2 posts tagged “cooking”
I've decided to force myself to learn how to cook vegetables, since I am a little bit sick of frozen green giant, broccoli, and corn. And I'm going to write down what I do with each one as well as my thoughts so I don't forget!
The first veggie is... squash! I talked to some people at school for advice on how to cook it, and here is what I ended up doing.
1 Squash, sliced.
1/2 of it:
Sprayed Pam Olive Oil, light pepper, then into the frying pan and i think sauteed? on medium high for a few minutes with the lid... DELICIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
The other 1/2:
Sprayed Pam Olive Oil, sprinkled bread crumbs, then into the oven at 350 (i dont know if thats the temp im supposed to use, but i figured it was a good number) for about 10 min..... DELICIOUS as well!
Over all, the frying pan ones were a tad burnt which gave it that extra taste i love! Both were good, and I am super proud of myself for cooking a squash :)
next on my list: eggplant, then asparagus and shallots!
I'm gonna be the master of veggie cooking soon enough!
Today I went to Sur la Table for the first time, and I loved it! Though, with a title like Sur la Table, I thought it would be a notch above Williams-Sonoma, but I found it to be more casual and less uppity. Not that I dislike Williams-Sonoma, but they are very high end - everything is extremely organized and uncommon. For example, Sur la Table carried products by Wilton, a mass market brand that Wal-Mart and Michaels also carries, but Williams-Sonoma never has. I was also surprised by how messy the store was. A ton of the displays were sloppy and seemed to be just piled up (unlike Sonoma which is always neatly stacked). And the clearance section, oh my! A pigsty. I don't mind at all, but it's just my observations of the store. (and I guess surprise too, because it was in such a high end area. but i think mainly the name threw me off - Sur la Table! Doesn't that sound expensive?). I bought a pack of 7 butterfly cookie cutters, it won't be until the summer when I use them, but at least they don't go bad! I found some dolphin/shark/turtle/fish sprinkles and fell in love. But I'm going to wait until May to buy them because I want them to be as fresh as possible (even though I know i'll more than likely be buying the same ones I saw today. Too cute. I already have a billion ideas of what I will do with them.) And speaking of ideas, I visited their website today and fell in love with their cookie examples for the cookie cutters they sell. Gorgeous. I'll let them speak for themselves.
Also, I ended up purchasing these from Amazon, can't wait to get them in:
I've also been eyeing these by Ateco, but I can't bare to fork up 25 dollars for them... yet. And I noticed they also have a 11 and 12 piece set - I'm so going for the 12! Why get 11 when I can get 12? I haven't figured out why they are so expensive either :(
