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Day #10: Brussel Sprouts.
Yes. I've made it to age 31 and have never had brussel sprouts before. I had a conversation about this on Tuesday with a colleague. It went something like this:
Me: Yup, never had brussel sprouts before.
Her: :o!!!
Me: My mom was a big believer in if she didn't like it, she wasn't going to make her kids eat it. I had asparagus for the first time when I was 25.
Her: :O!!!!
Me: Yeah. But I'll never willingly eat canned green beans again, if they aren't doctored into green bean casserole. Those were her favorite veggies. We had them at least three times a week when I was growing up.
I also need to take this time to point out that I've been doing great at sticking to my meal plan. Until tonight. I put together my salad for tomorrow and used up all the chicken that I hadn't put away in the freezer. Plus, I was a in mood for something else. Like, say, eggs.
ln my world, frittatas are "fridge cleaners". Much like home-made broth is a fridge cleaner, which I made last night. So my fridge was pretty clean. (I even pulled out things that needed to be tossed.) So I checked the freezer instead. And found a bag of frozen baby brussel sprouts. Impulse buy at the grocery store - they were on clearance and I had a 'you know, I've never had those before' moment. Followed by, after getting home, a 'I have no clue how to cook these' moment. But tonight, a frittata seemed like a good idea. And a freezer cleaner instead.
Because my frittatas are fridge cleaners, I don't have a set recipe other than veg, another veg, a bit more veg, enough eggs to cover the veg, and some cheese. In this case:
Yes, I found the camera cord. Now I'll torture you with my horrible photography.
( special guest, procedure and more pictures )
Yes. I've made it to age 31 and have never had brussel sprouts before. I had a conversation about this on Tuesday with a colleague. It went something like this:
Me: Yup, never had brussel sprouts before.
Her: :o!!!
Me: My mom was a big believer in if she didn't like it, she wasn't going to make her kids eat it. I had asparagus for the first time when I was 25.
Her: :O!!!!
Me: Yeah. But I'll never willingly eat canned green beans again, if they aren't doctored into green bean casserole. Those were her favorite veggies. We had them at least three times a week when I was growing up.
I also need to take this time to point out that I've been doing great at sticking to my meal plan. Until tonight. I put together my salad for tomorrow and used up all the chicken that I hadn't put away in the freezer. Plus, I was a in mood for something else. Like, say, eggs.
ln my world, frittatas are "fridge cleaners". Much like home-made broth is a fridge cleaner, which I made last night. So my fridge was pretty clean. (I even pulled out things that needed to be tossed.) So I checked the freezer instead. And found a bag of frozen baby brussel sprouts. Impulse buy at the grocery store - they were on clearance and I had a 'you know, I've never had those before' moment. Followed by, after getting home, a 'I have no clue how to cook these' moment. But tonight, a frittata seemed like a good idea. And a freezer cleaner instead.
Because my frittatas are fridge cleaners, I don't have a set recipe other than veg, another veg, a bit more veg, enough eggs to cover the veg, and some cheese. In this case:
Yes, I found the camera cord. Now I'll torture you with my horrible photography.
Frozen brussel sprouts
Frozen peppers and onion medley
Frozen (homemade) pinto beans (1/2 cup - that was the only thing I measured and only because it was premeasured)
9 eggs
Not shown: Asiago cheese (just a smidge, I ran out), Feta cheese, crushed red pepper flakes, olive oil
( special guest, procedure and more pictures )
