It snowed both yesterday and overnight. It was not enough to be a real problem, just enough to be a nuisance.
Another busy day at Spacely Sprockes. I had to run an errand after work, so I didn't get home until 5:45 PM. But, this time I have my dinner with me! No, not take out. Jake brought me some of his chicken soup (or something) to try.
Jake and Carla had made Coq au vin (French for "rooster in wine") over the weekend. Coq au vin is traditionally a French fricassee of chicken cooked with wine, bacon lardons, mushrooms, and optionally garlic, BTW. Jake mentioned he purposely used less liquid than called for so it would be thicker. After they had eaten their fill, Jake deboned the chicken and strained the stock (he said it was fantastic!) He used that to make chicken soup, but without the usual mirepoix (normally two parts onion, one part carrot and one part celery), just chicken, and bow-tie pasta.
They put the leftovers into containers for lunches, etc. When they were ready to take some to work, Carla noticed that the noodles had sucked up a lot of the stock (much like my barley soup) so she cautioned Jake to add water to it. But, at work, he heated his up without adding the water, thus creating what he described as a delicious chicken and pasta with gravy dish. He raced to call Carla to tell her NOT to add the water, but alas, it was too late. She just had more chicken noodle soup.
He wanted me to try it, so he brought some in. I picked it up after work. He suggested I might want to add some veggies to it (where was this when I had all that broccoli left from the damn salad fixin's?) But, as I reflected on these events driving home, I decided that maybe a handful of frozen peas would be nice. So, that will be my dinner for tonight.
And what dinner it was! I didn't have to season it at all and I don't think the peas added much (except a nice "pop" in your mouth when you chewed). I must admit, he probably gave me enough for two meals, but I ate it all at once. It was perfect. Thanks!
So, with a full tummy, I went and watched TV until bedtime.
The chicken slop dish owed quite a debt to Carla's original broth from the 'vin.
ReplyDeleteYou should have been around for the steak sandwich she made the other night - wafer thin slices of med rare porterhouse on toasted Italian bread topped with a balsamic, nicoise olive, onion and tomato relish.