Comments for FRIED COFFEE http://blog.temporarychef.com Notes From The Back Of The House Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:52:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Snow Cream by Ginny http://blog.temporarychef.com/commentary/snow-cream/comment-page-1/#comment-5685 Ginny Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:52:06 +0000 http://blog.temporarychef.com/?p=1474#comment-5685 But I do like creme brulee. But I do like creme brulee.

]]> Comment on Snow Cream by Ginny http://blog.temporarychef.com/commentary/snow-cream/comment-page-1/#comment-5684 Ginny Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:50:34 +0000 http://blog.temporarychef.com/?p=1474#comment-5684 I remember being very stoned with a group of friends back in the sixties or early seventies the first time I heard Frank Zappa's admonishment not to eat the yellow snow. I was living in the Boston area at the time, and who would eat **any** snow in Boston??? But being a native Mainer of the rural persuasion, I myself have partaken many times of freshly fallen snow, and instinctively avoided all and any that looked sullied in any way, especially if it was yellow; but also including full of snow fleas (which my friend Deb refused for years to believe in until I finally managed to show her some -- she thought I was making them up), rabbit pellets, bird poop, and just about anything that was not visibly pure white crystallized water. I have never eaten snow cream. I remember being very stoned with a group of friends back in the sixties or early seventies the first time I heard Frank Zappa’s admonishment not to eat the yellow snow. I was living in the Boston area at the time, and who would eat **any** snow in Boston??? But being a native Mainer of the rural persuasion, I myself have partaken many times of freshly fallen snow, and instinctively avoided all and any that looked sullied in any way, especially if it was yellow; but also including full of snow fleas (which my friend Deb refused for years to believe in until I finally managed to show her some — she thought I was making them up), rabbit pellets, bird poop, and just about anything that was not visibly pure white crystallized water. I have never eaten snow cream.

]]> Comment on Hot Chocolate by Ginny http://blog.temporarychef.com/commentary/hot-chocolate/comment-page-1/#comment-5401 Ginny Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:31:11 +0000 http://blog.temporarychef.com/?p=1380#comment-5401 A dash of cinnamon is nice, too. A dash of cinnamon is nice, too.

]]> Comment on Garlic – Press or No by Apeksha http://blog.temporarychef.com/commentary/garlic-press-or-no/comment-page-1/#comment-5293 Apeksha Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:02:38 +0000 http://blog.temporarychef.com/?p=1455#comment-5293 I love my garlic press.....BUT......the post-clean-up dissuades me from using it unless I need it in huge quantities! If I want minced garlic in a jiffy, I just use a grater.....much easier to clean! I love my garlic press…..BUT……the post-clean-up dissuades me from using it unless I need it in huge quantities! If I want minced garlic in a jiffy, I just use a grater…..much easier to clean!

]]> Comment on When The Power Goes Out by Ginny http://blog.temporarychef.com/uncategorized/when-the-power-goes-out/comment-page-1/#comment-4922 Ginny Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:14:41 +0000 http://blog.temporarychef.com/?p=1345#comment-4922 Re: Brown's advice on perishable foods: actually, eggs can go for quite some time unrefrigerated without spoilage. Days, even, as long as they're kept relatively cool. When the power goes out during a winter storm, the back porch makes an excellent refrigerator, even freezer. Re: Brown’s advice on perishable foods: actually, eggs can go for quite some time unrefrigerated without spoilage. Days, even, as long as they’re kept relatively cool. When the power goes out during a winter storm, the back porch makes an excellent refrigerator, even freezer.

]]> Comment on FoodDeclaration.org by Harold http://blog.temporarychef.com/commentary/fooddeclarationorg/comment-page-1/#comment-4682 Harold Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:16:22 +0000 http://blog.temporarychef.com/?p=1197#comment-4682 Here's an article worth checking out. http://www.truthout.org/11260903?print <em>If you are anywhere near New Hampshire, a dinner at The Crystal Quail is an event you won't soon forget. They are masters of remarkable food and gracious hospitality, and have 33 years worth of dedicated patrons to prove it!</em> Paul Green Here’s an article worth checking out.
http://www.truthout.org/11260903?print

If you are anywhere near New Hampshire, a dinner at The Crystal Quail is an event you won’t soon forget. They are masters of remarkable food and gracious hospitality, and have 33 years worth of dedicated patrons to prove it!

Paul Green

]]> Comment on FoodDeclaration.org by Ginny http://blog.temporarychef.com/commentary/fooddeclarationorg/comment-page-1/#comment-4670 Ginny Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:21:28 +0000 http://blog.temporarychef.com/?p=1197#comment-4670 Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) is a wonderful organization that promotes healthy agricultural practices as well as lifestyle in general: www.mofga.org. Its annual Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine, is a showcase of information, ideas, and materials for anyone trying to live a more ecologically sound and sustainable lifestyle. Check out the Green Party philopsophy and platform. If any political group has a handle on where we need to direct ourselves, it's the Greens: greenparty.org For people wanting to grow their own foods, even just a tiny salad garden, every state has a Cooperative Extension program linked to its state landgrant university system. The Cooperative Extensions offer a Master Gardeners course cheap, as well as exhaustive literature, free or very cheap, on just about everything imaginable. Rodale publishers have long promoted organic gardening and healthy lifestyles. They have an enormous selection of books and periodicals to advise on everything from home remedies for common ailments to building compost. The important thing is for enough people to have a change of consciousness about how we live; then, when we reach the critical degree, the necessary changes will start to happen. It all begins with us. Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) is a wonderful organization that promotes healthy agricultural practices as well as lifestyle in general: http://www.mofga.org. Its annual Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine, is a showcase of information, ideas, and materials for anyone trying to live a more ecologically sound and sustainable lifestyle.

Check out the Green Party philopsophy and platform. If any political group has a handle on where we need to direct ourselves, it’s the Greens: greenparty.org

For people wanting to grow their own foods, even just a tiny salad garden, every state has a Cooperative Extension program linked to its state landgrant university system. The Cooperative Extensions offer a Master Gardeners course cheap, as well as exhaustive literature, free or very cheap, on just about everything imaginable.

Rodale publishers have long promoted organic gardening and healthy lifestyles. They have an enormous selection of books and periodicals to advise on everything from home remedies for common ailments to building compost.

The important thing is for enough people to have a change of consciousness about how we live; then, when we reach the critical degree, the necessary changes will start to happen. It all begins with us.

]]> Comment on The Value Of A Chef by Phil Gardiner http://blog.temporarychef.com/chef-jobs/the-value-of-a-chef/comment-page-1/#comment-4625 Phil Gardiner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:13:20 +0000 http://blog.temporarychef.com/?p=744#comment-4625 Hello Paul, This is a message from a former life wondering how things are with you. Mark Twain said that history dose'nt repeat its self but, sometimes it rhymes. Phil Hello Paul,
This is a message from a former life wondering how things are with you.
Mark Twain said that history dose’nt repeat its self but, sometimes it rhymes.
Phil

]]> Comment on Yellow Curry by Ginny http://blog.temporarychef.com/food/yellow-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-4569 Ginny Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:37:39 +0000 http://blog.temporarychef.com/?p=951#comment-4569 Speaking of "the spices that we associate with sweet baked goods," a pinch of cinnamon is great added to chile. Speaking of “the spices that we associate with sweet baked goods,” a pinch of cinnamon is great added to chile.

]]> Comment on Yellow Curry by Ginny http://blog.temporarychef.com/food/yellow-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-4567 Ginny Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:39:17 +0000 http://blog.temporarychef.com/?p=951#comment-4567 Reading about curry and its spices got me to thinking about a middle eastern restaurant I liked to go to in Boston. They served a lentil dish called mujadara, which was absolutely delicious and satisfying. It's cheap, easy to make, and very nutritious -- just lentils, rice, onions, and a few spices. I've never been able to replicate the mujadara from that restaurant, but I've never made a batch that didn't taste great, either. I guess there are a lot of variations. Anyway, beans are low-carbon-footprint, low calorie, high protein foods, and we'd all do well to make them a bigger part of our diets. Combined with grains the protein is complete. Reading about curry and its spices got me to thinking about a middle eastern restaurant I liked to go to in Boston. They served a lentil dish called mujadara, which was absolutely delicious and satisfying. It’s cheap, easy to make, and very nutritious — just lentils, rice, onions, and a few spices. I’ve never been able to replicate the mujadara from that restaurant, but I’ve never made a batch that didn’t taste great, either. I guess there are a lot of variations. Anyway, beans are low-carbon-footprint, low calorie, high protein foods, and we’d all do well to make them a bigger part of our diets. Combined with grains the protein is complete.

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