Tag Archive | Vegetables
Cooking Thought: January 7th 2013
Today is National Tempura Day! For dipping sauce 1/4 cup dashi 1/2 cup light soy sauce 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, finely grated (from about 3/4-inch piece) 1/2 cup daikon radish, finely grated (from about 4 1/2-inch piece) 1/4 cup mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine) For tempura 10 green beans, trimmed 12 large shrimp, peeled, deveined, tail […]
Cooking Thought: August 27th 2012
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. ~Doug Larson
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I eat so poorly during the stressful part of my day I need to have a vegetable orgy for dinner just to make up for it. ~Carrie Latet
Oh Subway, Why
Apparently “spicy” is in. And not that it’s a bad thing- it’s just, well…unless you’ve been trained by the South how to make food spicy and GOOD just don’t even attempt it. I ventured away from my usually veggie flat bread sub from Subway and decided to try their feature of the month: Buffalo Chicken. […]
Cooking Thought July 8th 2012
Shipping is a terrible thing to do to vegetables. They probably get jet-lagged, just like people. ~Elizabeth Berry
Cooking Thought for July 7th 2012
Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ~Jim Davis
Cooking Thoughts: June 14th 2012
“The first zucchini I ever saw I killed it with a hoe.” -John Gould, ‘Monstrous Depravity’ 1963.
Vegetable Garden Tasty Goodness
We are in our second month of gardening and attempting to do the whole gardening thing for the second year in a row. So far, so good. We have over 30 different things planted including fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Our daughter planted cat nip as well With winter basically rolling over into summer this year […]
Cooking Thought: May 22nd 2012
“Some may smile at the idea of ripe cucumbers, and say that the very thought of them, like the smell, is offensive….But whatever other uses are made of the cucumber, I entreat the reader not to use it in the form of pickles. These, of almost all the forms of vegetable substances, seem to me […]
Cooking Thought: April 21st 2012
Five Great Tips From Five Great Chefs! 1. Remember, y’all, it’s all about the prep. Take away the stress by doing the prep the night or day before. You’ll look like a star. Paula Deen Paula’s Best Dishes 2. The smaller the item, the higher the baking temperature. For example, I bake mini chocolate chip-toffee cookies at […]
The RMS Titanic: Chapter 3
Titanic Construction Timeline 1907 Plans are made to build two luxury ships, the Olympic and the Titanic, with a third, the Britannic, to be built later. 1908-1909 Construction of the Olympic and Titanic begins in Belfast, Ireland, at the Harland and Wolff shipyards. 1910 October 20 The Olympic is successfully launched. 1911 May 31 The […]
Cooking Thought: January 28th 2012
Use a coarse Microplane to shave vegetables into salads or vinaigrettes. You can create an orange-fennel dressing by adding grated fennel and orange zest to a simple vinaigrette. -Paul Kahan
Cooking Thought: January 24th 2012
Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. -Albert Einstein
Polenta and Roasted Veggies
T and I are going back to our veg head ways. Don’t worry, I’ll still come up with meaty dishes. We are getting back to making all our food at home after falling off the wagon and eating out way too much. One of the tasty treats we decided to do was a fried polenta […]
Grilling Weekend Safety Tips
As part of my job I’m required to know food safety and execute it to the best of my ability to keep all our customers safe. And while most of it is common sense stuff it doesn’t hurt to toss up reminders about food safety that will keep you and your family safe at home. […]
Party Fare
This weekend Dauson’s father celebrated his 70th birthday with an elaborate party. For months, his wife, Dauson’s mother was on a rampage to make sure that everything was perfect for this event held in a local church hall. And as with any party or gathering, food was the major concern. It seems it is human […]
