A Little Bit of Everything (Visual)

There has been little time for wordiness these days, so perhaps we're at a good point to make one post that is totally about the visual. I'll limit the commentary to notes about the recipes themselves. Here, then, is a list of a few dishes from the past few days:

CHICKEN CHILI (CHILLI)

We're talking a rather mild chili here, made with red kidney beans, chili powder & other spices, garlic, sweet onions, chopped chicken, canned corn, chopped garlic and jalapeno sauce. We make this one soupy, sometimes, and serve it with grated American cheddar and a dollop of sour cream:

LINGUINE CON RAPPINI (LINGUINE WITH BROCCOLI RABE)

Boil the broccoli rabe until just tender, toss with pasta, minced garlic, olive oil, parmesan, crushed red pepper--and some people (like us!) like to throw in some minced anchovies. That's real Italian cooking!

STUFFED RED PEPPERS

Disclaimer: this is not how we usually cook them. This is a recipe with meat and tomatoes and onions. What we usually do is grate a few potatoes and a lot of fresh ginger, chop some onions, and cook the lot in a frying pan with a few spoons of oil, mild yellow curry powder, salt & pepper, and stuff all that into the peppers. Oven at 350 F for maybe 40-45 minutes. Believe me, it's the best thing ever! So savoury and aromatic!

EGG WHITE FRITTATA

If you have some grated potatoes & sweet onion left over, you can make a great frittata by frying them in some oil (canola) and adding beaten eggs at the end. I didn't think I would, but I enjoyed this made with just egg whites, too (wonderful and low cholesterol).

Next, we'll clear up some misconceptions about Italian food, and yes...more pics!
:)