Believe it or not... hubby scores!

Not with me... well, OK, it was with me... but not in THAT way. Get your mind out of the gutter!

I went into emergency yesterday with chest pain. No worries, it turned out to be nothing (well, not my heart anyway, the ticker is great... which is good to know). They kept me around for the day, and scheduled me for a stress test in the morning. I kept trying to get John to leave... I was seriously fine by my own little self, and Monty was locked in the crate at home. Oh, and he hadn't eaten a dang thing since breakfast. Technically, neither had I. They did bring me a tray about 6, and I managed to send him home about an hour later.

So today when I got home, he nuked some leftover stew and some strange concoction he threw together last night when he got home. "Taste this" he said. I did. Oh my! The guy is big into rutabegas. I admit I am becoming a bit of a fan too. We eat them raw, in a few dishes, and most importantly in pastiess. Pasty recipe will show up on here one of these days... I promise!

Well, in his love for the vegetable, he looked around on the internet for recipes. He made some rutabega french fries (he said they were OK, but not fabulous). But he hit it big making mashed rutabega and turnips. I just finished off a small plate. I give it two thumbs up! It's an easy to make recipe that gets some different veggies in your diet, while tasting good too. Can't go wrong with that!

John's mashed rutabega and turnips:

1 big rutabega
2 turnips
1/2 stick butter
parmesan cheese (he used the dry Kraft stuff in the shaker can)

Peel the veggies and cut into smaller pieces, boil until tender, drain. Mash all ingredients together (adding parmesan cheese to taste).

It doesn't get much easier than that! It is kind of squash-like, and I love squash. Stay tuned for my super easy pasty recipe... I guarantee it is easy (especially if you have a food processor). I'm thinking of making them soon, so you may even get a picture of the actual dish this time around!