Happy RAINY Thursday.... AGAIN! My gosh... what is up with this weather?! Spring... Where ARRRREEEeeee YouuuUUUU? On another note, can anyone else not seem to successfully polish their own nails?! I just tried to paint my nails (key word being tried) and they look HORRIBLE...not a huge surprise there. No matter what I do, how still I sit, or how focused I am, when I paint my own nails it looks as if a 4 year old painted them. Why do I still bother trying? I'll have you know that I have already busted out the nail polish remover and am back to plain, unpainted nails. PJ told me that he watches youtube videos on how to cook the best eggs, so I should be able to find one on nail painting for the challenged.
Ce la Vie!
Exhibit A ... aka Exhibit YUCK
On another note, I found the one vegetable- perhaps on this planet- that I don't like. I am always up for trying whatever seasonal vegetable is advertised on FreshDirect no matter how strange it may seem. For example, a couple of weeks ago I ordered sea beans which are salty plant that grow in salt marshes and on beaches. I enjoyed these salty little buggers on top of my salads. They weren't the best veggie ever, but I had no complaints. Well, lets take a look a veggie I will not be purchasing again...exhibit A- the fiddle head fern. Apparently these creepy looking little guys are termed as "fiddle heads" because they look like the top of a fiddle. I think they look like snails, and they taste like the forest... not in a good way. Think dirt. I braised the ferns and sauteed them in a ton of garlic. I have been proved wrong that anything sauteed in copious amounts of garlic can taste good. I threw these in the trash (and you know how I hate wasting!). PJ opened the trash and upon finding the discarded curly cues yelped, "what are those!?... they look like snails!". My thoughts exactly.
Instead of the fiddle head ferns I planned on enjoying, I roasted up some asparagus that I tossed in a miso dressing. Roasted asparagus never disappoints. I made this miso roasted soba noodle bowl and topped it with a fried egg. SO. GOOD. On a side note, over the past few months I have been thoroughly enjoying mixed bowls of goodness for dinner. I can't get enough of grains, veggies, sauce, and some type of protein all mixed up and served in a bowl.
There is something so comforting about it, which is strange for me as there was a time in my life where I avoided "mixy" meals like the plague. I didn't like that I was unable to view exactly how much protein, fat, and carb I was consuming. That has all changed, my friends. Not only am I thoroughly satisfied when I have a mixed combo of carbs, protein, and fat, but throwing everything you like in a bowl and mixing it together is a super quick way to get dinner on the table in 20 minutes! Don't over think! If your bowl included flavors that somewhat jive and more importantly, ingredients that YOU like... then how can you go wrong? You can't :)
Something to think about...
Be your own guru :)
xo
Sarah
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ReplyDeleteI beg to differ with your comments regarding Fiddle head Ferns. They are not at all bad or distasteful you just need to know how to prepare them and take a little time with a lot of love. All it is they take a little time to clean them. Soak it in cold water for 30 minutes, rinse well and really remove the teh black sandy rooty parts from the curly parts. Once they are clean, all black stuff gone, than just steam them for 15 minutes. Prepare a sauce of either real butter or high quality olive oil or 1/2 butter (w/o salt), salt pepper, mustard , white cooking wine or substitute with fresh lemon juice and finalize it with a hint of honey .
When ready to serve add the warm sauce over the fiddle heads and watch them disappear from your serving dish.
PS: Secret is to remove all the black roots and sand that is stuck in between the curly wheeley part and use your judgement to get rid of any other blackened area. I served it for our Easter dinner and it was a big hit.
Thank you
Thank you so much for the recipe! I will have to give the ferns another chance :)
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