Hi Cuties!!!
OK, so in wrapping up the Valentine's weekend, I FINALLY used up the strawberries! (From my Barramundi fish post, and then yesterday's cuttlefish seafood one, and today too, I am sure you may be tired of smoked strawberries, so know that I'm officially now out). Smiles.
However, today's smoked octopus was the best meal of the weekend. Enjoy!
Cheers and here's to a wonderful new week for all!!!!!! - Leah
The remaining strawberries of the weekend, got put into a perforated grill pan (that was greased with grapeseed oil to prevent any sticking) and then those went onto the bottom rack of my smoker... (High heat, hickory chips, for 20 minutes)...
Meanwhile, the octopus got mopped through grapeseed oil and put onto some grill grate pieces on the top rack of my smoker...(I took the berries off first, after 20 minutes and left the octopus on an extra five minutes - thus 25)...
They smelled wonderfully and I then chopped them up some...
And I'd boiled some wheat-free angel hair pasta, (By: "Hodgson Mill Farm" - "brown rice & flax") and assembled the smoked goods, added chopped fresh chives (which I LOVE) and then olive oil and Cyprus Black Lava Sea Salt...
I paired this with a Syrah blend which I love - from Crete - and the meal was the best of the weekend!
It was light (the angel hair is so light, as are the chives) and it all really worked together well...
So simple, albeit healthful and still somewhat exotic and yet minimalistically arranged. (My favorite way to eat, indeed)! I really adored this!!!
So fun to twirl and swirl and enjoy!
Happy wrap up of "Sweetheart's Weekend" or Valentine fare, and here's to the fabulous new week!
Cheers!!!! - Leah
OK, so in wrapping up the Valentine's weekend, I FINALLY used up the strawberries! (From my Barramundi fish post, and then yesterday's cuttlefish seafood one, and today too, I am sure you may be tired of smoked strawberries, so know that I'm officially now out). Smiles.
However, today's smoked octopus was the best meal of the weekend. Enjoy!
Cheers and here's to a wonderful new week for all!!!!!! - Leah
The remaining strawberries of the weekend, got put into a perforated grill pan (that was greased with grapeseed oil to prevent any sticking) and then those went onto the bottom rack of my smoker... (High heat, hickory chips, for 20 minutes)...
Meanwhile, the octopus got mopped through grapeseed oil and put onto some grill grate pieces on the top rack of my smoker...(I took the berries off first, after 20 minutes and left the octopus on an extra five minutes - thus 25)...
They smelled wonderfully and I then chopped them up some...
And I'd boiled some wheat-free angel hair pasta, (By: "Hodgson Mill Farm" - "brown rice & flax") and assembled the smoked goods, added chopped fresh chives (which I LOVE) and then olive oil and Cyprus Black Lava Sea Salt...
I paired this with a Syrah blend which I love - from Crete - and the meal was the best of the weekend!
It was light (the angel hair is so light, as are the chives) and it all really worked together well...
So simple, albeit healthful and still somewhat exotic and yet minimalistically arranged. (My favorite way to eat, indeed)! I really adored this!!!
So fun to twirl and swirl and enjoy!
Happy wrap up of "Sweetheart's Weekend" or Valentine fare, and here's to the fabulous new week!
Cheers!!!! - Leah