As I type this it’s Sunday night, and I’ve just finished throwing together my overnight baked oatmeal recipe for breakfast Monday morning. My recipe calls for applesauce, but I had a few zucchinis that were looking a little questionable and I wanted to use them before they went to waste. I peeled and grated them and threw them in the mix. Zucchini is so mild that it should work out well as an applesauce substitute. I always have faith, but even more importantly, I always have a backup plan. Too often have my tinkering tendencies borderlined the Evel Knievel of culinary daredevilry, so just in case our oatmeal tomorrow tastes more like dead vegetables than warm and hearty comfort food we’ll have eggs and toast waiting on the sidelines for a quick fix.
Do you play around with and adjust recipes, or do you stick to the original recipe when making a meal? Share with us in the comments section below!
Be a whisk... er, RISK taker in the kitchen! (Yes, I drew that. No, I did not have formal art training. Yes, I'm good at bad puns.)
Breakfasts: baked oatmeal, quick oats, eggs & toast, fresh fruit, homemade yogurt
Lunches: peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pasta, leftovers, fresh fruit and veggies
Snacks: fresh fruit and veggies, popcorn, yogurt, jello, graham crackers with peanut butter, spinach & fruit smoothies
Dinner:
- pasta primavera
- garlic bread
- black bean tostadas
- yellow rice
- veggie frittata
- toast
- cauliflower and bacon pasta
- escarole gratin
- marinated 3 bean salad
- brown rice
- turkey meatball subs
- salad
- fresh veggie wraps
- chips
We’re having:
Monday
Chili Maple Chicken
Spinach Salad
Baked Potatoes
Tuesday
Korean Barbeque
Rice
Sauteed Greens
Kimchi
Wednesday
Salmon with Bok Choy
Quinoa
Thursday
‘Bourbon’ Chicken
Mashed Potatoes
Sauteed Kale
Friday
Pan-Fried Hamburgers
Baked Beans
Yum, that all sounds amazing! Just an FYI, I’m moving in with you. I’m a great dish washer.
I never leave well enough alone. I am the queen of substitution, mostly out of necessity because I HAVE to use up what I have before i go buy more (this is what happens when you grow up teetotally broke). Zucchini has happily replaced apples, applesauce, carrots, cucumbers and all sorts of other randomness in this house. Gotta say it’s been a pretty doggone useful skill. Love the menu this week!
Glad to know I’m not the only crazy substitutioner (Is that even a word? It is now, hehe)! I was really nervous, but luckily the oatmeal came out pretty tasty.
Your drawing is amazing!
Why thank you! I had to channel my 7th grade art skillz for that one, and pray that the kids didn’t leave the caps off the markers (they totally did).