What's for supper?

[Brenda1]

Boomer wrote:

I never heard of putting carrots in smashed potatoes, but it sure does sound good. You sound like a good cook. How did you come up with the idea to put carrots in them? How did you cook your beet greens? I bet they'd be good cooked with a ham hock and a pinch of vanilla. <quoted text>

The idea is a combination of necessity & adventure. Carrots help lower cholestrol, and I'm trying to eat 'healthier'. And although potatoes are good, they have more carbs than I want. Necessity visited the scenario when I wanted to make mashed potatoes for supper, and had only a few --- so I peeled and threw in a large carrot cut smaller than the taters, since they take longer to cook. It just sounded interesting. Now mind you, I mashed 'em, though if whipped they would have had a beautiful golden color throughout, with flecks of orange. That would be pretty with a nice chicken gravy over it, don't ya think?
I put the beet greens in salted boiling water for 9 minutes like my cookbook suggested. I only did a small amount so it would be no great loss if it was awful. Husband thought they were good, son thought needed cooked with a little vinegar added. And you can freeze beet greens too, sounds cool. I'll think about the ham hock and vanilla idea, I'm a cuisine-challenged scaredy cat, but I'm learning to experiment more, thanks to the "Food Network", and even MBP and others here give me some great ideas. And someday soon, you may even hear me singing, "I believe I can fry!" (ew!)
I think the leftover greens will be tossed tomorrow into a warm bacon & vinegar dressing with a pinch or two of brown sugar, like a wilted spinach salad. Might be good with the chicken.(Dang, now how do I plan to cook that chicken?!) LOL! Bon appetit!
GBKY

[MBP-CALI]

Try Celery Root in the mashed potatoes especially if you serve them with a fish like Halibut.

[Rider Kat]

Boomer wrote:

I never heard of putting carrots in smashed potatoes, but it sure does sound good. You sound like a good cook. How did you come up with the idea to put carrots in them? How did you cook your beet greens? I bet they'd be good cooked with a ham hock and a pinch of vanilla.
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Vanilla? hmm it doesn't strike me as a good seasoning but hey try it and let us know.
I remember a time when I was so fussy I didn't want my foods touching each other.. now I love cooking one pot meals.
=)

[Brenda1]

Rider Kat wrote:

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Vanilla? hmm it doesn't strike me as a good seasoning but hey try it and let us know.
I remember a time when I was so fussy I didn't want my foods touching each other.. now I love cooking one pot meals.
=)

That's was the hubby too! He has come a long way, except when it involves corn. I pack leftovers for him to take to work. SO, prankster that I am, if part of dinner was mashed potatoes and corn, I'd put one piece of corn right on top of the potatoes. It would make him nuts.
I do love him, but he's so easy to pick on.
GBKY