plated

my plating skills are just like my abs; the minute i work on them, i realize how out of shape i am. on my friday off, i decided to try my hat at plating. and boy do i suck. check out my couscous encrusted chicken with peppers, beans and pea pods. a donna hay recipe


meh. i could have done more with the peppers and next time i may leave the couscous off the plate. it's on the menu for tuesday. josh is way more artistic than me - we'll see what his take is.

today, i devirginized the new electric pasta machine! what used to take hours and hours and make a huge mess took a mere 30 minutes from flour to pot. i made a quick fettucine with mushrooms and chicken with a white wine and parm sauce. def have to play with the settings a bit, but so far, a success!

it was good, but a little herby. well herby because i didn't check the to make sure the oregano was on the dash cap. it was dash dash rosemary, dash dash thyme and then plunk oregano. a handful of fresh parsley and it actually came together quite nicely.