in passing, a recipe

[lagilman]

A truth: the amount of feline insanity in the morning is often directly proportional to how much you really don't want to crawl out of bed. But the Cats Know Best, as there's work waiting for me on the table. And so, the furred sharks appeased, I am back to it.


And, for those wondering what I'm doing when I'm not up to my ears in work:


Pistachio Pig Risotto

Coat ¾ pound pork rib with olive oil. Blend ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese, ¼ cup pistachio nuts, ground into coarse dust, and add to pork. Toss until well-coated. Grill until browned (or you set off the smoke detectors), then bake in 350 oven until just barely pink in the very center.

Serve over pistachio-saffron risotto, sugar-snap peas in ginger sauce, and [just a suggestion] the white wine* used in the risotto, so you have a nice link of flavors throughout the meal.

Serves two, with some left over.


* in our case, a Ferrari-Carano Reserve chardonnay, which had a nice soft but not cloying butteriness to it that complimented but didn't overwhelm. Normaly I'd probably suggest a sauv blanc, instead.

Comments

[havocthecat]

Yeah, sauvignon blanc is generally my wine of choice while cooking. Actually, either that or a nice riesling, depending on the dish and my mood.

[lagilman]

Riesling would have been wrong for this dish, I think. The chardonnay made the risotto slightly richer than it would have been, otherwise, and allowed me to cut down on the amount of actual butter used in the making.

Not that this was in any way shape or form a lo-cal meal. *wry g*

[rantmaster.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

Sorry, I just love the idea of 'furred sharks'. That ravenous, hmmn?

[lagilman]

A previous feline (Indiana) had a tendency to weave in and out under the table/in-between legs when she Wanted Something. The name sort of stuck for all felines going forward.

Boomer's more of a polar bear in terms of attack, actually. Pandora simply says "it is Mine by Right" and waits for me to fall over in my haste to serve her.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

In my case they're land sharks, but they all vary in their method of attack. Maisie has learned that my breakfast is good, and if I'm reading mail, she will Insist that I have breakfast. Restricted diet because of LBb allergies? My cats don't think so--they love my diet! Who needs all those carbs, anyway?

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Boy, you can come cook at my house....

[lagilman]

Be happy to. First, we need a convention that will pay my way out there...

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Well, there's WFC next year, and at least one extra double bed--two, if I can get the box room cleaned out within five months and move the bed up here from the back bedroom of the other house... %^)