Posts Tagged ‘leafy greens’

Spinach and ricotta risotto

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October 16th, 2009

I just realized that it must seem like I only cook Italian-style food, which isn’t the case. I guess I’ve just been on a bit of an Italian food kick lately. Also, I’ve gotta say that Italian-style cooking is really adaptable, which is great for using up leftover vegetables and such.

This risotto was the result of a huge bag of spinach left in the fridge, some leftover ricotta, something I read somewhere in some magazine, and the fact that I’m not totally crazy about pasta. It’s a simple risotto, much lighter than the usual kinds, and full of zing from the chili peppers and lemon zest. (more…)

Canneloni with spinach and mushrooms

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October 10th, 2009

Convenience foods are not for me, obviously. Why make things easy if you can make them unnecessarily complicated? If I had my way, I would actually roll my own pasta, make my own ricotta, and grow my own vegetables. Sadly, the circumstances of my life  (such as, you know, people at work insisting that I actually produce something that isn’t edible) are kind of prohibitive.

In order to fulfill my need for D.I.Y cooking endeavors, I made these canneloni. And while I kept dreaming about owning a pasta machine, a goat farm, and a flourishing allotment full of home-grown spinach leaves, I had lots of fun AND produced a meal that elicited clearly audible CHOMPS! (more…)

Hello, and soup!

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August 24th, 2009

Because first posts are always awkward, and I’ve never been any good at introductions anyway, I’m going to use this very first post on my almost-first blog to give you the very first recipe of the many I would like to share with you. And since nothing is more comforting than soup, this recipe will be for…exactly!

I made this soup tonight for the fabulous Marbles, not only because she’s the one who designed this blog to look as awesome as it does, and who has been patiently teaching me how to use it, but also because she’s awesome and funny and I dig the shit out of her. And cooking is my way of showing people that I dig the shit out of them.

Anyway, onto the soup! It’s a pretty basic recipe, but I love it anyway. I got the idea from some discount cookbook at a discount bookshop, and remembered the basic premise, which consisted of chicken, rice and spinach. I’m pretty cocky about my cooking abilities (hence this here blog), so I decided I didn’t need the book and instead concocted my own spinach soup with chicken and rice. Although this soup tastes good at any time of year I associate it with summer, probably because the dill and lemon add a flavor that is vaguely reminiscent of Greece. And because I am so in love with Marbles’ design for this blog (polka dots AND partying veggies!) I will dub this Marbles’ Soup. (more…)