This blog will document my successes and failures with new foods and tastes as I test them on my family of 5. Some of the foods I try will be from recipes but most of my food I make using just an idea of what I'm trying accomplish. These ideas come from TV, magazines, the internet and cookbooks I have. I will reference them when I can but I love to cook from instinct and find I can zero in on my family's tastes better that way. I'm hoping by documenting my experiences with food in my household I can help other families expand their food horizons and enjoy family meals the way we all should.
Tonight was an example of a great success in our household. It inspired me to finally sit down and put my food love out in a public forum. Tonight I roasted a pork tenderloin with a Jamaican Jerk rub and added sweet potato fries and a spinach, mango and avacado salad with raspberry vinegarette. The pork loin was a hit. All three kids ate a lot of it, so much so I am going to have to cook a different meal for my husband. The twins (21 months) devoured the sweet potato fries and liked the mango and avacado. The two of them still struggle a little with any greens so the spinach snub was no big surprise. My 5-year-old loved everything except the sweet potato fries. He ate them but couldn't get away from the fact that they didn't taste like typical French fries.
Chalk tonight up as a victory! Unfortunately I didn't anticipate the great response and ran out of salad and sweet potato fries for a late arriving husband...I guess he will have to live without the Jamaican feast.
5 comments:
Hey Rebecca,
I've recently caught the foodie bug-and have been experimenting a bit in the kitchen as well. I also wrote a paper last semester on "Food Porn" dealing with blogs and the food network-specifcally the "money shot" where the cook eats the food at the end of the episode and has to act like it tastes great. I want to see a Michigan sauce recipe soon, lol. I've also perfected my Buffalo Chicken and Bow-tie pasta recipe (they served it at West one time), but it might be too hot for the kids.
Hope all is well,
Al
I forgot about the Buffalo Chicken Pasta dish. The "Demonstration Station" at the dining hall was usually the most edible thing. I always liked the fajitas and still make them at our house. I'll get my brother's Michigan recipe, it is pretty authentic. He also has a good Buffalo Chicken recipe because that is all Alesia eats. Exploring North Country Cuisine could be a blog all on it's own!
Alex - please post the Buffalo Chicken and Bot-Tie recipe. Seriously.
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