All I can say at this point is "wow" ... I have the best of intentions of getting this blog back up and running again and post one or two posts and then can't seem to get my mojo back. Either life interferes or my menu just doesn't seem too inspiring and I figure no one wants to see pictures of boring meals. (Or I honestly just run out of things to say ...) So, here I go again, and we'll see if I can make it "stick" again. I do miss blogging and the food blogging community - man how is grown! Well, enough prelude, on to the actual post ...
This summer I spent 10 weeks working full time plus and it was an experience. The good thing is I know I can do it - and really don't mind - but that leaves meal planning and cooking up to either chance or sheer luck. This week I'm back to part time and had a menu but decided that what was on it I really didn't want. Do you ever do that? And if you do, do you suck it up and stick to it, or change it?
I had bought a pound of ground pork and was going to make won tons and egg rolls but decided I didn't really want to make them (they are extremely unhealthy, sigh, and I'm trying to get us to eat a little healthier). The problem is there's not a whole lot of options for ground pork. For such a mild meat, it's got a very distinctive taste to it that doesn't always make a good substitution for ground beef. In comes this recipe for Thai Ground Pork Salad from Food & Wine.
I served it with white rice, an egg roll (one of the kind that is from the refrigerated section of the supermarket that you bake), and some California rolls. Wrapped up in a lettuce leaf, topped with chopped peanuts, diced jalapenos, some Srirachi sauce, and a squeeze of lime, it was perfect for dinner - and everyone requested I make it again soon. Yum!
