Cooking with Eowyn

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Well, my dinner was 2/3 successful tonight... I can always snack on the virtual milk and cookies from slaymesoftly. :) Thanks!

I tried a new recipe for Steak with Parsley Sauce from my Great Foods Fast cookbook, but I couldn't find quite the same one online. I wouldn't worry, though, because while the steak came out fine (I just browned it in a pan with olive oil), the parsley sauce was major fail. It was supposed to get pureed in a blender, but there weren't enough ingredients to cover the blades, so it never really blended. For a while, I tried scooping the mixture onto the blades and then blending, but eventually I gave up and just threw it away. It didn't taste that great anyway. Here's the recipe if you're curious:

Parsley Sauce

1 garlic clove, chopped
1 cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves
1/4 cup olive oil
coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

In a blender, puree the garlic, parsley, olive oil, and 3 tablespoons water until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Makes 1/2 cup.

I also made Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan as a side, and that came out really well. The recipe in my book didn't include the breadcrumbs, but that does sound tasty. I am kind of hit-or-miss with asparagus, but this was very good, tender and not stringy at all.

I went a little produce-crazy at the grocery store yesterday, lol. I've got spinach and apples to go with a pork chop recipe I'll try later this week, and I also bought strawberries, just because they were on sale and looked good. (I got cool whip and pound cake to make shortcut strawberry shortcake.)

Comments

[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

You is making me hungry again!!

I need to go buy food but there is no time, it's lunchtime already!
That parsley sauce sounds dodgy...

I love asparagus!! And both my kids do too, even from when they were really little (ie Aidan when he was one).

&hearts

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Hee! You're lucky. I hated all green vegetables as a child. Drove my mother crazy. :)

[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

Ah but the Powerpuff Girls made my little girl eat her broccoli... "because the only way to get rid of broccoli is to eat it all up!" *giggles*

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

It's asparagus season right now so they're at their peak of taste. Yum!

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Ooooh. It was really good, so I might end up making it again soon.