Ever notice how tropical countries have the spiciest food? I visited Hayashi's Japanese restaurant on Thursday and had a big bowl of their Spicy Dumpling Soup. This is apparently the Japanese version of the Chinese Hot and Sour Soup without the sour part. A delicious meal and somehow the heat on the inside made me feel cooler on the outside.
Val Sousa from the NRT's Farmers Market had a new variety of tomato plant for sale this spring. It's a cherry variety that was produced specifically for drying. Probably could have sun dried them in about 15 minutes outside yesterday, but this morning I'm following the instructions for oven drying. This calls for the tomatoes to be split on a light bed of kosher salt in a 200 degree oven for between 2 and 3 hours. We'll let you know how this works. Seems like it should work for other cherries and even small Roma varieties
Sun-dried tomatoes are an essential ingredient in my Deadly Health Burger. The Smoky Bones restaurant chain is featuring a build your own burger special with some unusual ingredients. The Deadly Health Burger, trademarked by me yesterday, is a turkey burger on a multi-grain bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, sun dried tomato, fried mushrooms, beef brisket, and buffalo chicken hot sauce.
Have you noticed the number of new varieties of squash, cucumbers, and eggplant that have been becoming available over the last few years? Adam at the NRT Farmers market and the Gerry's at Gerry's farm seem to have introduced the most new varieties with Gerry's particularly strong on eggplant varieties and Adam willing to try just about anything, but with lots of different squash. I've been trying different cucumber varieties after I discovered that small pickling cukes taste better in a salad than traditional large varieties. This year I'm growing a small yellow cuke that is supposed to have a slightly citrusy flavor. If you've never tried a cucumber sandwich, I'd recommend it. I toast an artisanal bread spread with a little mayo, Cavendish Greek Seasoning, and thinly sliced cukes and Vidalia onions.
It's dinosaur week at Sheep Pasture Summer Camp. Just wondering, if birds are actually theropod dinosaurs, did roast T. rex taste like chicken?
Look for golden beets as a new addition in a raw vegetable tray; just peel and slice. The sweetness of the beet is a great flavor addition to the usual carrots, celery, and bland zucchini. Folks tell me that raw red beets are good also.
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