Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Cauliflower, Black Bean, Olives



Cauliflower, black beans, red onions, green olives. With a roast chicken a bottle of Sicilian nero d'avola.


Breakfast Burrito adds eggs, feta with a wheat tortilla
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Monday, November 22, 2010

Kimbap: Korean Sushi




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Quantities for making ten rolls, 80-100 pieces: 

-- 1 package of nori (10 sheets)
-- 3 1/2 cups uncooked sushi rice - makes slightly over 10 loose packed cups of cooked rice; 1 cup/roll
-- 3 x (3 Tbsp cider vinegar, 3Tbsp water, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 Tbsp sugar)- slightly more than you need.
-- 8 eggs, 3tsp soy sauce, 1/4 cup chopped scallions -- make four 8" omelettes, cut into 20 strips, 2/roll.

-- 3 medium red pepper, cut into 40 strips, sauteed: 4/roll
-- 2 cups chopped spinach, squeeze dry, sautee onion, add spinach, 1/4 tsp of sesame oil; 1.5 Tbsp/roll
-- 10 scallion strips, split;  2/roll.
-- 10 yellow daikon pickle strips; 1 per roll
  • Cook rice according to instructions, should be fairly dry; cool in a big wide pan, and toss lightly, sprinkling with seasoned vinegar. 
  • Prepare fillings: Sautee four egg omelettes and cut into strips. Sautee vegetables and make strips.  Make strips of green scallion and yellow daikon.
  • Make ten rolls, using quantities above. Stack with seam side down.
  • Cut rolls by halving, then doubling up and cutting four times to make eight pieces and two ends. 






Saturday, November 6, 2010

We're from the government and we're here to help....



This giant hamburger hangs out by the Norwottuck Rail Trail in Hadley, and he does not eat cheese. Wave to him as you ride off your double cheeseburger or government inspired Domino's extra cheesy pizza.
“If you want to look at why people are fat today, it’s pretty hard to identify a contributor more significant than this meteoric rise in cheese consumption." - Physicians for Responsible Medicine.

The rest of the story here...