We had company tonight, so I tried something new with some Mediterreanean olives I had sitting in the fridge. They are good olives- just not special, and I have A LOT of them. I took about 2 TBS of red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, dried rosemary, and some lemon zest and marinated some of the olives for a few hours. Every once in a while I would open up the fridge and give them a shake in their container, but it was so easy, and they turned out fabulous! I really liked them. It was such a neat twist- and the zest really added nice flavor.
And speaking of zest, I FINALLY got a microplane. I don’t know what I was doing without one!! Oh my gosh- lemon zest was such a piece of cake. Usually I use my box grater, so I have to wrap it in plastic, zest, and then go back with a toothpick to clean out those rediculous holes. Hooray for the microplane! I’ve given several as gifts, but I never splurged on one for myself. I did so yesterday at Williams-Sonoma. I also bought a nice half-sheet pan, as I haven’t had one, and I’ve been dying to make Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies. So I imagine I will be making those soon and posting quite the review. In the meantime, make some marinated olives!
Hey–do realize both your little sisters have boyfriends now? You should tell Andy that his email made me cry–I love that guy! And let him know that John treats the ground I walk on better than any guy has ever treated me before. 🙂 Love you!