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Last night I got carried away making a Pilot video, and I didn’t take pictures of the actual dishes I was making, themselves. I squirreled with making little videos and trying to take pictures of the steps. I must make a mental checklist, for videos AND a blog post!

I made two things last night. Sautéed Zucchini with Fennel and Sautéed Radicchio.

Sautéed Zucchini and Fennel

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large fennel bulb stems and fronds removed, bulb chopped
  • 2 large zucchini diced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Gops to taste

Method
 

  1. In large skillet over medium heat and olive oil and add garlic and shallot, sauté until soft and fragrant.
  2. Add in the chopped fennel, stir and cook fennel about 5-7 minutes until it softens.
  3. Add the diced zucchini to the skillet and season with Gops.
  4. Cook until both zucchini and fennel are softened and the liquid has evaporated and the zucchini is slightly crisp and turning golden.
  5. Once the vegetable mixture is finished cooking, add the fresh thyme.
  6. Enjoy.

Sautéed Radicchio

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients
  

  • 1 radicchio chopped
  • 5 pieces pancetta or bacon diced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 shallot diced
  • olive oil as needed
  • Gops to taste

Method
 

  1. In a large skillet over medium heat add the shallot, garlic and pancetta. Sauté until the pancetta is crispy.
  2. If the pan is dry once the pancetta is crispy, add about 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
  3. Add the radicchio into the pan and being to sauté, adding olive oil if the pan becomes too dry.
  4. Season with Gops and sauté stirring frequently until the radicchio has turned a more muted red and is soft.
  5. Enjoy!