All posts tagged arugula

By Jessica | August 11, 2009 | Recipes, Snackin, Salads and Apps | No comments

Eating fish is great, especially in this hot ass, muggy weather we’re having in NYC. But along with all the reasons why you shouldn’t be eating all sorts of shit (ew, not like that), our delicious fishies are also harmful. What with the mercury and the terrible fishing industry standards (don’t ask me for any details, because the good liberal I am, I don’t know the details, I just know we’re fucked), a lot of of fish shouldn’t be consumed as much as we probably want to consume it. I guess a rule of thumb is to eat the small fish more and the big fish once or twice a month? Is that truthiness? Can one of yalls who is either smarter or less lazy confirm that fact?

Anywhos, welcome this new delicious, cheap and healthy salad into your life.

Arugula with Anchovies and Lemon

Arugula with Anchovies and Lemon

Um, you need to get marinated anchovies for this. I got fancy and got mines imported from italy via my dudes, Los Paisanos. And then I got some arugula, washed and dried it. Squeezed lemon, then olive oil, and then placed some anchovies on top. As you know, anchovies have a pretty strong taste, I would say you want no more than 5 suckers per plate. Above is my fat ass getting ahead of myself. Some black pepper is nice on this shmack. And guess what? That shit /\ is probably about 40 cents worth of fish. And aside from the carbon footprint from the transport, it’s healthy as can be. <insert emeril Bam here>

By Jessica | June 30, 2009 | Main Courses, Snackin, Salads and Apps | 1 Comment

B and I got Wii and I have been killin it in some mario kart. Sometimes I let him win, but only when I’m trying to get some. But I think our marioluigilove is carrying over in the kitchen cause wea makina somea pizza. Foreal this is easy when you buy the dough from whole foods or your local pizzaria. It’s like, forty cents and you gain a whole freaking day of not watching dough rise. Modernity at its best.

So we thought we would get some kitchen stadium action over in BK. Although there was no secret ingredient, we were going to have a winner. And if cooking was anything like driving a remote control video game, I was clearly going to win.

The Breakdown
5 points for originality
5 points for presentation
5 points for health
10 points for taste

And yes, he and I were both doing the cooking, the judging AND the eating. Guess who won. Just goes to blow ya, a woman’s place is in the kitchen.

Pizza of the Sea

My Big Fat Greek Pizza

By Jessica | May 6, 2009 | Snackin, Salads and Apps | 4 Comments

I decided that until I get my dehydrator and become an expert at making jerky (yes, I’m predicting jerky to be the next hot thing – don’t tell), I’ll challenge myself at making salad. Think about it: a salad is so easy to make delicious cause god is natures original chef, so what can you do to challenge god? You can do it by flipping the script and creating some explosive flavor combos yo mama never thought of. Make yo grandmama blush. Why not, right?

Here is something NOT crazy, but too delicious not to rub on my face: a traditional panza-wannaeatyoualldaylong-nella salad. Hot damn. Get in my mouth. Here’s how to do it: Grab some semolina bread and cube, toast in a pan with a bit of olive oil (keep your eye on it cause it will try to burn behind your back (bitch)) and then dump a load of fresh mozz on the bread in the pan and cover until melty. Put the bread on top a pile of mesclun, torn fresh basil, tomatoes, and sliced red onions. Dump a nice load of red vinegar on top so the bread gets soaky and soft. Add a bit more olive oil and then salt and pepper. Dream about me when you put it in your mouth.

Panzanella Salad

The Panzanella salad is a typical piece of gold. Here is my science experiment. Salad Challenge #1: Spiced Cinnamon Apple Salad. Ew-ish, right?

Spiced Apple and Arugula Salad

Slice some apples and sprinkle with cinnamon and cayenne. Add the apples to a bowl of arugula. Drizzle with some honey and red vinegar and a bit of olive oil. Mix well. Eat. Gimme feedback. Tell me it sucks. Tell me I suck. I dare you.