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[tvordlj]

So we're starting the countdown again. 65 sleeps!

I'm taking tomorrow off. I made a doctor's appointment, just a regular routine thing and i couldn't get it at the end of the day like i usually do. I'd have to leave at lunch and get there for 1 and by the time i'd get back to work it would be nearly 3 so that's the afternoon gone. I decided to use a vacation day so i can sleep in and not rush.

Another food semi-disaster.
Thought i could make a chicken casserole without a recipe. Seemed easy enough. Chicken, onion, celery, two tins of cream soups (chicken, mushroom), two tins and a bit of milk, use up the orzo. That's like rice only it's pasta. I cooked way too much of it. Completely filled the dish so i scooped some out to two smaller dishes. Then since it was very very milky, well here's where it all falls apart. I added a bit of rice to it thinking it would cook when i baked the dish in the oven. Only it's brown rice which takes longer. It wasn't cooked very well and was still crunchy. Bleurgh. Now, i can add some some milk, cook in microwave for a bit. Slightly less crunchy but still noticeable. I hate to throw it all out as it's mostly edible and it's a waste otherwise. I probably will eat another bit of it and then chuck the rest. At least i'll have had a few meals and won't feel quite as guilty.

Comments

[tvor.livejournal.com]

oh dear. aren't they sort of like spinach? Steam them, butter them and bob's your uncle?

[acey.livejournal.com]

WEll, that's what I thought when I bought them, but every recipe I found stressed that they must be cooked for an hour or so or they are as tough as leather! Most recipes suggested stewing them with ham hocks. Ummm yeah, I always have a ham hock or two hanging around, don't you? I found a recipe which suggested cooking them with chopped onions and garlic, a few spices and some broth. Then I added a chopped tomato and some feta cheese just before serving and they were not bad at all.

[tvor.livejournal.com]

Other types of greens aren't so much work i don't think.