tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189217327071654682.post6030524315669983917..comments2009-06-07T23:30:17.501-04:00P Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13609606881916930199noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189217327071654682.post-90121515478349871652009-06-07T23:30:17.501-04:002009-06-07T23:30:17.501-04:00This is boring in comparison to yam surprise (and doesn't actually involve cooking) but a good summer fallback for me. Every lunch and dinner at the dig house in Turkey has the standard cucumber tomato side dish. It's equal parts diced cucumber and tomato with a little parsley, olive oil, lemon, and salt. It's simple and light and good in hot weather. No culinary wowser but one of my favorites. I had it with a hot dog cookout tonight!Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06413969702039431572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189217327071654682.post-36996375458705414202009-06-06T20:56:39.505-04:002009-06-06T20:56:39.505-04:00While I'm rather tolerant of most dishes, I can attest that "Yam Surprise" was indeed downright catastrophic. I'm inspired to one day make a meal with such poor taste, with the added challenge of leaving out the capers.Evanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675189817916761338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189217327071654682.post-78351822794016482622009-06-06T15:07:17.868-04:002009-06-06T15:07:17.868-04:00Hmm. I made a sweet potato/rice/mushroom concoction a couple years ago that was absolutely awful. First mistake was the mushrooms. Second, and more serious, error was to include capers. It was pretty gross, and to this day I avoid mixing rice and mushrooms. Evan and I took to calling the dish Yam Surprise, and I still allude to it whenever I make something with a mix of ingredients I'm not entirely confident will mesh together.Sallyhttp://sallysqueaks.netnoreply@blogger.com