Elizabeth Eats...A Lot of Things (Part II)

So in the absence of any exciting new recipes (this week mostly consisting of other pie and wrap variations), here is part II of the foods inspiring the creation of this blog.


Day 3: Israeli salad wrap with hummus, olives, and spouts.




Technically, the israeli salad (cucumbers, celery, onion, cherry tomatoes, apple cider vinegar, olive oil) alone was its own day, but I found that it was much more interesting as an ingredient than as a recipe unto itself. The wraps were great, and later in the week I made miniatures to bring to a picnic.


Day 4: Whole wheat pasta and steamed spinach with white wine and mushroom sauce.

This was the grand finale of recipe-blog inspiration. I just love making sauces. This is mostly because I like to improvise ingredients as I go along (you'll notice the complete absence of precise measurements in any recipe heretofore) until I decide it tastes good. This is much more difficult to do when makings things like cake. Ultimately the sauce included baby bella mushrooms, white wine, olive oil, caramelized onions, milk, garlic, lemon juice, and flour (in approximate order of quantity, a la nutrition facts).



Here is the finished product, though I don't think this particular image does it justice. As compensation, here also is my dad, attempting to sculpt it into something fancy, as in gourmet restaurants where you get about an ounce of food on your plate, but god damn it, it looks pretty!