NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes from the Norwegian 'Quote Cup' passed on to me from my grandmother. I share a quote and a recipe here each week, and sometimes some photos of family fun. I love trying new recipes…and love getting recipes you would like to share!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Gratitude is noticing the extraordinary in the ordinary. And then taking the nanosecond to feel it." ~ Karen Krakower Kaplan
My cousin and her daughter from New Jersey arrived for a short visit in time for dinner last evening…so we ordered Thanh Doh takeout and gathered for our regular Wednesday family dinner last night instead. Instead of cooking today I will be out and about, 'playing' and enjoying the day!
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
We always start our Wednesday evenings gathered around an appetizer buffet. One of the big hits is always pea pods. Last week I decided to put them into the main menu instead and used the recipe below from American Public Media's The Splendid Table.
STEAMED PEAS and SUGAR SNAP PEAS
From Serena, Food & Stories: Feeding Friends Every Hour of the Day(Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2004). © 2004 by Serena Bass
- One 16-ounce package frozen baby sweet peas
- 1/2 pound sugar snap peas
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Bring a medium pot of lightly salted water to a boil, add the frozen sweet peas, cook for about 2 minutes, drain, and set aside. Grasp the tip of the stalk end of each sugar snap pea and pull down, removing the string along the spine. Cook the sugar snap peas in the same way as the sweet peas, but for 3 minutes, or until still crunchy.
Drain and immediately run the peas under cold water to stop the cooking. Tip them into a bowl with crumpled-up paper towel on the bottom, pour on the sweet peas, and set aside to drain well. Remove the paper towel, add the olive oil, salt, and pepper and stir to mix. To heat, either microwave at a low level until hot or put in a heavy-based saucepan with 1 tablespoon water over low heat; cover and steam for 5 minutes.
Sharlene Hensrud, RE/MAX Results - Email – HomesMSP.com
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