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Reply #120 - Nov 26th, 2011 at 4:41pm
 
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We stuff leb zucchinis and after we've hollowed them out, we fry the pulp with a bit of dried mint, a little of that pomegranate molasses and crushed garlic. It's very good.


and do what with it?
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Reply #121 - Nov 26th, 2011 at 4:43pm
 
Oh.   Grin

Eat it with leb bread.
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Reply #122 - Nov 30th, 2011 at 2:49pm
 
Hello Veg Heads

Wednesdays recipe of the week again.
Today the "CNCWACB" opens the door on one of our oldest staples,
CORN/MAIZE


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2 recipes today the 1st being one of my favourites

Corn Bread
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Ingredients


   1/2 cup butter
   2/3 cup white sugar
   2 eggs
   1 cup buttermilk
   1/2 teaspoon baking soda
   1 cup cornmeal
   1 cup all-purpose flour
   1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions


1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square pan.

2.Melt butter in large skillet. Remove from heat and stir in sugar.
Quickly add eggs and beat until well blended. Combine buttermilk with baking soda and stir into mixture in pan. Stir in cornmeal, flour, and salt until well blended and few lumps remain. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

3.Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Forget your Garlic and Cheese bread a warm piece of corn bread with REAL butter is so morish you just might skip the rest of the meal for more bread Smiley

Again as we are coming into the warmer months and BBQ's are the go we present a lovey refreshing side to go with those 1kg T-Bones and Bangers


Tomato, Corn and Avocado Salsa

Ingredients


   1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
   1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
   1 1/2 cups diced roma tomatoes
   3/4 cup diced red onion
   1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
   1 1/2 teaspoons minced jalapeno pepper
   1 avocados - peeled, pitted and diced
   2 tablespoons olive oil
   2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
   1 teaspoon salt

Directions


Mix together corn, olives, tomatoes, onion, red pepper, and jalapeno pepper in a large bowl. Gently fold in diced avocado, olive oil, lime juice, and salt.


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This salsa also would be great with the chickpea fritters which we featured before Wink


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Reply #123 - Nov 30th, 2011 at 6:23pm
 
Hmmm Salsas are go, but that's a big rap you've given corn bread. I might have to try it Smiley
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Reply #124 - Dec 1st, 2011 at 9:43am
 
Nice. I like Mexican food. Last time, I cooked some red kidney beans in the pressure cooker for about an hour, then added some of my "synmeat", a can of chopped tomatoes, mexican spices, a couple of corn cobs (microwaved for 3 minutes then de-husked with a sharp knife). I served this with salsa, grated cheese, lettuce, chopped yellow capsicum, sour cream  and sliced red salad onions rolled in a burrito. I'll post the recipe properly at some stage if you like.  

Synmeat (for vego's only - the rest of you can use meat)

Add 1 cup of TVP (textured vegetable protein, aka dried veggie mince) to 1/2 cup of vegetable stock and some tomato juice. Add 1 teaspoon of sweet soy sauce (Kecup manis) Add 1 teaspoon of garlic paste and salt to taste.  Transfer to a wok, mix in  two beaten eggs and a few squares of dark chocolate. Heat until browned on the outside.  Gradually add another 1/2 cup of vegetable stock (optional) to maintain a fairly firm consistency.

This synmeat can be used in just about every dish requiring the texture of meat or mince.

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Reply #125 - Dec 1st, 2011 at 10:47am
 
muso wrote on Dec 1st, 2011 at 9:43am:
Nice. I like Mexican food. Last time, I cooked some red kidney beans in the pressure cooker for about an hour, then added some of my "synmeat", a can of chopped tomatoes, mexican spices, a couple of corn cobs (microwaved for 3 minutes then de-husked with a sharp knife). I served this with salsa, grated cheese, lettuce, chopped yellow capsicum, sour cream  and sliced red salad onions rolled in a burrito. I'll post the recipe properly at some stage if you like.  

Synmeat (for vego's only - the rest of you can use meat)

Add 1 cup of TVP (textured vegetable protein, aka dried veggie mince) to 1/2 cup of vegetable stock and some tomato juice. Add 1 teaspoon of sweet soy sauce (Kecup manis) Add 1 teaspoon of garlic paste and salt to taste.  Transfer to a wok, mix in  two beaten eggs and a few squares of dark chocolate. Heat until browned on the outside.  Gradually add another 1/2 cup of vegetable stock to maintain a fairly firm consistency.

This synmeat can be used in just about every dish requiring the texture of meat or mince.



We did a whole conference for Sanitarium at one stage and all being vego got well aquainted with both TVP & Nutmeat.
I can truly say these two products are the most evil things on earth when it comes to food.
Tofu is white truffles compared to those regurited canned crap.
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Reply #126 - Dec 1st, 2011 at 10:52am
 
TVP on its own is tasteless. It provides texture - that's all. I buy it in bags from a Chinese grocer, and use it only occasionally.
That synmeat tastes pretty good, but due to the other ingredients. ( I also use chocolate a fair bit)

Nutmeat on its own makes me puke, but use it crumbled in a casserole and it can improve the flavour.  I prefer to use nuts in some form though - almond flour or coarsely ground cashews can be good value.  

As far as meat substitutes are concerned, some of the Lamyong products are pretty good, but again they are never the main focus of the dish.  When I make vegetable biryiani, I usually add a few slices of this one to the top. 

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Reply #127 - Dec 5th, 2011 at 6:36pm
 
I wonder if any members of the National party have read this thread and realised how... interesting they are.
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Reply #128 - Dec 6th, 2011 at 12:28pm
 
Guilt free chocolate, this product amazes me because not only is it free from sugar and artificial sweetners (it uses Stivia a herb) but from the first it was the best chocolate i've ever tried. Health food section most supermarkets.

http://wellnaturally.com.au/info/sugar-free-chocolate
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Reply #129 - Dec 7th, 2011 at 1:43pm
 
Grey wrote on Dec 6th, 2011 at 12:28pm:
Guilt free chocolate, this product amazes me because not only is it free from sugar and artificial sweetners (it uses Stivia a herb) but from the first it was the best chocolate i've ever tried. Health food section most supermarkets.

http://wellnaturally.com.au/info/sugar-free-chocolate


Well I've tried stivia - the artificial sweetener and it seems worse than saccharine in terms of taste. I've also had it growing in the garden for a short time.  It didn't like our climate - Something to do with being dessicated and flooded in rapid succession.

I'll try the chocolate though.
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Reply #130 - Dec 7th, 2011 at 1:46pm
 
damn, this is so inconvenient. Everybody should be allowed to delete their own posts up to a certain time limit.
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Reply #131 - Dec 7th, 2011 at 2:43pm
 
Hello fellow National Party Veg Heads Smiley
Wednesday again & time to expand our minds with new culinary knowledge.
Today......just for a change & the fact I have been dealing with adolescents,
we will delve into the skin benefits of vegies.

6 kinds of vegetable, fruit is good for acne skin


1. Cabbage


The aircraft rolled cabbage leaves pretty often occur in winter are rich in vitamins A and E help prevent the occurrence of acne.

Also, in cabbage contains more antioxidants and iron, which helps convert oxygen nourishing your skin.

2. Fish lettuce


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This is regarded as vegetables herbs well, external useful effect in the treatment of cough, fever, lettuce fish also is effective against bacterial infections, improving resistance and skin cooling. Thus, individual lettuce very effective in treatment of redness swelling pimples.

You can use the fish lettuce leaf by cleaning your face, get some fish washed lettuce leaves, pound, up on the site of the acne before bed. To light up your spend, will persist as from acne.

With this method you need to wash lettuce leaf surface and the fish skin before covering up slightly.

3. Watercress


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If you already know the purpose of cress for the skin, then replace the vegetables eaten daily by eating watercress often than offline. Because more than provide necessary nutrients with high concentrations, liquid extracts of watercress mixed with honey, rub surface to dry and then washed, twice a day to treat freckles.

Also, put on pound watercress wounds, clusters of boils, eczema, scabies and other skin diseases. It was found that the watercress oil is antibacterial, inhibiting bacteria cause pimples.

4. Carrots, eggplant, pumpkin, tomatoes


In this type that contain lots of vitamin A and zinc. These are the basic components work to control operation of the sebaceous glands, reducing the amount of dead cells on the epidermis layer.

Besides, the more vitamin A in carrots, pumpkin, tomatoes … also have the effect of renewable skin, giving you smooth pink skin.

5. Squash


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In eastern medicine, squash called winter fruit, ginkgo contains high levels of vegetable oil, with no saturated fat, is beneficial for skin and hair.

Many people often get washed squash, peeled, seeded juice drinking water or topical. This mixture helps acne and red white and smooth.

6. Sweet potato and  leaves


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Do not think that there is a new sweet potato effects with acne skin. That even the sweet potato leaves are also very active acne treatment. It helps draw pus boil broken by using young leaves of sweet potatoes, green beans, add a little leaves salt, wrapped in cloth to cover acne marks.

Also, sweet potatoes mucoprotein-rich substances, vitamin C, vitamin A. Eat sweet potatoes are effective at reducing cholesterol, reducing fat under the skin, respiratory benefit, spleen, stomach, kidney coated positive benefits, effective skin beautifying effect.



Today's post brought to you by "City Nationals Home Spun Cosmetics Book"
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Reply #132 - Dec 14th, 2011 at 11:49am
 
I must try the fish lettuce some time.

Now there are some interesting dishes that can be prepared using lettuce. (let's make that vegetable of the week). Here is an example. I use my syn-meat for this, but those who are without syn may use ordinary meat:

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San Choy Bau  (Xīn Cài Gōng)

新蔡弓


Ingredients (serves 4)
    4 dried Chinese mushrooms (or Shiitake mushrooms)
    20ml (1 tbs) peanut oil (I usually substitute Olive oil)
    1 small onion, chopped
    1/2 tbs grated fresh young ginger root
    2 garlic cloves, crushed
    300g chicken mince (can also use pork mince)
    3 french shallots, finely chopped
    40ml (2 tbs) oyster sauce, plus extra to drizzle
    40ml (2 tbs) light soy sauce
    40ml (2 tbs) fresh lime juice
    1/2 cup chopped coriander (or mint) leaves
    8-12 large iceberg lettuce leaves, to serve

Method

1. Place the dried mushrooms in a bowl with 1/2 cup of boiling water. Set aside for 15 minutes to soak. Drain, discarding soaking liquid, and finely chop the mushrooms.

2. Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for 1-2 minutes, then add the mushrooms, ginger and garlic and cook for a further minute.

3. Add the chicken mince and continue tossing in the wok until the chicken is cooked through. Add the shallots, oyster sauce, soy sauce and lime juice, and cook for a further 2 minutes until the sauces are combined. Remove from heat and stir in the coriander (or mint) leaves, before serving in the lettuce leaves.

4. Drizzle with a little more oyster sauce and serve immediately.
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Reply #133 - Dec 14th, 2011 at 7:41pm
 
That looks delicious, Muso. I'll be making it in the next few days.

I sometimes wrap kebabs up in baby cos lettuce instead of Leb bread. Just lamb with salad and a tahini, garlic and lemon sauce. It's nice in summer.
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Reply #134 - Jan 25th, 2012 at 11:42am
 
It's been a while since we've had a vegi of the week so I'll add the first for the new year.

The versatile Cucumber.

It's green, it's phallic and it's full of goodness.


TZATZIKI RECIPE

■250 Grams of good Greek yogurt. The natural, thick one!
■3 small or “lebanese” cucumbers finely grated
■2-3 finely minced garlic cloves
■A good handful of dill finely chopped
■Another good handful of fresh mint roughly chopped
■A “splash” of extra virgin olive oil
■juice of half a lemon
■salt and pepper to taste

Peel and deseed the cucumbers. Finely grate them using your normal kitchen grater. Once this has been done squeeze the excess water out of them. We don’t want them too wet. Place the grated cucumber into the yogurt along with everything else. Once everything is combined I recommend you place the tzatziki into the fridge and let it rest a little while. We want the flavours of the garlic to permeate. It’s a good idea to make this the night before. That way all the flavours get to develop really well.

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