Text 4141, 149 rader
Skriven 2008-03-22 14:59:37 av Carol Shenkenberger (10155.cooks)
   Kommentar till text 3999 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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 >  CS> (Should have mentioned, this was at Harris Teeter.  A high end yuppie
 >  CS> priced place with generally decent produce and a rather odd but wide
 >  CS> array of
 >  CS> products.  Pricey but when you can't find something elsewhere, you can
 >  CS> often find it there).
 > 
 > Those stores are fun ones to explore.  Fresh Market is somewhat like
 > that in that it carries a lot of things most "normal" grocery stores
 > don't.  The prices are usually a bit higher but we did find yeast for
 > whole grains baking at about half the price Kroger had it.  We also have
 > found various kinds of rice there, including the brown basmati, at a
 > decent price.

Yes, I always get a little lost in there but I try not to go too often as i
end up getting other stuff too (saving a trip later) then get major sticker
shock.

Today, we had several trips to make (vets etc) but hit up BJ's on the way.  I
signed up for a free estimate for a year round sun room addition (we are
thinking they might be a really nice way to go for the back destroyed room).
Free estimate pending.  Also got 450$ worth of 'stuff' (wince, but most is a
3 month or more supply).  60$ of that was IAMS dog food and canned pedigree
wet foods etc.  With a garage to store excess, we make a quarterly big trip
for things like 100 garbage/leaf bags, 48 rolls of Scott toilet tissue 85
pellets of electrosol for the dishwasher.  You know. 'Stuff'.

 
 >  CS> I just made a trip to the Oceana exchange.  First time there.  I
 >  CS> skipped the commisary as my car was packed with yard stuff (plants
 >  CS> etc).  Took us 2 carts and a pallet thingie <g>.  I still need more
 >  CS> too!  Good starter set though.
 > 
 > Sounds like you're going to be busy.  I know you'll be back there, if
 > nothing else, just to check out the commissary.  I made that egg plant
 > parmesan Saturday; it turned out extremely delicious.

Definately busy here.  It's planting time for sure.  I need 2 more of the
little blue flowered perennials for the border and 3 more sacks of potting 
material.

 >  CS> On the way home, I hit up the Asian market.  44$ worth of fresh
 >  CS> veggies, oddiments (steamed buns, prepared sushi), another duck etc.
 >  CS> I'll post the bounty later ;-)
 > 
 > I saw that. (G)

The spicy sushi was just onolicious extreme!

 >  CS> Sorry, mislead you by accident.  That wasnt Krogers but Harris Teeter.
 >  CS> Always a few good loss-leader items there.  That time it was shrimp.
 >  CS> Used them to teach Charlotte how to make a simple boiled shrimp with
 >  CS> old-bay seasoning.  The leftovers she helped me peel for a gumbo dish.
 > 
 > It's OK, I generally refer to Kroger when I mean Publix and vice versa.
 > They're building a new Publix on this side of town--should be open in a
 > few weeks.

I am curious about publix but we do not have them here.  It's Kroger, Harris
Teeter, Food Lion, and some other odd bits of things with those being the
mainstay.
 >  CS> Oh my.  I'll have to look up when Easter is.  Must be close?  I think
 >  CS> Charlotte is still young enough to enjoy a big easter egg hunt.  We
 > 
 > Get hopping; Easter is this coming Sunday (the 23rd).

Got 3 dozen eggs a warmin' now <g>.  Caught it in time.  Hidden (lord knows
where, I havent seen it!) is a huge basket for Charlotte.  Next door kid
(Christopher) is gonna find at *least* 12 of the 24 we plan to put out with
Charlotte's connivance <g>.

Joe next door, wants to hide 6 of them and then settle back under our shared
tree to watch. (technically his tree, about 1 ft into his side and mostly 
shades my driveway).
 

 > Sounds like fun, for all ages.

Yup!  From Joe at about low 70's to Chris at 5, we are just gonna have a
little fun <g>.


(on the 100% whole wheat bread)

 >  CS> It did!  But I'll need to cut the recipe down a little.  I could tell
 >  CS> by the sound my aging and high use machine wasnt happy with 5 cups of
 >  CS> flour.  I'll need to take it down to 4 cups.  Do you perchance have
 >  CS> that same bread in a 4 cup flour cutdown?
 > 
 > No, but the 3 3/4 cup is very similar.  I'll send that along.

Great!
 
 >  CS> last night.  It almost bust out the top of the machine!  I think I had
 >  CS> maybe a 1/4 inch clear zone over the top before the window.
 > 
 > I've had that happen before.  Not so much with this machine but the
 > older ones with the taller bread pan.  The "bake" cycle kicked in just
 > in time or the bread would have risen over the top.


Same here.  Perhaps a little more gluten than needed?

 >  CS> Oh, sorry.  The brown rice didnt suit us but I have a use for the
 >  CS> rest.  Even Charlotte noted it would be really good in a soup.  Most
 >  CS> of my rice types would melt away in a soup but that one is
 >  CS> crockpotable I bet.  I am thinking to use it somewhat like others
 >  CS> might use barley.  Texture is about right.
 > 
 > Soup would be a good use for it.  Also try it in fried rice.

Cholestrol has fried rice a rare thing for us.  But soups and stews are
always here.

 >  CS> I need to clear the Eddo (dang, whats that in english again?  humm.
 >  CS> I'll think of it).  Anyways, need to clear the eddo from the baby
 >  CS> crock then have some ideas to try.
 > 
 >  CS> They go roughly like this:  3 cups duck broth, 2 handfuls brown rice
 >  CS> (1/3 cup or so), leek (about 1/4 cup sounds right), dried kelp strings
 >  CS> (about 1/8 cup once softened in the duck broth), straw mushrooms (the
 >  CS> real straw type, not the enoki called that in Japan), and let that
 >  CS> simmer a bit before deciding what else might match other than black
 >  CS> pepper.  I'll MM it if it comes out well.  Fusion definately <g>.

It came out well but I want to tweak before I MM it.

 >  CS> Oh memory spark.  Eddo is small taro of the non-round type.
 > 
 > OK, I've not seen that locally but I suspect I would if I hit up the
 > Asian markets around here more often.

Taro has fairly rough exterior looking.  With your senitivites, peel with
wearing gloves or you may get a mild rash from it.  Oxilates in there til
cooked.

 
 >  CS> It's not for all!  Thats ok.  We didnt like the brown as a pure rice,
 >  CS> but have uses for it in other cookery.
 > 
 > That's the way to go then--use it where you want, use the white rice
 > otherwise.

I'm looking at an empty pot just now and added some brown rice to the bottom.
 Looking at Pastene's tomatos, green bell peppers, and not sure what else.

              xxcarol
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