Dere-licht my balls.

Welcome to summer!

So yeah, I've been a little remiss in my duties, but it's mostly because I haven't really made anything unusual recently, and even less so with my produce. I've been roasting vegetables mostly. It's easy. I can set it up, take the dog for a short walk (praying the house doesn't burn down while I'm away) I get back sprinkle it with lemon and dill/rosemary/basil/herb d'jour, and eat. But I promise I'll be better.

I need to add this recipe that I did for Broccoli Almond Soup. It was terrible, and took a great deal of re-working, but I think the theory is good. I can't decide whether to put my recipe for German Pork Roast on here, since it doesn't have anything to do with my produce, since I don't make my own Sauer Kraut. We'll see. Tonight is going to be pan-roasted chicken quarters and roast/steamed asparagus (depends on how hot it gets!).

Roast Salmon w/ Asparagus and Brie Risotto

Chris and I were both pretty disappointed with this recipe... The asparagus didn't cook all the way, which was not my fault since I followed the recipe exactly. In the future I wouldn't cook the asparagus in the risotto at all since it made the risotto have a very strong asparagus flavor. Also, I think the risotto itself could do with a little sprucing up. It needs salt since risotto is normally made with saltier cheeses like Romano, Asiago, Parmesan etc. Also I think a little white wine added at the beginning would go amiss either.

This didn't effect the flavor but it is worth noting. Make sure that the broth you are using is light in color. If you use a darker broth your risotto will taste fine, but it will look like baby poop.

Bottom Line: 3.0 Stars