Archive for November, 2009

Updated: Hmmmmm… in Triplicate

November 15, 2009 at 8:48 pm · Filed under Cooking, indian cuisine

Three Questions —

First, in two parts, is a little plea from me:

A. I found a Vinod pressure cooker — stainless steel. Looking online, I see some places say it’s not recommended for use on electric burners!?! If it’s on the box, I missed it…

B. I realise the serving sizes are different on these nutrition info panels — and the fat and fiber make sense — but can anyone clarify the discrepancies in carb. and calorie content between these two brands of toor dal? Both are dry, not oily.

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one of these things is not like the other… dating myself with a throwback to
(and copyright by) the classic and still-fabulous

Sesame Street!

Many thanks in advance for any assistance!

Last but not least…

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hmmmmmmmmm…


pretty easy to see what this is now — but — which kind?? 🙂

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More Michigan and A Winter Veggie Bake

November 12, 2009 at 11:19 pm · Filed under Cooking, Great Lakes, Michigan, Travel

A little drive to the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula on a stormy day in autumn…

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cherry orchards ablaze with autumn color ~ as far as the eye can see

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one of the crowd

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cedar trees leaning away from the wind ~ shore of Lake Michigan

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Grand Traverse Lighthouse from the lee side

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facing the shore ~ steadfast in wind and rain

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masses of red osier dogwood grow near the lake

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can’t get enough of those stormy days!

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Easy Winter Veggie Bake
makes about six cups

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colorful veggies

6 cups butternut squash, peeled and cubed
2 cups parsnips, peeled and cut into thick matchsticks
2 TB (or more if you dare!) roughly chopped garlic
6-8 small garlic cloves, peeled and cut in half
2 tsp good olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
grated parmesan cheese (optional)

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Toss everything together in a large bowl, except the optional cheese.
Place in a shallow baking pan. Bake 15 min at 375. Pour in about 1/4 c water, cover loosely with foil, and bake a further 30-45 minutes at 350, until veggies are soft.

Optional: in the last 10 minutes, uncover, sprinkle the top with grated cheese and allow to brown.

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garlicky rich and delicious even without cheese!

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There’s No Place Like Home

November 2, 2009 at 3:45 pm · Filed under About, Great Lakes, Michigan, Travel

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“… let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you…” – kahlil gibran

I took my heart home to my beloved Michigan on a blustery autumn weekend.

Something in the wild beauty of roaring wind and rolling waves feeds a craving that lives deep within my soul. There truly is no place like home.

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“Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And under mountains of the moon.

Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known”.

— J. R. R. Tolkein

Oh yes, at last to home, and my heart sings once more 🙂

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