Completely by accident, I ended up making my two Isa-authored meals back to back. I guess her recipes are just that irresistible! Last night, I made Jerk Seitan on Coconut Rice and it was fabulous, just as I remembered it. I really do love the flavor combo of the tangy, yet savory and very intense jerk spices with the subtly sweet coconut rice.
It smelled so good when it was just sizzling away in my saute pan and I love that the seitan browned and became crisp around the edges, though you can't really see that in the picture. I used a new kind of seitan from White Wave and it was okay, but a little gummy - it felt as though I had overcooked it.
Tonight, I made Orecchiette with Cherry Tomatoes and Kalamata Tapenade from VwaV for the first time ever. I have passed over this recipe countless times because the tapenade just seemed like too much work. I have learned, though, from similar mistakes in the past, so I decided to give it a go. Just like my last experience, I could kick myself for not making the effort sooner - it was not difficult at all (thus the wretchedly punny title for tonight's post) and smelled magnificent. The flavor combination of the winey but salty kalamatas and the sweetness of newly ripe grape tomatoes, sauteed in just a bit of olive oil and garlic was nothing short of outstanding and resulted in unashamed second helpings for Mister and I.
The more observant of you might notice that I managed to find the most unique looking orecchiette on the market. Or, you could be snickering behind your hand and saying, "Doesn't she know that's farfalle?"
Actually, while I am still surprised that Superfresh even stocks orecchiette, I am not at all surprised that they hid it on the second to top shelf, just far enough behind the farfalle to exceed my reach. Because the staff is about as helpful as they are skilled at stocking shelves, I decided it would be easier and less aggravating to just choose a different pasta. So there you go - farfalle-shaped orecchiette.
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