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    Thanksgiving (US) 2023

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    My personal take is do some comfort sides you can handle and let the others bring what thay want. In the end it is about togetherness not turkey At somepoint you age and disabilities need respect. Want turkey - bring it. My two cents. I;ve lost enough people to respect that next year the talke may be smaller.

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    Dinner 2023

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    9 minutes ago, C. sapidus said:

     

    Dissolved the palm sugar in the water/coconut cream mixture before cooking the rice.

     

    Coconut rice has long been one of younger son's favorites.

    Goes well with everlasting cucumbers;

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    Dinner 2023

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    22 minutes ago, C. sapidus said:

    Jasmine rice with coconut cream, water, salt, and palm sugar.

     

    I often cook rice with coconut milk/cream. Was the palm sugar cooked with or stirred in?

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    Dinner 2023

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    1 hour ago, liamsaunt said:

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    That sounds really interesting.  I have that cookbook, though have not looked at it in a long time, and I have brussels sprouts from my CSA right now. This might make an appearance later this week.

     

    My nephew requested that I make Moroccan meatballs with arugula for dinner last night.  He said he used to make it with elk while living in Montana, and it was a favorite meal for him and his roommates.  We cannot get elk here as far as I know, so I used beef instead. 

     

    I've been ordering ground elk from Wild Fork at suggestion by KennethT. Getting ready to order again. I really enjoy it.

     

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    Larb Laab Larp

    in Elsewhere in Asia/Pacific: Cooking & Baking

    Posted · Edited by heidih (log)

    1 hour ago, C. sapidus said:

    Made chicken larb tonight, from David Thompson's recipe in Thai Food. Instead of ground chicken I hacked up boneless chicken thighs with a cleaver. Kinda fun and I did prefer the texture, but the lab safety guy in me keeps picturing salmonella-laden aerosols. 🙄

     

     

    Sure the hacked chick was more enjoyable. The food safety fear was spray from hacking vigourasly?

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    Dinner 2023

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    @Shelby

    Thanks for sharing that condiment. Salsa just means sauce - so brave  bold sauce.

    All your food looks/sounds so good. Not things I make but would enjoy.

    I often do a "chowder" like that - simple, comforting, delicious.

     

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    British cooking/Britain's food history and reputation

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    I don't particularly agree. My maternal side - all good cooks even with the scaled down availability of goods post WW2 . When dad started dating mom they got slipped some meat. He was a butcher in a neutral country but his stuff mostly went out onto black market. But in the 50's and beyond, us kids were seduced by marketing. Those neatly sectioned trays of TV dinners. The  OO Spaghettios. We begged. Sometimes mom or aunt would relent. Taste = bland. Nothing one would crave and small portions. We also thought it was "American" and assimilation was a goal. Didn't last long. I point the finger at marketing. I let son have Lunchables but when he saw his Japanese friends and their bento boxes that actually had good stuff we switched. He started cooking of his own volition in high school and does today.  Of course working moms will reach for quick helpers but these are not the days of granny at home to help. I don't judge, I just don't do it that way.

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    Dinner 2023

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    44 minutes ago, gfweb said:

     

    salmon with cheese and fishy bechamel

    this was good?

    Not like melted cheese. His description is sea - like and bechamel/ mornay sauce classic with sea critters

    Food Festivals

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    Oh they can be a zoo. My son worked security at a lobster one in San Pedro. Discovered the trash disposal guys were making double so he took those slots. OMG - the amount of trash. He had to walk the trash into the 40 yard dumpster, push it all to the rear, and create walls with broken down boxes to maximize speace. Then walk home, strip to boxers and leave smelly Tshirt & shorts in bushes . I think the amount o booze consumed creates a more patient crowd.

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    Food Festivals

    in Food Traditions & Culture

    Posted · Edited by heidih (log)

    Back in the day of our large fishing fleets the Fisherman's Fiesta was a huge deal  https://www.palosverdespulse.com/blog/2020/9/12/memories-of-the-san-pedro-fishermens-fiesta-by-marifrances-trivelli-director-los-angeles-maritime-museum

     

    I have been to this Strawberry one. There are several  https://castrawberryfestival.org/  And the rather famous garlic one in Gilroy   https://festivalnexus.com/gilroy-garlic-festival/

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