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Skriven 2013-12-20 10:11:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 ML> how do you know that they're useless?
 NB> Wise beyond your years...  :)

No: logical beyond my years, and skeptical too. There was a
certain advantage to having irrationality in the family -
one learned to question everything and turn the various
possibilities around in one's own head without quite so
many preconceived notions as normally raised people have.

I've never pretended nor aspired to wisdom beyond anything.
Wisdom meaning detachment, equanimity, perspective,
stoicism - not for me.

 ML>> I've never ordered Kosher or Halal airplane meals but am
 ML>> told that they're generally beef or chicken-based.
 NB>> One would have expected that, to be sure... :)
 ML> That I'd never ordered that kind of special meal or that
 ML> they were meat-based? 
 NB> The latter.  :)

They could be vegetable based and obey the rules, but not
to stereotype, but people who order Kosher or Halal may well
expect a higher culinary standard even for airline food.
I'm not sure carrot couscous would go over too well with
some sheikh's nephew (the sheikh of course having his own
plane).
 
 ML> Dairy meals are by far the easiest balanced meals to make
 ML> under the Kosher or Halal certifications, as there aren't
 ML> all the processing and handling requirements that there
 ML> are for meat.
 NB> That was kinda where I was coming from in my original question... :)

Or of course vegan meals, which are fine for both provided
there are no insects hiding in the broccoli or similar.

 NB>> I was just wondering if the meal was basic enough to meet that sort
 NB>> of designation, even if it didn't have any meat...  ;) 
 ML> Oh, sure, provided that there was an imam and a rabbi
 ML> to certify the food's purity.
 NB> Ah.... that, too...  ;)

It's the combination of preparation and supervision that
makes the holiness, but then I had a friend whose summer job
when he was in high school was to stand in as a deputy rabbi
for the guy certifying I seem to remember a ketchup or pickle
factory. The entire summer all he did was grace the plant
with his presence - I don't know if periodically he had to
actually inspect the equipment or anything like that.

Carrot Couscous with Fresh Chives
Categories: vegan, dubious, starch
servings: 4

2/3 c carrot juice
1 1/2 ts fresh lemon juice
1/4 ts salt
1/8 ts freshly ground black pepper
1/2 c uncooked couscous
2 ts olive oil
2 Tb chopped fresh chives

Bring first 4 ingredients to a simmer over medium-high
heat; gradually stir in couscous. Remove from heat;
cover and let stand 5 min. Drizzle with oil; fluff
with a fork. Sprinkle with chives; toss to combine.

source: health.com
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