The weather has been very springlike here in Southwestern Wisconsin, it was over 60 degrees yesterday. I have wandered up to the garden several times, literally holding myself back from putting seeds into the ground.
This 'false' spring has made me aware of all of the vegetables still in the freezer waiting to be eaten. Among the many packages of frozen foods are several bags of kale, and in the larder are potatoes beginning to sprout. This led me to make a Colcannon the other night. If you do not know what a colcannon is, it is mashed potatoes, onions and kale (among a few other items) mixed together and baked in the oven. I served it along with Italian Sausage, a salad and fresh bread. This was a great meal, however there was quite a bit of the colcannon left over.
The next night I decided to try my hand at one of the new dishes I have heard so much about...a noodle bowl. Rice noodles and pretty much anything else you want, along with broth. It, too was delicious, but lots of plain noodles left over.
So in my fridge remains some colcannon and some noodles...what to do with this.
I took the colcannon, added eggs, breadcrumbs, and crisp crumbled bacon, mixed it together, made patties which I pressed with more Italian style bread crumbs, and fried them.
I took the noodles and added some poached chicken, carrots, onions, soy sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar, etc. and made a cold salad...and as my freezer is brimming with green beans, sauteed some of them as well.
As I had also prepared some naan for baking I decide that would be the 'bread' of choice for this meal.
This came together as a truly healthy, absolutely delicious meal. And as an aside, it was so much fun thinking about it, putting it together in my mind.
HAPPY EATING!
1 comment:
This is perfect, I was just looking for a new recipe idea! I've never heard of colcannon, but now I have something new to experience. Funny, I just ate rice noodles yesterday because my doctor put me on the "Brat" diet for a week and I decided rice noodles would be a substitute for rice. Brat = bread, rice, applesauce and tea! Just finished my fourth day on this bland diet and have three more days to go. I'm coming off a nasty intestinal infection, but am feeling better today, so I'm on the upswing. I'm also getting excited for spring and gardening...won't be long.
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