Oops!

so, every now and then it happens.  not very often, at all (wink ;), but every now and then i make a bit of a misjudgment in the kitchen and come out with something less than desirable on the other side.  it is my duty to share the misfortunes as well as the fortunes.....so here you go.  try everything else at home, except this!  :)

Mint and Broccoli (and Eggs......)

we had a sick baby chick that night.  they were about two weeks old (and the cutest things on the face of the planet) and we were pretty sure we were going to lose one of them.  mama was an absolute wreck!  i know you have to be prepared for these things but i can’t even begin to tell you how my heart was breaking for this little yellow ball of fluff. 

but i still ventured through my tears into the kitchen, and after poking around a bit came up with a hopelessly optimistic vision of some sort of carrot mint soup.....which ended up just being a huge pan of finely chopped vegetables in a rather unattractive color scheme (mostly carrots, and broccoli stems--which i don’t like in the first place but i was trying to use everything and not throw them away!)

unfortunately the fresh mint (and lots of it) had been added during the early stages, and in a last attempt to save the meal i broke a few eggs and thoroughly mixed them in.

perhaps had i not been a bawling mess my sweetie would have politely refused this one (which he is always, always ok to do! :)

moral of the story: broccoli and mint do not go together!  (will did let me know that eggs and mint do not either :)