everyone on this earth i respect as a cook has tried to teach me the fine
art of gravy, i am i think prohibited by law from making gravy, might even
be a federal law... Lee
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>>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:47:14 +1000, Ozgirl wrote:
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>>>>> What fat, lol? 2 tablespoons for a whole recipe isn't a lot.
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>>>>> They would make a nice lunch with salad, yum. I know someone who used
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>>>>> make what Americans call "sausage" in muffin pans. He would make a
>>>>> heap
>>>>> on weekends and freeze them and reheat to have with eggs (any which
>>>>> way)
>>>>> for a quick breakfast. He added lots of low carb veggies to the
>>>>> sausage
>>>>> mix (mushroom, celery, peppers, zuchini etc) plus onion and garlic
>>>>> plus
>>>>> the egg binding and seasonings. My aunt makes frittata in muffin pans
>>>>> too.
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>>>> That sounds good as well, I sometimes have the salmon cakes alone
>>>> for a meal, but they are a great compliment to a salad or other
>>>> vegetables.
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>>>> basilisk
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>>> My mother used to make the ones with the mashed potato but she used
>>> canned mackerel. I never knew that til I was an adult, lol and saw the
>>> can in the bin. I have since found out that mackerel is nutritionally
>>> better than salmon.
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>> If you use mashed potato do you have to use egg? I am thinking of using
>> tuna. I hate salmon. Have never tried mackerel but not sure I would
>> like that either.
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> I think you do, its been a while since I made them because mine always
> fall apart, no matter what. When i was a new bride at 17 and learning to
> cook (if you could call what I did cooking, lol) a neighbour told me to
> put no milk or butter in the mash potato and chill it in the fridge first.
> My mother never did that and hers were always a great success. mine have
> always been disasters... I told my daughter how to make them and she makes
> wonderful ones, lol.