Tuesday, January 17, 2012

second chances

After my last fiasco with cooking rice too spicy to eat (many moons ago I double spiced the cooking water) my children finally gave me a second chance and were plesantly surprised that it was indeed edible. They mentioned that it didn't taste like Abba's. But maybe that is because Abba uses white rice and I am slyly changing the family over to brown rice. Last night's mixture was 2/3 brown and 1/3 white. Made in a brand new non-stick pot that was amazing and with some Marak Oaf - vegetable flavored to add some zest.
Then I made some turkey meatballs that fell apart in the cooking. Oh well, I am dubbing the recipe "inside out sauce" since I added the tomato paste to the turkey mixture before I cooked them. Then added the sauce part at the very end.
Jonathan was very impressed and it was ready in less than a half hour since the turkey was defrosted and the kitchen was clean to begin with. I think I'll try it again some other time. :)
And I discovered the secret to making my cake ball truffles a success. It may lie in putting the cuties in the freezer for awhile to harden. Can't wait to give it another try.
Love my love bugs!