Josh and I just got back from a wonderful vacation to Belize, where we hiked through rainforests to ancient Mayan ruins, swam through rivers into miles-long caves, sailed in the Caribbean cayes and snorkeled with sharks and sting-rays. Perhaps best of all, we ate more stew chicken and rice and beans (which, we learned, is very different than rice with beans - or beans and rice!). Sadly, this will all have to be cataloged in our minds, because we lost our camera (with all our pictures!) en route!
Which explains the long posting absence. I've been cooking since our return, but somehow posting about it is no fun without pictures. But a camera has been purchased and is on its way, so we'll be up and running in a matter of days. In the meantime, some culinary highlights of the last few days:
- Sunday night - whole trout with lavender, basil and pistou grilled with an arugula salad and baked potato on the side. The lavender, basil and chives were picked from our newly-planted herb garden, outside our tiny apartment. Planting the herb garden was probably the highlight of the weekend - and we can reap the benefits for months!
- Monday night - in an attempt to use up the arugula and gorgeous tomatoes we got from Eastern Market on Saturday, we had a pasta with tomatoes, arugula and pecorino - a perfect, light dinner for a summer evening!
- Last night was a tomato, asparagus, broccoli and scallion frittata with plenty of garlic and onion, as well as goat cheese, swiss cheese and pecorino on top. It puffed up and turned a gorgeous golden-brown and looked a lot like a souffle - I'm really missing my camera right now!