Wednesday, May 23, 2012

oopsfish

hello! i'm still getting my bearings after a quick vacation this past weekend - me and a few friends booked a b&b in nashville, tennessee; i'd been looking forward to it for weeks, and i packed my suitcase carefully the night before - i'm a notorious over-packer, and wanted to travel light this time - and was headed out the door for work when i realized that i didn't have my passport. (i've lived in new york for nearly four years, and chicago for five years before that, so when i lost my driver's license a couple years ago i got real lazy and just didn't replace it.) sam had taken off for a fishing trip a morning earlier, and my passport had gone right along with him and was now residing in his jacket pocket somewhere on a river in connecticut. so. vacation was off to a rough start.

as it turns out, getting on an airplane without a photo ID is not as difficult as you may think. i brought along every piece of paper i could find with my name on it - birth certificate, marriage certificate, social security card, mail - even my wedding invitation! - and got a little extra TSA action, but got to nashville and back without a hitch. it was a perfect vacation - a few days with some of my very best friends, eating, drinking, dancing and vintage shopping our way through the city. we found a shop called savant vintage that was absolutely miraculous - jam packed with some of the most incredible vintage pieces i've ever seen, including these trousers.

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blouse - vintage, from brooklyn flea
earrings - handmade by the owner of savant vintage
pants - vintage, savant vintage
shoes - madewell

so, while i was galavanting about tennessee, my sam was camping out with a bunch of his friends, and he brought home a bag full of trout of different varieties. i decided to pair one - simply prepared - with a dish inspired by one i had at city house in nashville.

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swiss chard, raisin and almond salad

1 bunch of swiss chard
2 thin carrots, cleaned and chopped
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup toasted almonds
1/2 small red onion, cut into thin slices
a splash of olive oil, honey, and white wine vinegar
kosher salt

turn the oven to 350 and place the carrots in a foil-lined sheet pan with a splash of olive oil and drizzling of honey. roast until soft, about 20 minutes.

from here it's easy - sauté the chard in the smallest bit of olive oil until dark green and limp; take off the heat and add a tiny bit of white wine vinegar, then stir in the raisins, almonds, and carrots. season with salt to taste.

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the fish should be even easier - but i've been trying this new health-ish kick lately, and i didn't put enough olive oil in the pan, and i kind of mangled the poor thing. trout has such good flavor on its own that i like to prepare it simply, with a little lemon, salt and pepper; just be sure you put enough butter or oil in the pan that you don't ugly it up like i did.

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ugly or not, it was utterly delicious and a nice pairing of mild and earthy and sweet.

hope everyone had a lovely weekend, and i promise more soon -

xo audrey



12 comments:

  1. Always looking forward to new posts of you and here it is yaaay, Audrey you look great, the green pants are very interesting and the shoes lying all around are so pretty and no way!! the fish and all the salads are looking delicious! Have a great in Nashville!

    xo Karolina

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  2. Audrey, I love that you're both fashionable AND can cook! I am always anxious to see what you've "cooked up", literally!!
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  3. I'm trying this for the weekend.... looks absolutely delicious... I love your hair by the way :)

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  4. i am actually really surprised you were able to fly without a photo ID. you're very impressive. i always get tons of shit when i fly, and i always get 2 or 3 people rifling through my bags and asking me questions. someone even searched me for 'drug traces' and 'explosive material' the last time i flew. blargh.

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  5. This salad looks delicious, and those pants - what an amazing find!

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  6. looooooooove those pants!!!! that fish looks so yummy too!

    nataliya
    sewniice.blogspot.com

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  7. Holy crap! Those pants are so cool and loungey!

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  8. Wow , looks delicious, like you dress so beautiful and simple.
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  9. The swiss chard looks amazing (like your outfit)!

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