Choosing Healthy

      So, I was scrolling through Instagram and saw Bobby Flay advertising a Misfits Market, fresh food mail order service. Some of the items may be a little ripe, damaged, or not pretty, but still edible. It seemed like you got a lot of fresh food for a good price. I decided to try it. My first box came the first week of December. It was cold, gloomy, overcast, and I was desperate to find something new to cook. The restaurants had just been shut down again for dine in service so I was doing a lot more cooking at home. I love to cook, but I often get bogged down with finding new ideas. I thought if I ordered a box, it would force me to find new recipes and dishes to cook with whatever was in the box. One of the first dishes I am trying is Baba Ganoush. It is like a hummus made with eggplant. I got one big eggplant in the box and it was a little soft in some spots so I knew I had to use it first. I surfed Pinterest, my favorite place to look for recipes, and found an eggplant dip called baba ganoush. It seems similar to hummus. Here is the recipe I used https://pin.it/4FwSJfB .

              (my first Misfits Market box)

The baba ganoush was not bad, but I did not have tahini so I used peanut butter. The texture was pretty good, but it was a little bland. I think I prefer hummus made with chickpeas, but I am willing to explore and maybe try another batch after purchasing some tahini. 

(roasting the eggplant in the oven)

(the finished product- it had a great color and consistency)

In that same box I received an acorn squash. In general, I really like just about any kind of squash. Acorn squash is more of a fall squash so I tried to find some great veggies to pair with it. I had brussel sprouts and some cranberries left over from Thanksgiving, so I found a recipe for a fall veggie dish. https://pin.it/5HdGkxR