I had to redress the balance. All that talk yesterday of cake and chocolate might give the wrong impression. What may not have been obvious from the baking scene pictures was that in the background a stir-fry was in the prep. stage. Having put the lemon drizzle with extra-chunky choc chunks in the oven, it was out with the wok and in with lots and lots of vegetables.
These were new to me; they are buna shimeji, or brown beech mushrooms. They were a good addition to the dish and a decorative object in their own right.
If it's true that we eat with our eyes, then only the colour-blind would have gone hungry.
Ooo yum - I love those colours and where on earth did you get those mushrooms from - did you grow them? Re your previous post - I agree that there are times when only cake will do. It must be very dangerous to go 'cold turkey' (pardon the pun) after the Christmas excesses and start dieting. Well that my excuse..........!
Posted by: Pillowbookblogger | 17 January 2007 at 12:44 PM
That looks tasty to me. I have not done a stir fry for a bit, but I have been doing lots of roast veggies and made a roast veggie pasta on Monday!
After your beautiful loaf/cake yesterday, lo and behold our morning paper had three recipes for loaves! One of the recipes was for a basic loaf with currants, but there was where the basic ended - after baking you were to mix 1/4 cup of Scotch whiskey with 1/3 cup of sugar and drizzle it over the warm loaf! You say, "Is there any other type of whiskey and why would a Scotch drinker want to waste it on a cake?"
I bought some ox tails this week to do a slow cook with a Chinese flavour to the sauce. We love lamb shanks and I tried to get beef shanks, but no luck. The recipe actually calls for ox tails. Do you think more people are cooking these cuts of meat, as they are certainly getting to be very pricey!
I tried to post some pics today, but realized that I made a mistake and so will do it later today!
Posted by: Peg | 17 January 2007 at 05:28 PM
I'm halfway through The Matisse Stories, and loving it! Thanks for the recommendation. :0)
Posted by: Charity | 17 January 2007 at 05:47 PM
Cornflower, last night I was making an apple cobbler, and looking at your photos has made me see my culinary efforts in a new way. I looked down at the apples, caramelizing in the butter and sugar in the saute pan, and thought that those apples were as pretty as Cornflower's pictures. I think my family is going to be glad that your blog has become a regular stop for me, because it makes me more ambitious in the kitchen.
The book posts are also engaging, and I like the balance you strike between your various interests. Can it be? Can it be that I have been reading too much?
Posted by: Fay Sheco | 17 January 2007 at 06:30 PM