mmmm! good dinner (for a guy :-)

[winterbadger]

Sometimes I get desperate and throw things together in order not to waste veg that I got when I thought I'd be cooking more often during the week than I end up doing.

Tonight was one of those nights. About a third of a white onion, sauteed in olive oil. Added a pound of stew beef cut very fine (local beef from Whole Foods). Browned the beef, then added (gradually) a sliced summer squash, a sliced zucchini, about a third of a chopped red pepper, and about a half a bunch of asparagus. (The harry grass was very wilted and thin, so I chopped off just the bits that were still green and tender.) Simmered the whole thing about half an hour. I considered making some rice to put it on, but I'm not really looking to stretch it or fill up, so I'm just eating it on its own. I opened a bottle of saison that I got a while back, and a glass of that and a plate of the... meleange...is making a very tasty meal. Some herbs would probably have made it even better, but with freshly ground black pepper and salt, it tastes good. I figure it's about 500-600 calories and 40g of fat, and it makes 2-3 portions, more if you put it over rice.

Comments

[la-renardine.livejournal.com]

Sounds delish...I can't wait to get home and cook again (too many days on the road)

[winterbadger]

Yes, I know you must be suffering horribly with nothing to eat but cuisine de Vienne! Not a Texas-fried steak to be found for love or money and probably no sweet corn either, and it being the height of summer. ;-)

[la-renardine.livejournal.com]

I *want* corn and tomatoes...there's not a vegetable to be found in Vienna!!!!

[winterbadger]

Good heavens, really? With all that former empire lying at its feet I would have thought... well, perhaps Wien is too *sophisticated* for vegetables.

Good thing you're coming back through LHR--you can have sweetcorn pizza for lunch. :-D

[shy-kat.livejournal.com]

I'd expect the Naschmarkt and the Brunnenmarkt to have tons of produce. ?? Or are you only eating in restaurants? It's true that Germanic restaurant s use minimal vegetables. There should be some Italian and other ethnic places around though...

[la-renardine.livejournal.com]

Yes, just work and restaurants. :-( I didn't make it to the Naschmarkt, though I'd hoped to...

[la-renardine.livejournal.com]

Lots of salami, brown bread and dumplings. Boarding... dreaming about sweet corn pizza...hopefully they have it in the spankin' new Terminal 5!