‘Food’ Archives
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 [...]
Food Obsession: Something Different
by Jane Thomson My readers (both relatives) are probably tired of my preaching about diet, obesity, waste etc., so I will tone it down. These two recipes are good for summer. Neither is for “everyday”. “Bill”'s” Smoked Oyster Salad (from Star Tribune, long ago) 3 cans of smoked oysters, drained 2 cups of cooked curly macaroni, rinsed 1 green pepper, chopped 1 rib celery, chopped 3 ripe medium-size tomatoes, cut up 6 hard-boiled egg, sliced Mayonnaise seasoned with a dash of ketchup “Good squirts” of Tobasco sauce Combine oysters, macaroni, green pepper, celery, 2 of the tomatoes and 5 of the eggs. Moisten with mayonnaise, seasoning to taste with ketchup and Tobasco. Chill. Serve garnished with sliced egg and tomato wedges. Serves 6 to 8. This recipe is a good one to illustrate the point that you should read the whole recipe, instructions and all, before starting to make it as there are some time lapses involved. Obviously, [...]
June 2010 Food Obsession: No Waste or No Waist
by Jane Thomson It is criminal to waste food ”“ so thought my late husband, grandmother, and mother-in-law. My mother, on the other hand, said it was good manners to leave a little food on your plate. Surprisingly, so does Michael Pollan in his new book Food Rules (do not pay $12 for this book). I am in the middle on this issue: I know that gross waste of food is very wrong. I also think that cleaning your plate when you are already full is a double waste, first of the food and then of your figure and your health. The waste needs to be curbed earlier. Don”'t buy more than you can use or preserve and smell it later, rotting at the back of your fridge. At meals, don”'t overload your plate, as in “my eyes were bigger than my stomach” (eat it all, and soon they won”'t be). If you are at an “All You Can Eat” restaurant, load up on vegetables and protein foods. They are the most expensive anyway, so you will get your money”'s [...]
