Recipes

[novamc1]

@tiny 2 

Our daily high temps have been breaking historic records for weeks now. I'm calling this The Endless Summer. 

A lot of Halloween pumpkins are going to start rotting early, I guess.

[momtochloe]

Quick Aldi Update:

I am flagging @Writer with Flair  as I know we have chatted about this in the past but those Beyond Meat burgers are very, very good!  What a complete shock as they didn't look too appetizing to me when I saw the raw product but they fry up reall well and the texture is very close to regular ground beef.  I am pleasantly stunned but if you are looking to dial down on beef and love burgers again I can't say enough positive things about them.

They are pricey (I thought you got four patties for $4.49 but it's only two so if you are sensitive to price point this may be an issue) but I am truly so glad I tried them and even more glad that they are as everyone said, delicious!

Who knew?

[RespectLife]

@tiny 2 

95???  I didn't even hit 60 today!

I truly am living in the WRONG state...and not just cuz of the weather!  LOL

[RespectLife]

You guys...

Check out the Vodka Xmas Cake thread

[ChiliPepper]

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@tiny 2 wrote:

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@ChiliPepper wrote:

@momtochloe 

Good morning mtc!!!

Happy, happy Wonderful Wednesday!!!

I hear ya about the heat & humidity! We hit a record high of 88 degrees yesterday. Supposed to drop into the 40's & 50's starting tomorrow. Crazy!!!

What are you up to today my friend?

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@ChiliPepper @mustang66lady @momtochloe @RespectLife @novamc1  It is 95 here today and 97 tomorrow. WTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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@tiny 2 

OMG!!!!!

I officially retract my whining over 88 degrees!!!

[tiny 2]

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@novamc1 wrote:

@tiny 2 

Our daily high temps have been breaking historic records for weeks now. I'm calling this The Endless Summer. 

A lot of Halloween pumpkins are going to start rotting early, I guess.

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@novamc1 @mustang66lady @ChiliPepper @RespectLife @momtochloe  Normally here it starts to cool after the 2nd week in Sept. One year I remember going through the 3rd week but then it always give up the heat ghost for another year. I have never experienced anything like this. After tomorrow and Friday it is supposed to cool down .I AM SICK OF IT

[Writer with Flair]

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@tiny 2 wrote:

 @Writer with Flair, My bonus daughter has the book. Way back when, she was a vegetarian and loved Irregardless and one in Chapel Hill named Pyewacket. Pyewacket went out of business. My favorite was the Lemon Tahini dressing and tabouleh. There is a small Lebonese restaurant that has become my favorite for tabouleh though. I have not been there since I am home taking care of my husband but she picks up lunch there and brings it here for us. Thanks for the recipes.

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tiny2,

     I don't ever remember going to Pyewacket, but I heard that it was good.  Too bad that it went out of business.  There were so many great restaurants in Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill.

     Both my husband and I love tabouleh.  If you ever do a lower carb diet, we found that substituting ground, raw cauliflower for the bulgar wheat works nicely.

     We also really liked the Irregardless Lemon Tahini dressing.  Our Whole Foods carries a Cashew Tamari dressing (in the refrigerated section of the produce department) made by a wonderful little restaurant in Austin, TX called Mother's Garden of Eating.  Eric Johnson (the rock guitarist) is a part owner.  It is just about our favorite dressing.  If your Whole Foods doesn't carry it in stock, they might be able to get it for you.

[Writer with Flair]

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@novamc1 wrote:

Thought I'd share the story of what I fixed myself for dinner last night.  So easy  it was like falling off a log backwards.. 

DH was out of town for the weekend, so I made something I knew I would probably like, but him not so much, because he likes but doesn't love Asian flavors and likes his veggies separate from meat.  I like them all mixed up.

I had a bag of frozen stir-fry veggies ( containing broccoli, various types of peppers, some Chinese-style noodles, and other stuff) and  some chopped white meat from a  store-bought rotisserie chicken.

Per veggie  package instructions, I lightly oiled a heated stainless steel wok-shaped pan and threw in the vegetables and shortly after that, added  the chicken. 

After about two minutes of sauteeing, I added some  stir-fry Szechuan Spicy Sauce (brand name Tsang) and stirred around in the hot pan for about another two minutes.

Very good eating.  Too easy.  Nice one-pan dinner.  Ate the leftovers just now for lunch.

DH can go out of town more often, as far as my menu preferences are concerned.  LOL!!

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novamc,

     That sounds delicious! 

[Writer with Flair]

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@novamc1 wrote:

@mustang66lady 

You mentioned egg rolls--yum!!

I like the Chung brand that can be found in the freezers of many grocery stores.  

Haven't bought them for a while, but will get them anytime a box of four goes on sale. 

I like the chicken type, but have also tried the pork and all-vegetable varieties.  Very good.

  For me, two of those egg rolls are a meal in themselves.

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novamc,

     When I first got married, I decided that I would make some egg rolls to go with some pepper steak.  I assumed that all I needed to do was stuff some wonton wrappers (with veggies and a little protein inside) and fry 'em in oil.   How hard could it be, right?  

     As often was the case, I did not use a recipe.  (Culinary Hubris strikes again.)  Had I referred to a recipe, I would have discovered that you should use a slurry of arrowroot and water to "glue" the edges of the wrapper together when you overlapped them.  I did not do this and the egg rolls opened up in the boiling oil.  What a greasy mess!  Mr. Writer was so sweet about it and insisted on eating them anyway.  With duck sauce and some chinese mustard, they were edible.  However, I did notice that both my hair and skin were incredibly oily for the next couple of days after that. 

     Got a problem with dry skin and/or hair?  Want to save some money on moisturizer and conditioner?  Fry up a batch of  "Let the Veggies Loose Eggrolls."  They'll fix ya' right up.

[Writer with Flair]

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@momtochloe wrote:

Quick Aldi Update:

I am flagging @Writer with Flair  as I know we have chatted about this in the past but those Beyond Meat burgers are very, very good!  What a complete shock as they didn't look too appetizing to me when I saw the raw product but they fry up reall well and the texture is very close to regular ground beef.  I am pleasantly stunned but if you are looking to dial down on beef and love burgers again I can't say enough positive things about them.

They are pricey (I thought you got four patties for $4.49 but it's only two so if you are sensitive to price point this may be an issue) but I am truly so glad I tried them and even more glad that they are as everyone said, delicious!

Who knew?

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mtc,

     I know what you mean about thinking you were getting four patties and only getting two.   The packaging faked me out, too.

     I agree, the faux beef patties are amazingly like real meat.  I actually like the Beyond Sausage links the best.  They really are tasty--but pretty heavy on the sodium (500 mg per link).  I cut one link into about 8 slices, cook the pieces in a frying pan, and put them in a freezer bag.  I have two slices with an egg and a piece of Ezekiel toast for breakfast.