Ben eats just about anything without complaint. Sometimes it's without a lot of enjoyment but it's rare that he just refuses to eat something. Yesterday I managed to find something he won't eat.
We had tons of greens in the share this week, some of which were still attached to the veggies, namely radishes and kohlrabi. I decided to cook up those greens with a bit of onion and some oil as I do with lots of other greens.
Thumbs down! I don't think kohlrabi greens are really meant to be eaten without being well hidden in other foods. They're fairly tough and kind of bitter. I didn't hate them although I wouldn't ever seek them out. Sam ate a no thank you mouthful and had no desire to continue. Ben ended up throwing his away.
Can't win them all.
Showing posts with label Kitchen disasters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kitchen disasters. Show all posts
Monday, June 23, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Kitchen disaster day
It's one of those days where I decided to try new things and the new things? They all stunk.
Yellow Peas with Coconut
First off, I tried making a yellow peas with coconut dish based on a recipe from Epicurious although of course I had to make a bunch of modifications because I didn't want to run to the store. Subs were whole dried peas (from the share) for split peas, dried coconut for fresh, hot chili oil for the peppers. Maybe I should have realized there was a good reason there were no reviews for the recipe.
Rating: NEVER DO THIS AGAIN. Oh, and the peas were still hard after using the quick soak method (bring to a boil) and after that just letting them soak for another 7 hours. I cooked them for about 2 hours and they never really got to a point where I felt they were cooked. I think I'm just going to throw away the rest of these peas because I've now failed two out of two times with them. In hindsight the whole concept seems destined to fail. Ben thought the stuff was ok if he loaded it with hot sauce. Sam thought it was too spicy.
Oatmeal Cookies
Next on the failure agenda was oatmeal cookies. There are lots of recipes for them but I wanted to try out the whole wheat pastry flour, oats, and honey we've been getting in our share so I tried to make my own recipe based on what I saw on the other recipes. I used half honey and half brown sugar. Great flavor but I couldn't get them off the pan. We ate some by the spoonful (very gooey) then I had to soak the rest of the cookies down with water so I could scrape them off the pan.
Rating: Well, flavorwise they were really good but when food has to be scraped into the trash it is an experiment that shouldn't be repeated.
Cabbage and Radish Salad
Ben wanted a simple cabbage based salad so I ripped up some cabbage and shredded some radishes and tossed them together with balsamic vinagrette. The texture makes my teeth hurt. Ben liked it though. Sam spurned it and I don't blame him!
I think it might be time to order a pizza.....
Yellow Peas with Coconut
First off, I tried making a yellow peas with coconut dish based on a recipe from Epicurious although of course I had to make a bunch of modifications because I didn't want to run to the store. Subs were whole dried peas (from the share) for split peas, dried coconut for fresh, hot chili oil for the peppers. Maybe I should have realized there was a good reason there were no reviews for the recipe.
Rating: NEVER DO THIS AGAIN. Oh, and the peas were still hard after using the quick soak method (bring to a boil) and after that just letting them soak for another 7 hours. I cooked them for about 2 hours and they never really got to a point where I felt they were cooked. I think I'm just going to throw away the rest of these peas because I've now failed two out of two times with them. In hindsight the whole concept seems destined to fail. Ben thought the stuff was ok if he loaded it with hot sauce. Sam thought it was too spicy.
Oatmeal Cookies
Next on the failure agenda was oatmeal cookies. There are lots of recipes for them but I wanted to try out the whole wheat pastry flour, oats, and honey we've been getting in our share so I tried to make my own recipe based on what I saw on the other recipes. I used half honey and half brown sugar. Great flavor but I couldn't get them off the pan. We ate some by the spoonful (very gooey) then I had to soak the rest of the cookies down with water so I could scrape them off the pan.
Rating: Well, flavorwise they were really good but when food has to be scraped into the trash it is an experiment that shouldn't be repeated.
Cabbage and Radish Salad
Ben wanted a simple cabbage based salad so I ripped up some cabbage and shredded some radishes and tossed them together with balsamic vinagrette. The texture makes my teeth hurt. Ben liked it though. Sam spurned it and I don't blame him!
I think it might be time to order a pizza.....
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