Monday, December 19, 2011

weekend review: simplicity

Sometimes the most delicious meals use the fewest, simplest, most beautiful ingredients.

Figure 1. The beginnings of a great meal: a pound of Brussels sprouts + an enormous sweet potato.

Figure 2. Indecisiveness on how to prepare my sprouts led to this: Brussels sprouts two ways (left: shredded for caramelized Brussels sprouts; right: halved and tossed in olive oil, salt, and pepper for roasted Brussels sprouts).

Figure 3. Also in the mix for dinner: sliced white button mushrooms and some beautiful extra-sharp white cheddar cheese (Cabot Seriously Sharp white cheddar, to be exact).

Figure 4. Brussels sprouts two ways: caramelized Brussels sprouts and roasted Brussels sprouts.

Figure 5. Twice baked sweet potato topped with mushrooms and cheddar. This is beautiful, isn't it?

Figure 6. Saturday night's dinner: twice baked sweet potato topped with mushrooms and cheddar and Brussels sprouts two ways (caramelized and roasted).

15 comments:

  1. Can I just say that your Saturday night dinner looks absolutely stunning? Brussel sprouts are amazing. Even more amazing when placed alongside mushrooms and a sweet potato. Mmmm.

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  2. Umm I think I just drooled more than ever, what fabulous eats! :)

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  3. Thanks guys. This dinner was, indeed, amazing.

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  4. yum!! this is totally my kind of dinner and I will be making this very soon!

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  5. wow. never thought of shredding the brussel sprouts before. looks delicious!

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  6. This looks like my kind of dinner, I think it will be made very soon in this house!! love it!

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  7. i agree - i love simple dinners and this one looks pretty perfect! :)

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  8. Delicious looking dinner! In my entire life I've only ever had half a brussel sprout! And I LOVED it! I really ought to give your brussel sprout recipes a try!

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  9. Ok, let me just say that I eat a sweet potato for dinner allll the time when I'm rushed, but I never thought to add cheese and mushrooms. That fancies it up a bit without making it a time-consuming dinner to prep. Thanks for the idea!

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  10. Sweet potato, mushrooms and brussels = 3 of my fave veggies right there! Meal looks amazing Sara!

    PS. Finally got around to adding you to my blogroll on my site - sorry it took so long! :)

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  11. Oh my gosh. I'm in love with every aspect of this meal.
    Brussel Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes, and Mushrooms are seriously three of my FAVORITE things. :)

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  12. Love simple meals! And love the idea of topping a sweet potato with mushrooms and cheddar! That sounds amazing!

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  14. I know this is simple, but wow, what a meal! I could live on sweet potatoes and I have also found a new love for brussel sprouts :) I should recreate this at home soon!

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  15. Your dinner looks so great! :)
    I agree, sometimes the most simple meals are the best!

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