pan to cool, then cut, hide the extras from the kids, have a decadent Friday lunch, and try to save one or two for said children.
by gwenzez | Jan 30, 2014 | food porn, leftovers, lunch, pasta, photography
Well… it looks like I could use a lesson in Italian culinary terms. I was grocery shopping, in a hurry, and my regular go-to sauce wasn’t there. Quickly, quickly pick another! It’s red, it’s a brand I like, no obvious deal breakers (like mushrooms) for the kids. Done. Arrabbiata it is. I now know that arrabbiata means angry. Angry for all the spicy chillies. The kids had a quickly whipped up pesto pasta, and it looks like I will be eating arrabbiata for a few days.
Leftover rotini with arrabbiata sauce. Topped with grated parmesan. Luckily, I love spice and am not the least bit angry about it.
by gwenzez | Jan 29, 2014 | food porn, leftovers, lunch, photography, sandwich
Caramelization. Such a good word. Such a good thing to do to food. Taking the mundane and transforming it into sweet sticky goodness. My children don’t know ribs by their proper name… ribs in my house will forever be known as candy meat. We had ribs for dinner last night, and by some miracle, there were leftovers.
Toast with mayo bookends extra old cheddar cheese, mixed greens, tomato slices, and all of the leftover sweet, sticky candy meat.
by gwenzez | Jan 28, 2014 | food porn, lunch
Perhaps I could have had a green salad, maybe some crudités, or even some sliced fresh fruit. But no. Today I chose to get my daily recommended servings of vegetables by smothering them in cheese, putting them between two slices of bread, and throwing that tower of yum into a sandwich press.
A slice of bread, topped with a layer of old cheddar, a chopped tomato, more cheese, lots of chopped onions, and more bread. Put it in the sandwich press until melty, and serve with some zingy Sriracha mayonnaise. Sriracha can also be considered a vegetable in times of need.
