The farmers market opens on Saturday!!!! I can hardly wait. Since we made such an effort to ski every weekend, I never made it to any of the winter markets. I miss my farmer friends. Along with the onset of market season comes my annual purge of pantry and freezer items. You'll see what I mean.
Monday: Tom Kar Gai soup, or at least a version or it, with leftover chicken, coconut milk, a random can of hearts of palm and some fish and chilli sauces that are nearing their birthdays. It's really good.
Tuesday: Chicken salad in homemade pitas with Romain lettuce
Wednesday: Pork Chop Pizziaola with pasta. We'll see how this goes. It will use some pork chops I've had since we bought our 1/4 pig in October and our store of frozen tomates.
Thursday: Mystery Block of frozen chili-looking substance over rice with some sauteed shredded zucchini.
Friday: Taco Night!
Saturday: Pasticcio (or lasagna with beschamel instead of ricotta) using the leftover pork and tomato sauce.
Sunday: Some manner of roasted, fried or grilled chicken and vegetable sides from Saturday's market. Suggestions welcome.
"The oldest form of theater is the dinner table. It's got five or six people, new show every night, same players. Good ensemble; the people have worked together a lot." -Michael J. Fox
Monday, April 29, 2013
Our Tom Kar Gai Soup Recipe
We had a wonderful Tom Kar Gai soup while we were in Burlington and this is an effort to recreate with items we had on hand.
Ingredients:
1 can (14 oz) Coconut Milk
1 pint Chicken Stock
4 scallions, diced
1 can Hearts of Palm, chopped
1 Tablespoon Lime Juice
1 Tablespoon Fish Sauce
2 Cups cooked chicken, shredded
2 Teaspoons Asian Chili sauce, or to taste
4 servings of noodles, rice or whatever starch you prefer
Directons:
Put everything in a pot and heat through. Seriously. That's it. I certainly could have added more vegetables, such as carrots, Bok Choy, mushrooms, green beans, perhaps, but I just went with what I had. If I had lemongrass, I probably would have exchanged the hearts of palm for mushrooms or carrots. The HOP added the tangy flavor that I was missing without the lemongrass. Enjoy!