Dearest blog readers, this week's recipe was a huge mess. Why is it every time Ma and I try to make a slow cooker recipe it just doesn't turn out right? Oy, gather around for story time guys. This one is a doozy! So I came across this Weight Watchers recipe (on Pinterest of course lol) for Jambalaya. I've never really been a fan of said dish. Not sure why since I never decided to partake in the meal. So I figured why not at least try it and get out of my food comfort zone. I prepared this week's dish and made the recipe exactly to a "T". After the first hour of "slow" cooking the rice was completely done. I was worried since it still had 3 hours to cook. I knew then it was a sinking ship but I wasn't going to let it stop me. After all we have to evaluate every recipe we do. After the 4 hours was up it was a pure grainy mess. It looked like tomato grits. Where was my jambalaya? This whole giving it a shot thing wasn't doing anything to change my mind on said dish. When Ma tried it her disappointment set in as well.
Let me let you guys in on a secret of ours. We LOATHE wasting food. Especially for the blog since we go all out for it and we love bringing you guys something fun and a new recipe to try. It's just sad when money goes down the drain and a good night of food.
I'll post the recipe but be warned: MAKE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Here's what you'll need:
Weight Watchers Crockpot Jambalaya
Ingredients:
*1 cup diced lean boiled ham
*2 onions, coarsely chopped
*2 celery stalks, sliced
*1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
*1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes
*1/4 cup tomato paste
*3 garlic cloves, minced
*1 tablespoon chopped parsley
*1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
*2 whole cloves
*1 tablespoon vegetable oil
*1 cup long-grain white rice
*1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
DIRECTIONS:
1. Combine the ham, onions, celery, bell pepper, tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, parsley, thyme, cloves, oil, and rice in a slow cooker.
2. Cook on High 4 to 5 hours.
3. Add the shrimp and cook until the shrimp are pink, about 1 hour longer.
(See this is how they showed the outcome of the recipe)
(Yeah, not twins.)
WW Points: *7 per serving
ATTENTION: We will be remaking this dish differently in the future!
Ma's Spot: I was looking forward to this recipe all day. A nice hot bowl of Jambalaya, yum. Well that didn't work out as well as I thought it was going to. Seriously, what a disaster! I will say that last night's dinner was fantastic I had Happy's Pizza's Ribs instead, ha! As far as the jambalaya though it tasted like a thick, pasty, overcooked rice tomato mess. The minute I tasted it I started thinking how I could of redone this. First of all the rice had been cooked too long. It broke down and it was a starchy mess. The ingredients are all tasty that we added but I think it wasn't a slow cooker recipe as it's originally written. I would love to redo this next week but it's my blog pick and I already have my next recipe picked out. When it's my turn again I'll be redoing this recipe for us and you guys. So I urge you to not try this yet. Let us redo it for you and hopefully (and I retract that)....I know it'll have to be better than that one was.
SNACK CORNER:* It's time for snack corner! Where we take new snacks in the grocery store and break it down for you. We tell you which are hot and which are not.
WW Points: *5 points per cone
Dinah: Oh Blue Bunny how I love thee. These Mini Swirls Birthday Party Ice Cream Cones are quite the funny little treats. I like the idea of having a small cone and not all the points that come with a huge ice cream cone. While 5 points can be considered alot since usually 1/2 cup of any ice cream is around 3 points these come with a cone and sprinkles. It's a great trade off, well to me at least. Next time you're craving something tiny and sweet drop that half cup and pick up a box of these. Save the half cup for your next cake.
Ma: What can I say about this delicious, tasteful, wonderful ice cream creation in a cone. First of all the size is perfect. I can see this little bitty hand eating this cone. Oh hell lets face it, it's perfect for big hands! You know how you always get the ice cream cones that have the chocolate on the bottoms? This has the white chocolate. I love the change. These are a really tasty treat. It's like having a birthday cake in a cone. I know I've said this before and probably continue to say this but seriously please go pick these up. They are a wonderful little treat.
That's it for tonight. We'll see you here next Tuesday with more food goodness. Have a great week guys!
Spoons & Spatula's
~Dinah & Ma
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