‘Food’ Archives
Food Obsession: AS THE PUMPKIN TURNS
by Jane Thomson As I remember the story, if Cinderella doesn”'t leave the ball and get into her elegant coach by midnight it turns into a pumpkin. In these recipes, the pumpkin, perhaps your jack-o”'-lantern, turns into food. Both recipes are originally from the S”'Trib.) The first recipe could be a second use of your Halloween pumpkin, if it is clean, still fresh, cleaned of candle wax, and does not have very large openings cut for facial features. BAKED BEEF STUFFED PUMPKIN One 5 to 6 lb. pumpkin or three 2-3 lb. pumpkins 2tsp. dried sage 2 tsp. salt, divided 1 ½ tsp. dried thyme 2 tbsp. vegetable oil ½ tsp. pepper (I used more) 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 c. cooked rice 1 onion, chopped 2/3 cup of raisins 1 lb. ground beef ½ cup of pine nuts 3 eggs Preheat oven to 350. Cut the top off pumpkin and remove seeds and strings. Prick cavity with a fork and sprinkle with 1 tsp. of the salt. Heat a large pot or [...]
Food Obsession: THERE”'S NOTHING TO EAT AROUND HERE!
by Jane Thomson Above is the frequent lament heard from my son Randall, some 25 year ago, when he would come home from high school and look into the refrigerator. If he was looking for sugared soda pop or chips with greasy dip, he was right. Or perhaps my daughter”'s six-foot-five-inch boyfriend Doug had beat Randall to the snacks (“Thanks, Mrs. Thomson ”“ the cookies were great!”). Years later when my son was a young husband and father, and I was baby-sitting Ella (now 17), I would open his fridge, see leaves, roots and strange grains, and say to myself “There”'s nothing to eat around here.” And there are people who can look into the fridge (if they have one), any time, assess that there”'s nothing to eat, and be correct. Someone please write more about this! The point I am leading up to is that if possible there should be some wholesome and interesting food for kids to eat when they come home from school. They may have eaten [...]
Food Obsession: Salad Days
by Jane Thomson The dictionary says that “salad days” refers to “A time of youth, innocence and inexperience.” So much for that. The term could also mean the times of year when we like to eat all kinds of salads. Here are three recipes: Sweet Potato Salad 4 pre-cooked, refrigerated, medium sweet potatoes (about 6 to 8 oz each) About 2/3 cup of sliced green onions ¾ cup of diced celery ¼ cup of olive oil (I used less when I made the salad just for myself) Juice of ½ lemon Juice of 1/2 orange 1 Tbsp.of soy sauce ½ tsp. garlic powder ½ tsp. chili powder ½ tsp. seasoning salt (I used Spike and a little salt) ¼ tsp. black pepper (I tend to use a little extra seasoning.) Peel the sweet potatoes (the peels are good eating) and cut the potatoes into bite-size pieces. Thinly slice the green onions, including some of the tender green tops. Dice the celery. Add both to potatoes. In smaller container, mix the juices, oil, soy [...]
