From time to time, I make something in the kitchen that’s totally new to me. I don’t mean new recipes, though I make those, too, but a dish or concept that’s just foreign. Never eaten it in a restaurant, never used the technique before, etc.
I just whipped up a batch of Portuguese green olive dip for some friends who are coming over tonight. It’s essentially a “milk mayonaise” - a mayonaise with milk as the base instead of egg. It’s a bit lighter than traditional mayonaise, but surprisingly it thickens up, just like the old standby.
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A delicious spring/summer salad that’s simple to make. Low carb and GF for those of you who care about these things:
Spring asparagus & prosciutto salad
(serves 2)
Mixed greens
4 oz prosciutto, sliced thin
one carrot, peeled into curls
two eggs, fried
Lemony vinaigrette - juice of a half lemon, a few glugs of good olive oil, about a half teaspoon of dijon mustard, salt and pepper.
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400. Peel the bottom of the asparagus stalks to remove the woody/stringy outside of them. Roast in the oven with a little olive oil, salt and pepper for about 20 minutes.
Divide your mixed greens on two places. Spread the carrot curls over your lettuce. Rip up the prosciutto (2 oz per person will be a little too much, but prosciutto is a delicious snack on its own while you are cooking). Fry each egg; you could also poach them, but frying is easier. Top each salad with an egg, and spoon a bit of lemony vinaigrette over each place.
Serve while the yolks are still running.
Enjoy!
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I’m traveling for work over the next few days. I’m staying at The Ace Hotel in NY, where I’ve stayed before when I’ve come here for work. It’s ridiculously hip, as is The Ace in Palm Springs where I’ve also stayed. I can only imagine that it’s the same case in Seattle and Portland.
Some people love hotels. They love the amenities, the newness and freshness, and luxury of it all. I, without a doubt, am not one of those people. My bed is all about intimacy and home. It smells a certain way, feels a certain way, has familiarity to it that’s consistent night after night. It’s home.
Hotel beds are all newness and different pillows, figuring out how many blankets to use or not use, angling the alarm to the light hits not your face while your sleeping, and a variety of other intricacies that challenge my ability to sleep. Last night I got into bed around midnight and found myself awake at 3:30 am, and then restless for the next four hours. It may be the time difference (that almost certainly contributed to it), but there’s something uncomfortable about a hotel bed, even if it feels so comfortable when you slide into it.
I hope I sleep better tonight.
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