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Recipe here.
Cooking time: 45 minutes (Blue Apron claims all can be made in 30 minutes, but I'm cooking challenged, so.)
Fire alarms set off: Almost one!
New foods tried: pistachios, wheat berries, shallot?

While I've never had wheat berries before, I wasn't worried about trying them -- I was actually looking forward to it. Turns out they're harmless, seemingly no different than steel-cut oatmeal.

I was kind of worried about trying pistachios; I've never had them before, but they're a green nut and that just didn't seem right. Turns out they're good!

I've seen shallots used on cooking shows, but as far as I know, I've never held one or eaten one.

Everything came out fine. My oven smoked like heck (maybe I used too much olive oil? I wish they'd say "drizzle a tablespoon..." instead of just "drizzle").

The salsa (can you call it that if I left out the jalapeno?) tasted outstanding in the bowl but too vinegary on the wheat berries. It was interesting having all that citrus mixed in with the berries, though I only ate about half the serving.

All in all, it was an okay meal. Not great, not horrible. I'm glad I got to try wheat berries, and I'm happy to discover I like pistachios.

Date: 2014-04-07 12:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thistle-chaser.livejournal.com
I really like them as well!

Do you like steel-cut oatmeal? It's just like that. Mush full of things with a bit of a bite to them. (That sounds grosser than it should...)

Date: 2014-04-07 12:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ashmedai.livejournal.com
I like a bit of bite in my food, and I love steel-cut oatmeal. It's one of my comfort foods. I'll have to check this out, I love trying new things, so thanks for the tip. :)

Date: 2014-04-07 12:30 am (UTC)

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