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heidih

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  1. I needed this today. (article from 2015 but market active today) Who does not smile at pig heads and a dish called cockentrice as well as the beautiful longevity of the market in 2020 in such a packed and busy city. Yes the recent giant pandemic mutation wrinkle - we shall see. https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/butchering-london/
  2. Stop while you are ahead and pray for memory erasure.
  3. heidih

    Dinner 2020

    No comment on the meat. Ya have to smell the tri-tip from across the parking lot. I do like your bean sub. Pinquitos are cute and don't need all that gloppy doctoring up, but sure the Christmas (how seasonal) limas were tasty.
  4. This olive oil granola takes no effort but for the initial mix and he stirring as it toasts. Very flexible. The again I like salt/sweet. I am over my diet years cottage cheese hate - they go together nicely. As always in the minority, I detest boxed cereal for breakfast. Love the mountain/sun movement. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012630-olive-oil-granola-with-dried-apricots-and-pistachios
  5. I store my bean sprouts in water. Used to get same "whatcha growing the fridge?"
  6. heidih

    Dinner 2020

    I fold the ends in and roll up. Also I think this is generally referred to as perilla. Shiso is smaller.
  7. heidih

    Dinner 2020

    Its is an interesting flavor, makes a perfect bite size wrapper. Our Korean markets have the bundles but the stuff for wrapping is sold on trays and larger. Like this old crummy image from my food blog. That classy paper plate is 8" dinner size.
  8. heidih

    Dinner 2020

    We do not do the laver but do enjoy red leaf lettuce and shiso as wrapper. Must try the seaweed sometime. I trend more fresh towards Vietnamese food so the greens plate appeals to me. I realize your flavors were Korean. Did live in Koreatown for a while
  9. This may not be the year for it as I think it requires a gathering - at least for me. But the Eataly suggested menu really appeals. https://www.eataly.com/us_en/magazine/culture/origin-feast-seven-fishes/ 2021?
  10. heidih

    Dinner 2020

    Lettuce etc to wrap and rice alongside or just for the gusto as is?
  11. All the citrus are delayed. I normally bring gift bags of citrus to our "friendsgiving" for all. This season little green midgets. The tangelo is very old so who knows its "Ancestry dot com". It was sparse last year so maybe that is why it is the "leader" this season. By "slow and deep" I meant that our adobe soil is dry dry dry. Water will just pan off so I'd have to basically turn hose to a drip and let it go for a day or two. Probably a plan anyway otherwise should it ever rain the water won't saturate. These trees are on a flat part of the property. On the steep slope area I will just let Mother Nature do her thing. I do want the kumquat especially to produce at least a bit. I got the binoculars out and it has barely got green nublets but there is a Valencia type below it that is glowing brightly w/ orange so I'll get the gardener to brave that slope. With the dry the gophers have been manic so I do want to avoid twisted ankles - not worth it - "help me I've fallen and I can't get up" stuff
  12. I finally see some citrus color. Picked a few tangelos. Still sour and super small but beautifully fragrant so peel will be in play. Will use juice in lieu of the lemons that are pathetic. If it does not rain in next week I will have to slow deep water. '
  13. Nice to get positive feedback isn't it. Love the book which is somewhere here... What about those stained glass sugar cookies - I think they were in there?
  14. Never seen a savory one. Impressive presentation and it sounds delicious.
  15. Oh well I believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny though I am usually the understudy. Mind = powerfully creative organ
  16. Oh and a girl can dream right? I am not a sweets nut but I saw this on eater LA the other day. It is less than a minute walk from a friend's house. I told her she HAD to get over there and let me enjoy vicariously. 2311 S Alma St San Pedro, CA 90731 (213) 444-0077 There may be no finer holiday pick-me-up than a gingerbread cookie paired with a dark chocolate mint mocha latte topped with house-made torched vanilla marshmallows and crushed peppermint candy from San Pedro’s Colossus.
  17. @Shelby All sounds good. Love the anniversary recreation. I have never had kolaches so pics will be needed. I miss entertaining, writing of lists. Heck I make lists just for me; centers me. Pretty bad here so we have all vowed - stay home! We will talk and share meal ideas and favorites. I have settled on cheesy Christmas movies for days, wild Argentinian red shrimp for Christmas eve with roasted sweet potato chunks + spicy mayo dip, and for the 25th turkey thighs, broccoli salad, and undetermined starch - maybe spiced coconut rice as the turkey will be saucy. Making Melissa Clark's version of olive oil granola for snacking and to have over baked buttery apple chunks and (avert your eyes) Cool Whip.
  18. This may seem off track but with any cooking vessel with a tight lid, I have found that once the boiling starts thus steam rising, twisting the lid creates a tighter seal. Could be just anecdotal or have a physics aspect. There was a trend for a while to do vegetables that way - minimal water, very tight lid. And like @weinoo pop the lid turned immediately upside down to eliminate drip back. Steamers were trending too, but this allowed some butter or addition of choice. I think Elizabeth Schneider popularised the method when writing for the LA Times.
  19. heidih

    Dinner 2020

    That is interesting that you simmer them in the "pickling" liquid or am I mis-reading? I started simmering my potatoes for potato salad in a vinegar w/ some mustard water and like the flavor penetration.
  20. heidih

    Dinner 2020

    A Chinese take-away (steam table) near my office did the whole fried shrimp - nekkid. They did them in small quantities so they were spectacularly crunchy. Sometimes you had to wait for new batch. Miss them.
  21. heidih

    Cheap turkey to smoke

    Agreed. We always just had the cheapo ones that are "pumped". Always rubbed salt inside and out. Never salty.
  22. But I thought the point was to present a tasty roast pork with an enviable crackly skin - not a deconstructed though perhaps delicious assemblage.
  23. They do say giving can be even more satisfying than receiving. Sharing your cooking skills and resultant dishes is pretty cool
  24. A game as old as time. Dads agree to go along to shepherd kids around many blocks on Halloween, sipping from their "coffee mugs" - and then the bellowing frat boy behavior starts.
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