Labor Day FAIL!

Today I spent some time discovering the Sneaky Chef cookbook with recipes supposedly for men that I found for $1.40 at the Door County Pick N' Save. It has several interesting looking recipes in it, but you have to make these purees first. Normally I would not be into pureeing my food (not until I'm 85 and have no teeth!). But since I need to do it anyway for Billy's food, I thought I would give it a shot for us big kids.

So I made the simple "Purple" puree that consists of blueberries and spinach. After that I decided to try a muffin recipe. Upon completing the mixing portion of the recipe, my husband came in and said, "Oh wow." He was a little shocked by the color.

I thought it seemed strange too, but I figured it just looked weird because of the blueberries and spinach. So I baked them and they looked just as odd once they were baked and tasted a little bland. So I decided to take another look at the recipe. Guess what? Turns out I left out 3 TB of of cocoa powder. Sigh........Anyway, I am hoping Billy might eat them. He won't know the difference. :)

RECIPE: Lentil Meatballs

Tried this recipe from vegweb.com on my family this weekend. I am the only one interested in eating them. They are kinda weird and very "bread-y" but my first experience with lentils was not a total disaster. Warning: while being cooked, lentils smell like pee. While being mashed, lentils look like poo. Soooo, not incredibly appetizing. A veg co-worker recommended Trader Joe's meatless meatballs so I might do that next time. I just liked the idea of not having soy all the time! Anywho, recipe below.

Amazing Lentil Meatballs (No Soy)

Ingredients:

    2 cups lentils
    1 cup oats
    1 cup corn meal
    salt and pepper, to taste
    2 tablespoons onion powder
    1 tablespoon garlic powder
    vegetable oil, for frying

Directions:

1. Cook lentils according to directions. Use a masher to mash up the lentils to make more of a paste. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.

2. Add everything else except oil, form into balls, and lightly fry.

3. Transfer to oven to finish, about 10-15 minutes.

Source of recipe: I wrote this.

Makes: 8 - 12 Meatballs, Preparation time: 5 min, Cooking time: 30 min