If you should ever find yourself traveling along I-8 between Yuma and
Casa Grande, Arizona (a pretty desolate stretch), stop here for a
break and load up on some really fine Medjool dates:

http://www.dateland.com

You will undoubtedly buy more than you will consume as snacks, so when
you get around to wondering what to do with all the leftovers, make
this:

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/20...ssic_date_bars

To ... die ... for.

--
Silvar Beitel

I see that no one followed up on this when I used "Got a date
tonight?" as the subject line.

Can't imagine why. :-0 :-) :-)

On Apr 9, 8:27*pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
> If you should ever find yourself traveling along I-8 between Yuma and
> Casa Grande, Arizona (a pretty desolate stretch), stop here for a
> break and load up on some really fine Medjool dates:
>
> http://www.dateland.com
>
> You will undoubtedly buy more than you will consume as snacks, so when
> you get around to wondering what to do with all the leftovers, make
> this:
>
> http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/20...ssic_date_bars
>
> To ... die ... for.
>
> --
> Silvar Beitel

Now, I still have plenty of dates and wonder what other good things I
can make with them. Help?

--
Silvar Beitel

On Apr 10, 10:05*am, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
> I see that no one followed up on this when I used "Got a date
> tonight?" as the subject line.
>
> Can't imagine why. *:-0 :-) :-)
>
> On Apr 9, 8:27*pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > If you should ever find yourself traveling along I-8 between Yuma and
> > Casa Grande, Arizona (a pretty desolate stretch), stop here for a
> > break and load up on some really fine Medjool dates:
>
> >http://www.dateland.com
>
> > You will undoubtedly buy more than you will consume as snacks, so when
> > you get around to wondering what to do with all the leftovers, make
> > this:
>
> >http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/20...ssic_date_bars
>
> > To ... die ... for.
>
> > --
> > Silvar Beitel
>
> Now, I still have plenty of dates and wonder what other good things I
> can make with them. *Help?
>
> --
> Silvar Beitel

Make them whores.

On 10/04/2013 1:05 PM, Silvar Beitel wrote:
> I see that no one followed up on this when I used "Got a date
> tonight?" as the subject line.
>
> Can't imagine why. :-0 :-) :-)
>
> On Apr 9, 8:27 pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
>> If you should ever find yourself traveling along I-8 between Yuma and
>> Casa Grande, Arizona (a pretty desolate stretch), stop here for a
>> break and load up on some really fine Medjool dates:
>>
>> http://www.dateland.com
>>
>> You will undoubtedly buy more than you will consume as snacks, so when
>> you get around to wondering what to do with all the leftovers, make
>> this:
>>
>> http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/20...ssic_date_bars
>>
>> To ... die ... for.
>>
>> --
>> Silvar Beitel
>
> Now, I still have plenty of dates and wonder what other good things I
> can make with them. Help?
>
> -


I would be hard pressed to think of anything better to do with them
than to make date squares. In fact, I am in the middle of making a batch
right now. I cooked up the dates for the filling and while they were
cooking I mixed up the ingredients for the crust <?> and melted the
butter. Actually, I use half butter and half Becel and try to convince
myself it is healthier. I turned the oven on and by the time it is
heated up the filling should be cooled off enough.

The bakery in town sells serving size date squares for $1.50 and the
corner bakery sell huge pieces for $2.95. I figure there are maybe 8 of
her squares to a batch and it costs me no more than that to make an
entire batch. The only problem is that I have that whole batch to eat
up and there are few things more fattening than dates squares.

On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:05:35 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
> wrote:

>
> Now, I still have plenty of dates and wonder what other good things I
> can make with them. Help?

Do you ever make those bacon wrapped date appetizers? They're tasty
and it's up to you to stuff them or not.

I went to a Mediterranean food blog and entered "dates" in the search
box.
http://www.dedemed.com/search?format...258&amp;y=-123

Also the California Dates promotion site has a lot of recipes - many
of them are savory.
http://www.datesaregreat.com/recipes...y/?category=13

The Epicurious site also has various date recipes (including the one
you posted)
http://www.epicurious.com/articlesgu.../cooknow_dates

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 4/9/2013 7:27 PM, Silvar Beitel wrote:
> If you should ever find yourself traveling along I-8 between Yuma and
> Casa Grande, Arizona (a pretty desolate stretch), stop here for a
> break and load up on some really fine Medjool dates:
>
> http://www.dateland.com
>
> You will undoubtedly buy more than you will consume as snacks, so when
> you get around to wondering what to do with all the leftovers, make
> this:
>
> http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/20...ssic_date_bars
>
> To ... die ... for.
>
> --
> Silvar Beitel

Yum, I love dates. Thanks for the link. You can also stir chopped dates
into a cooked frosting until they melt. It tastes so good.

Becca

On Apr 10, 3:17*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:05:35 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
>
> > wrote:
>
> > Now, I still have plenty of dates and wonder what other good things I
> > can make with them. *Help?
>
> Do you ever make those bacon wrapped date appetizers? *They're tasty
> and it's up to you to stuff them or not.

No. My exposure to dates was limited to my wife's relatives' dry-ish
boxed dates stuffed with cream cheese or peanut butter, rolled in
powdered sugar, as an addendum to Thanksgiving and Christmas meals.
As a result, I never developed much of an interest in them. Decent
Medjool dates were a revelation.

Bacon-wrapped or other savory versions don't automagically appeal to
me, but I'm open-minded - I'll eat just about anything at least
once. :-)

> I went to a Mediterranean food blog and entered "dates" in the search
> box.http://www.dedemed.com/search?format...=dates&x=-258&...
>
> Also the California Dates promotion site has a lot of recipes - many
> of them are savory.http://www.datesaregreat.com/recipes...y/?category=13

Good pointer. I find that most food product promotional sites are
good. I mean, if they're smart, they'll put up recipes that actually
highlight their product(s) and taste good [1] rather than any old
thing that happens to include it, right? (But I wonder at things like
"Date Beef Wellingtons." :-) )

> The Epicurious site also has various date recipes (including the one
> you posted)http://www.epicurious.com/articlesgu...g/fall/cooknow...

Yep. Also good. Thanks.

(Dave: Keep up the good work :-) )

--
Silvar Beitel
[1] E.g. The Catfish Institute

On 4/10/2013 2:30 PM, Silvar Beitel wrote:
> On Apr 10, 3:17 pm, sf > wrote:

>
>> The Epicurious site also has various date recipes (including the one
>> you posted)http://www.epicurious.com/articlesgu...g/fall/cooknow...
>
> Yep. Also good. Thanks.
>
> (Dave: Keep up the good work :-) )
>
> --
> Silvar Beitel
> [1] E.g. The Catfish Institute
>


Also see:

http://mideastfood.about.com/sitesea...me=mideastfood

about.com also has a blog about Moroccan recipes that I have used.

gloria p

On Apr 9, 5:27*pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
> If you should ever find yourself traveling along I-8 between Yuma and
> Casa Grande, Arizona (a pretty desolate stretch), stop here for a
> break and load up on some really fine Medjool dates:
>
> http://www.dateland.com
>
> You will undoubtedly buy more than you will consume as snacks, so when
> you get around to wondering what to do with all the leftovers, make
> this:
>
> http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/20...ssic_date_bars
>

When we went to the Palm Springs area, we stopped at the Shields Date
Garden in Indio and watched the Sexy Date movie:

http://www.shieldsdategarden.com/

Over towards the outlet mall/casino is Hadley Orchards, which is more
of a factory store.

http://www.shieldsdategarden.com/

On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:17:13 -0700, sf wrote:

> Do you ever make those bacon wrapped date appetizers? They're tasty and
> it's up to you to stuff them or not.

Someone at school brings in dates, each stuffed with a pecan and wrapped
in bacon. They are wonderful -- sweet, salty, smoky, chewy, sticky, and
crunchy.

I mean to try date milkshakes one of these days.

Tara

On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:30:55 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
> wrote:

> On Apr 10, 3:17*pm, sf > wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:05:35 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > Now, I still have plenty of dates and wonder what other good things I
> > > can make with them. *Help?
> >
> > Do you ever make those bacon wrapped date appetizers? *They're tasty
> > and it's up to you to stuff them or not.
>
> No. My exposure to dates was limited to my wife's relatives' dry-ish
> boxed dates stuffed with cream cheese or peanut butter, rolled in
> powdered sugar, as an addendum to Thanksgiving and Christmas meals.
> As a result, I never developed much of an interest in them. Decent
> Medjool dates were a revelation.
>
> Bacon-wrapped or other savory versions don't automagically appeal to
> me, but I'm open-minded - I'll eat just about anything at least
> once. :-)

I stumbled across a chicken and date recipe this morning that looks
good to me (obviously, I'm not attracted to sweets)
http://www.edamam.com/recipe/chicken...3621cc58/dates

If you don't like the looks of the chicken recipe, then there is a
recipe for chocolate filled dates in the right hand column (not
something that appeals to me, but you might like it)
http://www.edamam.com/recipe/dates-f...4c0cf592/dates

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Apr 1:0, 4:10*pm, spamtrap1888 > wrote:

Now has in the correct URL for Hadley:

> On Apr 9, 5:27*pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
>
> > If you should ever find yourself traveling along I-8 between Yuma and
> > Casa Grande, Arizona (a pretty desolate stretch), stop here for a
> > break and load up on some really fine Medjool dates:
>
> >http://www.dateland.com
>
> > You will undoubtedly buy more than you will consume as snacks, so when
> > you get around to wondering what to do with all the leftovers, make
> > this:
>
> >http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/20...ssic_date_bars
>
> When we went to the Palm Springs area, we stopped at the Shields Date
> Garden in Indio and watched the Sexy Date movie:
>
> http://www.shieldsdategarden.com/
>
> Over towards the outlet mall/casino is Hadley Orchards, which is more
> of a factory store.
>

http://www.hadleyfruitorchards.com/

Date milkshake? I think you have just invented Ben & Jerry's next ice
cream. They should call it Date Night.

On Apr 9, 5:27*pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
> If you should ever find yourself traveling along I-8 between Yuma and
> Casa Grande, Arizona (a pretty desolate stretch), stop here for a
> break and load up on some really fine Medjool dates:
>
> http://www.dateland.com
>
> You will undoubtedly buy more than you will consume as snacks, so when
> you get around to wondering what to do with all the leftovers, make
> this:
>
> http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/20...ssic_date_bars
>
> To ... die ... for.
>
> --
> Silvar Beitel

This date bar recipe was handed down to me by my father. He called
them Princess Squares.

http://hizzoners.com/index.php/recip...ares-date-bars

I love dates. Love them in flax bread, love them in trail mix, love
them just eaten out of hand.

On 4/13/2013 12:29 PM, ImStillMags wrote:

> This date bar recipe was handed down to me by my father. He called
> them Princess Squares.
>
> http://hizzoners.com/index.php/recip...ares-date-bars
>
> I love dates. Love them in flax bread, love them in trail mix, love
> them just eaten out of hand.

Can not thank you enough for sharing your recipes with us. Here is a
recipe for cake frosting that contains dates, it came from my great
grandmother, but it does not have a name. It is delish, tastes great on
a spice cake.


2 c sugar
1 c milk
1 c chopped pecans
1 c coconut
1/4 c butter
1 c dates, chopped

In a saucepan mix all the ingredients, except the dates. Bring to boil
and simmer until it thickens enough to be spreadable. If you cook it too
long it will be hard like candy, so be careful not to cook too long.
When done, add the chopped dates, mashing them with the back of your
wooden spoon while stirring them in.

Becca

On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:15:52 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> 1 c coconut

Coconut what? If it's coconut flour, I have it. Bought it when I
thought my DIL was gluten intolerant. She had a blood test after one
year of doing the elimination diet and it turned out it that yeast was
what made her feel so bad.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 4/14/2013 8:07 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:15:52 -0500, Ema Nymton >
> wrote:
>
>> 1 c coconut
>
> Coconut what? If it's coconut flour, I have it. Bought it when I
> thought my DIL was gluten intolerant. She had a blood test after one
> year of doing the elimination diet and it turned out it that yeast was
> what made her feel so bad.

Sorry, it is grated coconut. This recipe was in my great grandmother's
handwriting, and food was different then. The recipe called for "sweet
milk", which I changed to "milk". I forgot about the coconut.

Becca

On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:02:03 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> On 4/14/2013 8:07 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:15:52 -0500, Ema Nymton >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> 1 c coconut
> >
> > Coconut what? If it's coconut flour, I have it. Bought it when I
> > thought my DIL was gluten intolerant. She had a blood test after one
> > year of doing the elimination diet and it turned out it that yeast was
> > what made her feel so bad.
>
> Sorry, it is grated coconut. This recipe was in my great grandmother's
> handwriting, and food was different then. The recipe called for "sweet
> milk", which I changed to "milk". I forgot about the coconut.
>
Thanks, Becca.... I'd have to buy grated coconut, or could I just put
some shredded coconut into a blender/food processor and give it a
whirl?

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 4/15/2013 7:55 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:02:03 -0500, Ema Nymton >
> wrote:
>
>> On 4/14/2013 8:07 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:15:52 -0500, Ema Nymton >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 1 c coconut
>>>
>>> Coconut what? If it's coconut flour, I have it. Bought it when I
>>> thought my DIL was gluten intolerant. She had a blood test after one
>>> year of doing the elimination diet and it turned out it that yeast was
>>> what made her feel so bad.
>>
>> Sorry, it is grated coconut. This recipe was in my great grandmother's
>> handwriting, and food was different then. The recipe called for "sweet
>> milk", which I changed to "milk". I forgot about the coconut.
>>
> Thanks, Becca.... I'd have to buy grated coconut, or could I just put
> some shredded coconut into a blender/food processor and give it a
> whirl?

That was another mistake, I should have said shredded coconut. I will
get this right, eventually.

Becca

On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:53:39 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> On 4/15/2013 7:55 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:02:03 -0500, Ema Nymton >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 4/14/2013 8:07 PM, sf wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:15:52 -0500, Ema Nymton >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> 1 c coconut
> >>>
> >>> Coconut what? If it's coconut flour, I have it. Bought it when I
> >>> thought my DIL was gluten intolerant. She had a blood test after one
> >>> year of doing the elimination diet and it turned out it that yeast was
> >>> what made her feel so bad.
> >>
> >> Sorry, it is grated coconut. This recipe was in my great grandmother's
> >> handwriting, and food was different then. The recipe called for "sweet
> >> milk", which I changed to "milk". I forgot about the coconut.
> >>
> > Thanks, Becca.... I'd have to buy grated coconut, or could I just put
> > some shredded coconut into a blender/food processor and give it a
> > whirl?
>
> That was another mistake, I should have said shredded coconut. I will
> get this right, eventually.
>
LOL! Some days are like that.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.