Today I was free of appointments, emails, texts, forms to fill out, such a contrast. There was quite a bit of pain and joint instability, but as the day went on and I cooked a bit, rested, read the current Colgan, it got better. I made it to the mailbox, furthest I could walk today. Such a contrast.
Food was featured today
Breakfast was red lentil flatbread and sliced apples
Later in the day there was a slight setback while I was enjoying the last of the crunchy tofu sticks with a dipping sauce I made from ketchup, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
I'd set the little sauce bowl on the plate and suddenly my fork caught it and there was sauce everywhere except on the crunchy sticks. Over me, the floor, such a waste of a nice sauce. But the sticks were great. Definitely doing them again.
I made a long delayed split pea soup, too with yellow potatoes and chard. I noticed the date on the thyme in the freezer -- 2015!! But the flavor was still good, so there. Onions, garlic, split peas, yellow potatoes diced, smoked paprika, red pepper flakes, seasalt, thyme, oregano.
This made six meals as usual.The potatoes had sprouted a bit, so I cut slices where the sprouts were and used the rest in the soup.
I took the eyes and planted them in a container.
All planted now.
A bit early but we'll see what we get. Nothing wasted. The last year's container harvest, a pound or two, came from just the peelings of one potato. They're generous.
Happy day, everyone with no pain but plenty of gain. Off to spend time with online friends for the evening.
Still soldiering. From walking distance a week or so ago to joint instability so soon is rapid change. Good thing you are in the queue now for joint replacement and didn't delay a decision on that.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think it's good I decided fast.
DeleteDo you replant after they start to grow, or do you just leave them in those pots
ReplyDeleteThe potatoes are grown in the containers. Nowhere else to plant them!
DeleteWhat an interesting little insect!
ReplyDeleteI hope he did okay. I wonder if he rode in on a person coming in.
Delete"sauce everywhere except on the crunchy sticks" -- isn't that always the way with spills!
ReplyDeleteIt's like the toast falling butter side down. Some obscure law of physics.
DeleteThe pea soup looks so good, Boud. We have it after we cook ham for the family. Later in the week, we have stock made from the ham bone with split peas. I hate to waste food too. Thank you for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteMy mom used to make this soup with a ham bone, too. It was a complete meal.
DeleteThe sauce sounded good. Sorry it ended up everywhere. Been there, done that. Here's to a good rest of your week with yummy foods.
ReplyDeleteYes, I guess everyone who cooks has done that kind of thing, lovely food on the floor.
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DeleteI am stunned (pleasantly so) by you planting potato eyes.
ReplyDeleteI do it every year. Nice little harvest. Also potato plants have flowers, quite decorative.
DeleteMy last soup had white beans and split peas in it and it was so very good. Very creamy. Lots of greens and potatoes too. Also ham. No need to waste food.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you got a day off, so to speak.
It felt like a day off, exactly. I have various beans in my current misfits order, so probably soup, fritters, more.
DeleteGlad you had a good day and hope the pain holds off while you wait for your surgery.
ReplyDeleteAs long as it stays down a bit, I'm fine with it. Looking at you, Helen!
DeleteI think we've all had those kinds of accidents. They tend to happen to me when I am so tired and/or sore that I am speechless and can't move for a while just taking in the effort it is going to be to clean all that up--lol! But then you do what you have to do. Soup looks good! Have a great day. :)
ReplyDeleteSo true. I did sit there a minute before I summoned up the will to clean up.
DeleteSounds like a yummy day. I just started Colgan.
ReplyDeleteWhich one? I'm finding her lovely and fluffy about what I'm up for just now.
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DeleteThat was my first one, I remember now. I liked it enough to continue.
DeleteGlad you were able to walk to the box. Hope each day gets better for you. Soup sounds yummy. I like split pea soup, but have never made it. Might give it a try. I didn't know you could get potatoes from planting potato peals? Interesting.
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As long the peels have eyes. Those are the start of the roots.
DeleteWhere do I find the link to your post advising how to crunch your tofu sticks? We are fans of our air fryer (actually a Ninja 7 in 1 - so much more than just an air fryer) but always interested in others paths because they may be better, who knows.
ReplyDeleteThe tofu recipe is YouTube -- yeung man cooking -- tofu katsu. And it's very good. All his food is. My split pea soup is adapted from his recipe, too.
DeleteHow I love pea soup but husband does not. So rarely do I ever get it.
ReplyDeleteSorry you are feeling stiff and not walking much.
cathy
Maybe you could make it for yourself? Just a small recipe.
DeleteThanks for the commiseration -- you have your share of pain, I know.
I am so fond of split pea soup. We don't have it often enough.
ReplyDeleteMaybe a few picket signs ..
DeleteI've planted potato eyes in the past and it's always disappointing that I get no results while others get bucketfuls of spuds. Maybe one day I'll fare better. Soup looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteMy answer vanished. But the gist was that I find containers are best for drainage. Also to wait till the foliage is yellow and withering, to harvest. Odd that you're not getting potatoes. They're usually quite obliging.
DeleteI think I need to try proper pea soup to see if I like it better than the canned version my mother used to serve. That stuff was beyond gross - looked awful and tasted just as bad. So sorry you had the spillage. Doesn't it always seem that when you spill something it goes absolutely everywhere, spreading entirely out of proportion to the volume that was in the container.
ReplyDeleteTry your own pea soup. It can be great.
DeleteThe spilling thing is like giving medicine to a cat. The entire neighborhood spattered with sticky pink antibiotic.