Spotted Dog
Also called railway cake, this recipe starts out as Irish soda bread..
Adapted from numerous recipes found on the internet
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup oat flour
2 teaspoons non-refined sugar or other sweetener
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon aluminum-free baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1/2 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 egg
Sift the dry ingredients together then add the caraway, raisins and milk. The dough will be soft, damp and a little tacky. Turn out into a standard loaf pan and bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until the loaf passes the toothpick test.
Try it toasted with jam for breakfast.
Tastes best the 1st day, but will last 2 if sealed in an airtight container.
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Home ec classes are hot again
by Katherine Miller, The Oregonian
Tuesday January 13, 2009, 12:01 AM
It’s funny how things go in and out of fashion. Take home economics: For many generations it was an accepted part of a woman’s education; but for the “liberated” generation it was part of a woman’s oppression. Now the pendulum has swung again and classes in canning and preserving are one way cooks of both genders can live up to the mantra of the moment: Eat locally, seasonally and sustainably.
(Actually) Crispy Sweet Potato Fries. Mostly.
You might also like these Rosemary & Black Pepper Sweet Potato Fries..
“There’s probably no vegetable with a higher beta carotene content than the sweet potato. This is the beta carotene that protects us against cancer, colds, infections and other diseases… But remember that our bodies can only convert carotene to vitamin A in the presence of bile salts… Butter stimulates the secretion of bile and helps the body to convert carotenes to all-important vitamin A…” Sally Fallon
Trouble is, butter has a low smoke point of about 350 degrees. Clarified butter (or ghee) on the other hand, has a very high smoke point of up to 485 degrees.
No mushy oven fries here, gang..
Adapted from a recipe by Mollie Katzen
Peel and cut sweet potatoes into 1/4″ sticks and arrange on a parchment paper lined baking sheet with 1 tablespoon melted ghee or clarified butter. Just put the butter on the pan- don’t coat the potatoes with it.
Place into a preheated 385 degree oven for 10 minutes. Turn potatoes over and cook another 10 minutes.
Turn oven off and let stand 20 minutes to dry. Season with sea salt and serve with homemade ketchup and enjoy all the iron, potassium, niacin, magnesium and vitamins C and B6. And fiber. Lots of fiber.
Natural Resource Defense Council Awards
From: “Michael Pollan Inquiries” <inquiries@michaelpollan.com>
To: <events@lists.michaelpollan.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 7:01 PM
Subject: [Pollan Events] Sustainable food awards; Nominations requested by Feb 6
Friends: I’m helping the Natural Resource Defense Council give an
award to farmers and others doing exemplary work in sustainable food
production. If you have ideas for people who deserve this recognition
I hope you’ll nominate them. The criteria and nominations forms appear
below. Thanks for your help. Best, Michael
Announcement.pdf Application.pdf
Steak Sandwiches, Austin Style
Grass-fed skirt steak from Bastrop Cattle Company and fresh cilantro tortillas from Paqui Tortillas along with other local ingredients, all delivered by Greenling Organic Delivery. Get your locavore on!
Adapted from a recipe by Whole Foods
The day before, coat the meat with coarsely ground peppercorns, cumin seed, corriander, granulated garlic, onion powder, cumin, sea salt and non-refined sugar (optional). Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Tomato, cilantro, tomatillo and garlic for the pice de gallo (I’ve eliminated the usual jalapenos because the meat is highly spiced). Onion, bell and poblano pepper for the steak.
Moisten the steak with a little olive oil and liquid aminos with a few drops of mesquite liquid smoke. This will give it a healthy, smokey soy flavor.
Grill the steak to rare in hot skillet, about a minute per side. Transfer to cutting board and allow to rest while you julienne the vegetables. Slice the steak very thin and sauté over high heat with vegetables.
Meanwhile, warm the tortillas in a comal or iron skillet.
Pile steak and vegetables into the tortillas and top with pico, queso quesadilla and a squeeze of lime.
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Granulated Garlic
I needed granulated garlic for a dry rub recipe, but the cupboard was nekkid. I always have lots of fresh garlic on hand though, so what the hey..
1 whole head of garlic passed through a garlic press onto a baking pan lined with parchment paper. 3 hours in a 150 degree oven, 3 seconds in a spice grinder.
Yep, that works.
