AKA My First Fail. :( I have, until now, been of the sincere belief that you can oven roast just about anything and it will be delicious. Apparently, this is not the case with malanga. Because if I try to eat the slices I just took out of the oven, I will surely break a tooth. Bummer.
Malanga is a starchy tuber, commonly grown in Central & South America, as well as Western Africa and Polynesia. It apparently is the poor cousin of Yucca. None of which I knew when I saw this weird, hairy looking potato thing at the grocery store and snagged it for this week's use. Turns out recipes were a little hard to find, and I decided I'd stick with tried-and-true. Except tried and true does not always work.
Thankfully dinner tonight (Shepherd's Pie & Roasted Asparagus) was not counting on the malanga as the star of the show, so I can unceremoniously dump the whole Fail in the trash. Oh, well - that's what trying new things is all about. Can't like them all :)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
..And a weigh in
No movement. Hmph. I was not very well behaved this week, so that's not a huge shock. I think it will balance out with some weight loss this week, because I peeked at the scale today and was encouraged.
I try to only weigh in once a week, on the same day for some consistency. But I have a talking scale, and I'm only human!
I try to only weigh in once a week, on the same day for some consistency. But I have a talking scale, and I'm only human!
Barley Results
Clearly I'm a terrible blogger. That being said... I made a beef & barley soup and it came out deeeee-licious. My mom said it might be the best soup I've ever made - I don't know about that, I make a LOT of soup in the crock pot. But I was so happy with it.
Beef stock, browned hamburg (cooked with onions and celery and some spices), carrots, mushrooms, garlic, some sherry, and barley. Gosh it was good. So easy to do and so tasty! My husband was surprised at how much he liked the barley flavor. I think he was expecting not to like it as much because he doesn't like beer, and obviously barley is a main ingredient there.
I may be keeping some barley in my pantry, just to add some variety. Barley succcess! Huzzah!
Beef stock, browned hamburg (cooked with onions and celery and some spices), carrots, mushrooms, garlic, some sherry, and barley. Gosh it was good. So easy to do and so tasty! My husband was surprised at how much he liked the barley flavor. I think he was expecting not to like it as much because he doesn't like beer, and obviously barley is a main ingredient there.
I may be keeping some barley in my pantry, just to add some variety. Barley succcess! Huzzah!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)