Pot & Cover

boy oh boy am i behind on blogging our dinners...it feels good to have a moment to sit, write, reflect and daydream of the past and next meals.  January was a beginning of better eating.  Alton Brown inspired.  we made our favorite marinara and used it several times over the these days for different meals...all healthy and full of delicious ingredients. 1.16.10- mushroom marinara over capellini (I think?) with a balsamic salad and sour dough toasts...& lots of parm cheese...YUM. mushroom marinara...recipe posted already 1.17.10 roasted bell peppers under the broiler...with artichokes & chix w/our marinara artichokes: boil 30 min in water w/a little citrus after trimming.  Our favorite sauce is a tbs of mayo, 2 tsp mustard, s&p and a 1/2 sweetner pkt (or sugar)...YUM!  I dressed the roasted peppers in balsamic dressing. 1.18.10  cheese toast with tomato, balsamic, carrots & olives...a quick, simple dinner after a long day at work...not grea...

Scott is really getting the fish perfect! He cooked cod...breading it with crushed ritz and it was perfect! We also had artichokes, which made me too full but they are sooooo good. Just steam or boil them till tender 20-40 min depending on size, and serve with a mustardy mayo...perfection...a meal in itself. To prepare them for cooking just cut off top of artichoke and trim the pointy parts of the rest of the leaves with scissors..also trim a little off the stem and rub all cut parts with a cut lemon to prevent browning. We probably had salad too...but I went blank after the fish and artichoke...after seeing the pictures I see we had shrimp too! No wonder I was full! I think we cooked the shrimp in butter, olive oil, s&p.