Recipes ??? (please)
-Ben
>Tom ka gai == Thai coconut soup
>
>usually with chicken....
>
>mmmmm good :-)
>
>Ben Braver wrote:
>
>> Deanna,
>>
>> Peanut noodles? Sounds yummy, details please?
>> and what's tom ka gai ??
>>
>> -Ben(B)
>>
>> >Ben,
>> >We have an arrangement with the couple down the street. We cook and
>> deliver
>> >food for them on Wednesday, they cook and deliver food for us on
>> Sunday. It
>> >gives both families a reason to make a scrumptious meal (instead of
>> another
>> >frozen pizza or can of soup), and it ensures at least 2 nutritious
>> meals a
>> >week. We also try to provide enough for leftovers for a lunch, as
>> well. It's
>> >a great deal. Try it. You'll like it.
>> >
>> >-Deanna "making peanut noodles and tom ka gai this week" Schneider
>> >
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Ben Doom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 4:34 PM
>> >Subject: Re: Cinnamom and Type2 Diabetes
>> >
>> >
>> >> While you seem to have a somewhat inflated idea of how much time,
>> >> effort, and money I'm willing to put into cooking for little old me, I
>> >> will say 2 things about this.
>> >>
>> >> 1: Next time I'm in Atlanta, I'm *so* coming to dinner at your place.
>> >>
>> >> 2: Next time I cook for a girl, something like this would blow her
>> >> socks off. Maybe more -- cinnamon is supposedly an aphrodesiac. :-)
>> >>
>> >> *sigh* As much as I used to enjoy cooking, I was never very
>> subtle, and
>> >> now I'm really out of practice. What I need are a bunch of local
>> >> people who would enjoy a weekly round robin sort of cooking group.
>> >> Maybe I'll dig some people up and suggest it, if for no other reason
>> >> than to practice.
>> >>
>> >> --Ben "needs to spend more time in the kitchen" Doom
>> >>
>> >> Adam Churvis wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I know Deanna already mentioned Middle Eastern recipes, but you'll
>> >probably
>> >> > want to look specifically at Moroccan dishes, like the tajines. They
>> >use
>> >> > proportionally more cinnamon that other cuisines.
>> >> >
>> >> > I make a chicken tajine that uses a good amount of cinnamon and
>> only a
>> >> > little honey (which can be omitted for your diet if you need), and it
>> >rounds
>> >> > the flavor out with orange water and a touch of cardamom. The whole
>> >thing
>> >> > is served over couscous (the real stuff, made in a real
>> couscouserie --
>> >no
>> >> > instant box stuff here).
>> >> >
>> >> > Stop by next time your in Atlanta and I'll cook it for you, or I can
>> >send
>> >> > you the recipe. It's a little involved the way I do it, because
>> I roast
>> >a
>> >> > seasoned bird first, then discard skin, fat, and bones before
>> adding the
>> >> > meat to the tajine. Doing it this way also lets the vegetables
>> stay a
>> >> > little crisper because they don't have to cook for such a long
>> time, and
>> >the
>> >> > flavor is deeper because half of it is already infused in the
>> meat from
>> >the
>> >> > roasting process, and you know how much better roasted spices taste.
>> >And
>> >> > most importantly, the entire dish has only a fraction of the fat
>> that it
>> >> > normally would.
>> >> >
>> >> > Another tip: if you like the luxurious nature of honey and fat in a
>> >> > traditional tajine but can't take the diet hit, substitute a little
>> >lekvar
>> >> > (a relatively unsweet prune jam used in Jewish cooking) to the
>> tajine at
>> >the
>> >> > beginning of cooking. Also adds a nice flavor hint.
>> >> >
>> >> > Respectfully,
>> >> >
>> >> > Adam Phillip Churvis
>> >> > Member of Team Macromedia
>> >> >
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>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "Ben Doom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >> > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 4:02 PM
>> >> > Subject: Re: Cinnamom and Type2 Diabetes
>> >> >
>> >> > > I saw an article about this the other day. I've been trying to
>> >figure
>> >> > > out how to include more cinnamon in my diet without adding more
>> >sugar.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Ideas/recipies welcome.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > --benD
>> >> > >
>> >> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > > Cinnamon Improves Glucose and Lipids of People With Type 2
>> Diabetes
>> >> > > > article in DiabetesCare, American Diabetes Assn.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/26/12/3215
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > -Ben
>> >> > > >
>> >> > >
>> >> >
>> >>
>>
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