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rcallner(Reiko Callner)

  • Olympia, WA
  • Member since The Beginning
  • Total posts 36
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rcallner commented 8 years ago

Next time you find yourself in this situation make ma po tofu - it's wonderful with ground pork.

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rcallner commented 8 years ago

This sounds like the time for store-bought dessert - but - if you're not so inclined, the following recipe is VERY Christmassy and not hard. It might need a cold pack underneath it.

http://www.food.com/recipe/peppermint...

 
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rcallner commented 8 years ago

I know this is a an old resurrected post, but to respond to PommeDeGuerre (great name), all great apes are NOT omnivores. Gorillas, for example, are herbivores.

 
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rcallner commented 8 years ago

You can make delicious, sweet/crisp outside fluffy inside potatoes really easily without exotic ingredients or much work. Use waxy potatoes, I think Yukon Gold work best. Scrub the skin, then quarter them and steam them 'til they're starting to soften but are not quite ready to eat. Put them (dry) into a baking pan, drizzle generously with olive oil and a good salt. Toss in some rosemary if you want, if not, don't worry about it. Put in a 350 or more oven, toss after 15 minutes with a spatula so they don't stick, roast another 10-15 minutes. They should be carmelized where they touched the pan and be sweet/savory delicious. Easy peasy. If you're roasting something else at the same time they co-exist in the oven very peacefully, even in the same pan, just don't crowd them too much or they'll steam instead of roasting.

You can make delicious, sweet/crisp outside fluffy inside potatoes really easily without exotic ingredients or much work. Use waxy potatoes, I think Yukon Gold work best. Scrub the skin, then quarter them and steam them 'til they're starting to soften but are not quite ready to eat. Put them (...

 
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rcallner commented 8 years ago

Do you have a co-op or other food store that sells bulk foods? That might work. Unsweetened coconut flakes are delicious and worth the search, if you can find them.

 
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rcallner commented 8 years ago

I frequently cook something like this but saute everything. Peel the beets (I have a red cutting board for this), cut into moons, chop the stems and greens. Saute chopped shallots and garlic in olive oil, saute the beets 'til slightly cooked, add stems and greens. Salt, pepper, sprinkle with toasted pine nuts and some feta. I want some now.

 
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rcallner commented 8 years ago

I recommend you try a version of the confit in this recipe - add a few sweet peppers or some slightly sweetening agent - it's a lovely confit for meat or fish or pasta. The recipe calls for too much olive oil, so I'd reduce it. Hm. I may try this myself. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...
Of course leave out the chicken.

 
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rcallner commented 8 years ago

We're at such an incredible point in the harvest now I'd suggest doing things with garden and farmer's market bounty. Gorgeous tomatoes with basil leaves and a drizzle of balsalmic and feta....grilled some sort of meat next to grilled mushrooms and zukes and green beans.....fabulous fruit and butter cookies? Good stuff and you don't have to spend too much time cooking. :)

 
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rcallner commented 8 years ago

Right now the heirloom tomatoes are perfect, so, as part of dinner last night, I toasted Columbia bread (a good rustic bread), laid a couple slices of a beautiful avocado over the top, topped that with sliced heirlooms, drizzled with basil pesto from my basil plants. Love summer.

 
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rcallner commented 8 years ago

NO!!!! (Accompany with hand clap.) I am a female with two cats who know full well they're not allowed on kitchen counters or any tables. I can't remember them trying to get on the kitchen counter, after early training, but if they ever try to get up on a table, which very rarely happens (like once a year), they get a sharp and immediate scold and loud noise and they look guilty.

 
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rcallner commented 8 years ago

Sliced in rounds, breaded, and deep fried. Bad for you, but not slimy, and actually very tasty
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rcallner commented 8 years ago

Asparagus soup. Here's one iteration, but it's very forgiving - you can play with it. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/em...

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

There are many nice vegetarian pot sticker options, depending on where you live you could just pick some up or else make 'em yourself, with a nice tangy dipping sauce from rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, a little chili sauce. Edamame, or soy beans in the shell, boiled and salted, would be good too.

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

I'm probably too late to the party, but since you like thin sliced Mongolian style beef, I'd slice the steak across the grain, 1/2 inch slices, get a cast iron skillet hot, and sear the slices. The pesto side won't directly hit the heat and you'll enjoy the texture you like. And maybe eat from different parts of the food chain in the future when steak is on hand.

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

I'm uncomfortable that this recipe is paired with an article titled "4 Things You'll Feel Right Before a Heart Attack."

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

Here's an unusual one. I found that when horses scrape their coat raw (ill-fitting tack, mishap with a fence, etc), smearing some bacon grease on the bald spot helps it come back thicker and in the right color. Strange, but true.

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

I know you said "tonight" two days ago - but just in case you come back to this - I bet your chicken broth worked out fine, but next time, if you want more seafood kick from the broth, add a couple of anchovies. Looking at that recipe, I'd recommend melting them in with the onion and oil toward the end of that part of the recipe. It will give you nice depth of seafood flavor and lots of umami.

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

Not my main shopping venue, but definitely on the rotation. If you know your prices, it's well worth it. I regularly buy canned organic garbanzo beans, for example, and their perfectly fine version is 1/2 to 1/3 the price of other stores. Similarly, I was shopping for chicken wings and found WAY cheap organic (!) chicken wings for a good price. Tissues, dry goods staples, very nice, as is the occasional cheese and seaweed snacks. Their stock isn't consistent, but you always can find some kind of quality bargain. Worth a visit. And the nickname, Groc Out ("c" pronounced like "s") is kind of charming.

Not my main shopping venue, but definitely on the rotation. If you know your prices, it's well worth it. I regularly buy canned organic garbanzo beans, for example, and their perfectly fine version is 1/2 to 1/3 the price of other stores. Similarly, I was shopping for chicken wings and found W...

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

Quinoa cooked in mushroom or vegetable broth with some curry, add tofu chunks, mushroom, some other vegetables, a dash of cayenne to heighten the flavor. Very good cold or hot.

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

I'm sure OP's original 3/4 box is long gone, but for future saltines - they make a lovely crushed breading for large panfried oysters.

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

Yes, black worchestershire is completely different. You'll find the white is a lovely enhancer for fish, poultry and pork sauces. It also lasts forever, so it's a decent investment. Hm. I'm wanting to eat some of this soon, now I'm focused on it....

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

It's one of my favorite fish, too. Here's a preparation that enhances but doesn't conquer the flavor - grate a clove of fresh garlic, 1/2 t cumin, splash of green tabasco, T white worchestershire, 1/2 t dried thyme, juice of half a lemon, and slurry it up with olive oil. Marinade in the fridge for a couple hours. Grill or broil.

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

+1 on everyone who suggested boiling first - and another suggestion - strain and keep that green water and use it as a soup or other moistening base. It'll have a lot of taste and nutrition in it.

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

I haven't tried this dressing, but a sweet-creamy feature in Asian type salad dressings is often miso. You might experiment with a little.

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

Salmon loaf with a side salad; chile; fish tacos; moussaka.

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

My DH is pescetarian, so I'll do chicken piccata, or sometimes a schnitzel, when he's gone. And a bit of bacon, which otherwise is SO smelly in the air. (It was a revelation to me that bacon doesn't smell good to some vegetarians.)

 
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rcallner commented 9 years ago

This is slightly off-topic, well, somewhat to the side, but - I found a variation on regular tapenade at Smitten Kitchen, with artichokes. It's lovely (and I do use it as a sandwich spread to enhance various sammiches). http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/0...