What is in your cup?

[beppe]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

How much of each ingredient?

1) White cabbage (with strawberries) excellent
2) Fennel with pear and fresh mint excellent
3) Chicory salads, onion, tomato, fennel, celery and hindeberry vinegar ( the sugar in it is enough to smooth everything)
4) Carrots with orange and pear. Good for breakfast.
5) Tomato, cucumber, onion and garlic (gazpacho) excellent, but tomato and cucumber are very easy.

From my notes

1) 1 small head of white cabbage, 4 large strawberries, icecubes and water. Salt.
The strawberries cover very well the cabbage. The result is pleasant and nicely pink. Cabbage leaves the mouth peppery. I consider it a basis to be perfectioned. A pink soup with cherry tomatoes as the tomatoes’ sweetness is enhanced (delicious).
I made 3 experiments with small glasses.
a) with fish sauce and then adding lemon juice: interesting for a starter.
b) with cinnamon powder (!) and then lemon juice (better without). It calls apple.
c) with allspice. No good. Maybe with nutmeg.

2) 1 fennel, ¾ williams pear, 6 mint leaves, 100 ml of water, 3 ice cubes. Gave 300 ml. Fresh, slightly sweet, delicate flavor. Easy to swallow. I will keep it as a standard.

3) 1/4 of the head of a Riccia salad (a cicory), 4 large leaves of Milano Cicory, ¼ fennel, 1 small red sweet onion, 1 small tomato, 1 spoon avocado, 1 tspoon elderberry vinegar. 3 icecubes.
Fresh and stimulating. It is becoming my standard lunch, with a small can of beans or a tin of tuna, besides. I can vary the salads, add different nuts, like I do when I do a real salad, but those are the standard ingredient for a lunch salad in Italy and more or less in Southern France. Then they add ham or tuna or mozzarella or shrimps or goat cheese or lox or bacon or ....I do not like it with raw carrots.

4) 1.5 dl water, 2 carrots, 3 orange wedges, ¼ yellow peach, 3 cubes of ice. excellent for breakfast/dessert, sweet.

5) Gazpacho. 100 ml water. Half onion. Medium cucumber peeled and seeded. 3 small tomatoes. 1 clove of garlic, pinch of salt.

6) 1 dl of water, ½ red onion, 1 red sweet pepper. Seasoned with salt, lemon juice and a dash of elderberry vinegar. Fresh, aromatic. I think it is a wonderful drink for a tasty meal. I had it to night with the raw romanesco and the guacamole. A great meal.

Tomorrow for lunch I will experiment the Bruxelles sprouts.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

And I'm not big on the actual coriander seeds.

To me is the most pleasant spice of all. I use it whole. In hamburgers and in ragout mostly, or in fillings, so that when I crunch one, the candy flavor surprises me.

A part from thyme, the second most used spice in my recipes is the star anice. Whenever I cook fish in a tomato sauce, there it goes.

[Ivy]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Are you going to leave us hanging, Ivy???

Originally Posted by maianhvk

What news?... You look dodgy

Originally Posted by beppe

she might have been asked
she might have decided yes
she might be ... it happens, but no, she would not be drinking so much, although ...

I am sorry for leaving you hanging, real life got in the way...

And beppe is right!
I have been asked and I said yes!!



I am not pregnant, though.

[beppe]

Lucky guy!

Best wishes to both of you.

[kindlekitten]

formerly iced green tea. it kind of melted

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by beppe

1) White cabbage (with strawberries) excellent
2) Fennel with pear and fresh mint excellent
3) Chicory salads, onion, tomato, fennel, celery and hindeberry vinegar ( the sugar in it is enough to smooth everything)
4) Carrots with orange and pear. Good for breakfast.
5) Tomato, cucumber, onion and garlic (gazpacho) excellent, but tomato and cucumber are very easy.

From my notes

1) 1 small head of white cabbage, 4 large strawberries, icecubes and water. Salt.
The strawberries cover very well the cabbage. The result is pleasant and nicely pink. Cabbage leaves the mouth peppery. I consider it a basis to be perfectioned. A pink soup with cherry tomatoes as the tomatoes’ sweetness is enhanced (delicious).
I made 3 experiments with small glasses.
a) with fish sauce and then adding lemon juice: interesting for a starter.
b) with cinnamon powder (!) and then lemon juice (better without). It calls apple.
c) with allspice. No good. Maybe with nutmeg.

2) 1 fennel, ¾ williams pear, 6 mint leaves, 100 ml of water, 3 ice cubes. Gave 300 ml. Fresh, slightly sweet, delicate flavor. Easy to swallow. I will keep it as a standard.

3) 1/4 of the head of a Riccia salad (a cicory), 4 large leaves of Milano Cicory, ¼ fennel, 1 small red sweet onion, 1 small tomato, 1 spoon avocado, 1 tspoon elderberry vinegar. 3 icecubes.
Fresh and stimulating. It is becoming my standard lunch, with a small can of beans or a tin of tuna, besides. I can vary the salads, add different nuts, like I do when I do a real salad, but those are the standard ingredient for a lunch salad in Italy and more or less in Southern France. Then they add ham or tuna or mozzarella or shrimps or goat cheese or lox or bacon or ....I do not like it with raw carrots.

4) 1.5 dl water, 2 carrots, 3 orange wedges, ¼ yellow peach, 3 cubes of ice. excellent for breakfast/dessert, sweet.

5) Gazpacho. 100 ml water. Half onion. Medium cucumber peeled and seeded. 3 small tomatoes. 1 clove of garlic, pinch of salt.

6) 1 dl of water, ½ red onion, 1 red sweet pepper. Seasoned with salt, lemon juice and a dash of elderberry vinegar. Fresh, aromatic. I think it is a wonderful drink for a tasty meal. I had it to night with the raw romanesco and the guacamole. A great meal.

Tomorrow for lunch I will experiment the Bruxelles sprouts.

You rock

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by Ivy

I am sorry for leaving you hanging, real life got in the way...

And beppe is right!
I have been asked and I said yes!!

Congratulations !!! Love the pic, and the ring of course

I am not pregnant, though.

........yet.

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by Ivy

I am sorry for leaving you hanging, real life got in the way...

And beppe is right!
I have been asked and I said yes!!



I am not pregnant, though.

WOOHHHOOOOO Great news!

[Ivy]

Thanks guys <3

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by Ivy

I am sorry for leaving you hanging, real life got in the way...

And beppe is right!
I have been asked and I said yes!!



I am not pregnant, though.

Congratulations!!!!

[Stitchawl]

I once loved a lass an I loved her sae weel,
I hated a' ithers that spoke o' her ill.
But noo she's rewarded me weel for my love,
For she's gone tae be wed tae anither.

When I saw my love tae the kirk go
Wi" bride and bride maidens she made a fine show
And I followed on wi' a hairt fu' o' woe
For she's gone tae be wed tae anither.

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Tco...eature=related )

Good morning, everyone! Hana Kin! (TGIF in Japanese)
Yesterday's mention of Ahmad "English Breakfast Tea" inspired my choice this morning. It really is a nice cup of tea..

The discussion of Smoothies has me thinking of what I can construct with locally grown fruits and veggies... I wonder if there is any call for a Sashimi Smoothie? (Thinking of the Ronco Bass-O-Matic...) Probably not... I'd better just sit back and eat my breakfast.

Originally Posted by aceflor

. My favorite poison. Mezcal will do too .

With or without the worm? 'They' say that the eating the worm produces psychedelic experiences, but though I've tried numerous times, all I've gotten was drunk...

[QUOTE=phenomshel;1735052]
What was the rest of dinner? (To me, tequila goes with Mexican food, but what do I know, I can't drink the stuff anyway!) [quote]

Yes, a Mexican meal. Chicken enchilada, Chile Relleno, and a side of fried polenta. And a big glass of tequila for me, a chilled Dos Equis for my wife.

A KitchenAid Mixer (the stand kind) is on my perennial wishlist but I don't think I'd use it enough to justify the price.

I'd kill for one! And I'd use it every day if I had one. But we don't even have the space to store one, much less use one!

Ohhhh...Mozzarella and tomatoes..... drool....

Me too! Me too! With fresh basil leaves in between.... Ohhhhh yessss... Maybe tonight? I need to cut back my basil plants anyway. This is a good excuse!

Originally Posted by Ivy

I am sorry for leaving you hanging, real life got in the way...

And beppe is right!
I have been asked and I said yes!!

I am not pregnant, though.

If there is anything we can do to help, just let us know.

In lieu of being helpful, I'll have another mug of tea. Probably better for all concerned.


Stitchawl

[maianhvk]

Your wish is granted, Stitchawl. Ivy is getting married!... Or am I getting ahead of them? When will you guys say I do?

[aceflor]

The green smoothie this morning (it is not even really morning, it is inhumanly night ) :

1 medium banana
1 cooked beetroot (can't get it fresh here) without any additives or conservatives, approx 100g
1 kiwi
1 cup watermelon
2 handfuls romaine

I was frightened it might be not sweet enough, but it is. It is quite good, I am surprised.

The question now is: will that be enough for the whole morning ? it is 6.22 am, I will be back home at 1.30 pm.
We'll see. I am taking a big mineral water bottle with me, and probably a banana.

@Stitchawl: without the worm. I just can't. Tried, can't. Yuck.

[Ivy]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

Your wish is granted, Stitchawl. Ivy is getting married!... Or am I getting ahead of them? When will you guys say I do?

In a year or two. It will either be a beach wedding in august or september wedding in zagreb.

I dont think y'all can help with getting me pregnant. but if you wanna buy condoms for us, go ahead.

[Iridal]

Originally Posted by Ivy

I am sorry for leaving you hanging, real life got in the way...

And beppe is right!
I have been asked and I said yes!!

I am not pregnant, though.

Congrats Ivy!! I hope his proposal was very romantic Why would you need to be pregnant to get married? Why would you need to be married to get pregnant?

I was up way too early and slept terribly tonight. Happens to me once every month But at least I know I'm not pregnant either It's raining pretty hard here at the moment. If it clears up within 30 minutes I'll go jogging, if it doesn't I'll have my breakfast with a big cup of coffee!