The PhotoHunt theme this week is “Average”
I know – doesn’t sound like a promising start to our Project Yum Yum cook-along, does it? 
Let me ‘splain. This is Week One of Project Yum Yum – hosted by my friend, Elle of Elle’s New England Kitchen – a (hopefully) weekly challenge to cook and eat healthier by incorporating at least one vegan meal a week into our normally carnivorous diets, by cooking out of Lauren Ulm’s book, Vegan Yum Yum. Vegan Yum Yum is based on Lauren’s blog of the same name, and if you’re interested in trying some of these recipes yourselves, you can either purchase the book (very reasonable on Amazon) or visit her blog.
This is not the first recipe I’ve made out of this book, but it’s the only one I thought to photograph, so in the interest of time, this will be my “Free Week” post: Pepita Fettucine With Spinach & Cranberries:
Honestly? I would have to rate this dish as Average (hence the PhotoHunt theme reference, and yes, I am stretching it a little. Again.).
It tasted good, but we found the cranberries in this a little overwhelming. And while we appreciate the juxtaposition of sweet and savory flavors in food, here, the sweet part kind of overtook the savory. Otherwise, we really enjoyed the pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and spinach, and this was very quick and easy to put together.
And yes, I know that’s not fettucine. It’s actually whole-grain thin spaghetti. It’s what I had in the house, okay?
Let me repeat – I’ve cooked about 6 or 7 things out of Vegan Yum Yum so far, and we’ve loved everything so far. This is the first recipe in this book that didn’t knock us over and that we found merely Average.
Can’t wait to find out what our first assigned dish is!
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15 Comments
It looks good, though
A delicious take on the theme. Happy weekend!!My photo hunt
So sorry that this one wasn't the best, but it still looks good! I added your link to my post.
It certainly looks good. Was it dried cranberries that you used? I wonder what dimension fresh ones would have added. Have a great weekend!
That looks very yummy!!Average critter Koi
Good take on the theme and it sure looks good.
I like how you combined PHunt with your cooking challenge! It does look good but I'm not a fan of fruit in savory dishes so I bet I would have found it average too. I love the Vegan Yum Yum blog and have found some great recipes on there. Thanks for visiting mine and have a nice weekend.
Wow, cranberries. Hmmm. LOL.
i love pasta and this one looks so yummy! have a nice weekend!
How want to make an average meal?Funny!
what a delicious entry and nice take on the theme.
can i have a plate of your average pasta dish for my above average hunger?
Hmmmm… overwhelming? I never did get around to using my cranberries after Thanksgiving They're sitting in my freezer.
Spinach and cranberries — never thought to put them into pasta. OTOH, anchovies and brussel sprouts work for me — weird I know but since I love both those ingredients… ;b
An interesting combination although my ancestors did not climb up the food chain so I could go back to eating grass.Sgnd; A Carnivore
It sure doesn't look average. It looks great. I did wonder about the cranberries though. I really enjoyed your very above average take on this difficult theme.Scott at World’s Best Photography Blog