Something Delicious

[Bit]

Mmmmmmmmmm... I am beginning to recover from gardening when the wind chill is down to 25 *-4 C, Urs! Am I nuts?!* because I mulled some cider.

It's funny how things which were always so exotic to me when I was growing up in the desert turn out to be so doggoned simple. I mulled it in the microwave in a covered bowl.

1 quart cider, room temperature
6 cinnamon sticks (broke them in half)
a few allspice berries
a few anise seeds
then a teabag with nutmeg, cloves, ginger--less than half a teaspoon of any of them, less than a quarter teaspoon ginger

I heated it 7 minutes on high and 10 more minutes on medium. It's about as hot as coffee... and not so exotic at all. But ohhh so good on a freezing cold day! My insides are starting to thaw.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Bit

Mmmmmmmmmm... I am beginning to recover from gardening when the wind chill is down to 25 *-4 C, Urs! Am I nuts?!* because I mulled some cider.

It's funny how things which were always so exotic to me when I was growing up in the desert turn out to be so doggoned simple. I mulled it in the microwave in a covered bowl.

1 quart cider, room temperature
6 cinnamon sticks (broke them in half)
a few allspice berries
a few anise seeds
then a teabag with nutmeg, cloves, ginger--less than half a teaspoon of any of them, less than a quarter teaspoon ginger

I heated it 7 minutes on high and 10 more minutes on medium. It's about as hot as coffee... and not so exotic at all. But ohhh so good on a freezing cold day! My insides are starting to thaw.

Great idea! Micro Mulled cider! You would do well to publish articles, you have so many great ideas.

I love good cider.

[Bit]

Originally Posted by Sun

Great idea! Micro Mulled cider! You would do well to publish articles, you have so many great ideas.

I love good cider.

Thank you! I confess, tis the old Tupperware dealer in me that thinks of these things. I used my Stack Cooker. LOVE that thing! I know some people keep mulled cider in a crockpot but I would have to get a third one, a smaller one... not that it's impossible, mind you! There's one on sale for $11 right now lol.... but I already have the Stack Cooker.

[ahk]

I do too-- esp. hard ciders.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Bit

Thank you! I confess, tis the old Tupperware dealer in me that thinks of these things. I used my Stack Cooker. LOVE that thing! I know some people keep mulled cider in a crockpot but I would have to get a third one, a smaller one... not that it's impossible, mind you! There's one on sale for $11 right now lol.... but I already have the Stack Cooker.

Wow $11? Amazing. How small?

What is a stack cooker?

Originally Posted by ahk

I do too-- esp. hard ciders.



I like hard cider too but check the labels, many of them contain the evil sodium metabisulphite that I am highly allergic too

[Bit]

Originally Posted by Sun

Wow $11? Amazing. How small?

What is a stack cooker?

The crockpot is a 1 quart.

A Stack Cooker is a microwave cooking system. The bowls are round and they stack together to let you cook a main course, a side dish and a dessert all at once. I used the large bowl and the cover (lid) for the cider.

Here's a link. http://order.tupperware.com/coe/app/...r=P10049001195

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Bit

The crockpot is a 1 quart.

A Stack Cooker is a microwave cooking system. The bowls are round and they stack together to let you cook a main course, a side dish and a dessert all at once. I used the large bowl and the cover (lid) for the cider.

Here's a link. http://order.tupperware.com/coe/app/...r=P10049001195

How cool. Thank you. I learn something every day in this thread.

Btw, I just received a pic of Sinagang, Filipino Tamarind Soup.

Some people know how to talk dirty in pics I'm telling ya.

So unfair *sigh* I love that soup.

Hey where is Ursy fairy?

What is it Monday afternoon in OZ?

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Sun

Somewhere in here I had posted that I have not found an instant soup broth that I like. Let me correct that. I do like Knorr Vegetable broth and Better than Boullion vegetable broth. What I do not like is the high sodium count but if you use only a little bit and keep track of your sodium intake it should be ok.

As we are in soup season I realize that many of us are looking for quick ideas for warm hearty meals. So a good soup base is valuable.

That's so good to know! Bek's best friend is a vegetarian and I have been looking for a substitute for the chicken soup powder that I usually use.

Originally Posted by Bit

Mmmmmmmmmm... I am beginning to recover from gardening when the wind chill is down to 25 *-4 C, Urs! Am I nuts?!*

O course you are nuts Catie! That's part of your charm!

It's Monday morning here, it's raining a bit, which is cooling the place down but making it all steamy as well.

I had a win yesterday! I am always looking for things Bek's best friend will eat. He's got a very limited palate and will basically only eat refined carbs and cheese - so, think macaroni cheese, welsh rarebit, pizzas with only cheese on them... sushi... that kind of thing. Kris jokes that the kid only eats things in a certain colour group - white to pale yellow. Lol.

I mashed a bit of pumpkin (fresh, we don't have tinned here), added some cream cheese, nutmeg, and some grated cheese and used it as a wonton filling. Success!

Though as I was saying to Sun before, it's probably more appropriate as a pasta filling, but anyway - he liked it, so it's a win!

I've been trying to think of ways to get more fresh vegetables into him, he doesn't eat much of anything, most of the time. Unless it's sweet things, he loves sweet things.