this is a blog about the food in my life. what I eat, what I wanna eat, what I make, what I bake, what I wanna make and bake, ideas and recipes. it's also my thoughts on food or stories behind the meals. The lyric references are from my lifelong love of classic rock and funk and from working a hunnerd years in music retail.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Oh Bok Choy Yoouuuuu...You Got What I Need!
Bok Choy is a succulent white Chinese cabbage with dark leafy greens that mends my weary soul. I first discovered its medicinal qualities at Ollie's Noodle Shop in Times Square, when I was working my high stress marketing job. Its way better than any regular cabbage and actually tastes more like a super celery. When you bite into the stalky white stems there is a burst of slightly bitter wonderment that is hard to describe or forget. The dark greens are as you'd imagine, rich and vibrant deep flavors. I literally crave it from time to time so it may be for the high amounts of Vitamin A or C that it provides.
I thought I'd steam it over white rice and be done with it tonight. But Woman's Day gave me a great idea to make a quick soup. They had a purdy picture of a Sausage & Kale soup. /www.womansday.com/Recipes/Sausage-Kale-Soup-Recipe I already had the amazing leftover onion soup broth and a couple links of spicy sausage. So I steamed the boy choy, cooked the sausage and put it together with the soup and added some drops of hot chili oil and a bit of soy to make it all come together. Mmmmmmm. Soup is good food!
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Looks good food monkey! I noticed your bamboo steamer. I need to get one. Is there anything I should know about bamboo steamers. I saw one really cheap but it was made of drift wood. Is it important that they be bamboo?
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous - Are you screwing with me? Drift wood? Where are you, Gilligan's Island?!
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