Paleo Day 3 - Down the Drain
I’m so upset - I had to trash pretty much a whole head of organic cauliflower. I was making the mashed cauliflower to go with the beef goulash tonight, and everything was going smoothly - no mishaps with cutting it up, everything steamed gorgeously… then I put it into my blender to puree and everything seemed to be going well, until I noticed a little cauliflower coming out of the bottom. And that’s when I discovered the glass blender jar had cracked & broken all along the part where it screws into the blade holder. I was so ticked. I scooped out what I could from the top of the blender, but I didn’t want to try to save the stuff too close to the crack, because glass shards are not Paleo. I hand-mashed what little I was able to save, and it’s delicious, which makes it all that much more tragic. I have a metal jar I can use with the blender, but I think the bottom line is I’ll just have to pick up a food processor.
The goulash didn’t come out at all like I expected - I thought it would be much thicker than it is, more like a stew. As it turned out, it’s more like a very chunky soup. It’s good, though I haven’t eaten much yet due to the fact that it is piping HOT. I am also sooooo glad I only put 1 teaspoon of caraway seeds in, instead of 2. Those suckers are potent. And honestly, if I make this again, I’ll probably leave them out or substitute something different.
My biggest hurdle I’ve found so far is in my mind. I have preconceived notions about what I will and will not like, and even when I make things I don’t think I like and they turn out to be delicious, I still have a mental block saying that I won’t like it. Case in point with the beef goulash. Every bite I take is delicious, but I still have to more or less force myself to take another bite. Baby steps, I suppose.
