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Skriven 2010-08-16 15:22:26 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Herbs and such                                           [1]
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Hi Ruth,

>> [...]  I think the worst though was
>> when the moving company we hired to move us to Louisville lost all my
>> cookbooks and gardening books.. could have screamed.. I think I did
>> scream Lol

> I probably would have as well, especially for a box with cook books.

Yes over 20 years collecting.. or more, anyway, a very long time.  It felt like
I lost some of my 'best friends' (g)..

> We were only around 90 today but humid. It'll start to cool down next
> month.

Today was really funny (kind of (g)) in Windsor.. the temperature was only
72F.. but the humidity was at 98%, making it feel like it was 90F..
Airconditioners running all day again.. but at least we have them.  After the
imminent rain came and went, the sun came out.. and thankfully the humidity
dropped to about 57% :)

>> thing I have done when I get intense sinus pain is to stand over a pot
>> of boiling salted water.. boy does that clean out your sinuses (g).

> I did keep my face away, for the most part.  Got a good whiff of vinegar
> a couple of times tho. (G)  Yield ended up being 5 pints.

I have a ton to take care of now.. the roots are in storage so they'll wait
until I get to it.. then time to plant another crop.  Hopefully we'll have a
warm September.

>> whole > wheat panko yesterday--no HFCS in it.

>> That panko is great, and definitely no HFCS.  I picked some up a while
>> back as well.

And used the last of it last night making eggplant parmigiano... yum :)
Actually, I mixed it with about a cup of Italian Breadcrumbs with no HFCS.
Worked well, and I didn't have to make more of my own.

> I looked at bread crumbs in the Fresh Market when we were at Carol's in
> May; they all had HFCS so I went with white (all they had) panko.  At
> WFM, I found the whole wheat.

Yes, wegmans over here only carries one brand of whole wheat Italian
Breadcrumbs with no HFCS.. little jaunt (about 15min each way) to get more, so
I usually stock up.

>>> that does use tomato sauce, but's really not as good as the previous
>>> recipe we all always felt. This is the other one:

>> > OK, you saw the one I was going to post. Steve posted it as we got
>> it, > no changes.

>> Yep, I do remember then :)

> Probably originally a Depression era recipe I suspect.

Sounds like it.. though dried beans can be quite cheap.. I have to assume they
were readily available back then.

>> Pecorino Romano.  If I want more subtle sharp flavor I use Locatelli
>> Romano. And if I want a very subtle flavor (like for veal, chicken
>> parmesean, vegetables, etc.) I use Parmesean.  For meatballs I use
>> Locatelli Romano.. If I can find it I use Pecorino though for
>> meatballs. :)  Pecorino is GREAT at the table for grating over Italian
>> dishes like clam sauce.

> Nice to know. I've been buying Peccorino Romano for several years. Guess
> I'll have to look for Locatelli & give it a try.

Dad was a real fan of Peccorino - reminds me I have to pick up more next
shopping trip :)

>>> Oh yeah, it does.  Even using good quality bacon is great.  The
>>> battuto with the garlic, onion, celery and bacon  makes an incredible
> Should I use pancetta?

I never seem to have it around.. except for the holidays since I keep that and
other Italian meats around for antipasto.  Thick sliced bacon, about 3 or 4
slices works really well. Plenty of flavor.

Take care,
Janis

















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