Bananas

Have you ever seen a cooking show and thought I can totally  do what they are doing?  How hard could that be?  Yeah, so did I.  Tonight, I thought I would make a dish based on what I saw on one of those shows.  A chef had browned bananas like scallops and served it with some foamy stuff as a dessert.  I thought I could make a side dish inspired from this to go with our Spanish inspired pork roast, rice and  black beans, and veggies, kind of like fried plantains but without all the hard work of plantains.  How hard could it possibly be, right?  I threw a little butter and olive oil in the pan to heat up, sliced bananas, sprinkled them with a little cayenne pepper, and placed them in the pan.  I ended up with browned bananas, but they did not hold up so well on the plate.  This was definitely not the beautiful masterpiece I had pictured in my mind - more like browned, mushy discs for a side.  At least they tasted good.  A little sweet and spice to go with cumin, cilantro, and garlic flavored pork.  Oh well, another experiment in the books under the "not quite there yet" column.

On a side note.  I went wogging this morning in the rain.  The park was cleared out due to the light rain.  No joggers with their puppies in strollers to dodge (don't even get me started on that subject!). Nothing but the sound of my feet hitting the pavement path, birds gorging themselves on the fresh feast of worms, and the cooling effect of the drops hitting my body.  The robins and cardinals were out in full force this morning, bright red and orange.  The grass and leaves seemed even greener from the raindrops.  It really was an AWEsome experience.