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Skriven 2011-11-29 09:06:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Drum
Ärende: PIES FOR THANKS 11125
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 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> enough of almost everything.  My pressure cookers, electric saucepan,
 GJ> Sunbeam Mixmaster (a 50 year old treasure!), casseroles, saucepans,
 GJ> woks, frying pans - almost all inherited or bought secondhand.  One
 GJ> good source of crockery is local "op-shops", such as Salvation Army,
 GJ> Save the Children Fund, church shops and similar.
 
 GJ> My present quest is for old-fashioned Vegemite glasses, which are the
 GJ> perfect shape and size for holding red wine at barbecues.  I am down
 GJ> to my last one. Unfortunately they haven't been sold for decades, but
 GJ> I still have hope of finding some, somewhere.

 DD> You have given your solution above" "One good source of crockery is
 DD> local "op-shops", such as Salvation Army, 
 DD> Save the Children Fund, church shops and similar." Also jumble sales
 DD> (garage/yard/flea market sales). There is also the old trick of "Ask
 DD> Kevin" as he comes up with some amazing things from time to time.

I have been to some of those op-shops, but so far without success.  I
will keep trying.

 DD> "We're happy little Vegemites As bright as bright can be. We all enjoy
 DD> our Vegemite For breakfast, lunch, and tea. Our mother says we're
 DD> growing stronger every single week. Because we love our Vegemite. We
 DD> all adore our Vegemite. It puts a rose in every cheek! I love my
 DD> Vegemite and have found lots of different
 DD> recipes that add the wonderful flavour of Vegemite to my cooking."

I can picture you dancing around to that ditty with a happy face.  I
think that red wine is better at putting "a rose in every cheek".
Vegemite does, in fact, improve some dishes, like:

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Meat lasagne with mozzarella
 Categories: Italian, Pasta, Meats, Beef
      Yield: 5 Servings
 
    250 g  Packet instant lasagna
    200 g  Mozzarella cheese, sliced or
           - grated
      1 tb Butter
      1    Onion, medium
      2 cl Garlic, crushed
      1    Celery stick, finely chopped
    800 g  Can tomatoes, chopped
      2 ts Mixed herbs
      1 ts Oregano and/or basil
    500 g  Minced steak
      3 tb Dry white or red wine
      1 ts Sugar
      1 ts Coarse black pepper
    140 g  Tomato paste
      1 tb Vegemite
      1 c  Water
 
  Meat sauce: In butter, fry onions, garlic and celery until starting to
  brown. Keeping liquid, drain tomatoes and chop. Add tomatoes to pan,
  cook on high for 5 minutes.  Mix in herbs. Add meat and cook until
  brown. Add wine, cook for a further 1 minute. Mix in sugar, tomato
  paste, Vegemite, and season with salt and pepper. Add water and
  simmer for 20 minutes.
  
  Assembly: Preheat oven to 200 C. Pour 1/4 meat sauce into base of
  lightly greased baking dish. Alternate layers of lasagna, meat sauce
  and cheese slices, finishing with cheese. Gently pour the reserved
  tomato liquid over the top and down sides of lasagna, until liquid
  level reaches top pasta layer.  (If liquid insufficient, use water).
  Bake at 200 C for 30 minutes, lower heat to 150 C and bake for a
  further 10 - 15 minutes, testing with skewer or fork. Let stand for 5
  minutes before serving.
 
MMMMM
 

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