Eat Like a Rabbit

I have passed this photo a few times on flickr.com and finally remembered the stories that went with this photograph.

The recipe for the main course came from The Occasional Vegetarian, a cookbook that is out of print. My mother-in-law acquired it for me used because she new how valuable it would be in my kitchen. The recipe originally called for rice, but I had couscous; so I used couscous. My mother and I both have been having indigestion (only one of us has a more positive excuse and will eventually have something to show for it) and actually appreciated the basic, but bland, flavors: sweet pine nuts, slightly bitter spinach, salty Parmesan. Next time, I would try it with rice and add some additional flavor to the rice itself--maybe some onion and garlic powder. Will have to think on it. Luckily, I have plenty of spinach and rice on hand for the coming week. Maybe I'll find the time to try it again.

The really sad story to go with this photograph is the seriously flat cornbread. That isn't a half a slice in the picture. That's the whole thing. For the first time ever, I have actually forgotten an ingredient in a baking recipe. I've forgotten to put something on the table before or forgotten something at the grocery store, but I have never ruined a baking project before. I was horrified My family was all most amused, and my father just kept saying "fetal brain drain." I've been much more careful with my baking in the last two weeks and have even made a batch of corn bread the normal way. I don't think I'll be like this forever, but that ugly corn bread (no matter how normal it tasted) sure put the fear in me. By the way, it was the baking soda I left out. Let that be a lesson to you.

Do you have a kitchen goof to share (pregnancy-related or not)? Go ahead and add it to the comments section. I'd love to know I'm not alone.

Would you like to know what we're eating next?