Subj : You say to-may-to
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Sep 05 2023 06:07:52
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> Not to mention that I'll have someplace to dump my coffee grounds
DD> rather than putting then into old plastic or metal/glass
DD> cans/jars/bottles and contributing to the trashman's incipient hernia.
DD> Bv)=
RH> We keep a compost bucket by our kitchen sink. It's about one gallon,
RH> lid has an inside charcoal filter, bucket gets lined with compostable
RH> bags. When it gets full or before we travel or if it gets extra smelly
RH> (rarely, with the filter) Steve takes it out and adds the contents to
RH> one of 3 compost bins he has going. Bag gets dumped in the trash can as
RH> he found out that it doesn't compost that well. Coffee grounds are just
RH> part of what gets added--when he doesn't dump them on some of the
RH> outdoor plants.
I had an "automatic" composting barrel that I got from the pages of the "Mother Earth News" way back when John and June Shuttleworth were putting it out from Hendersonville, NC. (some assembly required). I cannot remember just where it got to. Bt, I'll till the coffee grounds and other veggie matter into the soil with my handy-dandy electric roto-tiller.
DD> I've won prizes at several chilli cook-offs with this
DD> recipe.
RH> But I can't make it at our house unless I want to be the only one
RH> eating it.
DD> Yeah, I know, Steve has that burden to carry. If I were allergic to
DD> corn Kenvue (benadryl makers) stock would rise several points. Bv)=
RH> He gets migraine headaches from it, benadryl doesn't help.
Eeeeewwwww. That's tough.
DD> Does the corn allergy extend to hominy and/or grits? I would not miss
DD> those but there are some who like them.
RH> We just avoid all forms of corn for him .
DD> Have they identified what in the corn causes his reaction? My friend,
DD> Les, is allergic to fresh tomatoes. But he's OK with the cooked stuff.
DD> Apparently heat kills/neutralises whatever is giving him a problem.
RH> We think it's a protein but without specific testing, can't be sure.
RH> Corn starch doesn't bother him (used in small quantities), not tried
RH> corn oil. He's not especially enamored of grits so not having them
RH> isn't a bother (OTOH, I do like them--G--).
Grits remind me of drywall spackle - in taste and texture. And, yes, I have tasted drywall spackle - not on purpose but ......
DD> If Steve's allergy extends to hominy you can sub chickpeas in this
DD> recipe. It is in a quantity suitable to a pot luck or churck supper.
RH> Something to think about. Church has lost membership so we're not doing
RH> big get togethers as often.
I find that the Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z tend to not be church goers I note that on Sunday mornings when the "Church Crowd" begins to flood the restaurants they are overwhelmingly part of the Geriatric Brigade. Any under 20s are, for the most part, grade school and younger being dragged along with grandparents.
6 Hot Italian style sausages
2 md Onions; rough diced
3 Green (unripe) tomatoes
1 tb Tomato paste
2 c Cooked hominy
1 ts Oregano
1/2 ts Salt; as desired
1/2 ts Black pepper; to taste
1 1/2 c Hominy liquid
2 tb Chopped parsley
Lime slices
Cut each sausage into 4 pieces. Place in a 3 quart pot,
place over medium heat on the stove and cook, 5 minutes.
Pour off and discard fat and reserve the sausages on a
plate. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally,
5 minutes, or until the onion softens. Halve tomatoes
cross-wise, lay each half cut side down and cut each
half into 6ths. Add the tomatoes and tomato paste to
the pot and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add the hominy,
oregano, salt, pepper and hominy water. Cover, raise
heat to high, and bring to a boil.
Lower heat to medium and simmer 20 minutes. When it's
time to get dinner on the table, replace the sausages
in the pot and cook 7 minutes.
Remove from the heat and add the parsley. Divide the
ingredients between 4 soup bowls and garnish with lime
slices. Serve warm tortillas instead of bread.
Michael Roberts - Prodigy Guest Chef's Cookbook
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