Lest you think this blog has become an all-crafts blog with nothing but knitting and quilting...here's a post on cooking! Ha!
Thanks to Pam over at Pam's Pantry who just posted Orzo with Roasted Garlic, Red Peppers, and Spinach. Click here for the complete recipe.
What's orzo? From Wikipedia I learned that it's an Italian word and means "barley" and is a rice-shaped pasta. I had never heard of it before! Sure enough, when I looked on the pasta aisle on Saturday at the grocery store, there was Orzo. It went in my cart.
The recipe is simple with few ingredients, and if you read the instructions, they say:
- 1 cup spinach, large chiffonade
What's chiffonade? Back to Wikipedia to learn that it is a cooking technique used to cut spinach into long thin strips by stacking the leaves, rolling them tightly, and cutting with a sharp knife producing fine ribbons. It comes from the French language meaning "made of rags." Very interesting. This link will show you pictures of how it's done.
This recipe is on my list to fix this week, and I'll have to post a picture and let you know everyone's opinion of this new side dish.
Reading blogs is educational, don't you think?
~Deb
Deb, I had never heard of orzo either until Casey cooked one of her delicious dinners for us using it. She learned about it when cooking in Chicago and at the Williamsburg resturants when she apprenticed. Its good. Thanks for the new words, Adam likes new words so I'll use it on him and see if he knows it. I bet Casey does, hopefully she hasn't already used it in his presence! :)
Posted by: Chris | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 04:49 PM
Chris being the cook that he is said I like orzo.He wants to try the recipe.Since he likes to chop and cut this should be fun for him to cook.
Posted by: Tammy | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 10:45 PM
LOL, yes it is educational. Remember my great uncle James at 84 told me that if you don't learn something new everyday you wasted the day. Let us know it sounds like one we might like to try!
Posted by: Cindi | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 07:18 AM
My mom makes a yummy 15 bean soup that also has orzo in it, so I guess my exposure to orzo was at a very young age. :) We tried Hannah's Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins this week! They were so good!! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Posted by: Caitlin Park | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 09:00 AM
Hey....that does sound good! I can't wait to hear the verdict!
Posted by: Wagner Family | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 03:38 PM
OOOH, OOOH, OOOH!!!! I knew what orzo was!!! I read the word and thought,"Isn't that the small little pasta stuff?" and when I saw "rice shaped pasta", I knew without a doubt my assumption was correct!!
I MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT A QUILTING "JELLY ROLL" WAS, BUT I SURE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WHEN IT CAME TO "ORZO"!!!! :)
Posted by: Courtney, Jer.33:3 | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 11:45 PM