Yeah, well .... we have to try these things once ....
I am generally a bit of a health nut .... at least I thought I was until my hubby started down his current path (!!) so I went exploring a few alternative things like chia seeds and quinoa ..... which have now become common knowledge ingredients .... but I have got one funny story to tell ...
Housekeeping was tight for me one week when my kids were quite a bit younger, so I decided to adapt a Greek recipe for Spinach Pie (Spanakopita) and make it a Vegie Pie instead with all the left-over veggies in the fridge .... and because I was also feeling quite exhausted, this recipe used a batter that cooked to form a pastry in the oven and that sounded like a good idea too ....
Only I used self-raising flour by accident instead of plain flour, and the amount of veggies were a bit too much filling for the amount of batter going underneath and on top .... so "Veggie Cake" emerged from the oven, enough to feed an army, and it was awful !!!!
Think my kids have ever let me forget it ? They ate cereal for dinner the next two nights rather than go anywhere near the Veggie Cake !!
We live and learn ..... ❣
