Everyone told me business school would be busy, but a blast. Well everyone neglected to mention just how busy it actually is. I was talking with a classmate yesterday who asked if I had cooked anything interesting recently. The answer was a resounding “No” (unless you count oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, but I bake those far too often for my own good).
Well today ladies and gentlemen, I cooked. I didn’t even make anything that required hours of preparation. I stopped at Whole Foods on my way back from the gym to pick up a couple of items to make Pizza Rustica (Italian meat/cheese pie made for Easter…post will come eventually on that) and decided I should make dinner tonight. Furthermore, I was emptying my wallet and treating myself to Chilean Sea Bass.
Now I can provide guidance for what I had, but to be honest, nothing was measured since this was an ad hoc recipe.
First, the cous cous. I love cous cous. Just saying the name, cous cous is fun. (See what I did there…got you to say cous cous three, make that four times). Cooked according to package directions and then added some toasted pine nuts and feta cheese. Since I went all fancy for the fish, I figured I should spruce up the grain as well with the plating….
Second the seabass. Seriously, I only added a bit of salt, peper and olive oil and shoved it in the oven. End of story. Third, the bell pepper. I sauteed them in a pan for a while and then added some balsamic vinegar and made a nice reduction…yum.
Finally, the assembly. Sea ball on the cous cous. Bell peppers next and then the balsamic glaze. Easy, delicious and not too terrible to look at. It’s like a was at a fancy restaurant…except I was sporting my slippers and had to serve myself!
