Along with the tomatoes and peppers and others in my expanded garden this yr, I will be including tobacco. Seeds and info are on line. Looks fairly simple, cheap, doable in Mn; drying and curing seems to be somewhat of an art, as does the rolling of a fine cigar, which is what I am interested in doing.
I look forward to finishing off a great meal w/ espresso, chocolate, cognac, and a dandy cigar.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
A Cold Beer and an Egg Salad Sandwich
Sunny and 55 degrees or more( today?) gets me thinking of an egg salad sandwich and a cold beer on the porch. It is nice to think of that again. You will want your early chives and/or green onions and just enough jalapeno pepper so that you know that you are eating when you are eating.
Oh, maple sap, in addition to calcium, has potassium and magnesium - just don't know how much, as if we needed and excuse to imbibe one of nature's finest....
Time to plan a garden w/ plenty of tomatoes and peppers of all sorts because they are so good and good for you too, and you can save a lot of money if you simply harvest and freeze them. Freeze jalapenos whole and tomatoes quartered. I will double my production this yr by adding plants( 6-8 tomato)and 10 - 12 pepper, and by locating my garden in a sunnier and hotter location. Tomatoes and peppers love the sun and the heat, as do I.
Oh, maple sap, in addition to calcium, has potassium and magnesium - just don't know how much, as if we needed and excuse to imbibe one of nature's finest....
Time to plan a garden w/ plenty of tomatoes and peppers of all sorts because they are so good and good for you too, and you can save a lot of money if you simply harvest and freeze them. Freeze jalapenos whole and tomatoes quartered. I will double my production this yr by adding plants( 6-8 tomato)and 10 - 12 pepper, and by locating my garden in a sunnier and hotter location. Tomatoes and peppers love the sun and the heat, as do I.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Maple Sap
People in South Korea believe that drinking maple tree sap will make their bones as strong as the maple tree.It is bottled and sold in that un-reduced form and is a growth industry. According to an article in the NY Times, it has plenty of calcium, and tastes like weak slightly sweetened green tea. I will research that.
With the right marketing, it would probably sell in America, too.
With the right marketing, it would probably sell in America, too.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
A Perfect Day
I stumbled upon A Perfect Day tv show involving Swedish chef/tv show/cookbook writer Tina Nordstrom. I posted about her last summer. She did a cooking show series on PBS within the last couple of years. The camera loves her and she is a good cook. She cooks outdoors in beautiful regions of Sweden. It is outdoor food at its best.
She did a recipe for a fish soup that included cinnamon, cumin, coriander, garlic, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, sausage, and Baltic Sea perch. Chicken bouillon and a pinch of sugar completes the broth. These non traditional Scandinavian spices may resemble allspice which is commonly used in a Finnish Fish Soup recipe that I have posted previously.
Check out perfectdaytv.com to see Tina and a couple of other chefs do all their cooking outdoors.
She did a recipe for a fish soup that included cinnamon, cumin, coriander, garlic, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, sausage, and Baltic Sea perch. Chicken bouillon and a pinch of sugar completes the broth. These non traditional Scandinavian spices may resemble allspice which is commonly used in a Finnish Fish Soup recipe that I have posted previously.
Check out perfectdaytv.com to see Tina and a couple of other chefs do all their cooking outdoors.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Puttin it on the Ritz
Tuna fish on a cracker was the only food on my Oscar menu last night. Mayo, lemon pepper, parsley, basil and horseradish topped w/ half a grape tomato all sittin on the Ritz. Not an award winner, but at least as interesting as the show. Chased w/ a V-8.
It occurs to me that several of the( female) actors would look good on a Ritz, too, or on anything, really.
It occurs to me that several of the( female) actors would look good on a Ritz, too, or on anything, really.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Smaller is Better
The Mn Dept of Health website is current as of May '08 and lists all species and sizes of Mille Lacs fish as ok for unrestricted consumption. Perhaps the new study's findings will be added at a later date.
To err on the side of safe, eat smaller fish- they are better tasting, anyways.
Experts say the benefits of eating fish outweigh the risks, not to mention the benefits of actually catching fish, not the least of which may be self esteem if you are a Mille Lacs area fisherperson.
As in a current or recent Compass Magazine piece that I did for the Mille Lacs Messenger, I suggest you flour fish and pan fry in olive oil and finish them off w/ fresh herbs and white wine and butter. None better. It is the French way.
To err on the side of safe, eat smaller fish- they are better tasting, anyways.
Experts say the benefits of eating fish outweigh the risks, not to mention the benefits of actually catching fish, not the least of which may be self esteem if you are a Mille Lacs area fisherperson.
As in a current or recent Compass Magazine piece that I did for the Mille Lacs Messenger, I suggest you flour fish and pan fry in olive oil and finish them off w/ fresh herbs and white wine and butter. None better. It is the French way.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Big Fish, Little Fish
As reported in the Startribune and on TV yesterday, fish meals of northern pike and walleye should be limited to one per week because of historical and ongoing mercury contamination.
What about bass and catfish, for example, and other larger fish favorites? Why are they exempt from contamination?
Another question. If these bigger predator fish get contaminated from eating many smaller fish, couldn't we likewise get contaminated by mercury when we eat many smaller fish?
I will do some research and get back to you.
What about bass and catfish, for example, and other larger fish favorites? Why are they exempt from contamination?
Another question. If these bigger predator fish get contaminated from eating many smaller fish, couldn't we likewise get contaminated by mercury when we eat many smaller fish?
I will do some research and get back to you.
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