Mar 11 2010
Nothing for Dinner
In an unusual turn of events, we had nothing specific planned for dinner tonight. There were a few things in the fridge, but nothing in particular, and nothing that seemed like it could have a meal built around it.
And then I thought: tapas!
In about 45 minutes I banged out the following small plates:
- Steamed and sauteed brocolli with garlic and chiles.
- Chorizo and sweet red peppers sauteed in olive oil.
- Patatas bravas (roasted potato chunks with a Spanish style chili sauce).
- Big chunks of smoked salmon (not gravlax; actual smoked salmon).
- Olives and pickled onions.
- Two cheeses.
- Sliced chiabatta.
- A nice bottle of Argentinian Malbec (OK, that wasn’t a plate).
Here’s to improvising!
4 Comments on “Nothing for Dinner”
So, I guess the pickled onions were OK?
Yes. Although they’re not as good as the ones we had at your place!
I wish I could improvise like that. Yum!
So THATA’S what you call a meal like that. I’ve always called it “eating out of the fridge.”
Tapas has a decidedly more elegant ring to it. :)
Paul