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Cooking for DLS pt 2

April 19, 2012 by Feisty Foodie 8 Comments

Cooking for DLS 3 01.jpgAs I mentioned in my last “Cooking for DLS” post, one of the ways I show I care is cooking for people. I’d had so much fun last time, that this time I went slightly more involved. Since DLS‘d enjoyed the mushroom crostini a lot, and it was similar to my clams with linguine method, I decided to go and make that for him – which he seemed really excited about. Note: I hate electric stove tops. His decided to shut off multiple times in the middle of cooking this, so I would say that it didn’t cook quite as evenly as I’d like, but it was still enjoyable. And pretty… along with some mini baguettes I picked up from Food Emporium (and fresh clams).

I hadn’t planned on taking photos of this meal a week later (it’s becoming a weekly ritual, so expect more of these posts in the future), but snapped a quick pic on my phone to Tweet… and ate… and then um, someone ‘complained’ about me not taking [real] pictures… so I guess I should share this with you as well.  I didn’t plan on blogging this, since I make this for myself at home quite frequently (and have blogged it in the past), but I have to say that I did a fairly good job that I was impressed (since I occasionally have trouble getting it exactly right).  It’s one of my favorite meals: Japanese curry with chicken and vegetables, served with miso soup to start.  Comforting, delicious, and just totally what I like to eat when I cook dinner for myself… ah.

Linguine with clams

Recipe can be found here. I also added some fresh clams I scrubbed and once those opened, pulled those out. But it’s basically the same recipe.

Japanese curry

I really just buy those bricks of curry (I prefer S&B or House brand… the Vermont apple is nice, and I vary my heat levels).  So I chop up boneless/skinless chicken thighs and brown them in a pan, and add the veggies I want depending on how soft I want the veggies to get.  This time, I used all fresh veggies (I sometimes use frozen): celery, onions, carrots, and green bell peppers.  To achieve the softness of the carrots that I wanted, I put them in some water and microwaved them a few times until they were the softness I wanted – and then used that water in the curry since I had no broth to use.  The green bell peppers were added to the chicken before adding any broth – I like those pretty soft (actually, I don’t like green bell peppers, but he does) – and the celery and onions were added later since I like those a bit crunchy.  Then I added the water and let it all thicken before serving over some white rice.  Awesome and perfect.

Miso soup

I don’t know if I do this right, but it tastes good to me. I heat water and add shiro miso till it looks about the right color, then bonito granules and wakame (dried seaweed).  Sometimes I add green onions and cubed tofu, but I went simple this time since we were eating Japanese curry with rice as well (sometimes I make miso soup as my meal, so I’ll add tofu for protein and to balance the meal a bit more; yes, this is a weight loss trick I employ).

Happy eating!!!

Filed Under: Chicken, Feisty Fun, One Pot Meals, Pasta, Recipes, Sauces Tagged With: curry, DLS

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Comments

  1. T.C. says

    April 19, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    Cool. Keep on cookin’
    And carbs are your friend.

    Reply
  2. skippymom says

    April 20, 2012 at 12:18 am

    I have a can of clams in my pantry just waiting for the perfect recipe to appear. My friend made me this years ago and I loved hers [up until then I thought you could only get sauce in a jar, doh, thanks Mom] and this looks exactly like her recipe. Bless you girlie. I know I am going to miss fresh clams, but will have to wait until we get to the seafood market for those.

    So happy to know what’s for lunch tomorrow. And your recipe is low in sodium too. Be still my heart. 🙂

    Keep up the “Cooking for…” posts. Love them [as I bet DLS does too. hee]

    Reply
    • Feisty Foodie says

      April 20, 2012 at 3:49 pm

      Oh, let me know what you think! It’s super easy and so tasty in my opinion!

      Thanks, there are still a few more to come. I don’t think he appreciates them as much as you do, actually.

      Reply
  3. esther says

    April 20, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    My mom says those Japanese blocks are terrible for you but I say they taste good and they’re easy to make, so whatever. 🙂

    I’ve never thought about pairing it with miso soup but it’s an excellent idea!!

    Reply
    • Feisty Foodie says

      April 20, 2012 at 3:49 pm

      Haha, yeah, it’s probably filled with preservatives and stuff, but they taste so good and are so easy!

      Reply
  4. Hungry says

    April 20, 2012 at 9:51 pm

    Weird that his stove turned off.

    Reply
    • Feisty Foodie says

      April 21, 2012 at 11:02 am

      Actually, this was the first time it did that – and there’s a fairly reasonable/logical explanation. But the last time I cooked, I turned off the burner to wipe out the pot, and when I tried to turn it back on, it wouldn’t… that upset me more than the above referenced incident, because it didn’t make sense. REALLY annoying. He says it only happens when I cook, he doesn’t have problems, but I contend that I make more complicated things beyond boiling water for noodles or soup 😛

      Reply

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