We are stuck in a bit of a time warp here. Or at least I am. My car hasn't moved since Friday, and I haven't left my 4 block radius neighborhood on U St since then either. Today I finally got to the grocer! Since then I have been cooking a lot and way more is on the way. But more on that later. Last night saw a pretty yummy vegetarian dish from ingredients on hand; with the exception of ginger, but the little Japanese grocer about 100 feet from my building helped with that!
Menu:
Ginger fried rice (#39)
Garlic sauteed zucchini
The rice dish was inspired by the one linked up from Smitten Kitchen. However, I didn't deconstruct the dish the way she did. Rather, I took her ingredients and channeled the far too many Japanese Hibachi chefs I have been lucky enough to witness in my life. You see, when we were kids, we used to go to New York City pretty frequently. So, naturally, with all the incredible culinary options NYC has to offer, - celebrity chefs, undiscovered gems and restaurant pioneers, we always visited Benihana. Looking back I feel for my poor parents. They finally have every food choice available to them, but their three red-headed daughters only have eyes for the man who lets you try to catch a piece of sauteed shrimp in your mouth. Whatever, the shrimp and steak delight is absolutely perfect.
Although my rice for this dish wasn't cooked to perfection, - a bit mushed, the flavor was warm and cozy for the cold night. The fried ginger and garlic, sort of make-shift bacon bits are worth the effort. The crunch is just enough with the rice.
Ok, back to the kitchen!
261 to go...
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