Today’s Walpurgis Eve and one should be out celebrating the arrival of spring. Or at least one should. It’s been poring outside all day and it looks like it going to continue during the evening and night. The temperature is just above 10 degrees and I do not call that spring…
I’m going to stay inside with the bottle of Lindeman 50 Shiraz I opened last night. An good old Aussie shiraz that never lets you down.
April 30, 2006
April 20, 2006
Spicy risotto
Jessica, my former boss and now friend, was here for dinner last night. OK, as always also a lot of wine and girl talk...
Like all our girls night we made risotto. I bought a cookbook with only risotto recipes a couple of months ago, and I've slowly been working my way through it. Last night we tried spicy risotto with chicken and broccoli. Delicious!
We started out with cutting the chicken breast in to small cubes, frying it until golden and then adding the finely chopped charlotte and red chilli. Then it was time to add the lovely Arborio rice, some white wine and stir. Boil, stir and add some bullion. Boil stir and add some more bullion for 20 minutes until the rice is almost cooked and the whole dish is just very creamy. Then add the broccoli bouquets. Mix carefully together. Add loads of grated Parmesan cheese, mix and ENJOY! Risotto is clearly on of the best dishes around.
As usual we also managed to drink two bottles of wine. Having the time to really browse the wine stores nowadays I found a Bourgogne Chardonnay from Laroche that’s just lovely. Maybe a little bit pricey, but so well worth the money.
Like all our girls night we made risotto. I bought a cookbook with only risotto recipes a couple of months ago, and I've slowly been working my way through it. Last night we tried spicy risotto with chicken and broccoli. Delicious!
We started out with cutting the chicken breast in to small cubes, frying it until golden and then adding the finely chopped charlotte and red chilli. Then it was time to add the lovely Arborio rice, some white wine and stir. Boil, stir and add some bullion. Boil stir and add some more bullion for 20 minutes until the rice is almost cooked and the whole dish is just very creamy. Then add the broccoli bouquets. Mix carefully together. Add loads of grated Parmesan cheese, mix and ENJOY! Risotto is clearly on of the best dishes around.
As usual we also managed to drink two bottles of wine. Having the time to really browse the wine stores nowadays I found a Bourgogne Chardonnay from Laroche that’s just lovely. Maybe a little bit pricey, but so well worth the money.
April 01, 2006
Happy April Fool's Day!
Made Teresa's Italian meatballs in homemade tomato sauce for dinner today. The meatballs turned out a lot better then the last time when I was using elk meat, but they still don't hold together when I boil them. I used loads of bread crumbs this time and two eggs so there shouldn't be a problem. I wonder if it has to do with the Parmesan cheese I'm using. For the last two times I've been a bit cheap and bought the already grated and dried Parmesan instead of buying a big chunk of Parmesan and grate it myself.
Anyhow there was nothing wrong with the taste. Lime, Parmesan and basil are a wicked combo. And lots of garlic of course!
Anyhow there was nothing wrong with the taste. Lime, Parmesan and basil are a wicked combo. And lots of garlic of course!
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