a lesson learned.

so not all recipes are going to come out good. no matter how closely I follow the recipe, sometimes I just don't like what I made. the following recipe is a good example of this. but maybe you would like it, so I will share it with you:

some sort of yellow split pea mash with chicken sausage

(loosely based on this lentil soup recipe from epicurious)

a handful of baby carrots, chopped (I need to use those up! why did I buy such a big bag?!)

half a small onion, chopped

3 cubanelle peppers, chopped (my garden all of a sudden decided to produce a bunch of these)

3 chicken sausages, sliced

1 bag of yellow split peas (I meant to use lentils but I didn't have any)

broth ( 5-6 cups)

1 bay leaf

atleast 2 garlic cloves

1 tblsp tomato paste

salt, pepper

feta

bring split peas, bay leaf, cloves, and broth to a boil. simmer covered for about 45 minutes. once the peas are done, pull out the cloves and bay leaf. stir in tomato paste. keep watm. in a seperate pan, saute sausage in a little oil utnil browned. remove from pan. saute onions, peppers and carrots (add more garlic too if you want a more garlicky taste). once softened, add this and the sausage into the peas. serve with salt, pepper and feta. (steps not listed: taste. remember you don't really like split peas. instantly regret making this (it made so much there are a couple extra tuperware tubs in the fridge too). pick out the sausage and carrots and eat those. decide to make pumpkin muffins* instead.

(yes that is a super warped IKEA cutting board)

(final step: put random herb on top to make photo fancy)

*pumpkin muffins

(based on this recipe)

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 egg

1/2 cup yogurt

3 tblsp honey

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1 2/3 cup flour

1 1/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp salt

1 bag chocolate chips (would also be good with chopped crystallized ginger)

preheat to 350. mix all wet ingredients. mix all dry (except chips) in a seperate bowl. incorporate dry into wet. lastly mix in chocolate chips. pour into muffins tins (or make weird cakey cookies). the recipe has 10-12 minutes for baking time but mine probably took 5-10 minutes longer. muffins are done when your princess toothpick comes out clean! enjoy!

(yeah that's right, I classed it up with my tinfoil heart tins)