dinner

[rm]

Chicken with zucchini and eggplant with carmelized balsamic vinegar.

I rock kinda a lot.


Patty, meanwhile, is stuck in rain and traffic, probably won't get home until midnight and still has a paper to finish.

Comments

[these-3-remain.livejournal.com]

That sounds delicious! You definitely rock kinda a lot.

Poor Patty :-(

Were the vegetables

[newwaytowrite.livejournal.com]

cooked together with the chicken?

Re: Were the vegetables

[rm.livejournal.com]

Vegetables added in right at the end or else they get mushy -- but it's a one pan, minimal ingredients, totally easy thing that can fake being quite showy. Also good for this weather as it's both delicate and hearty.

Re: Were the vegetables

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Sounds great!

Wonder if it'd work with something like tofu or seitan?

Re: Were the vegetables

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yes, it would, but! Make sure the pan is really hot first and that the moisture has already just started to boil out of the balsamic vinegar before you add your soy product or it might fall apart. My guess is you'd have better luck with seitan.

Re: Were the vegetables

[drfardook.livejournal.com]

Try Quorn. I've found it works pretty well in these kinds of dishes and its somewhat spongy so it soaks up a lot of flavor.

[anathemadevice.livejournal.com]

I'm betting you've accounted for this, but isn't balsamic vinegar a gluten product

[rm.livejournal.com]

Um no. Why would it be? It's not made from any grain.

[anathemadevice.livejournal.com]

Ah.... I just checked. I guess it's the vinagrette dressings that are often (but not always) thickened with it.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Exactly. They also sometimes have soy sauce in them. But the vinegar itself is fine. Sometimes there's an issue with white vinegar (it has to be distilled to be safe) but balsamic is always fine.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Nope. Made strictly from grapes. That's the advantage of it being balsamic.

[juniperus.livejournal.com]

YUM!!

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

Getting home at midnight with a paper to finish will be one hell of a lot more pleasant with a dinner like that waiting for her. :-)

[rm.livejournal.com]

Oh, I ate it all. We usually cook separately (and she doesn't like squash). On the other hand, I bought her tons of awesome groceries today, so she'll probably be having risotto with asparagus or something.

[lolliejean.livejournal.com]

I'm reading backwards through my friends list ~

You're doing gourmet cooking! Your travel plans are arranged around a football game! Who ARE you? ::::cracks up:::: Teasing of course. : )

[rm.livejournal.com]

It's a little weird. Especially because my life is more fictional than ever.

Also, seriously, that was the best meal I've ever cooked in 10 minutes or less.