what are you planning to eat for the fourth of july?
Wasn't planned but...I ended up eating 2 1/2 pieces of sweet breads from a local Mexican panaderia, followed by a fresh bagel. :) Very patriotic, no? haha...I crave turkey too for some reason.
Wasn't planned but...I ended up eating 2 1/2 pieces of sweet breads from a local Mexican panaderia, followed by a fresh bagel. :) Very patriotic, no? haha...I crave turkey too for some reason.
Cool! I eat all of these regularly except for blueberries (super expensive, sorry...), sardines (I prefer other fish), and pomegranate juice (again, expensive!). :) I heart mah veggies, mmmmm. And pumpkin = awesome in almost EVERYTHING baking-related!! I wonder what the opinion is for kabocha, pumpkin's delicious Asian cousin, which is far tastier as a main dish and (I believe) higher in a good number of nutritionals.
Breakfast: oat bran + ground flaxseed + organic pumpkin from Trader Joe's + fat free milk + cinnamon and sugar = YUUUUUMMM and it coincidentally happens to contain two of those! ;) hehe
Wow. I thought OREOS were the original Oreo cookie. Do the Hydroxes taste any better? I can't recall seeing them on shelves.
Ugh...no? Bad sourdough exists PROPORTIONATELY to bad bread, in general. Yeah, in SF, you'll find it on every corner, but that's a different story completely. And to my belief, the best breads always taste better plain (no will one agree with me, but that is my belief), so that doesn't discount sourdough for me. I do like regular baguettes and wheat better, but I acknowledge that a good sourdough can be delicious, and there are just SO many good ones! I live near Berkeley, and there's Acme, Semifreddi's, La Brea (via Lucky), La Farine, Grace...
Haha, you're talking about the Boudin bakery, right? You must have missed their famous alligator-shaped bread--they usually have it out on display. :)
Yay! Finally, a Berkeley eatery place! :) I've been salivating over unreachable restaurants in NY and Chicago too long...hehe
Just read recently that the potential long-term health risks of TVP are still unexplored (check out In Defense of Food)...it does make me a bit leery. I'll stick to good ol' Asian tofu. In recipes calling for ground beef, I always substitute lean ground turkey anyways because I don't like the taste of the beef to begin with.
The chocolate!! I can't go back to the grainy, cloyingly sweet Hersheys stuff anymore; I can't afford to buy only high-quality imported European brand names, what's a girl to do? TJ's has some of the best store-branded chocolate, most coming from Belgium, for only a bit more than generic American chocolate. :) Mmmmmmmmmmmm!!
Oh, and that 'farmer's markets at Brown'? LIES. Well, kinda. They disappeared once the weather got chilly and have yet to return. Plus, it's not the same because you can't buy that stuff off the meal plan--you have to shell out extra money.
How about sardines pan seared with cinnamon dusted pumpkin seed/ pine nut crust, wilted chard with crispy pancetta, roasted cauliflower seasoned with tumeric and browned butter and a glass of pom/blueberry juice....maybe thinly sliced-grilled beets with vanilla scoop for dessert...? Perhaps a prune or two at 4 AM when the belly starts aching.
I'm pretty sure we've all been raised eating these "superfoods" regularly, in addition to more common obtained foods like cauliflower, guava, mango, salmon, walnuts, tomatoes, broccoli, soy, seaweed, alfalfa sprouts, spinach, and drinking it down with green tea. All these were common amongst my family and friends' family cooking.
The problems lies whether we maintain the healthy and non-gluttonous eating habits our parents raised us with. Many families don't have the perceived time or the desire to incorporate wholesome food and tend to opt to eat out (guilty here) or get processed foods.
The good thing? They all taste pretty good. While I don't care much for nuts, it's okay in small doses like in nuoc leo (peanut sauce) or on carrot cake. :P
We did burgers and dogs, but all the sides were with a Mexican flair, as we were with my brother-in-law's family. Beans, rice, Nana's wonderful squash dish with corn and cotija cheese, Papa's homegrown corn on the cob with lime and chile, fresh salsa and guacamole, and my contribution: bacon-wrapped chicken cubes, dredged in a mixture of brown sugar, cayenne and chili powder and baked @400 for 12 minutes...spicy, caramelized goodness.
Ribeye steaks, baked potatoes, and corn on the cob, all off the grill. Gonna get started in an hour or so. (I'm in California - so there!)
Oh wow... many of these are among my most favorite foods... the only ones I don't consume frequently are the pumpkin seeds (though they used to be a borderline obsession of mine) and the pomegranate juice.
I'm guessing frozen, dried or canned are specified simply because they're available year-round. Of course, dried fruits, are also concentrated, which may be an extra benefit. Besides frozen blueberries, I always have dried blueberries on hand. Great with nuts, in chicken salad, or in lieu of raisins in baked goods.
Turmeric does have a bitter edge, especially if used with a heavy hand. I'd try finding it fresher, and using less of it. It's being studied for arthritis, psoriasis and anti-Alzheimer's properties (seems to prevent plaques).
Incidentally, chard is a subspecies of the beet plant, which may be why both foods made the list. In fact, swiss chard and beet greens taste virtually identical, and chard has a root that looks almost exactly like a beet. I'd argue that beet greens may be slightly better for you than the traditional white and green chard, simply because they are more colorful (red and green). I find beets really easy to prep. Trim tops to about an inch long, trim longest portion of root, wash well, simmer whole until tender, peel.
And canned pumpkin puree is one of those rare and blessed foods that is pretty much indistinguishable from fresh. That's why it's ALWAYS in my pantry. MMMmmmm... punkin bread...
I love the suggestion above for Devils on Horseback. I've never heard of that taste-treat refered to by that name. One of my favorite things to eat (not on Jonny Bowden's list) is Angels on Horseback aka scallops wrapped in bacon!
i love sourdough... actually I didn't like it when I first tried it, too tangy for my kiddy tastebuds at the time. But, now that my pallate has evolved, the ones I've had recently are not even as tangy as I remember the original being... they just taste like regular white bread.
I don't know how this rates with Bay Area dwellers, but I liked the Boudin sandwiches I had the last time I was in SF.
I'm with HeartofGlass - they were chocolate flavored cardboard with a disgusting greasy sweetness in the middle. My mother baked all of our goodies, so I must have tasted them elsewhere and never wanted one again. Yuk. I still remember the taste and mouthfeel - what, some 50 years later?
I was in my late teens when I finally tried an Oreo and that was a good cookie, but the middle was too sweet for my taste. I still snacked on them until the bag was empty. My brother gobbled 5 at a time, I think, so I didn't get that many....LOL
Hydrox are back!!!!! awesome, I always prefered Hydrox over Oreos, and cried when they stopped making them. The funny thing is I bought Oreos yesterday as I was in major need of comfort junque food ( sounds classier than junk food ;) ) Unfortunatley the oreos didnt set well and instead of comforted i was discomforted by my comfort food :S I'll keep an eye open for Hydrox though, even if they have the same reaction it might be worth it ;)
I live in Darwin, Australia, and work in a bakery and I've got to say, sourdough is my favourite type of bread that we make there. Actually it is my favourite type of anything we make there. You know a bread is good when a seventeen year old girl chooses it over a brownie or a cream bun!
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