Tuesday, May 10, 2011

I Do Like Green Eggs (No Ham)


So there was nothing particularly special about this day's lunch.
But I wanted to share this meal with you because 
1) It tasted spectacularly
2) I found a use for edamame hummus!

I bought a container of edamame hummus 
I was intrigued 
Would it have the same bite that a garbanzo bean possesses?
Would it have that acidic tang?
Would it be weird to eat edamame with edamame hummus?
All these questions, I needed answers.


I was excited when I first came home from class the following day, needing a little snack-
I cut up some cucumber slices and took out some sliced turkey-and sat down in front of the TV with my dipping utensils and the edamame hummus.
I slowly removed the plastic from the container-
this strange smell erupted in my nose
I tasted it...
And it tasted disgusting.
It did not agree with my tastebuds...

So I put it back in the fridge because I couldnt manage to trash it-there's nothing I dislike more than wasting food



And then this day for lunch.
I had a pretty basic egg scramble

1) Collard greens (I have never bought fresh collard greens before, what attractive, big, green leaves-and ive noticed how vivid green the leaf remains even after heat has been applied for some time)


2) Italian baby squash (I admit-when I bought this package of vegetables, i immediately thought it was okra and went on my way...it wasnt till i made this scramble that i realized what an illiterate fool i am) (a note on baby squash: they're adorable! and taste just like normal zucchini except they dont get as mushy)


3) Oyster mushrooms- a graceful and delicate Pleurotus ostreatus

But i needed something-and so...


4) edamame hummus!


It raised the dish up to a new level entirely!


The scramble was so creamy

Like velvet

and wildly healthy

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