I'm going to keep this pretty short. The doctor put me on some medication yesterday because of some respiratory problems I'm having, and it's making me veeeery sleepy. I don't like it. Anyway, I'm going to blast out this post and take a nap, since my Mom is here to watch Charlie.
I was so happy to find bok choy, that I didn't care that it wasn't "baby." The size did complicate things a bit later, when trying to wrap the vegetables up in a foil pouch.
I wound up folding them over onto themselves into a great heap. Didn't look great, but it worked. I couldn't find sugar snap peas, so I used snow peas, and I couldn't find the onions Dorie specified, so I used shallots. The peas worked fine, the shallots were a mistake. Maybe if I'd cut them into smaller pieces. They were bites of raw onion. No bueno.
All in all, the vegetables came out okay. I liked the orange zest + mint action. I felt it needed a bit more oomph to make me want to cook it again, though.
I also made up a recipe: the Vegetable Barley Soup with a Taste of Little India. I remember that a lot of people said the soup could use a protein component, so I added rotisserie chicken. I loved it.
This is the chicken soup I want when I'm sick from now on. I added a lot of extra homemade garam masala and turmeric, and thought it tasted perfect. Loved it, loved it. The barley sucked up the liquid super-fast, though. By the time Matt got home from work, there was no broth left in the pot. Woops.
Gosh Ei I hope you are feeling better soon. Last week I was ill as well...although it was just a severe cold. I made a second batch of the barley soup and ate it all week as it was all that my sick self wanted as well. Tumeric is something of a wonder spice for health as well...so I hope it takes on what ever it is you have. I bet the veggies were good with that shrimp!
ReplyDeleteI doubt I'll ever make the veggies again, either. Hope you feel better soon...and glad Dorie's soup helped get you through.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that the soup was a hit. I will have to try it since I did not get to make it. Feel better.
ReplyDeleteGet Well Quick! Both your dishes look FAB!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that you're not feeling well. No fun being sick in the spring time. Hope the soup helps and that you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteHope you get well soon. I skipped the mint but still liked the veges. And your soup looks fabulous - chicken would be perfect in it.
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better. It's nice that you have mom help at the right time.
ReplyDeleteYes, that soup totally needed the protein action. Glad you enjoyed.
I hope you get feeling better! Your soup looks delicious!! And your veggies too. I wish I'd added a bit more flavor, but they were tasty I thought.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear you are not feeling well... get on that doctor's case about getting the right meds for you.. sleepy isn't good (during the day). Maybe there is something different you can take during the day? Anyway that's my mom the nurse talking to you. I couldn't agree more the mint and orange zest were really interesting.. glad you tried the barleys soup.
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soon. The barley soup must help. I just heard that turmeric is the next super food. I wonder if you'd cut the bok choy into wide ribbons if that would have made it easier to handle.
ReplyDeleteOh Ei, I hope you are feeling better now! Wasn't the soup amazing? I made a double batch and put it in the freezer for emergencies like these! I did not try the vegetables maybe if I run into Bok Choy in the future I will give it a try!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Goodness, you've felt lousy for a couple weeks - just too bad when your Mom's visiting you. But, I bet she doesn't mind putting you to bed and getting Charlie all to herself. We grandmothers are selfish like that. Maybe on another day or in another time, you'll like the veggies better. They really are delicious. I also loved the barley soup. It is funny how those little kernels just keep absorbing the liquid. I swear if I'd kept adding liquid, I could have made that soup last a month. Get better.
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