‘Food’ Archives
Food Obsession: ABOUT, AND NOT ABOUT, THANKSGIVING
by Jane Thomson Time to come out with recipes to use up turkey after the annual feast ”“ my suggestion is eat it with salt, pepper and cranberry-something. I do give thanks to the Almighty pretty often. For instance, that my daughter and 3-yr-old grandson, caught in a bus shelter on the edge of a tornado in (yes) Brooklyn, New York last month, were not blown away before the bus came. And even every time I find my keys when I”'m in a hurry. But before a huge meal commemorating a long ago event that is fraught with heavy questions, no, not my favorite time. So I will include a couple of recipes that could be used for that occasion, though they have nothing in particular to do with it. The first recipe might come into play if you overdo at the Thanksgiving feast and need to diet for a few days ”“ it is a delicious dip for raw, or even cooked, vegetables. It does call for a little red wine, but you might have a little left of that after [...]
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 [...]
