Category: "How to Cook Everything"
Puréed butternut squash with ginger
Tonight I made puréed butternut squash with ginger from “How to cook everything.” The calorically signficant ingredients are:
| Butternut squash 1 lb 9 oz | 325 |
| Butter 2 tbsp | 220 |
| Honey 1 tbsp | 64 |
| Ginger 2 tsp | 4 |
| Total: | 613 |
The recipe produced about two cups of purée. I'll probably divide it into two servings, thus 307 calories per serving, which is a bit more than I'm used to in Food Nazi mode, but probably okay for an occasional side dish in a weight-stable diet.
Turnips in mustard sauce
Today I made turnips in mustard sauce from How to cook everything. My first reaction is: edible. We didn't eat turnips in my home growing up, so I'm not quite sure what they are supposed to taste like, and there was an oddish, slightly bitter taste to them. The mustard sauce was good, but it was strong enough that I'm not sure that I was actually tasting the turnips. I look forward to eating them again over the next few days and see how my palette reinterprets them. The caloric ingredients:
| Turnips 2 lbs 3 oz | 280 |
| Grey Poupon mustard 3 tbsp | 45 |
| Corn starch 2 tsp | 20 |
| Olive oil 1 tbsp | 120 |
| Total: | 465 |
Dividing the recipe into four servings brings us to about 116 calories per serving, which is entirely reasonable for a side dish.