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RE: The Earthy Loveliness of Vegetables: The Medicinal Cooking Challenge
oh wow! This looks and sounds sensational. I could almost taste it through the screen. I loved how you shared your thought process, evaluating the ingredients you had on hand and put it all together to make something beautiful. I've never had caraway with potatoes and i've never had pepitas before! I've also never even thought about lacto fermenting lemons - that just sounds like perfection in a jar. The eggplant sauce is so inspired!
Tea and baked beans ...this made me giggle. This is my childhood nutrition in a nutshell. Beans on toast was a meal several times a week at our place.
We used to have baked beans with grilled cheese on top when we came back from the beach on a Sunday night. It was a real treat as Mum used to cook such healthy food the rest of the time. She used to make them gourmet, with slices of mushrooms or thin slices of capsicum or spring onions . When I met Jamie he couldn't believe what I did to a can of baked beans. He had only ever eaten them heated and slopped over white bread.
Pepitas are the best. You have to try them.. they are lovely as a snack if you fry them with a little bit of soy sauce. They are beautiful in salads or on top of muesli or porridge. We often have them sprinkled across the rice pilaf. We have not yet eaten them with baked beans though haha.
Caraway seeds with potato is the bomb ... heat the oil first though then throw the seeds in to pop in flavour the oil then the chopped potatoes. Caraway seeds were common in Eastern Europe in Germany I think and they flavour rye bread really well. WHen I was a kid we used to get this Caraway seed cream cheese but they don't make it anymore and I really loved it. You also get caraway seeds in German sauerkraut. I'd be interested to see what you think of it if you've never had it before. For me I think it reminds me of my German Nana because Jamie can give or take caraway seeds.
@walkerland use any punctuation problems or poor grammar here as I was using my Dictaphone and it doesn't really like punctuation.
haha ..punctuation ...grammar ... never have worries about that with me. I butcher the English without even knowing it.
I love caraway seeds, in rye bread and also sauerkraut! I can't wait to start fermenting some cabbage! I've just never thought to use them in other things though. I'll be trying it now that you've sold me on the idea! :)
I wonder if you could make that cream cheese? It never tastes quite the same as childhood when you make it yourself though. Don't be shocked but I have no idea what a pepita is. Living in small rural Canadian towns is very limiting when it comes to exploring new food. I'll be searching on-line!
You've got me craving some baked beans (haha). The version you had as a kid was so fancy - it sounds delicious. I grew up with more or less the same as Jamie. Lucky I have dried beans in the cupboard so I better get them soaking. You've also got me craving some rye bread. It's raining today so perhaps a good day to do some actual cooking and baking. It's been a while.
There you go.. I have planned your day for you! Not as easy as a tin of beans though hehe. I love them.under grilled cheese.. woman, you are missing out!! Heat the beans first though. Thin.sliced onions on top and under the cheese is also divine..
did you know that cheese is my one food weakness. I think it is good with just about anything. Cheese with cheese even. haha.
oh my gosh. That looks really delicious! We've been on a no bread kick (mostly because its too hot to bake any) I am getting some baked today - I need to eat this!
I am still in shock you have never tried it!!!! You are going to die from the taste sensation!!!!! Oh and thanks so much for resteeming my ocean dipping post!
Oh, that post is really something special. I was at a loss for words and could not think of anything smart or meaningful to contribute in the comments but I read it three times.
When I finally get my act together with the baked beans I'll send you a photo! :)