Friday, July 08, 2011

Thinking of Dinner

The stinging in my eyes as I run the knife through the freshly peeled onion is a welcoming sensation. I survey the melange of vegetables and spices I have laid out before me. Carrots, lettuce, courgettes, broccoli, cucumbers, feta cheese, garbanzo beans and pine nuts are but a few of the ingredients that are making it into tonight's salad. As I cut the vegetables into rough pieces I think about the various options for the main course. Is it a steak and grilled corn night or would we rather enjoy chicken and rice...or maybe grilled shrimp, scallops and quinoa? The music plays, a cold glass of wine sits before me and a panting dog sits at my feet.

The vegetables are all cut and thrown into a bowl as I go to make the salad dressing. The smell of garlic fills the air and stains my fingers as I crush a freshly peeled clove with the back of my knife. I savor the feel of the rough crystals of kosher salt in between my fingers as I toss a pinch in the ingredients that will eventually become my signature salad dressing. Pepper, olive oil, red wine vinegar and finely minced shallots finish the preparation. They all lay in a white porcelain bowl getting to know one another when I grab my whisk and really introduce them. The vinegar and garlic are immediatly present. Accidentally, I spill a little on the panting dog as I get a little carried away.

Into the fridge the salad and the dressing go as I reach for the scallops and shrimp. Looks like I better get the quinoa out of the cupboard and the grill going outside...

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