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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 25, 2009 3:12:40 GMT
.......... a bowl of orange and grapefruit sections, very lightly salted, then tossed with a mixture of bitter orange marmalade and mezcal.
I am very, very happy.
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Post by imec on Jun 25, 2009 3:26:27 GMT
Sounds really good! Why not some crushed dried chilis (or some chopped fresh ones) though? There's an Indonesian dish of fruit salad with chili which is very good. Yours sounds better - with the mezcal, mmmm...
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 25, 2009 4:25:18 GMT
I love chiles, but this was more of a dessert item. Do you have more details on the Indonesian salad?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2009 4:47:34 GMT
No PUI here, Bixa!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 25, 2009 5:04:51 GMT
Wha?
It was a very small amount of mezcal, just enough to thin and "brighten" the marmalade.
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Post by hwinpp on Jun 25, 2009 5:07:17 GMT
Yeah, I can imagine you're happy...
The Indonesian vegetable salad is called gado- gado. Its the most well known salad so I'm mentioning it here.
The fruit salads are called rojak.
There are three different kinds from that area, Indonesian, Malaysian and Indian.
Indonesian rojak is usually eaten as a dessert so it uses a sweetish sauce with fewer chiles.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 25, 2009 5:21:56 GMT
Well, I'm happy to learn these salad terms, also, but would be even happier if I were told how to make them.  |
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Post by hwinpp on Jun 25, 2009 6:47:17 GMT
Basically they're fruits of the season. The secret's in the dressing/sauce. Quite heavy on the shrimp paste, a savoury sweet kind of taste. I have no clue how it's made as I'm not a huge fan of it. Here's something on it, from a Singaporean though... susanchuasg.googlepages.com/rojak.html |
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Post by imec on Jun 25, 2009 11:58:27 GMT
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Post by bjd on Jun 25, 2009 13:15:02 GMT
I had lunch 2 hours ago: BBQ'd marinated salmon, a risotto with peas, green salad. For dessert, a big slice of watermelon and 2 squares of black chocolate.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2009 14:26:14 GMT
Since getting up at 6:00 (10 1/2 hours ago) I have eaten one square of chocolate (20g).
I also had a glass of orange juice and a coffee.
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Post by imec on Jun 25, 2009 14:42:20 GMT
The leftover Smoked Meat on a crusty roll. And another crusty roll with some St. Agur.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 25, 2009 16:35:08 GMT
Bjd & Imec ~~  <-- my jealous face! HW & Imec ~~ thank you for those recipes. I can see how to proceed now. My little wheels are turning about the shrimp paste. Dried ground-to-a-powder shrimp are sold here mixed with salt. I'm going to experiment with turning that into shrimp paste. Kerouac ~~ is this starvation due to your being acting boss at work? Get some nourishment into you at once! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2009 17:01:51 GMT
I just ate a half dozen surimi sticks (i.e. fish poo).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2009 17:39:49 GMT
I just ate a half dozen surimi sticks (i.e. fish poo). LOL! I just ate a half of cantalope and a banana,my stomach has been weird last couple days. I cancelled work today to lay around,sleep,read and post. |
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jun 25, 2009 19:20:35 GMT
I too, was having a "distressed tract" yesterday and last night, so I ate stoneground grits as hot cereal for breakfast.
For lunch, I just ate a half a seeded baguette with a can of Spanish sardines in olive oil, a little coleslaw on it, mayo, onion, a few radishes on the side, a squeeze of lime juice, a few shakes of Salsa Valentina ™, and a piece of panela cheese.
Obviously, I'm confident I've recovered.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 25, 2009 22:00:01 GMT
*Bixa tries womanfully to remind everyone that this is the recipe board.*
My OP gave instructions on how to make what I ate!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2009 22:07:02 GMT
Magic! The topic somehow moved elsewhere!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 25, 2009 22:24:08 GMT
You are a prince among men -- a gentleman and a scholar.  |
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 26, 2009 20:15:38 GMT
I had my lunch @ an hour ago. I was so pleased with myself as usually I wait to eat until I'm hungry, anywhere between noon and two pm, then eat whatever's easy -- leftovers, eggs, that kind of thing. Today, I planned a little ahead and feasted on spaghetti with freshly made fresh tomato sauce, a tiny sirloin steak with lots of grilled onions, and steamed green beans. Yay for me!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 26, 2009 22:10:29 GMT
......... papaya!
There's a fruit that must always be approached with trepidation, due to its willingness to smush on other things on the way home, its slitheriness when being peeled and cut up, and the great probability of its having no taste.
I got a bowling ball sized one yesterday. When I opened it, almost all the seeds were sprouted. The taste, though, the taste! This was one of the best I've ever had -- sweet and complex, almost spicy.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2009 1:15:35 GMT
A bowl of homemade mint ice cream !
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 27, 2009 1:22:02 GMT
Envy. Such an ugly emotion.  |
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<-- my jealous face!
