ediblegarnish: potatoes

Today I learned that green potatoes are not safe to eat due to the glycoalkaloids solanine and chaconine.

A little while ago (specifically on Super Bowl Sunday), I learned that it is very important to check the weather before moving Sunny because I also learned that apparently I don't look like I need help when trying to dig my car out. But most importantly, I learned that I shouldn't postpone getting an emergency kit and kitty litter any longer. It was a very eye opening blizzard.

I almost bailed about three times over the course of the day - after making veggie potato skins (with whiskey caramelized onions, spinach sauteed with garlic, and red peppers) - but the number of people hauling food in the snow to Super Bowl parties was inspiring. Also, if I hadn't run into Amy, I definitely would've quit after three minutes at the bus stop, inspiring or not.

But I was quite satisfied with the dozen potato skins I gobbled down.

I know what you're wondering. What'd I do with all the scooped out potato guts?

Before I go on, I just want to say that I miss Mint. And I learned yet another thing. Cheese melts. Okay, well, to clarify, I had a craving for Indian food and a 3lb bag of frozen spinach, so I decided to try to make my own saag paneer. It just wasn't the same (as Mint's), and I was sorely disappointed. [I also tried it again, but that's another post.] On my hunt for paneer, I could only find something descriptively named Arabian cheese. It looked enough like paneer (white, block, firm). It tasted mild, slightly salty, like paneer. Was kind of chewy. But when I went to pan fry a handful of cubes, they started reducing into puddles. It was a sad sight.

Next time, I'm getting ricotta and making my own.

So whatever. I threw half the cubes in the saag. And mixed the other half with my tikka masala mix from this time and ate it all with some rice as I mulled over how to fix the flaws.