I know pretty much all you college kids have gone back to school now, and I'm feeling weird that I'm still on break. My right hip/groin injury was flaring up today, so I pretty much just chilled at the house. I spent some time practicing harp, but the pain worsened a bit when I had to do lots of pedals. It also flares when I have to drive a lot and use my right foot to work the pedals. Weird.
So I spent a good amount of time prepping veggies to be roasted for tonight's dinner. I love roasted veggies, but the time it takes to prepare them is SO disproportionate to the time it takes to eat them. I can finish off a pan in no time! ;)
Carrots
Brussels Sprouts
Turnips
Parsnips
Green + Yellow Beans
Onions
Seasoned with salt + pepper, Emeril's original blend, dried oregano + basil, and dried garlic. Roasted at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
Alright, so just as I was typing up this post, we finally got a little excitement in the household! My mom was making my dad a salmon burger in the oven when she noticed there was a light in the oven and thought something light on fire. After baking soda didn't extinguish it, she realized it was on the coil. So she tried water, but then the ball of light started sparking! We yelled for my dad to get down here and he busted out the fire extinguisher.
We ended up having to unplug the entire oven to get the spark to go out, even though we had turned the oven off. Annnnd during this whole ordeal, of course I was standing back with the camera ;)
At the beginning:
After being doused with the fire extinguisher:
You can see the oven's kinda sooty now.
My parents moving the oven to turn it off, while you can see the light getting bigger in the oven:
I didn't get any awesome pictures of it sparking or the fire extinguisher in use. I suggested a reenactment, but my parents weren't too gung-ho about that... ;)
So now we need a new oven, BUT it wasn't my fault or the roasted veggies. My mom's salmon patty was what took it down ;) This incident kinda reminded me of my kitchen almost-fire back in AZ. Thankfully, neither cases were worse than they could have been!
Now, back to roasted veggies. My family has mixed opinions on parsnips. I LOVE them. I think they have a delicious woodsy, full-bodied flavor. My mom doesn't like them and declares they have a bitter taste. My dad and sister think they taste "earthy," and my sis thinks they're okay while my dad doesn't like them. My mom wants me to find out if there is anyone else out there other than me who likes parsnips... so here we go:
Q1: Have you ever tried parsnips? If so, what do you think?
I love em, but I guess they're pretty hit-or-miss with people's tastebuds.
Q2: What is your favorite roasted veggie?
I really love a good mix of roasted root vegetables, but if I had to single one out I guess I'd say sweet potatoes or parsnips. What about you?
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i'm still on break so don't worry haha ;)
i've never had parsnips! but i'm pretty sure as long as they don't taste like celery then i'll love them! my fav roasted veggie is for sure brussel sprouts or eggplant. mmmm i want some now haha
sorry about your stove!
Actually - you can replace those heating elements. That happened to my parent's oven, too! They replaced that and it was fine for a few more years. Of course, a new oven is much more fun!
My favorite roasted veggie is broccoli. Of course, that's just my favorite veggie in general. I have never tried a parnsip.
Goodness. What a day.
I recently discovered that roasted Kale is amazing. You just toss it in some olive oil, sprinkle it with garlic salt then pop it in the oven at a low temperature(not sure what)until its crispy. Its like popcorn! it melts in your mouth.
parsnips, turnips are both pretty similar to me...and although i used to get them in my CSA box in San Diego, I dont purchase them now, but they are good if i have em. Fave roasted veggie...well, i actually just love them raw! but carrots, sweet taters, are great.
your oven. wow. and my windshield. I know girl, bad luck. no doubt :)
ok first SCARY!!!! I would have freaked out!!!
second- I can't remember the last I had parsnips... but I think i like them :)
and third- Brussels sprouts!!
Oooh sorry about the oven! Hope you can get a new one soon.
Parsnips are ok. I think I rate them right up there with turnips. I liked roasted sweet potatoes, green beans, and gasp...brussels!
I happen to love parsnips. I love ALL vegetables though so this should come as no surprise.
My fave roasted veggie is brussel sprouts. Hands down. :)
I WISH I got a "work break" like you get in college :) I totally LOVE roasted veggies too...OMG that is freaky scary about the oven...glad everyone is ok and it was totally not a whole house fire disaster.
Sorry to hear about the oven! I roasted veggies almost every single day and I have to say that broccoli and sweet potatoes are my favorites, but I love them all!
i LOVE that you took pictures. measure of a true food blogger :)
i love roasted parsnips! however, for all you parsnip haters, try mashing them with a lil' balsamic vinegar. SOOOOOO GOOOODDDD!
It's okay, I'm on break til Wednesday...it feels weird to not have class yet!
Oh gosh, glad you had that oven situation under control. Kitchen fires are so scary.
I've never tried parsnips, I'd really like to though. Roasted is my favorite way to prepare veggies, I think my favorites would be sweet potatoes or any type of squash.
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