jambalaya

believe it or not, when i started this blog, i fully intended to write about more than just my child's sleeping habits. so here's a little something about what we had for dinner last night: jambalaya!
now, as you probably know, i did not grow up in louisiana. i have only even had authentic, new orleans jambalaya once. but i've tried making it a few times, and last night i finally found a recipe that i actually liked. find it here. i used smoked sausage instead of italian, and one red pepper and one yellow instead of 2 green, since they were on sale. plus, to be healthier, i used brown rice instead of white and upped the cooking time accordingly. i also added a generous sprinkling of cajun seasoning to the pot, since i had it on hand anyway.
i assumed that since it would be a teeny bit spicy, emerson wouldn't like it, so i had defrosted something else for her. but while we were eating, she whined a bit and reached for my bowl, so i scooped some onto her highchair tray, and she loved it! she ate several scoops in addition to the fish i had for her and the green beans she can't seem to get enough of lately. my good eater is definitely back, thankfully! we also had fun talking about the jambalaya- i told her what it was called, and she tried to say it back, and we repeated this several times. she was trying really hard to say it, but it's a pretty hard word for someone who mostly says "Ba!" and "Dadaaa," so it mostly came out as gibberish. still cute though. looks like we'll be having the leftovers tonight!