Ooey Gooey Blueberry "French Toast", Real-Deal Rice Pilaf, Minty Green Peas,

Today I made "Ooey Gooey Blueberry 'French Toast'"(page 42), "Real-Deal Rice Pilaf"(page 162), and "Minty Green Peas"(page 172). I found I had no cream cheese, so I went out to get some. I was in the checkout when I found my money had sprouted feet and left my pocket somewhere along the way. After that, the "French Toast" went really well. It tasted delicious, even with the gluten free bread.

The Rice Pilaf was the hard part. When they said the onions, I thought they meant the scallions, when I realized my mistake, not wanting to waste the butter, I added the onions and ended up seriously burning the scallions. Then I mistook opaque for done and ended up overcooking my rice. It tasted fine, just crunchy. Even though it was okay, it wasn't what Emeril intended, so it has to be considered our first failure.

I haven't had peas since I was about four, and I have to say, I missed out. I couldn't find fresh mint so I used dried. I used three times as much dry mint than the fresh mint amount the recipe calls for. The first time I melted the butter I burnt it, so I added more and used that. The peas were absolutely delicious!

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