Showing posts with label bell pepper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bell pepper. Show all posts

Monday, April 11, 2011

Seduction on the Stove


Here's what smells so damn good in the kitchen right now. It's the beginnings of sugo, or my great-grandmother's Abruzzese tomato sauce, which starts, as shown, with finely chopped salt pork and a bit of garlic browning in a pool of olive oil before beef and pork ribs get browned... before chopped onions, celery, bell pepper, parsley, celery leaf, basil all get mixed in and around.

The tomatoes come soon, but this part smells the most heavenly...

Friday, May 14, 2010

Succotash!


After an excess of starches and red meat, even my little carbohydrate-loving body craved some fresh veggies. I desperately wanted corn and bell peppers, even though they're not remotely in season. A little trip to Whole Foods got me the makings for a smashing succotash with pan-seared bay scallops and basil-lemon vinaigrette.

Smashing Succotash!!