Recipe and Cook's Corner

[bentgyro]

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  MMMMMMM!
  I was raised on West Coast First Nation cuisine, and oolichans are my favourite!
  We just pan fry them whole and clean them on our plates and enjoy.  When I was young, we would count the
  little skeletons and see who ate the most!
  I love oolichan grease, made from fermented oolichans, too.  Very much an acquired taste as it is very smelly!
  Gee, what memories that evokes!!

[gnash]

i've never heard them called oolichans! love the name, though!

i think we fried them whole too, up in ND. it's been so long, but i remember big bowls of the fish brought to the table and everybody crowding around.

what do you do with the oollichan grease? use it as a spread or something, like garlic butter?

"candlefish" what some people call smelt. when they are dried, you can stand them upright and they'll burn like a candle. trippy.



source:  An Explosion of Life: Springtime at Berners Bay

[bentgyro]

The first nations on the coast were the destination of interior first nations, who travelled on "grease trails" to trade berries and such for the oolichan oil (grease).  We used to eat it with dried halibut, in soup, on crackers
My brother-in-law was horrified the first time my sister and I went to a banquet that had oolichan grease and we poured it on everythng.  It reeks but is so good!   Very hard to find now, and very pricey.

[gnash]

i bet they don't have it at trader joe's!

somebody told me that cheetos also burn like a candle, LOL. she said in the girl scouts they used them to help light campfires. cheetos and dryer lint.




kim, i bought some tins of sardines, i may try that recipe for the crumble.

two tablespoons.... that's a lot of sesame seeds!

[Sason]

Jimmy, those chia seeds look amazing. Sound more like a miracle than a food! 

I've never seen them here, but I'll look for them. Would love to try them.
If they are to be found, it has to be in health food stores. Probably very expensive. 

[Sason]

I really want to try the chock-root cake too, Kim.

Such an unusual and interesting combination.

I'll let you know when I do!

[gnash]

sonja, you can get the chia seeds online for cheaper than what whole foods sells them. about half as much! whole foods sells them for one dollar an ounce.  i buy them also at latino markets, or whatever they're called. they come in little packets, they're near the peppers and spices. it's about the same as whole foods though, pricewise.


the giant beet basket is slowly dwindling......


i made a wonderful coleslaw today with some white cabbage, one grated raw beet, crushed garlic, and....... chopped, firm-ripe PLUMS.

the dressing was just tasty extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and fresh squeezed green orange juice.

green because i picked them off a tree thinking they were limes, but they weren't LOL. (hey, it was in the middle of the night). the inside was orange, all right, but since they weren't ripe the juice was especially tangy, tart, and nice.

i also added some italian seasoning, dried, but i bet it would be really yummy with fresh chopped mint.

the plums were very interesting... a bit of sweetness in a garlicky, citrusy setting. and the beet tinted it all nicely pink.

[Cally]

sonja, you can get the chia seeds online for cheaper than what whole foods sells them. about half as much! whole foods sells them for one dollar an ounce.  i buy them also at latino markets, or whatever they're called. they come in little packets, they're near the peppers and spices. it's about the same as whole foods though, pricewise.


the giant beet basket is slowly dwindling......


i made a wonderful coleslaw today with some white cabbage, one grated raw beet, crushed garlic, and....... chopped, firm-ripe PLUMS.

the dressing was just tasty extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and fresh squeezed green orange juice.

green because i picked them off a tree thinking they were limes, but they weren't LOL. (hey, it was in the middle of the night). the inside was orange, all right, but since they weren't ripe the juice was especially tangy, tart, and nice.

i also added some italian seasoning, dried, but i bet it would be really yummy with fresh chopped mint.

the plums were very interesting... a bit of sweetness in a garlicky, citrusy setting. and the beet tinted it all nicely pink.

Sounds intriguing, and no raw onion - yay!

[gnash]

oh, that's right! no raw onions!!

but raw garlic.... not much though. garlic and plums. who knew?

[Sason]

sonja, you can get the chia seeds online for cheaper than what whole foods sells them. about half as much! whole foods sells them for one dollar an ounce.  i buy them also at latino markets, or whatever they're called. they come in little packets, they're near the peppers and spices. it's about the same as whole foods though, pricewise.


the giant beet basket is slowly dwindling......


i made a wonderful coleslaw today with some white cabbage, one grated raw beet, crushed garlic, and....... chopped, firm-ripe PLUMS.

the dressing was just tasty extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and fresh squeezed green orange juice.

green because i picked them off a tree thinking they were limes, but they weren't LOL. (hey, it was in the middle of the night). the inside was orange, all right, but since they weren't ripe the juice was especially tangy, tart, and nice.

i also added some italian seasoning, dried, but i bet it would be really yummy with fresh chopped mint.

the plums were very interesting... a bit of sweetness in a garlicky, citrusy setting. and the beet tinted it all nicely pink.

Buy them online? Hm, interesting idea. I never bought any kind of food online, I'll have to investigate that.

I've never heard of them before, so I don't know if they're even available in Sweden.

[gnash]

what?? you've never had a NY style cheesecake from NYC fedexed to you?

let me know what you think of the chia if you get some!  you will run like an aztec warrior! lol

[Sason]

what?? you've never had a NY style cheesecake from NYC fedexed to you?

let me know what you think of the chia if you get some!  you will run like an aztec warrior! lol

No, actually I haven't. What does that make me? 


Omg, I'm not sure I even want to run like an aztec warrior!! Who knows what will happen if I do that?!?! 

[morrobay]

Hey Nikki,
did you make grits yet?

[Nikki]

Hey Nikki,
did you make grits yet?

Nancy, I haven't made it since my kids were little.  Don't bother to make it just for me, but I might now that I've read it in your 'zines. I still get my coffee from New Orleans, so a nice side of grits would be perfect.

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BTW is that chia stuff everyone is talking about the same as what grows on a gia pet?  (laughs hysterically...)

[fritzkep]

Community, French Market or CDM?