My boyfriend is taking me 'back' home to Indiana next month. Since his only experience there was as a kid/teen, and his family isn't terribly into food, where should we head? Midwestern classics to pretty much any ethnic food. We're adventurous, just don't want to get stuck with zero options other than mom's (I'm sure wonderful) grub. Thanks!
http://www.seedsavers.org/ is great. All heirloom, some are also organic.
I've successfully baked falafel, just try a quick pan fry first, way better results. I'm no fan of frying myself. Make them flatter too, that way the insides cook enough AND you get lots of crunchy crust. Not as great as full on frying, but pretty tasty. Your water ratio sounds a bit high, but mix in 1/3 cup or so, and see how much more you need. Should mix smoothly, but not so much that it gets watery. Remember to rest for 10 minutes so it all absorbs.
Actually flouridated water varies by city/municipality, I grew up with it but it is far from national. That said, I love the homemade seltzer idea. We've been making the ginger ale syrup from Imbibe magazine last month rather obsessively.
King Vitaman was great- somehow the name didn't sound like a sugar-bomb cereal so it was on the 'approved' list!
My boyfriend has the same allergy- it's thankfully just the skin of the mango though. Perhaps you can relegate the mango peeling to someone else?
I find chowhound pretty user-unfriendly, and with less good, local info than this local site:
http://portlandfood.org/index.php?act=idx
Some of my favorites are Biwa (japanese skewers, ramen) Pok Pok (incredible thai, not like any other restaurant) Apizza Scholls and Ken's Artisan Pizza are both great, different styles, but both have a fun atmosphere. Those are all mid-range price wise, I've not been terribly impressed with the more upscale places yet. If you know what area you'll be in, let us all know if you'd like specific rec's. Have fun. June is lovely.
Ideal bars- I think they were chocolate with peanut butter, I loved pilfering some from my dad's stash in the fridge. Nothing better than illegally gotten candy!
This was my favorite elementary school lunch- but on a tortilla- no bread to get all soggy with the honey! I recently gave my skeptical boyfriend a taste of the past- it won him over instantly.
Another Newman's fan here, the light balsamic vinaigrette is great. Sun Dried Tomato unfortunately tastes of.... nothing at all.
She's now been asked to censor her blog postings by the Korean gov't apparently. Who would think octopus were so controversial, wiggling or not?
With my Soda Club machine, I can inject so much CO2 into it as to make it almost hard to drink..."pinpoint bubbles" means something a little difficult to me as I sell wine for a living. Those kind of bubbles rarely occur other than naturally (champagne vs. cheap sparkling wine, for instance).
I had a Syphon years ago that used little cartridges of C02. But the seltzer was never as fizzy as bottled seltzer water. Can some one let me know if this really has pinpoint bubbles in quantity???
A few days late, but I'm so psyched to read about this. I went straight to the site and ordered one (along with extra bottles ... and no I don't work for them). I generally buy cases of Vintage/cheap seltzer through Fresh Direct, but saving a little money and not recycling as many bottles will likely only piss off the guy who goes through my building's recycling bins. I see some people mentioning that their soda syrups suck, but how about the seltzer flavor essences. I'm not big on lemon-lime, but like orange. I'd love to be able to make cherry.
verdict: crumbly but good, also, very quick for the amount of filling food put out. totally getting added to the regular rotation.
You can go to fizzies.com and order any flavor you like! My favorite is cherry or grape. By the case for $12 or 15 - I can't remember. But what I miss the most are those giant Charms lollipops - I was proposed to with a handful of Charms Cherry because I was always seen with one stuck in my mouth! I was in the Army and they were at the ice cream store on base and one day an officer said I should at least take the sucker out of my mouth with I salute!
I LOVED ninja turtle pudding pies!!! and gadorade gum, jello pudding pops, Mcdonalds FRIED apple pies, Bonkers candy, Ecto cooler, grasshopper cookies, ... i wish i could remember more!!!
I probably won't get to making this until later this week. In an effort to stick to a budget/meal plan, I'm trying out a half veg/half carnivore menu (which was surprisingly easy to plan once I inventoried all the food I had - wow!), so I may just go with frying or light frying before baking so I don't get mushy falafel. I'll post results when I get there. Thanks everyone!
Yes, your water ratio is a little high. One mix that I buy from the international supermarket in my hood recommends 1 part water to three parts mix, and rest for a half hour before forming into patties and cook how you want. Averse to frying anything, I actually cooked them on a George Foreman, and for homemade falafel, I was happy with the results.
Good luck!
If you're avoiding frying strictly to avoid fat, this won't be of help, but you may try brushing the patties with melted butter before putting in the oven. The butter will help with browning, flavor and surface texture. Essentially, you're doing a superficial frying. Let me know how it turns out.
I'm personally fond of the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange: I've only just started using them earlier this year, but I've already got some really tall heirloom tomato plants from the seeds I put down in May.
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