Meatless Monday Eight Prequel.
I’m home alone.
I’m making dinner for tonight’s Meatless Monday.
No, no. I haven’t turned over a new leaf. I have bookclub tonight and a busy afternoon of kid stuff. So I’m being proactive.
So yeah, maybe I am turning over a new leaf. But just for today.
I’m making this really old family favorite potato soup recipe. And you know how I love to use up stuff from my pantry…
So anyway, do you dare me?
(you would think Dave would wise up and start reading this blog, if only to protect himself.)
Nat Alea from OK says
AACK! I was going to write how exciting to see your first flowers coming up, but AGGGGG. I told Lola to help you out for Meatless Monday meal and eat what I think are potatoes. Tell me they are potatoes right? Or is this some weird thing that you Minnesotans grow up there in all that snow. If you leave them alone, what will they grow into? I say keep growing them. But, I do agree with potato soup because that’s what is in my crock pot right now happily bubbling away.
admin says
Yes! potatoes!
Maria Camargo says
Wow! and i thought the ones in our pantry were bad!!
Kevin says
The way I see it, you should’ve baked the suckers LAST Monday.
admin says
touché Kevin! that woulda taught them a thing or two about asking for such a LAME Meatless Monday meal! Though this one tomorrow is going to be about the same…
Tom says
I dare you. Cut them off, make a salad and call them bean sprouts.
Gretchen says
Interesting… they don’t look very appetizing, though they’d make great seed for the spring! Just keep ’em around and you’ll have TONS of lovely potatoes for soup, canning, ect. by late summer. ^_^
Gretchen says
Interesting… somehow wrinkled, sprouting potatoes don’t look very appetizing, though they’d make great seed for the spring! Just keep ’em around and you’ll have TONS of lovely potatoes for soup, canning, etc. by late summer. ^_^
Nat Alea from OK says
That’s a great idea Gretchen! Honestly, can you really eat them (the potatoes, not the sprouts)? I’m just wondering how they would taste?
Kristi says
I’ve been wondering where my potatoes have been going. When were you over? I missed the little guys. At some point in their character development, they become little pets, each with a different personality.
admin says
Hey you guys! Thanks for commenting.
Kristi: that is EXACTLY it! They are like little pets. I laughed out loud when I read that. In fact, when I was taking a picture of them, I was considering adding legs… they all look like ostrich bodies… Then I realized, that was truly an insane way to spend my time. I’m so behind…
Gretchen: Do you think they will last another 2-3 months? I’m in Minnesota and it was -6 degrees this morning. Spring is a long, long way off. I’d love to try. What do you think?
Tom: I enlist your help: research the edibility of potato shoots. Something tells me they are poisonous. Are they a nightshade? It’s a tempting idea…
Happy Wednesday! I get to go skiing tomorrow in CO and am so happy!
Gretchen says
Haha, no that probably won’t work because they’ll most likely rot or become infected with bacteria by that time. But, if you’re determined to try, you could attempt it by placing them in a large/thick and very dry paper bag, then storing it in a cool, dry place until you’re ready to plant. If they survive without black spots, mold or getting all ‘smushy’ (technical term), then you might be able to plant them! You can actually start your own seed potatoes at home in much the same way that you accidentally did in your pantry, too.
P.S. – Potatoes ARE a nightshade… very poisonous. Don’t eat the plant parts. The potatoes are the fail-safe part of the plants where the starches are stored… that’s why this part is safe to eat.