Friday, March 6, 2009

My favourite side dish

Because you can't just have rice or potatoes every night, it's tough to come up with a side dish that goes well with grilled meats.

Pasta has always intrigued me and once I discovered orzo (rice shaped pasta) I was hooked. This recipe just takes it to a whole other level. Quick to make, make sure to stir a few times so it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot. Also, I use all chicken broth for a more bold flavour...think very upscale rice a roni :)

You can find the recipe - here. I'll be back to posting regularly now :) My crappy week is over (but not done) and I'll prevail and kick it in the ass....after a few glasses of wine tonight. Stress culminated in one night of ordered in pizza and one night at our supper club...Indian slow food that night and I forgot the camera to take pictures. I'll remember for the next one!



7 comments:

  1. Glad to have you back! Hope your next week is better:)

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  2. I love orzo! I have a really nice, fresh orzo salad recipe that uses citrus as a dressing. I bookmarked the recipe for future reference because it looks fantastic!

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  3. I love orzo too, it's a nice change of pace from rice. Have you tried pastina? It's tiny little balls of pasta, bigger than couscous. I like to use it too.

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  4. Donna - thank you :) I expect the next few weeks will be equally as crappy....working with men sucks sometimes ;)

    Wandering - ooooooooooo that sounds good...pass it on!

    Sara - Pastina here is I think the same thing as Israeli Couscous? If so...then yes...love it.

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  5. Do you happen to have a copy of Giada's Kitchen? It's in there under the fregola salad. If you don't have Giada's Kitchen, let me know and I'll copy out the recipe for you.

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  6. No I don't have that one. Every other Giada cookbook but that!

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  7. OK, give me a bit of time and I'll get the recipe to you.

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