Blizzard Food: Shrimp with Tomato-Feta compote

This is so easy--it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare, and will remind you of summer. A very good thing to be reminded of when you're sitting in 16" of snow.

The Activity Report

Cooking:
--Shrimp with Tomato and Feta compote
--Chicken Piccata
--Brioche (mmmmmm)

Reading:
--Portrait of a Lady
--various cookbooks

Watching (oh, what a list):
--Michael Clayton
--The Interpreter
--Mystic River
--Cinderella Man
--The Passion
--Million Dollar Baby

(Yeah, I didn't go for the light movies...ha ha).

I think it might have finally stopped snowing.

The weather outside is frightful

Some pictures. ...

Last night, 'round 5:00:






This AM, around 11:00:




And around 4:15:

Blizzard Food: Egg Drop Soup and brioche

From Thirty Minute Meals


Stracciatelle: Italian Egg Drop Soup

For every two bowls:
--2 cans (14 oz. each) no-fat, low-sodium chicken broth
--2 eggs
--3 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
--ground nutmeg (to taste)
--fresh-ground black pepper (to taste--the more pepper, the more heat)
--Handful chopped parsley (I used dried)

Heat broth over medium-high heat. Scramble eggs with cheese, nutmeg and black pepper. As broth comes to a boil, drop broth to a simmer and drizzle the eggs into the pot in a slow stream by scooping eggs into brother with a fork. Drizzle in a circular motion. The result will be rags of eggs in the broth. When the eggs are all incorporated into the broth, add parsley and turn off the heat. Ladle out soup and serve with crusty bread.

(This is also in some Chinese cookbooks, with a few variations, and can be called "egg flower", since the egg pieces seem to "bloom" when they hit the pot.)

The brioche is being made now--for finishing tomorrow.

A blizzard? Really?

Apparently we in Ohio are getting a REAL blizzard. So I figure, if it pans out, I should document it.
Therefore, I will be posting snow pics, snow recipes, snow reads, snow movies...ha ha. Well, OK, basically documenting what happens during a "blizzard."

This may or may not be interesting. But we'll see.

First NOTE: TRAVEL--PLEASE, for the Love of All Things Holy, TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON on the roads! Yes, at 4:00 pm you didn't need light to see your dash. But with blowing snow, other drivers need to see you. Unless you want to be hit.