I feel kind of blurry today

[venetia_sassy]

I cooked the last of the beetroot (except one) and beet greens tonight, using this recipe:

Simple Tempeh with Swiss Chard & Beets

But I didn't use tempeh. I tried it a couple of years ago, I think, and found it nice enough but I thought I'd go for one unaccustomed food per meal. Instead, I used a couple of chicken, brandy and herb sausages, sliced up and fried before adding the chard and beet greens. The whole meal was very pink and it was a little worrying this time as there was quite a bit of sauce sloshing around. Minimal mess, considering!

Overall, I quite liked it. A little too sweet (a bit less maple syrup, I think) and there was only a hint of earth flavour from the beetroot. I think the chicken sausage worked very well to balance out the sweetness.

I can't say beetroot is suddenly my favourite vegetable but it's not quite so alarming anymore! I also kept one beetroot to make baked beet chips. We'll see if they're any more interesting than kale chips. (Really do not understand the rave reviews there.)
 
*yawns* Writing weekend, I hope.

Comments

[turlough]

I've never heard of tempeh before! The dish sounds kind of nice but probably not something I would ever try myself.

Please tell us about your reactions to the beet chips. I don't understand the raving about vegetable chips either.

[venetia_sassy]

Tempeh and tofu are usually available in major supermarkets here these days but they haven't made much of an impression on me at this point. And yeah, the dish was nice enough but if I didn't already have most of the ingredients, I wouldn't bother with it again.

I'll probably make the beet chips tomorrow - and maybe give the kale chips another go, too ...

[turps]

I've just finished eating chicken and sweetcorn soup, so shouldn't have read your post already. So much food, omg.

I do love reading about what you're cooking though. It's always interesting.

Good luck with the writing.

[venetia_sassy]

Ooh, chicken and sweetcorn soup. I tried making that a while ago, I wonder what I did with the recipe ...

Glad you find it interesting! Food became a lot more important to me when I started cooking, not just baking. I like the discovery.

Thanks, I managed a few pages today, so that's something!

[glitteryv]

Can't say I'm much of a fan of tempeh myself. DNW.

[venetia_sassy]

I can't remember having a particular reaction one way or the other, so I'm assuming I found it okay? But the chicken and brandy sausages were really good.