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Pensacola Gaspachee Salad
Funny, I grew up in Pensacola and have never heard of this. Maybe a leftover from the 17th century. I'd rather leave it there with other words like scurvy and hardtack.
What have you done with your garden bounty so far?
Just pulled up some carrots. A little too early but boy were they sweet babies.
Tomatoes are still a few weeks away as we've had plenty of rain but not enough sun.
Taco Seasoning
this looks sadistic. A teaspoon of cayenne in this recipe would blow your head off. Taco flavor comes from the cumin.
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Dear Whole Foods,
Please stop trying to convince me that catfish on sale at $7.99 a pound is some great deal.
In fact, i don't get your seafood program at all. Fresh wild caught seafood at one place for $12.99 a lb. is no less fresh and wild than yours at $18.99 lb. Unless you know of an organic ocean everyone else doesn't know about.
Pensacola Gaspachee Salad
Funny, I grew up in Pensacola and have never heard of this. Maybe a leftover from the 17th century. I'd rather leave it there with other words like scurvy and hardtack.
What have you done with your garden bounty so far?
Just pulled up some carrots. A little too early but boy were they sweet babies.
Tomatoes are still a few weeks away as we've had plenty of rain but not enough sun.
Taco Seasoning
this looks sadistic. A teaspoon of cayenne in this recipe would blow your head off. Taco flavor comes from the cumin.
Serious Heat: Create Your Own Spice Blends
I make my own taco seasoning. For two pounds of meat i use:
2T ground chile ( made from dried ancho or blend of similar peppers)
2T garlic powder
1T ground cumin ( or toast and grind from seed)
1T dried minced onion
1t hot paprika
1 t coarse salt
1t fresh ground black pepper
1t dried oregano
pinch of cayenne (optional)
other options for variations include "pinches" of: smoked sea salt, ground coriander seed, celery seed...
Mix together in mortar & pestle, sprinkle over browned ground beef, add a can of chicken stock and simmer until most liquid is absorbed.
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Taco Seasoning
@kevmalone. Thank you! So glad you liked the seasoning!
Taco Seasoning
I beg to differ - this seasoning is fabulous. We used 2 Tbsp per 1lb of ground beef. Thanks Andrea - been looking for a good mix for quite a while.
Dear Whole Foods,
Once you bite into a Great A&P 150th anniversary chocolate chunk cookie, that taste will make you forever foresake Whole Paycheck.
Head on over to any A&P Fresh and rediscover the origins of foodie paradise, great food at fantastic savings.
Can't beat that A&P!!!
Serious Heat: Create Your Own Spice Blends
My fajita seasoning: Dried California chilli's ground with dehydrated onions, garlic powder, fresh oregano (or dried), a little lime zest and a little cumin (to taste) This goes on the veggies while cooking. When done add grilled chicken and toss. Add more seasoning if needed. The color is beautiful! Store the dry mix in an airtight container.
Pensacola Gaspachee Salad
I also grew up in Pensacola and remember making gaspachee salad with my mother. This memory of making this cool summer salad has come to me many times but I could never find hard tack. We bought hand tack in Pensacola at a bakery across from old Sacred Heart hospital on Gonzalez St. between 12th and 13th. Its an old recipe as she was the first baby born at that hospital in 1915.
Dear Whole Foods,
I tried to like you, I really did. But Trader Joe's and Wegmans will always be my first loves...
Dear Whole Foods,
Dear Whole Foods Santa Fe,
Please do not lecture me about "looking around me, and remembering where I am, and asking myself if the product in question has dyes in it" if I inquire if you might have the new dark chocolate m&ms for my homemade trail mix, especially not if I have 3 bags of TVP (texturized vegetable protein) in my hands. OBVIOUSLY I KNOW WHERE I AM.
And then to Whole Foods Union Square--
Please bring back peppermint bark during the holiday season. Even if you run out, your staff will at least have seen it (and hopefully experienced it!) and will not stare at me in befuddlement when I ask if they have any in stock.
Dear Whole Foods,
@Paula.. what Whole Foods location is this that you're talking about? i've been to several now and had nothing but good experiences, so it's very surprising to hear what bad experience you've had.. definitely not the norm for Whole Foods in general
What have you done with your garden bounty so far?
I want to move where there is a longer growing season. We have 30's at night still. I'm in the UPper Peninsula of MI and our growing season is so short. Hardly can get a tomatoe to rippen before the fall frost again. Still have to bring my anuals in at night. I have started my herbs on my deck.
Serious Heat: Create Your Own Spice Blends
For cantaloupe, tomato sandwiches and a lot of other things that seem to need spice at the moment: 2 parts ancho chile, 1 part cumin, 1/2 part oregano whirred in the spice grinder. Put in shaker. If I need hot, I have rooster sauce.
What have you done with your garden bounty so far?
We've just finished planting and don't have an asparagus patch....(yet), so the only thing we've got growing for harvest is herbs- chives, rosemary, baby basil, thyme and lemon thyme. The mint's really starting to take off, so that will be on this weekes menu.
Goes outside and chants to plants-- Come on babies; get growing....
What have you done with your garden bounty so far?
we're getting carrots, summer squash (so many! we gave away 63 of them yesterday and still have more), tomatoes, onions, and potatoes soon. we've already finished off several types of greens including chard, arugula, and spinach.
i quick-pickled some carrots (apple cider vinegar, dill, pepper) for now!
What have you done with your garden bounty so far?
So far I've re-potted the herbs and veggies that I bought at the farmers market two weeks ago. I have cilantro and basil, pickling cukes, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes (an oops purchase - see next sentence) and peppers. From my inside Aerogardens, my salad greens are growing really well - had some on a sandwich today and my cherry tomatoes are well on their way. I can't wait to see if I can be successful at container gardening since I'd always had a small in-ground garden before.
Serious Heat: Create Your Own Spice Blends
I make my own garam masala mix and also a mix for chai (tea). I run an Indian cooking school in Chelsea where I talk about spices; how to buy, store, and use them.
http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
My Garam Masala Mix
1 tbs. black peppercorns
1tsp. cumin seeds
1tsp. coriander seeds
1 cardamom pod
1 bay leaf
1/2 inch cinnamon stick
2 cloves
2 dry red chilies
Dry roast all the above spices in a pan for about 2 minutes or until you can smell the incredible aroma.
Grind together in a coffee grinder and store in a airtight container.
Sprinkle over a number of Indian curries including salads.
What have you done with your garden bounty so far?
Since I'm a city mouse, I can only report on the current status of my Aerogarden. The basil is looking mighty fine. Might have to make some pasta sauce this week!
Serious Heat: Create Your Own Spice Blends
Ok. I know that no one has this one--a blend of 12 different ingredients roasted and ground by hand to make Skiz's Original Sri Lankan Roasted Curry Powder.
The ingredients include: coriander seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, cinnamon sticks, fenugreek seeds, black peppercorns, black mustard seeds, cardamoms, cloves, pandanus leaves, curry leaves, and a little ground raw rice (for texture).
This makes a one-of-a-kind dry-rub marinade for meats and seafood. When combined with ginger, garlic, chilies, curry leaves and coconut milk, you will make some of the most delicious curries you have ever eaten, and all at home--so quick and easy.
For tips, recipes and advise, you can consult my blog on Sri Lankan food and all things spicy:
www.riceandcurry.wordpress.com
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Please stop trying to convince me that catfish on sale at $7.99 a pound is some great deal.
In fact, i don't get your seafood program at all. Fresh wild caught seafood at one place for $12.99 a lb. is no less fresh and wild than yours at $18.99 lb. Unless you know of an organic ocean everyone else doesn't know about.