I wasn't going to post an entry tonight, I really wasn't.
Because I'm tired. I went to the local arboretum with Honey and we ran around chasing each other and sniffing things and peeing everywhere.
(Well, I didn't do the sniffing or peeing thing, but yes to the running around.)
So I didn't feel that I had the mental power to write something. Mostly because I'm lazy.
(Also, it doesn't take much to kill my mental power.)
But I just made a new meal for dinner tonight, which I did with trepidation.
(Because at least 75% of the time that I try a new recipe, it turns out bland or tastes somewhat odd.)
But this time, I hit the 25% percent winning percentage and I'm excited! New meal! New horizons!
I made Surf and Turf Cajun Pasta.
Minus the turf because I don't eat red meat these days. And minus the parmesan because I try to consume as little dairy as possible. And I substituted soy creamer for the heavy cream, which I do not particularly recommend because it didn't combine with the broth well at all. And without tomatoes because by the time I should have added tomatoes, I was tired of chopping. And I put in waaaaaaaay too much chicken broth by accident and my sauce wasn't sauce at all but broth.
And yet, even with all those substitutions and mistakes, the meal turned out good. I mean, really good. I've never cooked with cajun seasoning before, which I am suspecting has been a mistake since this meal turned out so good. The broth taste meshed really well with the cajun and the peppers. I can't wait to eat the leftovers that I boxed up!
The meal does take some work, particularly since you have cook things separately. (Although, possibly you could cook everything together but I am a cooking novice and usually follow instructions). But it isn't the hardest meal I've ever made and it's a one-skillet meal, which is nice. Anyways! Definitely try if you like pasta and shrimp!
Because I'm tired. I went to the local arboretum with Honey and we ran around chasing each other and sniffing things and peeing everywhere.
(Well, I didn't do the sniffing or peeing thing, but yes to the running around.)
So I didn't feel that I had the mental power to write something. Mostly because I'm lazy.
(Also, it doesn't take much to kill my mental power.)
But I just made a new meal for dinner tonight, which I did with trepidation.
(Because at least 75% of the time that I try a new recipe, it turns out bland or tastes somewhat odd.)
But this time, I hit the 25% percent winning percentage and I'm excited! New meal! New horizons!
I made Surf and Turf Cajun Pasta.
Minus the turf because I don't eat red meat these days. And minus the parmesan because I try to consume as little dairy as possible. And I substituted soy creamer for the heavy cream, which I do not particularly recommend because it didn't combine with the broth well at all. And without tomatoes because by the time I should have added tomatoes, I was tired of chopping. And I put in waaaaaaaay too much chicken broth by accident and my sauce wasn't sauce at all but broth.
And yet, even with all those substitutions and mistakes, the meal turned out good. I mean, really good. I've never cooked with cajun seasoning before, which I am suspecting has been a mistake since this meal turned out so good. The broth taste meshed really well with the cajun and the peppers. I can't wait to eat the leftovers that I boxed up!
The meal does take some work, particularly since you have cook things separately. (Although, possibly you could cook everything together but I am a cooking novice and usually follow instructions). But it isn't the hardest meal I've ever made and it's a one-skillet meal, which is nice. Anyways! Definitely try if you like pasta and shrimp!