I have made the first recipe out of Gwyneth Paltrow's It's All Good cookbook this evening. The recipe was "Brown Rice Pasta with Fried Capers and Tuna."Overall, it was a pretty good meal. It didn't seem like something "healthy" or "good for you".
My kitchen, I must admit is not gourmet by any stretch of the imagination. The hardest part of the recipe was finding where my can opener was :-) However, it was easy to make and didn't take long at all. The total time seemed to be about 20 minutes. In fact, I was debating about making something to take to school because it was the end of an enjoyable day and I was tired.
It tasted really good and in my mind if you add parsley to anything, it will be scrumptious. The pasta was light and the "topping" was satisfying and comforting. The fried capers were a new taste sensation and added a little crunch to keep in from being too mushy.
Does my food look anything like the anything like the food in the book? Nope. Absolutely not. Mine looks like brown sludge with green leaves. As with anything though, I have learned from my mistakes (when they say a large skillet, use a large skillet) and it will be better next time.
The book has been criticized for being too expensive for the average family. As for Ms. Paltrow mu thoughts are: as one person on tv said " They ain't never bought me lunch, so I don't really care." I will just tell you what the ingredients were and how much they cost me.
Olive oil-- had at home
cloves of garlic-- had at home
brown rice pasta-- 3.79 (used 1/2 bag)
1 lemon-- 4.49 for a bag of about 6
parsley-- 1.99 (used 1/2)
anchovies-- had at home
tuna-- had at home
capers-- had at home
red chili flakes-- had at home
Since I am trying to eat better and summer is coming up, I want to keep using these recipes.
**as a side note. I never imagined how much this blog would help me keep up with things that I want to do and goals to attain. It has been pretty cool :-)
My kitchen, I must admit is not gourmet by any stretch of the imagination. The hardest part of the recipe was finding where my can opener was :-) However, it was easy to make and didn't take long at all. The total time seemed to be about 20 minutes. In fact, I was debating about making something to take to school because it was the end of an enjoyable day and I was tired.
It tasted really good and in my mind if you add parsley to anything, it will be scrumptious. The pasta was light and the "topping" was satisfying and comforting. The fried capers were a new taste sensation and added a little crunch to keep in from being too mushy.
Does my food look anything like the anything like the food in the book? Nope. Absolutely not. Mine looks like brown sludge with green leaves. As with anything though, I have learned from my mistakes (when they say a large skillet, use a large skillet) and it will be better next time.
The book has been criticized for being too expensive for the average family. As for Ms. Paltrow mu thoughts are: as one person on tv said " They ain't never bought me lunch, so I don't really care." I will just tell you what the ingredients were and how much they cost me.
Olive oil-- had at home
cloves of garlic-- had at home
brown rice pasta-- 3.79 (used 1/2 bag)
1 lemon-- 4.49 for a bag of about 6
parsley-- 1.99 (used 1/2)
anchovies-- had at home
tuna-- had at home
capers-- had at home
red chili flakes-- had at home
Since I am trying to eat better and summer is coming up, I want to keep using these recipes.
**as a side note. I never imagined how much this blog would help me keep up with things that I want to do and goals to attain. It has been pretty cool :-)
