Thursday, June 5, 2008

easy dinners

Last night, I set out some pesto to melt, steamed some brocolli and mushrooms, boiled some gnocchi, and mixed all the ingredients together. Easy. Delicious.

The gnocchi, from Italy via Trader Joe's, had been highly rated in a blind-taste experiment several months back. It comes in a little shelf-stable package. The gnocchis are tender and fluffy, oh so good.

We're in a bit of a race with the pesto. It seems like we still have a supply left and farm season is about to start up. I don't think we'll be getting basil for another month, but still.


Tonight, we attended a local art opening curated by a friend. We got home late. So I sauteed some chopped onions, added mushrooms, cooked covered, added a little water, some frozen edamame, and some frozen pierogi, and covered, cooking over low heat for 10-15 minutes.

I bought the pierorgi at a local church fair. They were made with love by local Slavic women and they're tender and tasty. I only bought two packages, so we'll save the other one for a special occasion.

Anyways, we flavored the dish with some ground pepper and some Bragg's, and it was perfect comfort food for a cool rainy night.

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