To Eat (Healthy) Dinner @ Home: Turkey Meatballs & Broccoli Rabe

blobs & rabe.

The other day I tried on my spring time green jeans, and they were tight. Then, I remembered that time I went to New Orleans and ate myself sick. Putting two and two together, I realized that in order to fit into my jeans (without them digging into my button & causing marks & rashes) I ought to eat fewer items, more greens, and probably, mostly, just fewer items. Tonight I made an old standby (old as in its semi in my dinner rotation since, like, October?)

it didn't twirl.

I love this recipe because it comes together in about 40 minutes and the meatblobs are juicy, herby, and tender. Admittedly, when I pictured the blobs on top of the broccoli rabe, I thought the rabe would swirl like pasta. It didn't. I only boiled the rabe, but next time I think I'd sautee it with lots of garlic. 

BONUS tip: I used a vegetable peeler to carve the Parmesan on top. And, I think it looks gorgeous. Oskar did, too.

friscalating fuzz.

To Eat Dinner @ Home: Chinese Takeout Inspired (sorta)

In a recent (to me) Six Feet Under episode, Jennifer Aniston's current fiance brought one of the ladies some salt and pepper shrimp Chinese take out. I've not had this take out, but it sounded amazing. So I made it for dinner. 

It was easy and scrumptious. Buy peeled shrimp, if you can. But don't worry, peeling isn't too tricky. I added some szechuan peppercorns, cause why not?

I also made spicy Chinese style mustard greens & onions. There were too many onions, but the onions were cooked so well that I ate all the extras anyway. We discovered mustard greens through a CSA a couple years ago. That discovery alone made joining the CSA worthy. They taste like kale with an abundant gorgeous horseradish flavor.

They were easy to cook together and went together real swell. A side of jasmine rice might have been nice, and then we could have stretched the meal over two nights for two people, probz.