Bolognese Sauce

Homemade Pappradelle with Bolognese Sauce

Garden Lettuce Salad

garlic, pounded to a fine puree 

 red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, and olive oil

greens with carrot ribbons

toss with the vinaigrette

Salsa Verde

Ingredients: garlic, lemon zest, capers, parsley

Combine all ingrdients with olive oil.  Season with salt and pepper.

Poached chicken breast with salsa verde.  Does this chicken look familiar? I carved out the breast meat from the chicken I used to make chicken broth.

Chicken Stock

I had an opportunity to volunteer at Alice Waters' Chez Panisse 40th Annivery opening party a few weeks ago. All the food served at the event tasted so rustic, yet simple and delicate.   So I've decided to stick to my favorite cookbook.  Alice Waters' "The Art of Simple Food".  Since I had zero plans on Saturday night (sad face!), I decided to make AW's chicken broth.

Ingredients: whole chicken, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, parsley, thyme

Add the chicken to the pot and bring it to a boil.  Skim off all the nasty foam stuff.

Add the rest of the ingredients.  Cook it for..ummm..4 to 5 hours.  Told you I had no plans tonight.

Strain the broth.  Skim off the fat and season with salt.

 Chicken broth with shredded chicken and parsley.  Chicken soup for the soul.

Sauteed Skate and Rock Shimp in a Saffron Sweet Clam Citronette

Cookbook Challange #2

Guests: Cindy & her hubby

Rating: 4.2/5 (I think it's more like 3/5)

Pizzette with Gorgonzola, Tomato, and Basil

Recipe adapted from Giada De Laurentiis

Simple, yet delicious.  (I find myself appreciating simple recipes these days.)