OK, OK. I’ll say it.
“Why the heck did we wait until mid-August to turn on the air conditioning!?!??!!”
It’s soooooo nice in here. Gosh.
Matt and I have had the best evening together. Cooking, walking and general lounging.
We decided to mix a few drinks while we prepped dinner. Since I’ve been doing a lot of drinking, I opted for a teeny tiny Minty Manhattan, which is a cross between a Manhattan and a Mint Julep.
Matt had an Allagash beer that my dad brought him from Maine!
And we set to work on this:
Turnip, potato and carrot pancakes seasoned with garlic and thyme and molded with an egg. I don’t have a recipe because I’m not even sure how many of each root went into the food processor, but I’d guess 2 of each kind plus the egg and seasonings taste.
We fried them in a skillet
And they turned out awesome!!!! Very buttery from the sweet roots –
Served with an egg + runny yolk
I also prepared collard greens with a Raspberry Jalapeno marinade leftover from the Great Harvest picnic (I think this came from EarthFare). It’s kinda like a slightly savory raspberry jam.
Is this bunch of collards not larger than life!?
To cook collards, remove leaves from stems –
And then tear them into bite size pieces.
Rinse and dry and put in Dutch oven with some water and your flavors and cook, turning, until leaves are wilted. Drain.
That bunch turned into this little pile:
They were good though! I added a little dijon mustard too –
I realized when we sat down to dinner that I wasn’t that hungry, so I left a cake for tomorrow –
Tusker sure enjoyed the party!! I had a few sips of the Allagash White that was opened too.
After dinner we went on a 30 minute walk through the neighborhood (and were happy to come home to a cool house!)
Not sure what the evening plans are, but I still have some Summit work to do!
stacy says
COFFEE POT OATS?!?!
Does Kath or anyone know how to make oatmeal in a hotel room coffee maker? i think it is important to know i like my oats with milk, not water. i also like regular oats, not instant packages. how do i do this???
thanks!
Kath says
Stacy,
I’ve never heard of them, but they could be the new cool thing!!
K
Andee (Runtolive) says
Stacy,
I’ve traveled pretty much every weekend this summer and I can’t live without my oats. Unfortunately, in order to make coffee pot oats (that I know of), you have to use water. Just put cold water into the coffee filter like you normally would for coffee and pretty the start button. You don’t need to put in the coffee grinds. It should come out as hot water. I have only tried using instant oats and it works perfectly. I guess you can always hit up a Starbucks for their oatmeal too? Hope this helps
Ruth says
That looks like one great dinner! Hope you have an amazing week!
Spotty Prep says
mmm I love collards!
I don’t know how you made it this long into the summer without air, in the south nonetheless, but I admire your commitment to the environment! 🙂
Jess says
Have a great week Kath! Isn’t A/C grand? I’m loving it with the heat wave that we have in Indiana right now! 🙂
kay (eating machine) says
what a pretty dinner!
i love love love turnips and always feel like i’m the only person on earth who does. i eat them instead of mashed potatoes at thanksgiving, and the rest of the family stares at me like i’m crazy 🙂
Erika says
I love the root pancakes, they look amazing!
haya (living and learning) says
those pancakes are brilliant! will definiltely have to give them a go this fall, when roots are in abundance.
this evening i made that tropical coleslaw (pineapple/coconut/black bean) salad you posted a while back. i had to make a lot of substitutions (dehydrated pineapple instead of canned, oj instead of pineapple juice and no black beans) but it was still really delicious and unique. dinner guests loved it. fabulous.
Mara @ What's for Dinner? says
OH A/C… love it!!! I made veggie pancakes like that years ago, and loved them… thanks for the reminder!
Nicole says
It’s always amazing to come inside to air conditioner. I miss it 🙁
And those veggie pancakes are making me drool!
Jen says
Miss Kath, I have to know: do you put coasters under your drinks after you snap the pics? It makes me squirm seeing cold drinks on your wood table! 😀
Signed,
[email protected] Retentive aka Jen
Diana says
Those root pancakes sound sooo good! I wish I had a food processor that could chop my veggies into little bits like that. Maybe we will have space for one in a couple months? 😉
And collard greens – those are sooo good. Yours look yum!
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
What an awesome recipe Kath!!! Now that’s creative. 🙂
Enjoy your cool evening!
Bec says
love the idea of topping the root pancakes with an egg, it looks so delic!
LK- Healthy Delcious says
I love using other root vegetables in my potato pancakes! I especially like parsnip. Yum!
Anne K. says
I can’t believe you just turned on your AC now! I bet you saved a lot of money, and it’s good for the environment 🙂 Your dinner looks delicious, especially those pancakes. Enjoy the AC!
Linda says
I’ve tried similar pancakes with the carrots before but not the other root vegetables. Crafty! I enjoyed mine with a bit of thick greek yogurt.
Anne K. says
I can’t believe you just turned on your AC now! I bet you saved a lot of money though, and it’s good for the environment 🙂 Your dinner looks delicious, especially those pancakes. Enjoy the AC!
WS says
Yea for site being up again! But noticing all of the apostrophes in the text have “glitch” text in place.
AnnQ says
Have never tried Collard Greens, but hear they’re great! (BTW, adorable bottle opener! 🙂 )
Kristen says
Yummm, what a creative dinner! Enjoy the rest of your night!
Way to be green by not turning on the AC for so long!
Daria (Summer of the CSAs) says
Mmm, I love a good veggie cake. Especially with a runny yolk on top!
Leianna says
I’ve never had collard greens, but always see them using them on the Food Network and you make it look so easy. Next time I’m at the grocery store I will purchase and try some!
[email protected] says
Your pancakes sound amazing. And I love the egg with the runny yolk! I have never made collard greens; thanks for giving me an idea of how to cook them!
MarathonVal says
You know, for whatever reason I haven’t made veggie “pancakes” in probably a couple years. I used to LOVE making zucchini pancakes!! Thanks for the reminder that that’s a tasty but easy way to use up extra produce!
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
Dustin and I love that elephant bottler opener! So cute 🙂
I’ve seen Alton Brown make coffee pot oats. He uses 2 packets of instant oatmeal when he travels, I believe!
And mmmmmmmm runny egg yolks are wwwwwwwwonderful!!
Jenn
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
gorgeous dinner!
Amari says
A mix between a Manhattan and Mint Julep sounds kind of fun! I’m sure it was delicious, dinner looks great!
Jenn Eats Nutritiously Now says
I’ll have to look up some recipes for veggie pancakes. They sound delish!
Madelin @ What is for Breakfast? says
Those cakes look awesome 🙂
Christie @ Quit Your Diet says
What an awesome dinner!
Susan says
Haha, I wish I had air conditioning! It’s been a month since I used my oven! Even using the stovetop is too much some days…
Loooove those “root” pancakes. They look very yumy 🙂
[email protected] says
I love Allagash! We went to Nashoba Winery here in MA yesterday, and there were also lots of great beers to try. If you haven’t been you and Matt should add it to your next Boston itinerary; it was beautiful!
Tammy says
Collard greens are such a great southern dish. They’re very yummy with pinto beans and cornbread, too! That dinner looks great!
Kathleen says
Not sure if you can see them but there are a bunch of weird symbols showing up in the post obscuring some of the words.
Kath says
Jen ,
No coasters – our table’s pretty durable!
Sorry about the symbols in the text. I have no idea what’s causing that. My computer was showing them for a few days and is no longer, so I’m hoping they go away for you guys too. Let me know if they don’t
Kath
Danielle says
I need that for dinner soon, that just look so perfect!
Kristilyn says
That jam looks really delicious! I love that sweet-spicy combo.
I’ve tried to make those cakes before … with zucchini, I think. They always turn out mushy on the inside. But I’ll have to keep trying!
Love your elephant. 🙂
K
brandi says
awesome dinner! i love runny eggs + greens together.
klm says
I misssss your house!!
Stephanie says
Not sure if you saw this…it addresses the blog-freebie issue: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/10/mommy.bloggers.ethics/index.html
Faith says
This meal looks incredible! Runny eggs are heaven. I love your adorable elephant bottle opener!
Nicole (dishin') says
That looks like a restaurant quality meal. I love the mix of flavors and colors. Yum!!