Something Delicious

[easygoingfemme]

Originally Posted by girl_dee

Right now i am at work. Can't wait to go home and have lunch!

We are having moose meat tonite, my first time trying it .

Very interesting... be sure to report back on that!

[easygoingfemme]

Originally Posted by Sun

Do you ever make your own milks?

Not as often as I'd like to but I do at times. I have a vitamix which makes it easy. Our coop gets young coconuts sometimes so when they have them I make the coconut milk from them. Easy enough to make almond, etc in the vitamix. I just find it goes bad really fast so if I'm going to use it in 24 hours I'll make a batch in proportion to how much I will be able to use.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

Not as often as I'd like to but I do at times. I have a vitamix which makes it easy. Our coop gets young coconuts sometimes so when they have them I make the coconut milk from them. Easy enough to make almond, etc in the vitamix. I just find it goes bad really fast so if I'm going to use it in 24 hours I'll make a batch in proportion to how much I will be able to use.

Great idea. I should get a Vitamix.

Almond milk is such a superfood, so rich in nutrients and protein.

[gaea]

if your fortunate to have a vita mix and im coming in late to this they are also great for veggie smoothies, if not i purchased a ninja for my veggie smoothies and it works just as well. best blender i have had thus far.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by gaea

if your fortunate to have a vita mix and im coming in late to this they are also great for veggie smoothies, if not i purchased a ninja for my veggie smoothies and it works just as well. best blender i have had thus far.

Good to know. I need to get something. My Cuisinart blender that I loved needs a new container. The motor is fine, the blade unit stopped working. Cant fix it.
Its a great blender too. Takes down ice into a fine grind pretty fast. I use a blender a lot for soups and sauces. In the hot weather I like to mix ice, a little juice, fresh fruit and water to make a hydrating drink and stay away from soda.
Although this summer I drank a lot of gatorade G2 just to stay alive. lol

[gaea]

Originally Posted by Sun

Good to know. I need to get something. My Cuisinart blender that I loved needs a new container. The motor is fine, the blade unit stopped working. Cant fix it.
Its a great blender too. Takes down ice into a fine grind pretty fast. I use a blender a lot for soups and sauces. In the hot weather I like to mix ice, a little juice, fresh fruit and water to make a hydrating drink and stay away from soda.
Although this summer I drank a lot of gatorade G2 just to stay alive. lol

the ninja has the multiblade thing going on its most interesting breaks things down quickly, i also use it to grind my coffee beans as well.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by gaea

the ninja has the multiblade thing going on its most interesting breaks things down quickly, i also use it to grind my coffee beans as well.

Wow. Very cool. I will check it out.

[gaea]

http://www.ninjakitchen.com/productListing.shtml

I have the master prep pro system....I paid half of what the website is asking for though..

[Bit]

Originally Posted by Sun

Cath have you ever used an olive oil/lemon flush with Gryph for gall bladder cleansing?

He absolutely refused *wry smile* so we eliminated wheat, dairy, and all fats, then slowly added things back in. The first fat back in was olive oil, because we had tabouli specifically to get some olive oil and lemon juice into his sytem.

Originally Posted by Sun

I am very interested in knowing how your coconut oil baking experiment turns out. Please keep us posted.

And feel free to send samples *grin*

(you knew that was coming, lol )

Feel free to send address. No promises, but I'll do my best.

I dunno if I ever told you, but I learned to make biscuits trying to find a good recipe to send you buttermilk biscuits. By the time I finally found one, you had a girlfriend, lol....

Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

I find Almond milk to be middle of the line. When I want more rich milk I go coconut or hemp. When I want thinner I go rice or oat. All depends on the dish.

Ah yes, but I find coconut milk to be a little... tricky. Great on cereal... not so much in mashed potatoes. *wry look*

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by Sun

Great idea. I should get a Vitamix.

Almond milk is such a superfood, so rich in nutrients and protein.

i LOVE Chocolate almond milk!

[julieisafemme]

My boss built a wood oven in his yard. He worked for years at Chez Panisse and wanted to recreate their oven. Every year we have our holiday party at his house and we make our own custom pizzas! It is super fun and I love watching the oven. The heat is intense! Looking forward to it this year!

Originally Posted by Sun

When are you making this for me?
I really want a stone wood fired oven of my own so that I can make pizza the right way. The ideal thing would be to have one in my backyard, but it would be smart to just open my own cafe and have something made for the place. My short term fantasy there is to be cooking pizza and breads in the oven all day long while the aroma wafts down the street and pulls people through the door causing such a long line that we have to do crowd control.

LOL

Yeah I can dream. But I like the idea.

The thing is that with a wood fired oven you cant take your eyes off of the pizza because 20 seconds too long means that your creation goes "poof" up in flames. Kinda fascinating how that works.

[julieisafemme]

We had cupcakes at a baby shower baked with coconut oil. The woman who made them did not have canola oil that the recipe called for so she used coconut oil instead. They were delicious! Very moist with a hint of coconut flavor.

Originally Posted by Bit

He absolutely refused *wry smile* so we eliminated wheat, dairy, and all fats, then slowly added things back in. The first fat back in was olive oil, because we had tabouli specifically to get some olive oil and lemon juice into his sytem.

Feel free to send address. No promises, but I'll do my best.

I dunno if I ever told you, but I learned to make biscuits trying to find a good recipe to send you buttermilk biscuits. By the time I finally found one, you had a girlfriend, lol....


Ah yes, but I find coconut milk to be a little... tricky. Great on cereal... not so much in mashed potatoes. *wry look*

[ahk]

Originally Posted by Sun

So is it true that all you New Mexico folks are either Red or Green? That is what I heard when I was there. Thanks for the link!

I guess so! I tend to eat more green chili when I go out --

I know a lot of folks who do "christmas" with their chile selection-- red/green combo.

[Bit]

Originally Posted by julieisafemme

We had cupcakes at a baby shower baked with coconut oil. The woman who made them did not have canola oil that the recipe called for so she used coconut oil instead. They were delicious! Very moist with a hint of coconut flavor.

Oh how interesting! Maybe it depends on the brand you use? The coconut oil I use is completely tasteless. I wouldn't mind the coconut flavor in baked goods though.

Coconut MILK, on the other hand, has that flavor... which yanno is what went wrong with my smashed taters, lol.... I learned in a hurry to use almond milk with savory items.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Bit

Oh how interesting! Maybe it depends on the brand you use? The coconut oil I use is completely tasteless. I wouldn't mind the coconut flavor in baked goods though.

Coconut MILK, on the other hand, has that flavor... which yanno is what went wrong with my smashed taters, lol.... I learned in a hurry to use almond milk with savory items.

Mashed sweet potatoes and coconut milk = fabulous.

[easygoingfemme]

Originally Posted by Sun

Mashed sweet potatoes and coconut milk = fabulous.

I concur. Especially when topped with honey roasted pecans.

[Sun]

Bit: I dunno if I ever told you, but I learned to make biscuits trying to find a good recipe to send you buttermilk biscuits. By the time I finally found one, you had a girlfriend, lol....


I had a girlfriend?

Huh??

But...but...I still had no buttermilk bisquits!!

Oh lord this will surely amuse my ex if she ever reads this. Cant think of one time that she baked! LOL. Too funny.

So deprived...not one home baked buttermilk bisquit in years and years and I cant remember how long its been. *sigh*

LOL

[Sun]

Originally Posted by julieisafemme

My boss built a wood oven in his yard. He worked for years at Chez Panisse and wanted to recreate their oven. Every year we have our holiday party at his house and we make our own custom pizzas! It is super fun and I love watching the oven. The heat is intense! Looking forward to it this year!

Wow Julie major Score! How awesome.

Ask him if he knows the owner of Ici, my understanding is that she was the pastry chef for Chez Panisse for years. Have you been to Ici? Insanely good ice cream. Its on Telegraph Ave. There is always a line out the door.

Her Burnt Caramel Ice Cream is downright seductive. Truly the store is a gem. They also make ice cream cones by hand.

Do you have any favorite pizza combo's that you would like to share with us? Or recipes for a good dough?

[Sun]

Originally Posted by ahk

I guess so! I tend to eat more green chili when I go out --

I know a lot of folks who do "christmas" with their chile selection-- red/green combo.

If I could I would eat green chilis everyday. And Mexican food.

That "christmas" thing is definitely regional! So glad that I read about that before I went to New Mexico because I would have been as confused about that as I was about the bag of Fritos cut open and chili poured into it.

You want to see confused? You should have seen my face I was so baffled!

Well, I love ingenuity, which by the way is an SAT word apparently if anyone has teenagers at home studying for the SAT's. LOL

Yes I can derail my OWN comments folks! Watch me go.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

I concur. Especially when topped with honey roasted pecans.

A little cinnamon, a little nutmeg, ...a little cayenne..because I have to get chili into every dish...lol