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Post by chris on Mar 29, 2013 13:51:50 GMT -5
this recipe sounds great doesn't it Artichoke Balls
Chef Anne’s Aunt made these all the time and was known around City Hall-even featured in an article in the newspaper about her and the recipe. This was so popular in New Orleans!
Recipe From: Chef Anne Leonahrd, The New Orleans School of Cooking
• 1 small can drained artichoke hearts
•2 tbl. olive oil
•½ cup Progresso Italian bread crumbs
•1 egg
•1 tbl. Parmesan cheese
•2-4 toes garlic- use press
Drain and mash artichoke hearts. Add bread crumbs cheese and egg. Sauté garlic in olive oil till soft- don’t burn. Add artichoke mixture. Let cook on low for about 15 minutes. Refrigerate untilfirm. Then form into balls. Roll balls in a mixture of bread crumbs and graded Parmesan. ½- ½
Yields about 25 balls.
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Post by bobbbiez on Mar 29, 2013 20:53:23 GMT -5
this recipe sounds great doesn't it Artichoke Balls Chef Anne’s Aunt made these all the time and was known around City Hall-even featured in an article in the newspaper about her and the recipe. This was so popular in New Orleans! Recipe From: Chef Anne Leonahrd, The New Orleans School of Cooking • 1 small can drained artichoke hearts •2 tbl. olive oil •½ cup Progresso Italian bread crumbs •1 egg •1 tbl. Parmesan cheese •2-4 toes garlic- use press Drain and mash artichoke hearts. Add bread crumbs cheese and egg. Sauté garlic in olive oil till soft- don’t burn. Add artichoke mixture. Let cook on low for about 15 minutes. Refrigerate untilfirm. Then form into balls. Roll balls in a mixture of bread crumbs and graded Parmesan. ½- ½ Yields about 25 balls.  Thanks Chris! Sounds real good to me. Gonna have to try them for sure. Hope you're feeling better.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2013 15:52:01 GMT -5
this recipe sounds great doesn't it Artichoke Balls Chef Anne’s Aunt made these all the time and was known around City Hall-even featured in an article in the newspaper about her and the recipe. This was so popular in New Orleans! Recipe From: Chef Anne Leonahrd, The New Orleans School of Cooking • 1 small can drained artichoke hearts •2 tbl. olive oil •½ cup Progresso Italian bread crumbs •1 egg •1 tbl. Parmesan cheese •2-4 toes garlic- use press Drain and mash artichoke hearts. Add bread crumbs cheese and egg. Sauté garlic in olive oil till soft- don’t burn. Add artichoke mixture. Let cook on low for about 15 minutes. Refrigerate untilfirm. Then form into balls. Roll balls in a mixture of bread crumbs and graded Parmesan. ½- ½ Yields about 25 balls. Thanks Chris! Sounds real good to me. Gonna have to try them for sure. Hope you're feeling better. Same goes here! ;D |
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Post by chris on May 2, 2013 20:25:00 GMT -5
today I fially made it over to Trader Joe's (they opened last fall here) It's small but interesting. Lots of good things to buy. They had cut hydrangea in the flower section (hear that guys) Prices weren't that bad either. Everything I looked at was 3.99 or 6.99 (well seemed that way. I picked up a jar of Salsa Cowboy Relish(corn,black bean and peppers) a jar of olive tapenade spread , Tuscan white bean humus, milk chocolate covered toffee popcorn and bag of pistachio and bag of cashews...had to use up my gift card.....I tried this great sample of corn something that was wrapped in a husk. That was very good and you ate the whole thing with the husk. I thought it was tortilla wrap or something. They had Virgil's but no cream soda  I also samples their coffee..delish (and they do not have those little creamers to add...they had pitchers of real cream or whole milk. I'll definitely be back....this time with a cooler ;D |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2013 10:08:57 GMT -5
Whole Foods, Trader Joe's Sued By California For Lead In Candies SAN FRANCISCO -- California has filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and other food retailers, manufacturers and distributors, alleging the companies are selling lead-tainted ginger and plum candies without warning labels, as required by state law. Attorney General Kamala Harris' office filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court. It claims retailers and candy makers exposed consumers to lead in violation of Proposition 65, which requires businesses to issue warnings about even minute amounts of chemicals deemed harmful by the state. The attorney general's office says laboratory tests verified lead in the products, but the agency did not specify the amounts in the lawsuit or respond to a request seeking that information. "Defendants ... have knowingly and intentionally exposed individuals within the state of California to lead," the lawsuit states. The suit names other big retailers such as Target and dozens of other smaller companies and candy makers. Target did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Under Proposition 65, a product that contains even small amounts of lead or other chemicals identified by the state as harmful to human health must carry a label warning consumers. If found to be at fault by a judge, the candy makers and retailers could be fined up to $2,500 per day for each violation. Lead exposure can damage the developing brains of children and lead to lower IQ. At Whole Foods, the suit named the market's "bulk ginger" and The Ginger People Baker's Cut Crystallized Ginger Chips as not complying with the law. The suit did not identify which company manufactured each specific product sold at each store. Jennifer Marples, a spokeswoman for Whole Foods, said the company is investigating the issue with its vendors. She declined further comment. At Trader Joe's, the suit names un-crystallized candied ginger. Trader Joe's Co. spokeswoman Alison Mochizuki said the company does not comment on pending litigation. www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/whole-foods-traders-joes-sued_n_3196393.html?icid=maing-grid10|htmlws-main-nb|dl38|sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D307439 |
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Post by Clipper on May 3, 2013 11:11:24 GMT -5
One has to note that the problem is in CALIFORNIA, the land of fruits and nuts. I doubt that any state in the union has as many over reaching laws as California. As far as the effects on the brain development of small children, one has to but look at Californians such as Nancy Pelosi and Diane Feinstein to know that brain development in California has been a long term and ongoing problem.
How much crystallized ginger is a child going to eat, and how insignificant is the amount of lead contained? The companies involved may not have even been aware of the minute traces of the chemicals in the candy and the candy is probably produced in some other state. It is quite likely that the amount is so minute as to not be a problematic issue in other states.
They will pay their fines, but I would hope that the incident doesn't harm their brand or cost them customers. Trader Joes is a great place. I browsed through the one in Asheville NC a few months ago on the way to Cherokee to the casino. They are great stores. I bought a few jars of an organic sweet and spicy pepper relish, similar to the old Foreman's Hot Piccalilli. It is great on hot dogs and burgers. We don't have one here locally, but we do have a Whole Foods that opened a year or so ago.
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Post by chris on May 3, 2013 12:03:34 GMT -5
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Post by Clipper on May 3, 2013 12:47:40 GMT -5
If it was a tamale that you ate, I hope you didn't eat the husk. Normally the husk is simply the vessel in which the masa meal and meat or whatever is cooked. When you eat a tamale, one normally unwraps it and eats it with a fork, discarding the corn husk. I suppose if you need a little extra fiber you could eat the corn husk. Hell, anything is probably palatable if ya put enough hot sauce on it, ROFL.  Tamales that I have eaten were always wrapped like a little gift bundle and tied with a piece of cornhusk cut like a ribbon. |
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Post by chris on May 3, 2013 21:17:52 GMT -5
What do you want from me I'm Polish not Mexican LOL I ate the husk. The way it was presented was a piece in a cup and into my mouth it went. It didn't come with instructions and it looked like I should just pop it into my mouth not unwrap it. ;D
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Post by Clipper on May 4, 2013 8:11:47 GMT -5
Hahaha! I guess the Polish are much more resourceful and the cabbage wrapped galumki is made to be eaten in it's entirety. I suppose a little corn husk may have added texture, but I chuckle to myself when I try to imagine the taste and texture of a cooked corn husk. Here is a link to "how to eat a tamale." I looked it up because you had me questioning whether or not the husk was supposed to be eaten along with the filling. answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060916210023AAlvzTyBottom line is that if you ate it and enjoyed it, that is what matters. If you were given a WHOLE tamale, the husk might not seem as palatable. Just think of how many Mexicans may be missing out by unwrapping galumpkis and throwing away the cabbage. LOL |
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Post by chris on May 4, 2013 9:08:52 GMT -5
www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article.asp?article_id=1079 this looks like the item the piece served was in a sample cup and it was only about 1 to 2in long. I am going to ask the store since they are the ones that served it. the husk was very soft and not tough or fiberous. I need to know these things.
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Post by Clipper on May 4, 2013 11:51:18 GMT -5
ROFL! Yep, there are SOME things that we really need to know. Now you have peaked my interest. I now am quite curious as to how they made the corn husks palatable. The tamales that I have eaten were wrapped in very fibrous, tough corn husk, that would not be exactly easy to chew up or swallow, even after steaming them for a long time. I guess they are soaked in hot water to make them pliable enough to work with. I simply think that given a choice, I like my Polish sweetheart's Polish cooking much more than I enjoy Mexican food wrapped in corn husks, or even a well prepared taco. I may have to do a study and determine which type of food generates the largest amount of flatulence, the cabbage rolls and other Polish delicacies or tamales and bean burritos. I will send ya the data when I have completed my research.   |
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Post by chris on May 15, 2013 11:59:36 GMT -5
Just announced today on the news that we are getting a "COSTCO" Yipppee i yeah !!!
And new Wegmans opening today ...have to go check that out (providing traffic allows cause I'm not fighting no crowds..I can wait
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Post by Clipper on May 15, 2013 19:03:28 GMT -5
I may have mentioned it before, but I will mention it again. I used to stop at a mega Wegman's in Princeton NJ when I was driving for Walmart. They had a wonderful international food court where you could find almost any kind of food you could possibly desire. Do all the Wegman's built in later years have that mega concept and the great food courts? We have Food City Stores here that are along that same line with a huge store, wide selection of merchandise, and a great food court where one can pick up supper to take home or sit down and have a great lunch.
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Post by Clipper on May 15, 2013 19:21:30 GMT -5
Discovered a new beverage concoction today. I was at the market to buy ciabatta bread rolls for sausage and pepper sandwiches and I came across a display of Sunny D's new watermelon flavored punch. For supper we put ice in a tall tumbler, filled it one third full with the watermelon flavored punch, then topped it off with Schwepp's Ginger Ale. It is quite tasty and refreshing. After working outside all day, I fired up the charcoal grill, wrapped some red and yellow sweet peppers, and a thinly sliced Vidalia onion in a foil pouch, drizzled with a little olive oil and sprinkled with some Italian seasoning and tossed them on the grill, made some patties with some of our home made Italian sausage, and grilled them, served it with fresh sliced cucumbers on the side, dressed with a little mayo, and we pigged out. Now I am simply full and uncomfortable. I hope it all settles soon. Kathy is baking some apple walnut muffins to take on our trip this weekend, and with the wonderful smell permeating the entire house, I will have to sample at least ONE with a cup of coffee. Just a simple quality control inspection ya know. |
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Thanks Chris! Sounds real good to me. Gonna have to try them for sure. 
I also samples their coffee..delish (and they do not have those little creamers to add...they had pitchers of real cream or whole milk. I'll definitely be back....this time with a cooler ;D
Tamales that I have eaten were always wrapped like a little gift bundle and tied with a piece of cornhusk cut like a ribbon. 
