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It’s now official, ladies and gentlemen ~ I have finally tried out my new food processor and created honest to goodness yumminess!
This Sunday, after Mom and I got back to my house after having a bit of breakfast, she decided we needed to play in my kitchen with my new toy. The idea sounded good to me, since I’d been thinking about it for a while myself and I never turn down a chance to hang out with Mom. Now, since I’d actually read my new appliance’s instructions, I had a couple of things stashed away in the fridge for the test run.
The cucumber I’d gotten at the market looked to be the perfect size, but alas it didn’t quite fit the processor’s smaller feed tube. A few quick chops with my Santuko knife and we were ready to go.
There were a couple of technical issues to conquer, but once those were worked out… boy, did that cucumber slip through the slicer like a hot knife through buttah! It was pretty fun, and I think I even laughed as I watched the veggie get sliced to smithereens. I scooped the slices into a container to save for later, or more accurately for my pescatarian friend Lisa C. who likes to eat green food like veggies. Mom declared they needed “a little something;” even now I have no idea what all Mom had me sprinkle on top of those cucumber slices, aside from the EVOO and a pinch of salt. Regardless, I presented the cucumbers to Lisa C. Monday morning; she snacked on them for breakfast and declared them yummy. Apparently Mom’s mix-and-match perusal of my spice cupboard resulted in a tasty dressing. Hurrah! ;)
With this first successful use of my Cuisinart under my belt, I then looked around for something else to try. Spying the two half loaves of good bread in the fridge that Mom deemed just perfect for making breadcrumbs. Minutes later, I had pulsed the tall stack of slices into 4C of homemade breadcrumbs. Now they’re sitting in the pantry and the freezer just waiting to be mixed with whatever seasoning I needed for whatever recipe would be forthcoming.
You know what? This cooking this is kind of fun!
Photo ©2011 ArtALACarte.
