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07-02-2010, 12:18 AM
BENESSE

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Originally Posted by rebel

She said, show me a good lookin' man and I'll show you a woman who is tired of him.

Well now, you know good looks are gonna get you only so far.
It's what every woman has known since the dawn of time.
07-02-2010, 12:23 AM
Ken

Quote:

Originally Posted by BENESSE

Well now, you know good looks are gonna get you only so far.

That's why I also cook a great breakfast! :) And then there's that fresh scent spray I use on my pillow case.......... :innocent:

http://www.pheromonespray.net/images/logo.gif
07-02-2010, 12:42 AM
BENESSE

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken

That's why I also cook a great breakfast! :) And then there's that fresh scent spray I use on my pillow case.......... :innocent:

http://www.pheromonespray.net/images/logo.gif

No wonder you're in love with yourself.
07-02-2010, 12:48 AM
rebel

Quote:

Originally Posted by BENESSE

Well now, you know good looks are gonna get you only so far.
It's what every woman has known since the dawn of time.

You're all over it.
Thanks for the entertainment!
07-02-2010, 05:30 AM
crashdive123

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken

Ya' know, I had a great late lunch (plank grilled wild Alaskan Salmon :tongue_smilie:) at Legal Seafoods in Boston, so I was gonna' skip dinner and just have a cup of yogurt. And then, I read hoosierarcher's post about using peanut butter as a firestarter, so I just finished off a peanut butter sandwich and a tall ice cold glass of Ovaltine. Now that may not be cooking, but sometimes a peanut butter sandwich (Skippy Peanut Butter, of course) can be the best meal in the world. :innocent:

Go for the Smuckers All Natural Peanut Butter (I prefer the chunky) - much better tasting, and no sugar. The only ingredient ----- Peanuts with a little salt.
07-02-2010, 08:22 AM
BENESSE

Quote:

Originally Posted by crashdive123

Go for the Smuckers All Natural Peanut Butter (I prefer the chunky) - much better tasting, and no sugar. The only ingredient ----- Peanuts with a little salt.

Good choice...crunchy, of course!
07-02-2010, 08:48 AM
Rick

Have you ever seen peanut butter mold? Probably not. That's because peanut butter doesn't contain much water. About 2% by volume. That's drier than kiln dried lumber!! So what makes it wet? Oil. Lots and lots of oil. And not just peanut oil but vegetable oils such as cottonseed, soybean and rapeseed. Now you know why the fat content is so high (and it tastes so darn good).

So will it last forever? Sort of. While it won't spoil from bacteria or yeasts because of the low water/high oil content, oxygen will combine with the lipids in the fats (oil) causing it to go rancid. Fortunately, it takes about 12 months to go rancid because peanut butter has a lot of vitamin E, which is an anti-oxidant. Even then it won't kill you or make you sick. Rancid peanut butter just tastes yucky. Remember, it's not an organism that's growing it's oxygen combining with the oils so the taste changes.

Tastes great. Lasts a long time. Sounds like a great prep food for storage to me!!

Your Minister of Science at work.........
07-02-2010, 08:58 AM
BENESSE

A really terrific brand to try is Tree of Life, Organic crunchy peanut butter.
Ingredients: Certified organic dry roasted unblanched Valencia peanuts, salt.
Yum.
07-05-2010, 08:44 PM
Rick

We did Brats this afternoon. I put together a salad that had a ton of flavor. Here's the ingredients.

From the store:
Iceburg lettuce
Bell pepper
Cucumber

From the "garden":
Purslane
nasturtium leaves and flowers
black currants
raspberries
wild onions
07-09-2010, 03:38 PM
grrlscout

Some recent foraging missions have gotten me several pounds of figs. Most are destined to become jams of various types. But yesterday, I diverted a few.

For lunch, I made possibly the fanciest quesadilla ever - fig, bleu cheese, and onions, caramelized in balsamic vinegar:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/...c9785959_z.jpg

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And for dinner Sikbaj or "Bagdad Stew," served on whole wheat pearl couscous

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/...967f19ff_z.jpg

Recipe:
http://www.honey.com/nhb/recipes/rec...?RecipeID=1171

Though I did make a few changes -- less honey and figs, added some chile pepper and chickpeas, thickened it with some flour.
07-09-2010, 03:48 PM
BENESSE

Sure looks good. Healthy, too!
07-09-2010, 09:40 PM
Blasfemo

Today i had Bacalhau á bras no pictures im afraid i will try to get some next time.
07-10-2010, 08:02 AM
crashdive123

A fresh from the garden breakfast.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...sOnions001.jpg
07-10-2010, 01:43 PM
kyratshooter

I woke up this morning and poured a cup of coffee, then looked out the window and saw red!

Not anger, tomatoes!

Ran down to the hay bale garden ans snagged 4 ripe tomatoes and three banana peppers and a small green bell pepper.

I came back in, did some quick chopping and dicing and five minutes latter I had an omlet like nothing I have eaten since last summer.

Great start to a day.
07-10-2010, 02:47 PM
LowKey

Went out raspberry picking today. Three bags in the freezer for pie and jelly later in the summer. The fresh pie just came out of the oven and the glass jars are washed for jamming tonight. Hoping to do about 8-12 jars (8oz size). Hopefully it'll cool off now the rain has started. Been a brutal week.

Picked a bowl of banana peppers and ripped up some rather small but good-sized onions. Gonna BBQ some Italian sausage for SPO sandwiches tonight. Can't wait!
07-10-2010, 04:56 PM
2dumb2kwit

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Originally Posted by LowKey

Went out raspberry picking today. Three bags in the freezer for pie and jelly later in the summer. The fresh pie just came out of the oven and the glass jars are washed for jamming tonight. Hoping to do about 8-12 jars (8oz size). Hopefully it'll cool off now the rain has started. Been a brutal week.

Picked a bowl of banana peppers and ripped up some rather small but good-sized onions. Gonna BBQ some Italian sausage for SPO sandwiches tonight. Can't wait!

:cool2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFRbZ...eature=related
07-10-2010, 09:40 PM
Pal334

Forgive me Ken,, but for our members that may not have access to wild game, I found this. I have not tried it, but may be an interesting ingredient.

Dehydrated Squirrel Meat

http://www.internet-grocer.net/squirrel.htm
07-11-2010, 08:35 PM
LowKey

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2D, is there a song you hate that you can never get out of your head? I want to thank you for that. Jammin is now stuck and won't go away.

BTW, here's the jam. Only 8 jars, but that's ok.
Forgot a step. Something to do with sieving...
07-12-2010, 12:05 PM
grrlscout

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Originally Posted by LowKey

2D, is there a song you hate that you can never get out of your head? I want to thank you for that. Jammin is now stuck and won't go away.

BTW, here's the jam. Only 8 jars, but that's ok.
Forgot a step. Something to do with sieving...

Happens to me every time too! Hope you like jammin' too...

What kind did you make?

This weekend, I made a fig-malbec-balsamic-black pepper jam, and slow-roasted figs with lemons.

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07-12-2010, 12:06 PM
grrlscout

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Originally Posted by crashdive123

A fresh from the garden breakfast.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...sOnions001.jpg

Looks yummy! I had a similar one. Swiss chard, red onion, chile pepper, amaranth greens, and thyme, with two farm fresh eggs on top:

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