I have been doing so much and am so excited! Thursday the kids and I went to Publix to try to find quinoa. Now this is something I've never tried before and I knew it was going to be something unique when I didn't see it in the Wal-mart baking/spices isle. LOL I needed some assistance from the clerk, but he took me straight to Quinoa linguine. I didn't need linguine! It took us awhile, but we finally found it.
And now I am the proud owner of organic quinoa.
I plan to use it in a salad from Oh She Glows. Stay tuned for my blog on it!
Also from Oh She Glows, Memories In The Baking, and The Old Farmer's Almanac, I decided to make Strawberry Soup.
Now I had no idea what it would taste like. But I loooooove strawberries - so it has to be good right? I looked at several recipes and decided that simple would be best. So I went with Memories In The Baking's recipe sans the wine ~ for 2 reasons: 1 - I didn't have any wine and forgot to buy Rose while we were out. 2- I really didn't see the need for alcohol in this healthy recipe. If I had had 7-up on hand, I might have added that instead, but needless to say, it turned out delicious! Also, I used low fat sour cream instead of Greek yogurt or regular sour cream.
The finished product was PURE STRAWBERRY HEAVEN!!!!
My daughter LOVES it and ate a whole bowl and then wanted more (I didn't give in though). I really loved it, but thought maybe 1/4 cup of sugar would do? This is definitely a recipe that will be part of our summer for many years to come!!!
Lots to say today - sheesh!
I knew that I was going to make pork chops today. Normally I'd make mashed potatoes with it and green beans. But I felt devilish and decided to try mashed cauliflower potatoes instead. Now, I am a mashed potato fanatic. No milk in my yukon gold mashed potatoes - not smooth enough? Add another stick of butter and a few more shakes of salt. Those are the ONLY ingredients in my potatoes. But I was willing to try the cauliflower substitute. Because I was trying to be sneaky, I didn't get any photos, the flash would have brought in inquiring minds. I chopped the cauliflower and steamed it. But without a food processor I had trouble getting the desired consistancy I wanted. Into the blender it went, but then I was busted. Hubby said, "I don't want to drink my dinner, Sheri!!!" He has blender and food processor confused with a juicer. LOL It worked a little better but my blender keeps locking up, so I just used the electric mixer which shot cauliflower all over the counter. Grrrr! I had enough! I grabbed a spoon and tried the half mashed, half invasive looking mixture and it was goooooood!!!! Upon presentation to the table, I got a lot of sour faces, but everyone tried them. Hubby said "Eh, I can take them or leave them." My daughter ate all of hers. But my son LOVED them, ate them all, and then asked for 2nds and ate all of those!!!! I think they were a huge success. I did explain to them that I would never try to pull this off as mashed potatoes, but that they were a nice back burner to the old carb, butter and salt filled delite we rarely have anymore.
And now for my big excitement! Although I am focusing on my 40th birthday (I still can't believe I'm doing that - focusing on it), I have to get through my 39th birthday first. What I really really really really really want is tickets to the Motley Crue concert coming up on the 3rd here in Nashville! Unfortunately it is a no go. I won't get into the crazy reasons why, but I almost can't even think about the concert happening and not being there without it hurting a little. Anyway, I'm realizing with all my new recipes and food experimentations, that sometimes a food processor really is the way to go. For example making almond butter or mashing steamed cauliflower. So I was Googling and trying to learn about these wonders of the kitchen and came across this one on Amazon. I am soooo excited.
Cuisinart DLC-8S 11-Cup Pro Custom 11 Food Processor.
I went ahead and ordered it today. So now I can do lots of things here in my kitchen with just the touch of a button. It's not the same as having Nikki Sixx spit fake blood on me during Kick Start My Heart, but it is something I'm looking forward to - the food processor, not necessarily Nikki Sixx! ;p
oooh I found another good photo - throwing fake blood! LOL
My daughter LOVES it and ate a whole bowl and then wanted more (I didn't give in though). I really loved it, but thought maybe 1/4 cup of sugar would do? This is definitely a recipe that will be part of our summer for many years to come!!!
Lots to say today - sheesh!
I knew that I was going to make pork chops today. Normally I'd make mashed potatoes with it and green beans. But I felt devilish and decided to try mashed cauliflower potatoes instead. Now, I am a mashed potato fanatic. No milk in my yukon gold mashed potatoes - not smooth enough? Add another stick of butter and a few more shakes of salt. Those are the ONLY ingredients in my potatoes. But I was willing to try the cauliflower substitute. Because I was trying to be sneaky, I didn't get any photos, the flash would have brought in inquiring minds. I chopped the cauliflower and steamed it. But without a food processor I had trouble getting the desired consistancy I wanted. Into the blender it went, but then I was busted. Hubby said, "I don't want to drink my dinner, Sheri!!!" He has blender and food processor confused with a juicer. LOL It worked a little better but my blender keeps locking up, so I just used the electric mixer which shot cauliflower all over the counter. Grrrr! I had enough! I grabbed a spoon and tried the half mashed, half invasive looking mixture and it was goooooood!!!! Upon presentation to the table, I got a lot of sour faces, but everyone tried them. Hubby said "Eh, I can take them or leave them." My daughter ate all of hers. But my son LOVED them, ate them all, and then asked for 2nds and ate all of those!!!! I think they were a huge success. I did explain to them that I would never try to pull this off as mashed potatoes, but that they were a nice back burner to the old carb, butter and salt filled delite we rarely have anymore.
And now for my big excitement! Although I am focusing on my 40th birthday (I still can't believe I'm doing that - focusing on it), I have to get through my 39th birthday first. What I really really really really really want is tickets to the Motley Crue concert coming up on the 3rd here in Nashville! Unfortunately it is a no go. I won't get into the crazy reasons why, but I almost can't even think about the concert happening and not being there without it hurting a little. Anyway, I'm realizing with all my new recipes and food experimentations, that sometimes a food processor really is the way to go. For example making almond butter or mashing steamed cauliflower. So I was Googling and trying to learn about these wonders of the kitchen and came across this one on Amazon. I am soooo excited.
I went ahead and ordered it today. So now I can do lots of things here in my kitchen with just the touch of a button. It's not the same as having Nikki Sixx spit fake blood on me during Kick Start My Heart, but it is something I'm looking forward to - the food processor, not necessarily Nikki Sixx! ;p
oooh I found another good photo - throwing fake blood! LOL
2 comments:
Sheri this post put a great big smile on my face! You have been making some wonderful discoveries and I always look forward to each and every moment. Sorry to hear about the concert maybe you can have him spit blood on you for your 40th.
What a FUN day you had! And you didn't even include that you painted Elaine's bed room too! I feel like such a slug. Well, I better get moving and get my Saturday going. Keep up the fun!
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