So our CSA box is nearly empty, but I still have those beets to deal with. And a bit of salad, some chard, some spinach, some celery and the tops of the carrots and fennel. I am tempted to make a dish with the carrot tops, even though some sites I perused claim that they are poisonous. Then again, lots of things are poisonous in large doses. Anyways. Tonight we had cabbage braised on the stove. Not as tasty as in the oven, but nice, in a cabbage-y kind of way. Yesterday we had the zucchini with some rice pasta and other veggies (carrots, red onion, cilantro, green onion) in peanut sauce. The kale was made into kale and white bean soup, and the fennel was braised on the stovetop and served with sweet potatoes and skillet turkey meatloaf. So that is the run down. The dragon carrots were awesome just raw. The peas, well, less so. Oh, we had those with ham and creamy paramesan pasta. Waaay too much work to shell the peas. I even added some from our courtyard garden, and still there weren't enough to warrant all that work. I think I will plant sugar snap peas next time.
For JT's preschool birthday party, I made
broken glass jello. At his request. I prefer not to have jello too often, considering it is mostly sugar with artificial flavor and coloring (we eat A LOT of sugar in this house but try to avoid HFCS, and the artificial colors and flavors), but this was a really cool way to have jello! Basically it is 4 flavors of jello made with half the water, cooled until set, then cut into squares and tossed in a pan. Then you use sweetened condensed milk (JT thought that tasted like Tiny's milk - he tasted some out of a bottle, in case you just thought, excuse me?), 2 packets of unflavored gelatin, and some water to make the white part. The kids at his school seemed enthusiastic/mystified/grossed out/delighted. One boy insisted on using a fork. Another wanted a piece to save for his mom. I think that counts it as a success. Now JT just has to narrow his choice for birthday cakes down - he selected 25 for his short list. What a kid.
4 comments:
Wow! That jello is amazing. You are always so creative/motivated.
You should post the list of cake ideas. How to every choose?
yummy--wish we could taste some of those creations! have fun picking the right cake for the birthday.
love, momsie/gma
i'd like to see the list of cakes, too.
no clue on the beets; i admit, every time i bought them (because they are so pretty at the market), i just roasted them and fed them to Jordan. what about a roasted beet, argula & goat cheese salad with pumpkinseed oil dressing? at least it sounds fancy. good luck with that!
Wish JT a happy birthday from me and let him know I like the new hair cut- I wish I could be there to try any one of those 25 cakes!
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