Food notes
Apr. 10th, 2008 10:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magidMy cousin sent me a wonderful link: a tutorial of how to make Sierpinski carpet cookies.
I just got a block of Cabot kosher cheddar cheese, and I'm amused that the label says "Kosher Dairy for Passover only when accompanied by OU hologram," partly because the whole run was designated kosher for Passover from the start, and partly because, well, holograms on cheese! I'm looking forward to tasting a cheddar aged this long, but at this point, it's not going to be until I've turned the kitchen over for Passover.
I tried some of the Hammer gels that I was excited about because they're kosher certified. The orange is orange-y, but a medicinal sort of orange. The raspberry is much better (I'm not surprised: that was the box that was mostly sold out). Still untried: vanilla. The texture is interesting, with a mouth feel that's sort of starchy, even though it's a gel (and not a solid gel either). I think they're going to be useful when bike riding, so I don't have to chew to get calories, yet they feel more substantial than a liquid.
(Note to self: if wearing the Vest of Many Pockets, put partly-consumed packets in the upper pockets, not the lower ones. I didn't think it'd leak that much... and making the housekeys chametzdik is a first.)
Earlier in the week I was jonesing for fleishigs, which is what lead to yesterday's and today's one-pot meals combining ground turkey with vegetables. Yesterday, it was garlic, summer squash and baby peas, along with some tomato bread, tomato sauce, and the end of the olive spread. Today it was garlic, sweet potatoes, and cauliflower, along with cumin, ginger, cayenne, and some V8. Not necessarily food I'd feed guests, but I'm craving protein less now.
I just got a block of Cabot kosher cheddar cheese, and I'm amused that the label says "Kosher Dairy for Passover only when accompanied by OU hologram," partly because the whole run was designated kosher for Passover from the start, and partly because, well, holograms on cheese! I'm looking forward to tasting a cheddar aged this long, but at this point, it's not going to be until I've turned the kitchen over for Passover.
I tried some of the Hammer gels that I was excited about because they're kosher certified. The orange is orange-y, but a medicinal sort of orange. The raspberry is much better (I'm not surprised: that was the box that was mostly sold out). Still untried: vanilla. The texture is interesting, with a mouth feel that's sort of starchy, even though it's a gel (and not a solid gel either). I think they're going to be useful when bike riding, so I don't have to chew to get calories, yet they feel more substantial than a liquid.
(Note to self: if wearing the Vest of Many Pockets, put partly-consumed packets in the upper pockets, not the lower ones. I didn't think it'd leak that much... and making the housekeys chametzdik is a first.)
Earlier in the week I was jonesing for fleishigs, which is what lead to yesterday's and today's one-pot meals combining ground turkey with vegetables. Yesterday, it was garlic, summer squash and baby peas, along with some tomato bread, tomato sauce, and the end of the olive spread. Today it was garlic, sweet potatoes, and cauliflower, along with cumin, ginger, cayenne, and some V8. Not necessarily food I'd feed guests, but I'm craving protein less now.