the cooking things we have left unpacked include: a knife, a cutting board, salt & pepper, olive oil, & garlic. that plus fresh ingredients is all i need to make something delicious, right??
i get home with three delicious dishes planned & i realize... we packed the darn knives. crap! luckily for me, i have a knife kit down in my car! negative, knife kit at work. so i drive to work. on the way to work, i realize i don't have a single bowl unpacked. seriously, what was i thinking??
so i grab my knife & some handy to-go boxes from urban. problem solved! to-go boxes are kind of like bowls. execution: this could still be interesting.
i wish y'all could've seen me trying to cook chicken with the one le creuset pot i have unpacked, wash it, stir one dish in it, transfer to to-go box, wash it, stir another dish in it, transfer to another to-go box, wash it, & finally stir the final dish in it. it was quite comical.
after all of that, dinner actually turned out quite well. i made avocado chicken salad & roasted corn, avocado, & tomato salad from this post & one new recipe: watermelon cucumber feta salad. let me tell you - this was the most peculiarly delicious thing i have ever eaten. every time i took a bite of it, i immediately thought "this is so weird. but i really want to keep eating more!" so i think you should try it too:
the strangest salad i have ever eaten
aka watermelon cucumber feta salad.
originally found from: pinterest, of course.
adapted from: the healthy foodie.
a quarter of a watermelon, coffee scoop balled
{it's my favorite watermelon portioning method}
1 cucumber, chopped
3 T fresh mint, chopped
2 T basil, chopped
salt & pepper
2 T cooking wine... or just wine because that is all you have
1 T evoo
1/2 c toasted walnuts, chopped
2 oz feta, crumbled
1. throw all of the ingredients in a bowl & toss until well combined.
2. chill for 30 minutes or so to allow the flavors to marry.
3. enjoy!
happy first day of 3rd year, byrds!!
love love,
kjp.
happy first day of 3rd year, byrds!!
love love,
kjp.
Mmmm. I have eaten that salad. Mine had perfectly ripe grape tomatoes in it, too. Good work with the impromptu kitchen supplies!
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