Just
last week I proudly whipped up some lemon chicken and a side of lemon and pine
nut couscous with raisins. Frankly, it was a fabulous little plate of
food.
Tonight
I had shrimp tacos on the brain. The only problem was that other than
shrimp my kitchen was lacking other key ingredients for the recipe- mainly
tortillas. I suppose I was still reeling from last week's culinary
success so I went a bit rogue and spiced the shrimp with some olive oil,
garlic, cumin and salt. Without a tortilla in the house I figured I would
serve the shrimp with black beans and rice. I was hoping for something
along the lines of the chicken, beans and rice concoction I had at Chipotle last
week.
And
then my rumbling stomach took over. Rice would take about 20 minutes to
cook. Couscous takes about five.
What
can I say? The mixture was edible, but didn't come close to a
Chipotle-like experience. Even my cat, who is always happy to lick any
leftovers clean, turned up his nose.
Next
time I'll be sure to take the time to buy or make tortillas- either that or I’ll
wait for the rice.
Now you're thinking like a chef!
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling of being hungry and not wanting to wait for the time to cook what takes the longest. Those are the nights we keep it simple.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly why we end up eating out so often. We are just too impatient to either wait for things to cook or don't want to run out for that missing ingredient or two. I know I'd be a lot better off if I learned to plan ahead!
ReplyDeleteWin some, lose some, who knows what concoction you will whip up next. We learn more from the misses than the hits.
ReplyDeleteIt still sounds yummy - rice or not!
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