I know nothing about it but will check google... I knew my new boss was
mid-eastern but only finally worked up the nerve to ask him where he was
from today during casual conversation in the break room. He is Iranian
and so is one of the new intake techs. :-)

I spent some time with her today looking over some of my recipe pics on
picassa and she started talking about yogurt recipes, including yogurt
with shredded beets or spinach after she saw my pickled eggs...

She opened up then and offered to cook some Iranian recipes and bring
them to work for me to try. Yay!

Always cool to learn a new cuisine...

I finally made up a lovely batch of Insalata Caprese today and actually
assembled it at work during my break time so it would be fresh. I left
it naked so the fresh cheese would maintain it's texture. (Thanks to
Barb Schaller for that tip!)

Today was my third day there, third in a row of 10 hour shifts. I
bought the Basil fresh on Tuesday but it was still in good shape. :-) I
sliced the cheese last night and broke off the Basil leaves I'd use but
left them in a bag. I took a small cutting board and knife to work as
I'd left the vine tomatoes whole for fresh slicing.

I bought some fabulous basil pesto from Central Market and left it in
it's container on the side, and last night I made a lovely fresh herbed
vinaigrette that impressed anyone that tried it.

1 cup olive oil
1 cup red wine vinegar (Bertolli's)
1 cup store brand apple cider vinegar
2 Tbs. fresh thyme, leave leaves whole
3 Tbs. (fresh picked) Mexican Oregano including the blooms (my MO bush
blooms all summer if I keep it watered)
1 Tbs. fresh minced rosemary
1 Tbs granulated garlic
1 tsp salt free lemon pepper
1 heaping Tbs. capers
1 tsp fenugreek
Dash of MSG (probably 1/2 tsp.)

The dressing was shaken well and poured in to a small bowl with a spoon.
The snacking lasted all day and eaters could add pesto or dressing as
needed and desired.

This oil and vinegar dressing turned out far better than I'd
anticipated. A real do-over and I made it up as I went along. I'd have
added fresh sliced Basil if the recipe I was using it on had not already
had plenty.

I surrounded the dish of cheese, basil and tomatoes with a ring of small
sliced sourdough bread (baguette). Similar to this but this is a
recycled pic from new years:

<http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...w?feat=directl
ink>

Now that I'm finally at the hospital I will work at after 10 weeks of
training elsewhere, the people there have been kind and patient (I still
have to learn our machines, policies and details!) I wanted to make
something to thank them. It went over well! :-)

Time will tell how this will all work out, but I am optimistic. If
nothing else, I will make new friends... one stomach at a time. <g>

The morale here is so much better than it was at my old job.

The only drawback is that I need to learn the Sunquest LIS.
It's all in DOS! <argh!!!>

I'm taking copious notes on F-commands.
--
Peace! Om

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*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

On Jun 25, 9:13*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> I know nothing about it but will check google... *I knew my new boss was
> mid-eastern but only finally worked up the nerve to ask him where he was
> from today during casual conversation in the break room. *He is Iranian
> and so is one of the new intake techs. :-)
>
> I spent some time with her today looking over some of my recipe pics on
> picassa and she started talking about yogurt recipes, including yogurt
> with shredded beets or spinach after she saw my pickled eggs...
>
> She opened up then and offered to cook some Iranian recipes and bring
> them to work for me to try. *Yay!
>
> Always cool to learn a new cuisine...

Compared to neighboring Middle-Eastern and Asian cuisines, Persian
cooking is pretty damned dull from what I've had. The ingredients have
to be top quality, because spices are not going to disquise the raw
material.

>
> I finally made up a lovely batch of Insalata Caprese today and actually
> assembled it at work during my break time so it would be fresh. * I left
> it naked so the fresh cheese would maintain it's texture. *(Thanks to
> Barb Schaller for that tip!) *
>

Speaking of caprese, I saw this gismo at SurLaTable when I was
searching for an old-school cherry pitter: Rosle 12755 Tomato and
Mozzarella Slicer. Supposedly you can slice both the tomatoes and the
mozzarella with it.

"Omelet" > ha scritto nel messaggio
news
> I finally made up a lovely batch of Insalata Caprese today and actually
> assembled it at work during my break time so it would be fresh. I left
> it naked so the fresh cheese would maintain it's texture. (Thanks to
> Barb Schaller for that tip!)

Coincidences: 1 hour ago I bougth a mozzarella di bufala which came from
Salerno tonight just in order to make caprese

[SNIP]
> The dressing was shaken well and poured in to a small bowl with a spoon.
> The snacking lasted all day and eaters could add pesto or dressing as
> needed and desired.

Nice way to serve it, freedom of choice is important in the kitchen.

> <http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...w?feat=directl
> ink>

Very nice looking

> The morale here is so much better than it was at my old job.

I'm glad for you

> The only drawback is that I need to learn the Sunquest LIS.
> It's all in DOS! <argh!!!>
>
> I'm taking copious notes on F-commands.

lol
--
ViLco
and the Family Stone

In article
>,
spamtrap1888 > wrote:

> > She opened up then and offered to cook some Iranian recipes and bring
> > them to work for me to try. *Yay!
> >
> > Always cool to learn a new cuisine...
>
> Compared to neighboring Middle-Eastern and Asian cuisines, Persian
> cooking is pretty damned dull from what I've had. The ingredients have
> to be top quality, because spices are not going to disquise the raw
> material.

I think it's heavy on the grain side... which won't go well with my
diet. I'll have to introduce her to my love of greens. ;-)
>
> >
> > I finally made up a lovely batch of Insalata Caprese today and actually
> > assembled it at work during my break time so it would be fresh. * I left
> > it naked so the fresh cheese would maintain it's texture. *(Thanks to
> > Barb Schaller for that tip!) *
> >
>
> Speaking of caprese, I saw this gismo at SurLaTable when I was
> searching for an old-school cherry pitter: Rosle 12755 Tomato and
> Mozzarella Slicer. Supposedly you can slice both the tomatoes and the
> mozzarella with it.

I'll have to google that just for grins. I use a good sharp knife for
tomatoes and I have a good cheese board with a wire for cheese. I pretty
much don't slice it any other way after almost taking the top off of my
thumb knuckle once when trying to sliced a cheese end thinner. <g>
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*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

In article >,
"ViLco" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> news >
> > I finally made up a lovely batch of Insalata Caprese today and actually
> > assembled it at work during my break time so it would be fresh. I left
> > it naked so the fresh cheese would maintain it's texture. (Thanks to
> > Barb Schaller for that tip!)
>
> Coincidences: 1 hour ago I bougth a mozzarella di bufala which came from
> Salerno tonight just in order to make caprese
>
> [SNIP]
> > The dressing was shaken well and poured in to a small bowl with a spoon.
> > The snacking lasted all day and eaters could add pesto or dressing as
> > needed and desired.
>
> Nice way to serve it, freedom of choice is important in the kitchen.
>
> > <http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...w?feat=directl
> > ink>
>
> Very nice looking

Thank you. :-) Presentation counts!

>
> > The morale here is so much better than it was at my old job.
>
> I'm glad for you
>
> > The only drawback is that I need to learn the Sunquest LIS.
> > It's all in DOS! <argh!!!>
> >
> > I'm taking copious notes on F-commands.
>
> lol

Nothing in life is perfect... <g>

Cheers!
--
Peace! Om

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*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
>I know nothing about it but will check google... I knew my new boss was
> mid-eastern but only finally worked up the nerve to ask him where he was
> from today during casual conversation in the break room. He is Iranian
> and so is one of the new intake techs. :-)

Look up Persian recipes as well. Many of the Iranians who came tend to call
/ consider themselves Persians.

In LA there is a large close knit community of Iranian -Jews who left about
the time Shaw was deposed and the theocracy was started.

Dimitri

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
...
> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
>>I know nothing about it but will check google... I knew my new boss was
>> mid-eastern but only finally worked up the nerve to ask him where he was
>> from today during casual conversation in the break room. He is Iranian
>> and so is one of the new intake techs. :-)
>
> Look up Persian recipes as well. Many of the Iranians who came tend to
> call / consider themselves Persians.
>
> In LA there is a large close knit community of Iranian -Jews who left
> about the time Shaw was deposed and the theocracy was started.
>
> Dimitri

Om,
I 'faved' a blog of Azerbajianian recipes. Is this something you might be
interested in? If so, email, and I'll send you the link.
-ginny

In article >,
"Dimitri" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> >I know nothing about it but will check google... I knew my new boss was
> > mid-eastern but only finally worked up the nerve to ask him where he was
> > from today during casual conversation in the break room. He is Iranian
> > and so is one of the new intake techs. :-)
>
> Look up Persian recipes as well. Many of the Iranians who came tend to call
> / consider themselves Persians.

I may have to finally bake my own Baklava. <g> That is usually my
sister's job.

>
> In LA there is a large close knit community of Iranian -Jews who left about
> the time Shaw was deposed and the theocracy was started.
>
> Dimitri

Yah. I'm old enough to remember that... Such a shame.
--
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*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

In article
>,
Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:

> Persian cooking is to Middle Eastern Cooking what Japanese cooking is
> to East Asian Cooking. However, I would call it dull. It is big on
> tart and salty and sweet and starchy, good meats, things like that. The
> rice pilafs and kebabs, sauces, poultry, desserts are all great. There
> is a seasoning from a cherry pit, if I remember correctly, that is used
> on rice that is both beautiful and tart and tasty, mahlab. I've never
> been served a bad or boring Persian dish.

I'm more familiar with their desserts... and the Doumbek dance rhythms.
<g>
>
> I do prefer Arabic cooking, but my family is Arab.
>
> Om, it's harder for me to post home cooking type recipes, because
> they are mostly done by rote and feel. I grew up eating and cooking it.
> When my mom and I talk food, she'll say something like, I mix the onions
> and garlic and you know the spices I use. And I do.

Oh hon', you should gather by now that few here follow a recipe! :-)
Most cook by the seat of their pants... Even recipes I have posted with
amounts used are guestimated! I only bother to record the ones that
turned out exceptionally well.

A list of ingredients would do and let us figure out the amounts. <g>
Lakshmi at work did that to me with her curry puff recipe. I was fine
with that!

>
> I've posted recipes for pita, ful, hummus, baba ghanooj and other
> things over the years here, but most of it is just done out of some sort
> of cultural imprint.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee @ Arabian Knits

And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for them!
I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few grain dishes at the
moment....
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In article
>,
Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:

> In article >,
> Omelet > wrote:
>
> > I'll have to introduce her to my love of greens. ;-)
>
> Most Americans tend not to like Middle Eastern green preparation, so
> it is not often made for foreigners. Ask about molokhia (I don't know
> what it is called in Farsi, but she may have a familiarity with it).
>
> Regards,
> Ranee @ Arabian Knits

Hm, thanks. :-)
My primary diet is fresh greens and fresh meats prepared in various
ways. Seems to be my best bet for weight control is avoiding grains and
other starches, and sugar...

But I do still occasionally prepare whole grain dishes. I just practice
portion control. <g>

Thanks for the input!
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*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

In article >,
"Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote:

> "Dimitri" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Omelet" > wrote in message
> > news
> >>I know nothing about it but will check google... I knew my new boss was
> >> mid-eastern but only finally worked up the nerve to ask him where he was
> >> from today during casual conversation in the break room. He is Iranian
> >> and so is one of the new intake techs. :-)
> >
> > Look up Persian recipes as well. Many of the Iranians who came tend to
> > call / consider themselves Persians.
> >
> > In LA there is a large close knit community of Iranian -Jews who left
> > about the time Shaw was deposed and the theocracy was started.
> >
> > Dimitri
>
> Om,
> I 'faved' a blog of Azerbajianian recipes. Is this something you might be
> interested in? If so, email, and I'll send you the link.
> -ginny

Please do! :-) My e-mail is not munged. Does this one work for you?
--
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*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

Omelet wrote:
>
> I know nothing about it but will check google... I knew my new boss was
> mid-eastern but only finally worked up the nerve to ask him where he was
> from today during casual conversation in the break room. He is Iranian
> and so is one of the new intake techs. :-)
>
> I spent some time with her today looking over some of my recipe pics on
> picassa and she started talking about yogurt recipes, including yogurt
> with shredded beets or spinach after she saw my pickled eggs...
>
> She opened up then and offered to cook some Iranian recipes and bring
> them to work for me to try. Yay!
>
> Always cool to learn a new cuisine...


Here is a Persian spinach and yoghurt recipe: Borani Esfenaj

1 lb spinach
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
4 tbs butter
1 c yoghurt
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Wash and chop the spinach. Fry the spinach, onion and garlic together in
the butter until cooked through. Let cool to room temperature.

Season the yoghurt with salt and pepper. Add the spinach mixture. Serve
cold.

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > I know nothing about it but will check google... I knew my new boss was
> > mid-eastern but only finally worked up the nerve to ask him where he was
> > from today during casual conversation in the break room. He is Iranian
> > and so is one of the new intake techs. :-)
> >
> > I spent some time with her today looking over some of my recipe pics on
> > picassa and she started talking about yogurt recipes, including yogurt
> > with shredded beets or spinach after she saw my pickled eggs...
> >
> > She opened up then and offered to cook some Iranian recipes and bring
> > them to work for me to try. Yay!
> >
> > Always cool to learn a new cuisine...
>
>
> Here is a Persian spinach and yoghurt recipe: Borani Esfenaj
>
> 1 lb spinach
> 1 medium onion, chopped
> 2 cloves garlic, chopped
> 4 tbs butter
> 1 c yoghurt
> 1/2 tsp salt
> 1/2 tsp pepper
>
> Wash and chop the spinach. Fry the spinach, onion and garlic together in
> the butter until cooked through. Let cool to room temperature.
>
> Season the yoghurt with salt and pepper. Add the spinach mixture. Serve
> cold.

Sounds good to me. :-)
Served with a toasted pita bread?
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Omelet wrote:

> And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for them!
> I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few grain dishes at the
> moment....

When did hummus get grains in to it???

Goomba wrote on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:24:01 -0400:

>> And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for
>> them! I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few
>> grain dishes at the moment....

>When did hummus get grains in to it???

Well, Indian Gram Flour is made from chickpeas but, according to the
label, a serving of canned chickpeas contains only 7% of your daily
carbohydrate requirement. However, it also contains 20% of your fiber
requirement.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

In article >,
Goomba > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for them!
> > I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few grain dishes at the
> > moment....
>
> When did hummus get grains in to it???

I wondered about that. Hummus always has tahini in it, which is made
from sesame seeds. And garbonzo beans seem somewhat like grains for
dietary purposes.

But yeah, it's more of a bean dish than a grain dish.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Goomba asked:

>> And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for them!
>> I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few grain dishes at the
>> moment....
>
> When did hummus get grains in to it???

The minute it got confused with tabbouli. Are you surprised?

Bob

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:57:45 -0400, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> Goomba wrote on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:24:01 -0400:
>
>>> And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for
>>> them! I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few
>>> grain dishes at the moment....
>
>>When did hummus get grains in to it???
>
>Well, Indian Gram Flour is made from chickpeas but, according to the
>label, a serving of canned chickpeas contains only 7% of your daily
>carbohydrate requirement. However, it also contains 20% of your fiber
>requirement.

Chickpeas are not a grain.

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:06:58 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> Goomba > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>
>> > And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for them!
>> > I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few grain dishes at the
>> > moment....
>>
>> When did hummus get grains in to it???
>
>I wondered about that. Hummus always has tahini in it, which is made
>from sesame seeds. And garbonzo beans seem somewhat like grains for
>dietary purposes.
>
>But yeah, it's more of a bean dish than a grain dish.

Um, it actually is a bean dish... legumes are not grains. Sesame seed
is not a grain either.

brooklyn1 > wrote:

>Um, it actually is a bean dish... legumes are not grains. Sesame seed
>is not a grain either.

One less common usage, archaic usage of "grains" includes legumes
as well as cereal grains.

But it would be confusing to randomly choose this usage in
modern speech.

Steve

Goomba wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>
>> And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for them!
>> I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few grain dishes at the
>> moment....
>
> When did hummus get grains in to it?

Tahini paste made from sesami seeds, chick pea paste made from garbanzo
beans, garlic paste made from garlic cloves, olive oil, paprika.

There are a lot of variations on the recipe. Maybe it was a variation
that included a grain?

On Jun 28, 10:08*am, brooklyn1 > wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:06:58 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:
> >In article >,
> > Goomba > wrote:
>
> >> Omelet wrote:
>
> >> > And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for them!
> >> > I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few grain dishes at the
> >> > moment....
>
> >> When did hummus get grains in to it???
>
> >I wondered about that. *Hummus always has tahini in it, which is made
> >from sesame seeds. *And garbonzo beans seem somewhat like grains for
> >dietary purposes.
>
> >But yeah, it's more of a bean dish than a grain dish.
>
> Um, it actually is a bean dish... legumes are not grains. *Sesame seed
> is not a grain either.

But they are kitniyot.

In article >,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Goomba wrote on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:24:01 -0400:
>
> >> And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for
> >> them! I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few
> >> grain dishes at the moment....
>
> >When did hummus get grains in to it???
>
> Well, Indian Gram Flour is made from chickpeas but, according to the
> label, a serving of canned chickpeas contains only 7% of your daily
> carbohydrate requirement. However, it also contains 20% of your fiber
> requirement.

I may have to reconsider chick peas... You don't see a lot of fat
Indians.
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*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:

> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:06:58 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Goomba > wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet wrote:
> >>
> >> > And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for them!
> >> > I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few grain dishes at the
> >> > moment....
> >>
> >> When did hummus get grains in to it???
> >
> >I wondered about that. Hummus always has tahini in it, which is made
> >from sesame seeds. And garbonzo beans seem somewhat like grains for
> >dietary purposes.
> >
> >But yeah, it's more of a bean dish than a grain dish.
>
> Um, it actually is a bean dish... legumes are not grains. Sesame seed
> is not a grain either.

Damn. I'd not investigated sesame seeds much. Just used them mostly as a
condiment.

Thanks to this post, I checked them out by googling their nutritional
content. They are practically carb free...

Cool!
--
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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

In article >,
Doug Freyburger > wrote:

> Goomba wrote:
> > Omelet wrote:
> >
> >> And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for them!
> >> I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few grain dishes at the
> >> moment....
> >
> > When did hummus get grains in to it?
>
> Tahini paste made from sesami seeds, chick pea paste made from garbanzo
> beans, garlic paste made from garlic cloves, olive oil, paprika.
>
> There are a lot of variations on the recipe. Maybe it was a variation
> that included a grain?

Trust her to attack yet another of my posts. Should have been more
literal and typed "starch".

But she'll probably attack that too.

I suppose garbanzo and sesame seeds don't contain starch either. ;-)
--
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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

Omelet > wrote in
news
> You don't see a lot of fat Indians.

You don't?

"The World Health Organization (WHO) officially classified that 1.2
billion people around the world are overweight and in India itself
more than 25 per cent of the Indian population is overweight with
statistics continuing to rise due to the changing lifestyle."

also

http://www.drsharma.ca/obesity-epidemic-hits-india.html

also

http://tinyurl.com/2g5syow

(http://www.ispub.com/journal/the_int..._health/volume
_9_number_1_12/article_printable/dietary-and-socio-economic-
factors-associated-with-obesity-in-north-indian-population.html)

So...where did THAT come from?

--

"When a government starts to cancel dissent or avoid dissent
is frankly when it's rapidly losing its moral authority to
govern."

Stephen Harper, 18 April 2005

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:20:07 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> brooklyn1 > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:06:58 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:
>>
>> >In article >,
>> > Goomba > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Omelet wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for them!
>> >> > I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few grain dishes at the
>> >> > moment....
>> >>
>> >> When did hummus get grains in to it???
>> >
>> >I wondered about that. Hummus always has tahini in it, which is made
>> >from sesame seeds. And garbonzo beans seem somewhat like grains for
>> >dietary purposes.
>> >
>> >But yeah, it's more of a bean dish than a grain dish.
>>
>> Um, it actually is a bean dish... legumes are not grains. Sesame seed
>> is not a grain either.
>
>Damn. I'd not investigated sesame seeds much. Just used them mostly as a
>condiment.
>
>Thanks to this post, I checked them out by googling their nutritional
>content. They are practically carb free...
>
>Cool!

But sesame seeds are higher in fat than just about any food.

Omelet wrote on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:15:55 -0500:

>> Goomba wrote on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:24:01 -0400:
>>
> >>> And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks
> >>> for them! I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very
> >>> few grain dishes at the moment....
>>
> >> When did hummus get grains in to it???
>>
>> Well, Indian Gram Flour is made from chickpeas but, according
>> to the label, a serving of canned chickpeas contains only 7%
>> of your daily carbohydrate requirement. However, it also
>> contains 20% of your fiber requirement.

> I may have to reconsider chick peas... You don't see a lot of
> fat Indians.

Oh yes you do and they are mostly vegetarians!

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Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> > Omelet wrote:
> > >
> > > I know nothing about it but will check google... I knew my new boss was
> > > mid-eastern but only finally worked up the nerve to ask him where he was
> > > from today during casual conversation in the break room. He is Iranian
> > > and so is one of the new intake techs. :-)
> > >
> > > I spent some time with her today looking over some of my recipe pics on
> > > picassa and she started talking about yogurt recipes, including yogurt
> > > with shredded beets or spinach after she saw my pickled eggs...
> > >
> > > She opened up then and offered to cook some Iranian recipes and bring
> > > them to work for me to try. Yay!
> > >
> > > Always cool to learn a new cuisine...
> >
> >
> > Here is a Persian spinach and yoghurt recipe: Borani Esfenaj
> >
> > 1 lb spinach
> > 1 medium onion, chopped
> > 2 cloves garlic, chopped
> > 4 tbs butter
> > 1 c yoghurt
> > 1/2 tsp salt
> > 1/2 tsp pepper
> >
> > Wash and chop the spinach. Fry the spinach, onion and garlic together in
> > the butter until cooked through. Let cool to room temperature.
> >
> > Season the yoghurt with salt and pepper. Add the spinach mixture. Serve
> > cold.
>
> Sounds good to me. :-)
> Served with a toasted pita bread?
> --


Why not? It's served either as a salad/first course or a side dish.

In article >,
Michel Boucher > wrote:

> Omelet > wrote in
> news >
> > You don't see a lot of fat Indians.
>
> You don't?
>
> "The World Health Organization (WHO) officially classified that 1.2
> billion people around the world are overweight and in India itself
> more than 25 per cent of the Indian population is overweight with
> statistics continuing to rise due to the changing lifestyle."
>
> also
>
> http://www.drsharma.ca/obesity-epidemic-hits-india.html
>
> also
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2g5syow
>
> (http://www.ispub.com/journal/the_int..._health/volume
> _9_number_1_12/article_printable/dietary-and-socio-economic-
> factors-associated-with-obesity-in-north-indian-population.html)
>
> So...where did THAT come from?

There are a lot more fat Americans. ;-)
The new hospital system I work for has a LOT more Indians than the one I
used to work for. Not a single one (that I have met) is fat.

<http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity>

Interesting that India did not even make it on to this chart.

I guess it depends on the website?
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*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:

> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:20:07 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > brooklyn1 > wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:06:58 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article >,
> >> > Goomba > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Omelet wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks for them!
> >> >> > I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very few grain dishes at
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > moment....
> >> >>
> >> >> When did hummus get grains in to it???
> >> >
> >> >I wondered about that. Hummus always has tahini in it, which is made
> >> >from sesame seeds. And garbonzo beans seem somewhat like grains for
> >> >dietary purposes.
> >> >
> >> >But yeah, it's more of a bean dish than a grain dish.
> >>
> >> Um, it actually is a bean dish... legumes are not grains. Sesame seed
> >> is not a grain either.
> >
> >Damn. I'd not investigated sesame seeds much. Just used them mostly as a
> >condiment.
> >
> >Thanks to this post, I checked them out by googling their nutritional
> >content. They are practically carb free...
> >
> >Cool!
>
> But sesame seeds are higher in fat than just about any food.

Yes, I did note that... but I guess it depends on your views on Atkins.

For me, total calories still count so I have chosen to cut fat. I can
eat a LOT more lettuce than I can cream cheese or macadamia nuts for the
same number of calories.

Baby spinach and other leafy greens help me control weight more than
anything else along with a reasonable amount of protein.
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> Michel Boucher > wrote:
>
>> Omelet > wrote in
>> news >>
>> > You don't see a lot of fat Indians.
>>
>> You don't?
>>
>> "The World Health Organization (WHO) officially classified that 1.2
>> billion people around the world are overweight and in India itself
>> more than 25 per cent of the Indian population is overweight with
>> statistics continuing to rise due to the changing lifestyle."
>>
>> also
>>
>> http://www.drsharma.ca/obesity-epidemic-hits-india.html
>>
>> also
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2g5syow
>>
>> (http://www.ispub.com/journal/the_int..._health/volume
>> _9_number_1_12/article_printable/dietary-and-socio-economic-
>> factors-associated-with-obesity-in-north-indian-population.html)
>>
>> So...where did THAT come from?
>
> There are a lot more fat Americans. ;-)
> The new hospital system I work for has a LOT more Indians than the one I
> used to work for. Not a single one (that I have met) is fat.
>
> <http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity>
>
> Interesting that India did not even make it on to this chart.
>
> I guess it depends on the website?
> --
> Peace! Om
>
> Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
> Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food
> groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

First of all, the data on your site is comprised of relatively old data from
2002 and 2003, and is based on data gathered from routine health
examinations only. Notice how all the countries on your list are highly
industrialized countries with higher standards of living and access to
healthcare than other countries. There's not one developing country on the
list. In India as in other developing countries, access to healthcare,
especially for routine health examinations, is not readily available. If
you don't have people going in for routine well-checkups, you're not going
to have data.

Secondly, your extremely limited experience and observation of Indian people
in *Texas* is hardly representative of Indians in general, and more
specifically Indians in India. And the fact that you use that observation
to back up your claim is laughable.

Jinx

In article >,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:15:55 -0500:
>
> >> Goomba wrote on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:24:01 -0400:
> >>
> > >>> And I have duly stored the ones that sounded good. Thanks
> > >>> for them! I have yet to try making hummus, but I eat very
> > >>> few grain dishes at the moment....
> >>
> > >> When did hummus get grains in to it???
> >>
> >> Well, Indian Gram Flour is made from chickpeas but, according
> >> to the label, a serving of canned chickpeas contains only 7%
> >> of your daily carbohydrate requirement. However, it also
> >> contains 20% of your fiber requirement.
>
> > I may have to reconsider chick peas... You don't see a lot of
> > fat Indians.
>
> Oh yes you do and they are mostly vegetarians!

Ok.

I was not able to google a reliable site for fat indians...
I'm not a fan of chick peas anyway but was considering trying gram
flour. I have honestly never tried it.
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > In article >, Arri London >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Omelet wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I know nothing about it but will check google... I knew my new boss was
> > > > mid-eastern but only finally worked up the nerve to ask him where he was
> > > > from today during casual conversation in the break room. He is Iranian
> > > > and so is one of the new intake techs. :-)
> > > >
> > > > I spent some time with her today looking over some of my recipe pics on
> > > > picassa and she started talking about yogurt recipes, including yogurt
> > > > with shredded beets or spinach after she saw my pickled eggs...
> > > >
> > > > She opened up then and offered to cook some Iranian recipes and bring
> > > > them to work for me to try. Yay!
> > > >
> > > > Always cool to learn a new cuisine...
> > >
> > >
> > > Here is a Persian spinach and yoghurt recipe: Borani Esfenaj
> > >
> > > 1 lb spinach
> > > 1 medium onion, chopped
> > > 2 cloves garlic, chopped
> > > 4 tbs butter
> > > 1 c yoghurt
> > > 1/2 tsp salt
> > > 1/2 tsp pepper
> > >
> > > Wash and chop the spinach. Fry the spinach, onion and garlic together in
> > > the butter until cooked through. Let cool to room temperature.
> > >
> > > Season the yoghurt with salt and pepper. Add the spinach mixture. Serve
> > > cold.
> >
> > Sounds good to me. :-)
> > Served with a toasted pita bread?
> > --
>
>
> Why not? It's served either as a salad/first course or a side dish.

I was thinking tradition. <g>
I'd likely serve it with romaine leaves as they are convenient for
lettuce boats.
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

Jinx wrote:

> First of all, the data on your site is comprised of relatively old data
> from 2002 and 2003, and is based on data gathered from routine health
> examinations only. Notice how all the countries on your list are highly
> industrialized countries with higher standards of living and access to
> healthcare than other countries. There's not one developing country on
> the list. In India as in other developing countries, access to
> healthcare, especially for routine health examinations, is not readily
> available. If you don't have people going in for routine well-checkups,
> you're not going to have data.
>
> Secondly, your extremely limited experience and observation of Indian
> people in *Texas* is hardly representative of Indians in general, and more
> specifically Indians in India. And the fact that you use that observation
> to back up your claim is laughable.

She's succumbed to the voices in her head just like her buddy Pussy. There's
no point in presenting facts; it would only confuse her even further.

There's also the little issue of typical Indian lifespan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ife_expectancy

Heart disease and diabetes are rampant in India, both of which can be blamed
on the Indian diet. It is *not* healthy. (Tasty, true, but not healthy.)

Bob

James Silverton > wrote:
>Oh yes you do and they are mostly vegetarians!

In my experience, most fat Indians are relatively wealthy and gain most of
their weight from dairy and fried foods. Poor Indians subsist on rice, daal,
breads and vegetables, with occasional meat if religion or caste permit.

Orlando

Bob Terwilliger > wrote:
>Heart disease and diabetes are rampant in India, both of which can be blamed
>on the Indian diet. It is *not* healthy. (Tasty, true, but not healthy.)

Every diet has the potential to be healthy or unhealthy depending on how much
of certain foods people eat. Not all Indians eat lots of fried food, ghee,
sweets, dairy or animal products. Some are vegans, while most do not prepare
meat at home in order to keep their living spaces "unpolluted". Most Indians
still subsist on staples such as rice and daal, hardly the catalysts for heart
disease or diabetes.

Orlando

"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
...
> Jinx wrote:
>
>> First of all, the data on your site is comprised of relatively old data
>> from 2002 and 2003, and is based on data gathered from routine health
>> examinations only. Notice how all the countries on your list are highly
>> industrialized countries with higher standards of living and access to
>> healthcare than other countries. There's not one developing country on
>> the list. In India as in other developing countries, access to
>> healthcare, especially for routine health examinations, is not readily
>> available. If you don't have people going in for routine well-checkups,
>> you're not going to have data.
>>
>> Secondly, your extremely limited experience and observation of Indian
>> people in *Texas* is hardly representative of Indians in general, and
>> more
>> specifically Indians in India. And the fact that you use that
>> observation
>> to back up your claim is laughable.
>
> She's succumbed to the voices in her head just like her buddy Pussy.
> There's
> no point in presenting facts; it would only confuse her even further.
>
> There's also the little issue of typical Indian lifespan.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ife_expectancy
>
> Heart disease and diabetes are rampant in India, both of which can be
> blamed
> on the Indian diet. It is *not* healthy. (Tasty, true, but not healthy.)

I have to say though that when I lived in India (around 15 years ago) most
people were skinny.
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"Orlando Enrique Fiol" > wrote in message
. ..
> James Silverton > wrote:
>>Oh yes you do and they are mostly vegetarians!
>
> In my experience, most fat Indians are relatively wealthy and gain most of
> their weight from dairy and fried foods. Poor Indians subsist on rice,
> daal,
> breads and vegetables, with occasional meat if religion or caste permit.

Yes, that was my experience of the people.
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Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-
:

> <http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity>
>
> Interesting that India did not even make it on to this chart.
>
> I guess it depends on the website?

Well, a quick glance reveals that it deals with European and
Commonwealth countries and the G8/G20.

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