Odds and Ends
After a successful weekend in the kitchen, there was a good chance the work week wouldn’t be up to snuff. I’m happy that didn’t turn out to be the case; over the course of the week, I was able to try out two new recipes, make great use of a huge ham I discovered for 50% off last month, and finish off the last of our CSA half-share from last Saturday. Not too bad!
Tuesday, I made a pasta based dish with asparagus, peas, spring onions, and hard mizithra, my favorite cheese ever. It wasn’t bad, but I probably wouldn’t repeat it – it wasn’t knock-your-socks off good.
Pasta with asparagus, peas, spring onions and mizithra
Today, I really wanted to finish off the last of the kale, and perhaps use up a bit more of that delicious ham. I found instructions on how to make a kale and potato au gratin and used it as the basis for dinner tonight, though I did leave out some of the butter (never missed it) and added a generous amount of ham to each layer. It was delicious! I wish the kale had stayed the gorgeous bright green it was when I stir fried it for the recipe but that was a minor thing!
Augratin fresh out of the oven!
...and on my plate!
I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s CSA pick up and am already thinking of all the yummy things I can cook up this weekend.
The Pointy Stick 