Hello, and welcome back. Did you miss me yesterday?
I took a much needed respite, although I could use a whole week off (damn my ridiculous, yet necessary lists). If I did, I might be slightly less crazy, but there’s no guarantees and crazy Meghan is kind of fun; so long as you’re not in ear shot. Plus, I would miss you all too much, and far be it from me to pass up a WIAW post. Check back in a couple of weeks though because I may be singing a different tune; not that I could actually carry one, and of course that wouldn’t stop me from singing.
Happy What I Ate Wednesday everybody. After you finish up here, make sure you head over to Peas and Crayons and see what she’s been up. I’ll give you a hint; she’s crafty…. pun intended.
Typically, I like to showcase pretty dishes on my blog, but I want to be clear, that’s not how I eat all the time. Sometimes, on a rare occasion, I’ve been known to eat an ugly meal or two. It’s sad, but true. If they were all beautiful, I’d probably be famous or a chef or maybe even a famous chef. Instead, I’m a realist, and I’ve decided to share with you my Sunday eats for this very reason. I want you to see the dark and seedy underbelly of food blogging. You know me, I’m all about putting it out there: the good, the bad, the ugly, and today: the not so pretty.
Here’s how it went down.
Breakfast started with a raspberry banana smoothie with a scoop of flax powder and some pineapple juice. Not too shabby and not from concentrate either (the juice).
I was ravenous so it was quickly followed by coffee, two fried eggs, some roasted fingerling potatoes, and a piece of Country Buttertop toast the size of my head. I’m not kidding; the bread is huge and since it’s not pictured, you’ll just have to take my word for it.
Lunch was baked Mac n Cheese, made with cauliflower and whole wheat penne pasta. It was ugly, but delicious. Let’s asses: pasta smothered in a creamy cheese sauce: good. Cauliflower smothered in a creamy cheese sauce: equally good. Creamy cheese sauce made from soft, supple Havarti, with a touch of salty Asiago, and a dab of freshly shredded mozzarella, all topped with fresh chives. Really good. So good the Hubby went back for thirds, and I don’t care how it looks. Alright, I do care, but I’ll get over it because every meal isn’t picturesque.
Since I appeared to be digging all kinds of brown foods, I opted for French Onion Soup for dinner. I snagged the recipe from Kristy, and while it was really delicious, my pictures look nothing like hers. Photogenic or not, it tasted damn good going down; both bowls in fact because I went back for seconds.
Dessert was the exception because not only did it taste good; it looked good too. The best part: it was made by the Hubby. He didn’t take a picture, but I’ve got an old one so it should suffice. Peanut butter chocolate pudding made with avocado so you can eat your heart out, while getting a dose of healthy fat (yes, they do exist).
The moral of the story (or today’s post anyway) is you can’t always judge a book by its cover. Well unless Fabio’s on the cover. Feel free to judge away then.
What’s your favorite ugly food? Have you ever mixed cauliflower and pasta?
I’ve never mixed cauliflower and pasta but yours looks delicious! In fact Everything looks delicious. Now I’m screaming hungry!!
I’m glad (and a little shocked) by the “everything looks delicious” comment. Thanks Fran!
My friend told me my cauliflower picture was gross, and I couldn’t possibly post it on my blog. I’m kind of inclined to agree with her, but I did it anyway. Ha.
Hubby made you dessert again? How sweet of him =)
It was the same night.
Although he did make the coffee yesterday and the salad dressing for last night’s dinner. He’s pretty adept so I think I’ll keep him. 😉
I like books with Fabio on the cover. I like most books, Fabio or not.
I love ugly food, too. Of course, I just ate potato chips and cottage cheese sprinkled with Lawry’s seasoned salt for a snack so don’t pay attention to me!
If I’d stumbled across a smoothie I would have had that, instead, but I decided to get up and work out, then work in the garden hauling wheelbarrows full of stuff after I got the kids up/to school/walked the dog. Then make a grocery store run . . . and by that time I was starved and the cottage cheese was very appealing.
Your responses always crack me up. Fabio is the king of steamy romances or getting smacked by birds on a roller coaster ride.
Sometimes the uglier the dish, the better it tastes. 🙂
Oh my, I’m totally craving a plateful of that mac n cheese right now – it sounds amazing! And the color of your breakfast smoothie is GORGEOUS!
Yeah, the smoothie was kind of pretty. He was my exception, and the raspberries were the color culprit.
As my hubby says “it all goes down the same way!” As long as it tastes good, that’s all that matters 😉 I’d eat all of the above, they still look tasty IMO! And I love the idea of adding cauliflower to mac and cheese- I’ve seen a few variations lately that I’ve been meaning to try…
Mine says the same thing! This was my first time mixing cauliflower in with mac and cheese, and I really liked it. You should definitely try it.
The pictures still turned out looking pretty good! Especially the first one of that delicious-looking smoothie. Looks kind of frothy with all of the bubbles!
My favorite “ugly” food would have to be soup. Or oatmeal. Come on…. Not everyone can make a bowl of oatmeal look as beautiful as Kath’s! 😀
You’re right. Kath’s oatmeal is ridiculous, and that’s tough. The smoothie was the only thing. Too bad I didn’t have a green monster on Sunday; the whole day would have been busted pictures.
I love ugly food! I have a long-held belief that ugly food is the most delicious food. I mean, curries, chilis, pasta smothered in sauce, giant bowls of oatmeal–all pretty darn unphotogenic. And all pretty darn amazing.
Ain’t that the truth! I wanted to “keep it real” too; show people every meal isn’t all rainbows and puppies.
Sometimes the ugliest food tastes the best and the prettiest plates taste the worst;) Your chocolate PB pudding looks incredible! Definitely fueling my PB addiction 🙂 Happy WIAW!
And it has your favorite…avocado.
Ugly food is the best – especially when it’s smothered in melted cheese. The mac n cheese sounds so so good. I love the addition of cauliflower. I’ve never heard of avocado in pudding – got to try that!
You should try it because you cannot taste the avocado at all. It tastes sinfully delicious.
Mac and cheese is my favorite “ugly food”. I love it dearly but I have never managed to get a good picture of it, or at least a picture good enough to suggest it tastes good (I blame the BF and his crappy apartment lighting).
That being said I will still continue to photograph every variation I make in hopes of one day capturing THAT shot 🙂
I still don’t understand how people get good mac and cheese pictures. It’s like some mythical creature which only exists in fairytales.