New Things I've Cooked This Week

1. Jerk chicken (and fake chicken). I like the spicy rub on veggie nuggets. Very good.
2. Okra. Yes, I've had okra, I went to school in the "south," but I've never cooked with it. It was pretty good, for slimy okra not deep fried.
3. Plantains. Surprisingly delicious. Like a banana-sweet-potato-ey potato. I made sweet plantains. Next time I'll make the mashed potatoey version in the magazine.
4. Edamame. Okay, so I've heard it's delicious, and it is. Buttery, soft, chewy. Giant delicious protein rich peas of goodness! I've always looked at the big containers of edamame at Costco and thought about getting them. Now, totally going to make them a normal part of my food bag of tricks.
5. Panna Cotta. Delicious sour cream custard.
6. Cookies with dried strawberries. I thought these would suck, but they wer surprisingly good. Now I just wish I had more people near me to come and eat food so I can try to cook more things.