Bang, bang — they shot me down.
July ended on a thickly humid note, but temperatures were actually cooler than average in the city. Now they’re inching back up for August, and I’m in full-on summer eating mode.
I don’t munch much when it’s hot outside, and The Scamp is capricious and picky generally, so I’ve been fussing around to find easy eats — dishes that can be prepared in half an hour or less, while I keep an eye on the little one — that feel satisfying and light. So far, I have two winners. The first is quinoa salad: Cook the quinoa and mix it in a dressing of lime juice and zest, vegetable oil, unsalted butter, sugar, salt, and pepper; add some chopped tomato, scallions, cilantro, and black beans. The second is a one-pot salmon and brown rice dish: Poach a salmon filet in vegetable broth, set it aside, then cook some brown rice, shallot, parsley, lemon, water, and unsalted butter in the broth; after the rice is cooked, add the salmon and stir. Both reheat really well and work as a quick snack or a main.
I’ve been resisting the dark side, having traded Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie for Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches, but B&J’s have got me in their clutches again. They came calling first for The Hub, who succumbed to the Peanut Butter Cup. And now, I’ve gotten wind of this:
CelebStoner gave it what dear Willie prolly considers a high honor: It made the Munchies Alert.
I’m in trouble, y’all.
July 31st, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Believe it or not, although I am Peruvian, I have never tried quinoa. But that quinoa salad sounds delish. I am going to try making it … if I can find quinoa here, that is.