spontaneous food review from a non-foodie

[saffronhare]

Today, I'm trying one of the Amy's Bowls -- brown rice with black-eyed peas and veggies -- for lunch. Whole grains and veggies! And none of the preservatives that I might get with a mainstream frozen lunch-type product! WIN, I thought.

Except I don't like it much. Don't get me wrong: It's perfectly decent food, and perhaps even more food than I need to feel full. But WOW. I'm probably putting an unreasonable amount of salt on it...and it's all I can do not to drizzle some beef gravy on it for savory/flavory enhancement. Not that I have beef gravy. But you get the idea.

Counter.Productivity.R.Us.
(sigh)

ETA: Just as a general comment...you guys are awesome. I really appreciate the humor and perspective you're offering -- what an unexpected harvest! Thank you. :)

Comments

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

I liked Amy's Enchiladas too!

Brown rice isn't a good standalone, but when I make it I tend to add leaner meats (chicken, pork, salmon, or even a good cut of steak) and season it with something tasty like lemon pepper, curry, chinese 5-spice, or even taco seasoning. I also -adore- dried onion flakes or diced garlic as 'spices' that aren't just salt. Plus I never have to worry about bugs. ;-)

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

I really like Amy's Enchiladas, but wanted to try something different that also could count as a serving of veggies. Experimentation, right?

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

Well if you're up for some experimentation...

::grin::

I should try making some gingered chicken. ;-) I recall that you don't like curry, right?

experimentation = WIN

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Many curry flavorings add too much heat or whatever for my tummy and I end up feeling ill in dramatic and unpleasant ways.

(Whenever I join a friend for dinner at an Indian restaurant, I end up trapped between the Scylla and Charybdis of curry & saffron, so have cultivated a taste for Mango Lassi!)