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Russian food recipe that does not contain flour or meat - and is not too difficult
I can ask her. Personally I can't stand schav, although I haven't tried it since I was very young. But just the thought of it gives me shudders.
Russian food recipe that does not contain flour or meat - and is not too difficult
Very true. I've eaten Jewish borscht my whole life but made Russian borscht for the first time last year for a visitor from Russia. So completely different! Also, a friend who is Jewish and from Moldova told me that she considers the jars of Jewish borscht to just be the starter for real borscht. She adds meat and all the other ingredients you listed to it. I guess it saves the messy grating.
Russian food recipe that does not contain flour or meat - and is not too difficult
I once hid grated purple beets in a chocolate cake (many recipes on the internet) and nobody was the wiser. But yeah, I wonder if you could call the yellow beets something different and get a non-beet eater to eat them.
Russian food recipe that does not contain flour or meat - and is not too difficult
Are you of Lithuanian or Russian extraction (the name McArthur notwithstanding)?
Russian food recipe that does not contain flour or meat - and is not too difficult
We were referring more to the purple tint that, um, carries through.
Russian food recipe that does not contain flour or meat - and is not too difficult
That sounds really good, PattiCakes. We also like strawberries dipped in sour cream and rolled in brown sugar.
Russian food recipe that does not contain flour or meat - and is not too difficult
Oh yeah! I hadn't even thought about that! Might drum up business for the local gastroenterologists.
Russian food recipe that does not contain flour or meat - and is not too difficult
I have to respectfully disagree with those who have said borscht. I love the stuff myself, and agree that it's very Russian, but the teenagers/young adults in my house would sooner die than eat borscht or pretty much anything made with beets. I'd be very scared that you'd put a lot of work into it and the kids on the track team would say "yeccchhh!!!" and your step-daughter would be humiliated. I think the cucumber salad or other marinated vegetable salad might be a safer choice.
Russian food recipe that does not contain flour or meat - and is not too difficult
I grew up eating that and still do! I learned it from my grandfather, who was Lithuanian. He also liked sour cream with boiled potatoes.
Which packaging scam annoys you the most
Exactly! Thank you! But if you notice, he takes 4 buns out of each of 3 packages, leaving him with 24 buns. He could have just bought 2 packages of 12. But then it wouldn't have been as funny.
Which packaging scam annoys you the most
I don't find this to be a scam (in agreement with other posters) so much as an annoyance when trying to make a recipe that calls for a certain amount of an ingredient; i.e. a 6 oz can of tuna or 8 oz plain yogurt. Then I have to figure out if I want to buy two and have more of that ingredient, or just do with less of it. Thankfully I have a science background so I can do the mental math standing there in the grocery aisle. But knowing that the company is making more money off of me, not just in selling me a smaller amount for the same price but also forcing me to buy more to end up with the right amount for a recipe, really annoys me.
what's eating my green bean plants?
The Sluggo Plus has worked great! My bean plants are coming up and growing leaves without any signs of chewing. The basil, lettuce and chard are also thriving unmolested. The Sluggo Plus pellets seem to break down very slowly, so I haven't had to reapply since the first application, and we have had some rain (plus I did some watering) in the interim. Thank you so much, farrago, for the recommendation!
Cafe Capriccio (Albany)
Update: had dinner there tonight in the upstairs room with Jim cooking again and the food was superb. Not too salty at all.
what's eating my green bean plants?
Thanks for the good advice. But the Sluggo Plus is already bought and, to be honest, I don't really have the time for setting and emptying traps. Also, I've always felt that traps tend to attract more of the pests that you're trying to get rid of. At least the Sluggo Plus is organic and easily sprinkled. I'm going to try putting some out tomorrow (we had a lot of rain late this afternoon) since something's already eating my basil.
what's eating my green bean plants?
Got some Sluggo Plus! Not easy to get. Only a few stores in the entire state of NY sell it, but luckily a co-worker lives in a small town where a garden store happens to have it. I'm looking forward to trying it. The person at the store told me (via my co-worker) to put a small board over it after I sprinkle it because slugs like to crawl under things. I'll have to try that next to where my bean seeds were planted. That'll help with the rain issue, too. I'll let you know how it works.
what's eating my green bean plants?
Thanks! I'll have to go get some of that. I had never heard of it and am glad it lasts longer than the diatomaceous earth. The seed packet for my Kentucky Wonders says they don't like to be transferred, so I've never tried that. But maybe they wouldn't mind it in peat pots.
what's eating my green bean plants?
I like to plant Kentucky Wonder pole beans but every year, right after they come up and start getting leaves, something nibbles holes in the leaves until the little plant dies. I've never caught anything on the leaves, top or bottom, so I have no idea what's doing this. The only thing I've found that will keep the nibblers at bay and let the plants live until they have a few more leaves (at which time they seem to be left alone) is dusting them with diatomacious earth. But this has to be done every few days, especially after a rain. Does anyone know what might be eating my plants and what else might be effective at stopping it?
Funniest Thing a Server Said to You
Not so much 'funny' as a head-scratcher that happened to me yesterday:
Went to lunch with a group of co-workers. There were two versions of the grilled salmon sandwich. One had berbere spices and lemon aioli and the other had jerk barbeque sauce and a mango cabbage slaw. I said to the waitress "I'll have the jerk barbeque one because I'm in the mood for mango." When the dish comes, the salmon is on the bun with lettuce and a slice of tomato and gobs of sauce on top, and fries on the side. No mango slaw in evidence. When I ask where the mango slaw is, she says "oh, we should change the menu, we don't serve it like that anymore." But why tell me that when I order it? When I clearly said I was in the mood for mango? Or serve it with the slaw they do have (which is on one of my co-worker's plates)? Sigh....
Whole Foods coming to Albany
I like to think of it as a Venn Diagram. Yes, there is overlap in some of the areas in between, but you just don't see Price Chopper west of Syracuse and you don't see Wegman's east of Syracuse. Since MA isn't home turf for either, I'm not surprised they have both stores there.
What 20 dishes should I know how to make without a recipe?
Amen! Following a recipe to turn fresh ingredients into a homecooked meal is most definitely cooking. Often recipes have ideas, techniques and combinations you may not have thought of. That adds variety to your meals and happiness to your household.
On the other hand, opening a bag of frozen stuff and warming it up is not cooking, it's heating. But we've all had crazy nights when that's the best we can do. And we don't have to apologize for that, either!
Nigella/charnushka seeds.
For anyone who can't find them, Penzey's spices sells them.
What 20 dishes should I know how to make without a recipe?
I find your reply to be ludicrous and condescending to the OP. Everyone needs to start somewhere. Siouxchef was basically just asking where to start and this is certainly the best place to ask that question. To completely rule out the use of recipes in your kitchen is to ignore the accumulated wisdom of thousands of years of real cooks.
Cafe Capriccio (Albany)
Which is possible if you know it's Restaurant Week. Perhaps davmar77 wasn't aware. He certainly didn't know that Cafe Capriccio would only be offering a special menu. I went to Garden Bistro 24 during Colonie Restaurant Week and they had a special menu but also their regular menu. Cafe Capriccio was clearly wrong to not mention that their regular menu wouldn't be available.
Personally, I'm not too fond of Cafe Capriccio. I went to a special dinner in their upstairs room a few months ago with Jim Rua himself cooking for us. I found the food to be overly salty, to the point where I couldn't eat much of it. I noticed others at the table also weren't eating much, so I don't think I was alone in my assessment.
Albany
I was going to suggest 677 Prime or Taste but they're both closed Sundays. So I'll agree with the others that Jack's or NWBB would be great choices.
Seeking take-out or eat-in eggplant parmigiana in Latham/Colonie area
For take-out you should try Genoa Importing on Rt 9 in Loudonville. Great food, massive portions (enough for 2 or 3) delicious bread.
http://www.genoaimporting.com/
What discontinued products do you miss?
Sara Lee frozen maple walnut danish ring. Oh my it was sooooo good!
Amy's country vegetable pot pie. It had lentils in it, but not too many. A tasty mix of veggies and sauce.
What discontinued products do you miss?
I contacted Quaker Oats and apparently my Golden Maple Oatmeal Squares are not discontinued, they're just not available anywhere near here. Sigh...
Most interesting find this Pesach?
Oh, that's a great idea! This year was our first time trying Matboucha and it was delicious on a Tam Tam. I'm sure it would be wonderful with some plain chicken.
What discontinued products do you miss?
I can't find Quaker Oatmeal Squares Golden Maple flavor in any of the grocery stores around here (northeast NY state) anymore. I fear they may have been discontinued and I miss them already. They do still appear on the Quaker Oats website, so I sent them a note begging them to bring them back.
Most interesting find this Pesach?
I can attest to the fact that the Passover noodles make a quite decent lokshen kugel. Not quite as good as the rest of the year, but far better than anything made with matzoh.
