2 Meals from Last Week

So I have gotten a little lazy about blogging - I apologize to my public! :) Last week I managed to squeek out 2 nights of meals.  


      Monday I made Chicken Divan, page 358.  It calls for Broccoli, but as that is my least favorite veggie, I made the dish with string beans.  It is an incredibly rich meal, but the sherry flavor added to the cream sauce just make Divan, divine. ( I know - so bad, but it had to be said).  This meal is rich enough and the vegetable is included, so this meal stands alone just fine. I good glass of white wine would be a lovely accompaniment however.


    Tuesday night I prepared the Veal Marsala, page 457.  This is a nice easy dish for a week night, and could easily be included into a busy schedule normal routine.  It goes nicely over noodles, and can be served nicely with any green vegetable.  I served it with some spinach on the side. 


   Speaking of easy weeknight meals, as I was catching up on my Gourmet magazines, (RIP) I saw an ad for the NEW Gourmet cookbook.  Ruth came up with another 1200 recipes for the more modern cook.  I guess they realized that the cookbook I am working from, although amazing, doesn't always fit into the lives of us working busy wives and mothers.  I have to, of course, own this new book, so I warn now, this blog could change into the Garden State NEW Gourmet cookbook venture!  We will have to see. I can't wait to get my hands on a copy!  Ruth also recently began a PBS show called Gourmet's Adventures with Ruth.  Unfortunately I haven't been able to catch it yet,  I noticed 2 of her first guests were Dianne Weist and Tom Skeritt.  If anyone has seeen it yet, please comment in!