Ok, I could crack at least a dozen jokes here, but it's a family show. I'm having a problem with the yeast in my freezer. It's not working. Maybe too many drinks...sorry, I couldn't help myself. So, I tried to make rolls after picking up my daughter yesterday. They didn't rise, but I assumed this could have been due to the substitution of soy milk vs regular milk in the recipe...a difference in the sugars, perhaps? Well, today, I noticed the bread was running a little low in the house, so I thought I'd make more of my multigrain bread. A previously tested recipe with very few changes (olive oil in lieu of butter, which my daughter doesn't like). Again...it didn't rise. So, I think I've determined that the yeast is, in fact, the problem. Now, don't get me wrong, it still SMELLS amazing. My husband mentions in passing that it smells like
chacarero bread. I'm suddenly inspired for dinner...
Brown rice from the fridge (prepared on Sunday), black beans, green beans (also prepared on Sunday), chopped onion and tomato, cumin seed, and ground coriander are all tossed in a skillet and warmed up. It starts to smell like a chacarero sandwich in my kitchen, which COULD be the best sandwich ever invented. I scoop the warm goodness into bowls, top with shredded cheddar, Franks Red Hot, and surround it all with chopped avocado. Heaven!
This was kind of like one of those Thursday-night-crap-the-fridge-is-empty kind of dishes and with 2 nights left to prepare dinner on $50 this week of groceries purchased (no, I'm not kidding, for a family of 4!), I still have plenty left to eat right for a couple of nights!
So far, I'm hanging in there this week despite my yeast fail. Thanks for hanging in with me!
I am sooooooo not a cook. So I'm wondering, are you making this stuff up, or following recipes? I'd never have thought to put the above ingredients together. I'm very dull when it comes to what I prepare and I'm sick of it!
ReplyDeleteI use recipes when I BAKE...not when I cook, primarily because I haven't mastered all of the science of baking, but I've always read cookbooks like someone would pick up a magazine. Cookbooks tend to be my pleasure reading, because I have 2 kids and rarely get too much of an uninterrupted stretch of time. Reading recipe by recipe, flipping thru and checking out the pictures, I can enjoy what I'm reading without losing a plot. I've often, when in a rut, asked my husband to inspire me. "Pick a cuisine, flavor, or ingredient you are craving" I'd say, then force myself to work around it. Also self imposed limitations - try vegetarian or a limited budget force us to find creative and delicious combos we may not have tried.
ReplyDeleteGood luck and keep trying!