Monday, February 20, 2012
A lazy beany lunch
As I mentioned recently, I'm into Morningstar products right now. Today I put almost zero effort into my lunch and it was satisfying in a junk food sorta way. I baked some Morningstar Buffalo wings and had them on a salad of mixed greens and tomatoes with a spicy ranch dressing. mmmm
The sweet appeal of the Nation of Islam's bean pie – Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs
The sweet appeal of the Nation of Islam's bean pie – Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs
Just when I think there is no new beany thing I haven't heard off...here we have sweet bean pie, a custardy cousin to sweet potato pie. According to the article linked above, Nation of Islam members' beliefs did not permit them to eat beans, except for navy beans. They came up with this sweet recipe.
I've seen some sweet red bean pastry recipes in my Chinese cookbook, so I guess it's not totally unheard of to eat sweet beans. Interesting...I'll put this on my list of things to try!
Happy Meatless Monday!
Just when I think there is no new beany thing I haven't heard off...here we have sweet bean pie, a custardy cousin to sweet potato pie. According to the article linked above, Nation of Islam members' beliefs did not permit them to eat beans, except for navy beans. They came up with this sweet recipe.
I've seen some sweet red bean pastry recipes in my Chinese cookbook, so I guess it's not totally unheard of to eat sweet beans. Interesting...I'll put this on my list of things to try!
Happy Meatless Monday!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Molee, molee, molee!
I was on a mission to have chocolate in every single dish for Valentine's Day, just to see if it could be done. And by that, I mean done well.
Stop wrinkling your nose.
.
.
.
No, really, stop! It's good!
Menu
Chocolate martinis
Spring greens, avocado, fried plantain with balsamic chocolate vinaigrette
Mole tacos (for me--eggplant; for my Valentine--turkey)
Chocolate Kahlua fondue with fresh strawberries and pineapple
By the time we were done with this chocolate extravaganza, we were vowing never to eat chocolate again as long as we lived. lol
I made the mole using a jarred mole paste. The jar's instructions said to blend it with broth--I used vegetable broth. I've never had mole before and hope to make it from scratch one day. I thought I'd try the jarred version first to get an idea of what it's supposed to taste like. Unfortunately, I now have enough mole paste to last me a long time.
I really wanted to try jackfruit in the mole. I've read it lends itself to dishes calling for shredded items in sauces (i.e., a vegetarian version of pulled pork). I couldn't find it in Wegmans, though. I've never even laid eyes on a jackfruit. I suppose that will be my next food quest.
Instead, I tried eggplant for mine. One word: INEDIBLE. Those flavors do not go well together at all. The eggplant tasted sour and the sauce was just odd. My Valentine loved his turkey taco with the same sauce, so my guess is the blend of eggplant and mole was the problem.
As I said, I've never had a mole so I was taking a risk paring it with something unusual without knowing what flavors might go with it. Or maybe it was the fact that I had the "molee molee molee!" scene from Austin Powers stuck in my head. ;)
I composted the mole eggplant and filled my tacos with plantain and the cheese (a nice local soft "farmer's cheese" since our grocery was sold out of queso fresco--equally good too). That was really, really good, especially since there were some remnants of the chocolate salad dressing on the plantain. I know, it sounds so odd, but it was scrumptious.
Other than that, mission accomplished--everything else was really tasty. Is there anything chocolate can't do? (Well yes, apparently there is--go with eggplant.)
I'll post pics as soon as I find the stinking cord to my camera.
P.S. Have a nice day and treat yourself, no matter if you're solo or with a friend. Enjoy. <3
Stop wrinkling your nose.
.
.
.
No, really, stop! It's good!
Menu
Chocolate martinis
Spring greens, avocado, fried plantain with balsamic chocolate vinaigrette
Mole tacos (for me--eggplant; for my Valentine--turkey)
Chocolate Kahlua fondue with fresh strawberries and pineapple
By the time we were done with this chocolate extravaganza, we were vowing never to eat chocolate again as long as we lived. lol
I made the mole using a jarred mole paste. The jar's instructions said to blend it with broth--I used vegetable broth. I've never had mole before and hope to make it from scratch one day. I thought I'd try the jarred version first to get an idea of what it's supposed to taste like. Unfortunately, I now have enough mole paste to last me a long time.
I really wanted to try jackfruit in the mole. I've read it lends itself to dishes calling for shredded items in sauces (i.e., a vegetarian version of pulled pork). I couldn't find it in Wegmans, though. I've never even laid eyes on a jackfruit. I suppose that will be my next food quest.
Instead, I tried eggplant for mine. One word: INEDIBLE. Those flavors do not go well together at all. The eggplant tasted sour and the sauce was just odd. My Valentine loved his turkey taco with the same sauce, so my guess is the blend of eggplant and mole was the problem.
As I said, I've never had a mole so I was taking a risk paring it with something unusual without knowing what flavors might go with it. Or maybe it was the fact that I had the "molee molee molee!" scene from Austin Powers stuck in my head. ;)
I composted the mole eggplant and filled my tacos with plantain and the cheese (a nice local soft "farmer's cheese" since our grocery was sold out of queso fresco--equally good too). That was really, really good, especially since there were some remnants of the chocolate salad dressing on the plantain. I know, it sounds so odd, but it was scrumptious.
Other than that, mission accomplished--everything else was really tasty. Is there anything chocolate can't do? (Well yes, apparently there is--go with eggplant.)
I'll post pics as soon as I find the stinking cord to my camera.
P.S. Have a nice day and treat yourself, no matter if you're solo or with a friend. Enjoy. <3
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Food: Cheap eats: How to save money but not sacrifice health | BaldwinCity.com
Here are some useful tips on healthful, inexpensive eating: Food: Cheap eats: How to save money but not sacrifice health | BaldwinCity.com
Photographs in Lunch Tray Compartments and Vegetable Consumption Among Children in Elementary School Cafeterias - — JAMA
Photographs in Lunch Tray Compartments and Vegetable Consumption Among Children in Elementary School Cafeterias - — JAMA
D'oh! Why didn't I think of this? A group of researchers placed photos of vegetables on cafeteria trays in schools and vegetable consumption increased.
D'oh! Why didn't I think of this? A group of researchers placed photos of vegetables on cafeteria trays in schools and vegetable consumption increased.
We attempted to increase vegetable consumption by placing photographs of vegetables in school lunch tray compartments. We expected these photographs to indicate to the children that others typically select and place vegetables in those compartments and that they should do so too.Advertising works!
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