Ambitious Deliciousness – Dont Eat Lazy.

As I’ve mentioned before, I rang in 2011 with a Chinese themed meal and learned that beef chow fun is an easy dish to make. You can make this with the shrimp dish and your friends will think you’re the most amazing cook ever!

There are two important elements to making good beef chow fun. First, make sure you can get fresh shahe fen noodles. The white noodles will produce the right amount of thin, slippery goodness in this dish. The noodles can be found unrefrigerated in Chinese supermarkets and usually are delivered there fresh daily. But if your situation does not allow you to use the noodles the same day you bought them, simply refrigerate, then use hot water to soften them up when you’re about to cook.

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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is when a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Interested consumers then purchase a share to receive a box of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season. The produce is fairly priced, local grown, and in my case, organic.

Let me begin by apologizing for the lack of posts this week. I’ve been running around like a headless chicken, and when that happens, blogging falls to the wayside. But alas, here I am, ready to share another one of my culinary adventures.

Here’s what I made for dinner last week:

While it’s nice to go out for a fancy meal, there’s something alluring about taking the time to cook a nice meal at home. Yes, it takes effort, but this meal definitely does not take hours!

I was excited to get Cippolini onions in my CSA share last week, along with some Savoy cabbage. I’ve been meaning to try this great recipe from Cathy from Not Eating Out In New York. It was delicious!

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