fried potato medley and salad

excellent to be participating finally in the what we had for dinner break down. i’m really looking forward to expanding a little beyond just the food but for now, what we had for dinner last night!!

the raw ingredients:

i was in charge of making the salad: CSA spinach, trader joe’s “spring mix”, tomato, the last of a green pepper, cucumber, and a little bit of onion. i made a salad dressing for it too; i tried to take a couple photos of the dressing before putting it on the salad but they didn’t come out well. they just looked like a cesspool of flotsam. the ingredients were some chili powder, balsamic vinegar, flax-seed oil and olive oil. about one tablespoon in all (maybe a little more).

adria was in charge of the potato medley. we actually started the potatoes in our iron skillet but it wasn’t big enough for all the potatoes (sweet and “normal”) and carrots. at least they got a few min on the iron skillet before we transfered though. (i’m paranoid of having low hemoglobin count so i prefer to cook as much as possible in the iron skillet. hahaha, we’re all a little weird, ain’t we?)

adria peeled, cut and sautéed everything together, adding paprika, cumin, chili powder, garlic, salt and pepper as the seasoning.

here’s the final result:

i enjoyed it but my only concern is that we were a bit short on the legumes; CSA this week was kinda weak but that’s the way it rolls.

Caramelized Leeks

Ok, so we didn’t just have leeks for dinner by themselves, but I did spend an hour making caramelized leeks with the two leeks we got from CSA. Leeks are big, tough, onion-like vegetables often found in winter CSA boxes. Most people know about potato leek soup, but beyond that are baffled by what to do with their leeks. We decided to caramelize them. Soft, sweet, and leeky, caramelized leeks can be put in the fridge for quick use in any kind of soup, sandwhich, or stirfry.

1. cut leeks into little pieces
2. sautee on low in oil or butter, a little sugar, and a little water so they don’t stick (add as needed)
3. They’re done when they’re small and soft, after about an hour