I did good, considering the scarce resources up here in boonie-ville.

Got me some grass-fed hamburger, organic andouille, organic goat stew
meat, and some organic cheddar cheese. Also scored some peanut oil to
avoid any more canola. Got the peanut oil at Wallyworld, 1 gal fer
$16. Way better than Planter's at $12 qt (750ml?).

Gotta wait fer farmers mkt on Sun fer home grown eggs and produce.
Our Kroger mkt actually has a pretty good selection of organic
produce. Any claim by WW that its produce is organic, I find
ludicrous. Actually, ANY produce at WW, I find meally and
near-juiceless. Horrible stuff.

I fell down on potato chips, buying Lay's S&P Kettle chips. All the
organic chips I've tasted, so far, are about as appetizing as
brn paper bags. Gotta work on making my own, I guess.

nb

On Jul 25, 12:11*pm, notbob > wrote:
> I did good, considering the scarce resources up here in boonie-ville.
>
> Got me some grass-fed hamburger, organic andouille, organic goat stew
> meat, and some organic cheddar cheese. *Also scored some peanut oil to
> avoid any more canola. *Got the peanut oil at Wallyworld, 1 gal fer
> $16. *Way better than Planter's at $12 qt (750ml?).
>
> Gotta wait fer farmers mkt on Sun fer home grown eggs and produce.
> Our Kroger mkt actually has a pretty good selection of organic
> produce. *Any claim by WW that its produce is organic, I find
> ludicrous. *Actually, ANY produce at WW, I find meally and
> near-juiceless. *Horrible stuff.
>
> I fell down on potato chips, buying Lay's S&P Kettle chips. *All the
> organic chips I've tasted, so far, are about as appetizing as
> brn paper bags. *Gotta work on making my own, I guess.
>
> nb

make some kale chips......killer.

On 2012-07-25, ImStillMags > wrote:

> make some kale chips......killer.

Never thought of deep fried greens. Got any recipes?

Mom has about 2-3 deep fryers of different types, from manual to
plastic superauto, so will be exploring that. Got muh peanut oil, so
let's fry sumpin!

nb

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On 26/07/2012 5:11 AM, notbob wrote:
> I did good, considering the scarce resources up here in boonie-ville.
>
> Got me some grass-fed hamburger, organic andouille, organic goat stew
> meat, and some organic cheddar cheese. Also scored some peanut oil to
> avoid any more canola. Got the peanut oil at Wallyworld, 1 gal fer
> $16. Way better than Planter's at $12 qt (750ml?).
>
> Gotta wait fer farmers mkt on Sun fer home grown eggs and produce.
> Our Kroger mkt actually has a pretty good selection of organic
> produce. Any claim by WW that its produce is organic, I find
> ludicrous. Actually, ANY produce at WW, I find meally and
> near-juiceless. Horrible stuff.
>
> I fell down on potato chips, buying Lay's S&P Kettle chips. All the
> organic chips I've tasted, so far, are about as appetizing as
> brn paper bags. Gotta work on making my own, I guess.
>
> nb
>
Learning to live without them would be a darn sight easier.

--

Krypsis

On 2012-07-25, Krypsis > wrote:

> Learning to live without them would be a darn sight easier.

Agreed.

I recall a simple recipe I once tried. Simply wedge cut some
potatoes, brush w/ oil, sprinkle with some herbs, in this case I think
it was whole Italian herb mix, and bake till golden. Simple, tasty,
and healthy. Thnx fer the reminder, Kryp.

nb

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notbob wrote:
>
> On 2012-07-25, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
> > make some kale chips......killer.
>
> Never thought of deep fried greens. Got any recipes?

Coat your favorite vegetable with tempura batter and deep fry.
My favorite is tempura sweet potatoes but you have to cook them until almost
done before coating and deep frying.

G.

On 7/25/2012 10:31 AM, Gary wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>>
>> On 2012-07-25, ImStillMags > wrote:
>>
>>> make some kale chips......killer.
>>
>> Never thought of deep fried greens. Got any recipes?
>
> Coat your favorite vegetable with tempura batter and deep fry.
> My favorite is tempura sweet potatoes but you have to cook them until almost
> done before coating and deep frying.
>
> G.
>

Sweet potato tempura is a good thing. I don't make it myself but enjoy
it at funerals and Japanese restaurants. My grandmother use to make it.
It's very nostalgic stuff for me.

Last night I coated mahimahi filets with a fry flour made of flour,
Korean chili pepper, garlic powder, and salt. Boy, was it tasty! It
turned out orange-ish in color which I thought was quite attractive. The
filet was chopped up and put it in a salad.

On 26/07/2012 6:19 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2012-07-25, Krypsis > wrote:
>
>> Learning to live without them would be a darn sight easier.
>
> Agreed.
>
> I recall a simple recipe I once tried. Simply wedge cut some
> potatoes, brush w/ oil, sprinkle with some herbs, in this case I think
> it was whole Italian herb mix, and bake till golden. Simple, tasty,
> and healthy. Thnx fer the reminder, Kryp.
>
> nb
>
You're welcome! That recipe sounds like it would be a whole lot tastier
and healthier than any garbage you'd buy in a packet.

When I was growing up, the only canned item in the larder were baked
beans. That was because we liked them as a treat, believe it or not.
Still have a can or two in the larder for whenever I feel inclined to
treat myself! ;-)

Come to think of it, there might have been some canned betroot as well
but later in my late teens, maybe early 20s. Family went into a salad
fad and the beetroot added a nice touch.

--

Krypsis

On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:59:35 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On 25 Jul 2012 20:04:11 GMT, notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2012-07-25, ImStillMags > wrote:
>>
>>> make some kale chips......killer.
>>
>> Never thought of deep fried greens. Got any recipes?
>
>You don't deep fry them. You bake them. There is only one recipe.

Though there might be more than one interpretation to it.<g> We did
the kale chips a couple times and they were fantastic. Someone
posted that they were having trouble with it and I couldn't believe
it. The recipe is simplicity itself. The chips were crunchy,
heavenly bits of green, oil & salt.

Then we had a failure-- and another-- and another- I re-read the
recipe posted here that got us started-- We had another failure- and
quit eating them. Time after time we ended up with tasty-- but
leathery kale.

Maybe the difference is in the kale?

Jim

On Jul 26, 4:36*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:59:35 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> >On 25 Jul 2012 20:04:11 GMT, notbob wrote:
>
> >> On 2012-07-25, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
> >>> make some kale chips......killer.
>
> >> Never thought of deep fried greens. *Got any recipes?
>
> >You don't deep fry them. *You bake them. *There is only one recipe.
>
> Though there might be more than one interpretation to it.<g> * *We did
> the kale chips a couple times and they were fantastic. * * Someone
> posted that they were having trouble with it and I couldn't believe
> it. * The recipe is simplicity itself. * The chips were crunchy,
> heavenly bits of green, oil & salt.
>
> Then we had a failure-- and another-- and another- I re-read the
> recipe posted here that got us started-- We had another failure- and
> quit eating them. * *Time after time we ended up with tasty-- but
> leathery kale.
>
> Maybe the difference is in the kale?
>
> Jim

Here is the thread where we discussed the kale chips. It includes a
couple of people's methodology and
how to's.

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...1b 5195834e4a

Maybe if your kale chips ended up leathery instead of crispy you need
to up to oven temp. Did you use
350?

On 2012-07-26, Krypsis > wrote:

> When I was growing up, the only canned item in the larder were baked
> beans.

I'll eat canned food. Once worked in a cannery. Nothing but product,
water and dash of salt. Canned veggies are literally straight from
the field to the can. Processed foods in cans is another matter.
Gawd only knows.

nb

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On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 3:11:14 PM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
50ml?).
>
> Gotta wait fer farmers mkt on Sun fer home grown eggs and produce.


Yer eatin mighty healthy. You'll see 100 candles, no doubt.

On Jul 25, 12:11*pm, notbob > wrote:
> I did good, considering the scarce resources up here in boonie-ville.

Where else do they raise beef animals?

>
> Got me some grass-fed hamburger, organic andouille, organic goat stew
> meat, and some organic cheddar cheese. *Also scored some peanut oil to
> avoid any more canola. *Got the peanut oil at Wallyworld, 1 gal fer
> $16. *Way better than Planter's at $12 qt (750ml?).
>
> Gotta wait fer farmers mkt on Sun fer home grown eggs and produce.
> Our Kroger mkt actually has a pretty good selection of organic
> produce. *Any claim by WW that its produce is organic, I find
> ludicrous. *Actually, ANY produce at WW, I find meally and
> near-juiceless. *Horrible stuff.
>
> I fell down on potato chips, buying Lay's S&P Kettle chips. *All the
> organic chips I've tasted, so far, are about as appetizing as
> brn paper bags. *Gotta work on making my own, I guess.

I've made Saratoga chips with just a pot of oil and a knife. Now I own
a slicer and a deep fryer, so I should make some more.

On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:05:36 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 3:11:14 PM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
> 50ml?).
> >
> > Gotta wait fer farmers mkt on Sun fer home grown eggs and produce.
>
>
> Yer eatin mighty healthy. You'll see 100 candles, no doubt.

I'd like to avoid GMO's and pesticides too but I certainly wouldn't be
doing to live that long. OMG, no!

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>
> Though there might be more than one interpretation to it.<g> We did
> the kale chips a couple times and they were fantastic. Someone
> posted that they were having trouble with it and I couldn't believe
> it. The recipe is simplicity itself. The chips were crunchy,
> heavenly bits of green, oil & salt.
>
> Then we had a failure-- and another-- and another- I re-read the
> recipe posted here that got us started-- We had another failure- and
> quit eating them. Time after time we ended up with tasty-- but
> leathery kale.
>
> Maybe the difference is in the kale?
>
> Jim
>


I tried the baked kale twice. Both times it was very crisp, great
texture, but very bitter. No more!

gloria p

On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:17:57 -0600, gloria p >
wrote:

>
> I tried the baked kale twice. Both times it was very crisp, great
> texture, but very bitter. No more!

I don't think it's bitter, but the leaves I use are not old. Did you
salt it before baking?

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