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Post by lagatta on Oct 17, 2016 23:19:32 GMT
That is most unusual. Any kebab, giros or sandwich grec I've had anywhere in France contains meat. And vegetables. I've never seen vegetarian ones; at such places, vegetarians would order something like falafel.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 18, 2016 5:02:10 GMT
Rikita & Don, my garden man is totally allergic to any meat. I think it has something to do with protein - he has had the allergy since a young child. If he eats meat he comes out in a huge rash and bumps all over his body. That is why we prepare special vegetarian stews for him as part of his meal during the day.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 20, 2016 15:32:10 GMT
I ended up with some very lean beef minced meat at the supermarket as I could not find anything else I liked. I came home and made spicey 'kebabs' - adding chopped up raw aubergine, tomatoes & some finely chopped onion. They turned out great.
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Post by lagatta on Oct 20, 2016 17:16:50 GMT
Yes beef, or lamb if it isn't too fatty.
Can your garden man eat other sources of protein, such as beans?
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Post by tod2 on Oct 20, 2016 17:27:25 GMT
Yes definitely. When the housemaid prepares his vegetable stew I make sure she puts in a can of some kind of bean. He tells me he eats soya protein in the form of meat at home.
He is a small man without an ounce of fat on his body - cycles 30km a day to and from work and has run the famous Comrades Marathon 6 times and always got a medal. He is about 40+ I think.
Tonight I roasted a shoulder of lamb with vegetables out of the garden - except the spuds.
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Post by whatagain on Oct 20, 2016 20:46:39 GMT
I had pierogi's (sp ?) and bortsch (differently written). The bortsch was fabulous - looked just like water, but red and a fabulous taste of 'betterave'... (beet - ah, that's where beetlejuice comes from ?). Some 100 meters from the center of Krakow. Lovely town. Going back next week..
That's when it is about cuisine that I realize my English 'laisse à désirer'. Now, when I realize zucchinis means courgettes, I wonder where english got their words from...
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Post by rikita on Oct 20, 2016 22:34:36 GMT
we had milk rice with apple sauce, sugar and cinnamon. agnes cried out in joy at the sight of the sugar and cinnamon, but she also had lots of apple sauce.
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Post by lagatta on Oct 25, 2016 15:24:46 GMT
Courgettes are also called courgettes in English; depends on the location. They mean the same thing - a zucca is Italian for a courge (squash or gourd in English) A zucchino is a small zucca - oddly, that is a masculine variant on the more logical zucchina. Hence, zucchini (masc. plural) or zucchine (f).
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Post by tod2 on Oct 25, 2016 16:56:52 GMT
Giant Tiger prawns stuffed with herbs and garlic, and parsley, served with with spicy rice. So Sorry I forgot to snap them.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Oct 25, 2016 17:28:54 GMT
Giant Tiger prawns stuffed with herbs and garlic, and parsley, served with with spicy rice. So Sorry I forgot to snap them. Giant Tiger Prawns. Grrrrr! |
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Post by whatagain on Oct 25, 2016 19:55:55 GMT
Today my wife made girolles (mushrooms). I love the names of mushrooms in french : girolles, pieds de mouton, pleurottes...
With a steak.
Yesterday I (I said 'I') coooked. like most mondays. So I surpassed myself.
I took some 'chicons' (white leaves ? Witloof in Flemish, Endives in French). Pan, fry with a lot of butter, some shallots, then 'déclacer' with vinegar and some sugar + water.
When cooked, adding some filets de sabre (saber... a white fish) + Saint-Jacques (forgot the name also).
After that we had to eat the leftovers.
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Post by rikita on Oct 25, 2016 23:02:37 GMT
we had a pasta bake with cauliflower and cheese today. and pumpkin soup yesterday.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 26, 2016 6:59:06 GMT
Not only are the names of various mushrooms fascinating to me also, but what an experience to be able to sample them when I come to France - or UK. We have only in the last few years had Oyster mushrooms, Porcini(Ceps?), enokitake, and shiitake. The most common found here are the white mushrooms and also the same ones but with a pale brown cap. Then we are offered the very big flat mushrooms. One mushroom you may not have heard of but is very common on farmland here are the "Korweh" (pronounced KOR-where)Seen here. s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d2/c3/83/d2c383454db5f057a887e96865b28749.jpg |
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Post by rikita on Oct 26, 2016 7:43:40 GMT
i like the name "krause glucke" (something like a "curly clucking hen") for the cauliflower mushroom. they are rare afaik though, haven't had one in quite a while.
the one in the picture up there is edible? how do you prepare it?
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Post by tod2 on Oct 26, 2016 12:27:58 GMT
Rikita - If it is a Korweh, which it looks like to me, then you slice it and fry in butter.
But I think in most of rural Africa they would stew it. First thing to do is remove part of it that may be ( and usually are) infested with worms. What worms I don't know but I would not eat them.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Oct 26, 2016 21:50:56 GMT
Canned stewed tomatoes with homemade seasoned croutons.
Gumdrops.
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Post by rikita on Oct 26, 2016 23:11:05 GMT
halloumi-chicken sandwich with peanut sauce.
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Post by mich64 on Oct 27, 2016 1:45:59 GMT
Some nachos cooked on the BBQ. My stove and fridge is supposed to be delivered (for the 3rd attempt) tomorrow. I am so looking forward to boiling some eggs for lunch, boiling some potatoes, making some simple shake and bake chicken in the oven and grilling some asparagus.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2016 9:40:24 GMT
I have been having delicious and somewhat mysterious dinners on the road.  |
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Post by tod2 on Oct 28, 2016 10:10:20 GMT
Oooh! I've seen something similar on The Kitchen - in the middle is poured a spicy sauce? I think I recognise chili, pork meat, some kind of sausage, avocado pear, cheese similar looking to feta, and lots of yummy crispy pork skin. looks delicious!
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Post by tod2 on Oct 29, 2016 6:31:28 GMT
Last night I roasted two lamb shanks with potatoes. Spinach from garden simply steamed with cracked black pepper and butter. Carrots and baby beetroot from the garden, also roasted in butter & sugar. White rice and gravy. Made mint (from my garden) sauce.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2016 11:19:03 GMT
I had some phenomenal goat soup with the necessary condiments.   |
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Post by lagatta on Oct 29, 2016 15:18:44 GMT
It is raining and a bit chilly here today, and that looks so tempting!
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Post by Don Cuevas on Oct 29, 2016 21:44:15 GMT
K2: ¿Estás en México?
EDIT: Sí.
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Post by rikita on Oct 29, 2016 23:29:55 GMT
we had eggs in mustard sauce.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Oct 29, 2016 23:47:00 GMT
we had eggs in mustard sauce. How are those eggs cooked? Hard cooked, in water; poached, or what? |
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Post by rikita on Oct 30, 2016 0:01:29 GMT
hard boiled, then pealed and put into the mustard sauce.  (it is not necessarily a pretty meal, but quite tasty) |
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Post by rikita on Oct 30, 2016 23:54:58 GMT
bell peppers stuffed with mushrooms and feta, and with that brown rice.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2016 5:35:14 GMT
I had 3 rolled tacos made with ground pork meat and gristle, but I had insufficient gristle.
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Post by rikita on Oct 31, 2016 8:06:01 GMT
we have a halloween party, so no time for cooking - unless the food everyone brings along is enough to last for dinner, too (which isn't unlikely) i will probably go get pizza ...
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