Serene Vannoy > wrote in
:

> sarah gray wrote:
>> I'm trying to make use of things in my pantry and freezer this week,
>> to limit what I had to pick up at the grocery store. I had two jars
>> of marinated artichokes , a pound of linguine, and a can of olives up
>> there, so I decided to make what my siblings and I dubbed "yummy
>> stuff" when we were kids. Its a recipe from Mollie Katzen's
>> "Enchanted Broccoli Forest" cookbook, with mushrooms and olives
>> added. Ironically enough, today is a Jewish fast day, but I haven't
>> been struck by lighting yet, so what the hell? At least it was a
>> recipe that was theoretically kosher.
>
> I think I used to make that dish.
>
>> What did y'all have?
>
> New Zealand lamb chops (broiled with garlic/salt/pepper), mint sauce
> (mint, sugar, malt vinegar), roasted asparagus, Israeli couscous with
> olive oil.

I haven't had Israeli couscous in so long; I should buy soem the next
time I am at the store.

So were the NZ chops an improvement over the domestic stuff?

Saerah