Blarney Rice

Sometimes a new recipe sounds like a good idea when placed on the menu weeks in advance but when the time comes to putting it together I sometimes have second thoughts. This happened last Friday when my in-laws were visiting and I wanted to try a new split-pea-over-rice recipe. I had originally come across the recipe in search of looking for ways to use up my pantry items. I was also looking for a gluten free recipe for my mother-in-law. This recipe fit the bill so I put it on our menu. On Friday, the thought of having split-pea-over rice did not sound appealing but then I also felt that it may be wrong to serve such goup to my in-laws but I did it anyway. I decided to cook some flounder on the side so we would have something in our bellies should the green goup not work out. Surprisingly we all liked it . . . well, at least 1 out of 3 kids and 4 adults. So I thought it would be nice to brainstorm a better name for it since I could only think of it as split-pea goup. We decided to adopt my father-in-law’s “Blarney Rice” idea since it was green and rather close to Saint Patrick’s day. I don’t think we’ll have this dish once a week or anything but it was super cheap, pretty tasty, quick to throw together and healthy so we’ll see it repeated in this house even if it isn’t 'til next Saint Patrick’s Day.