Today I cooked my first recipes from the cookbook! They were a big hit with hubby.
I cooked the Turkey Meatloaf (page 168). I didn't use fresh parsley or fresh onion. Because I didn't time the rest of my meal correctly, the meatloaf stayed warm in the oven for an extra 20 minutes so it was a bit dry. But it may also be because I didn't used fresh onion. I used dried minced onion. So the onion would have taken the juice. Geez. Well, that's how we learn, right? It was still delicious because of the combination of the meal. The chicken broth in it turned to a gravy like taste and was wonderful!
Then I made Celery Root Puree (page 98). It has the consitency of mashed potatoes so hubby loved putting the "gravy" on it just like he would potatoes. The celery root was a bit frustrating to cook the first time (thus the delay in getting the meatloaf out of the oven). So I would say this.... allow 45 minutes to cook it the first time. After the first time, you'll get the hang of it and it will work out great. I don't know what happened to my little steamer attachment so I had to adlib. I thought if I took a bowl and put it in the boiling water it would work. But after studying the recipes more, I realized you are basically boiling it like you would potatoes for potato salad. So then I got out my huge pasta pan with a steamer pan in it. It took only 20 minutes (like potato) to cook. Then you put it in a blender/food processor to puree. It all was relatively easy once I got the picture in my mind what I was doing. Next time it will go through like a wiz.
Hubby declared this could easily be on the menu for dinner weekly so I guess it was a hit!
Next time tho... fresh onion!
YEA! ! We did it!
See post for Celery Root Puree
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