Tuesday Twister
Each Tuesday, Wardeh at gnowfglins.com encourages us to share what we’ve been up to in our kitchens over the past week. The hits, the misses, all is fair game in the Tuesday Twister..
1) Thanks to CHEESESLAVE and Homesick Texan, I’ve become a fearless tortilla maker.
2) Extracting your own coconut meat and water isn’t terribly easy, but its sure worth it.
3) Sprouted spelt brownies need no further explanation :-)
4) “Humble Pie” of beef liver and root vegetables, in support of Jenny’s Clean Your Plate Challenge. I had 3 fine meals from this.
5) Corn Fritters. Pretty good, but mediocre photography doomed it as a blog post.
6) Japanese-style pepper steak with udon noodles. Yawn.
7) Last-minute curry of leftover chicken. Really delicious.
8) Making chicken bone broth, one of the most healthy things you can possibly have around.
9) Smoothie made with raspberries, blueberries, plain kefir and lavender honey. One could practically live on such wonders.
Wardeh @ GNOWFGLINS said,
August 18, 2009 at 10:16 am
Oh, I agree about the wonders of kefir smoothies – lavendar honey, wow! That’s fantastic. I so have to try your brownies, I noticed them yesterday on your blog. Sprouted spelt could be my favorite flour. Thanks for participating! Even with with the yawns, looks like you had a good week.
Ren said,
August 18, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Yes, I’m really digging the sprouted flours too. Thanks for hosting such a fun topic, Wardeh!
Millie said,
August 18, 2009 at 10:41 am
What a fun week you had. The pepper steak looks good. Why was it a yawn? Kefir smoothies are a staple here. Yum.
Ren said,
August 18, 2009 at 12:22 pm
It wasn’t bad, it was just kinda mediocre. Didn’t care at all for the hijiki (seaweed) in the noodles. Kefir smoothies rock, though!
Thanks, Millie :)
sustainableeats said,
August 18, 2009 at 11:38 am
Ren,
Do you have a step by step tutorial for your flour tortillas? How did you get them so nicely raised & browned?
Ren said,
August 18, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Sort of, but I’ll be happy to try it write one out.
Once you get the dough right (I needed some practice), the secret is in faintly greasing and pre-heating a cast-iron comal to 3/4 of the way to medium, cooking the tortilla 2 minutes, flip and cook 1 minute more.
prairiesun said,
August 18, 2009 at 11:55 am
Your pictures always look delicious. I’ll have some of the curry chicken, yum! Do you like it spicy?
Ren said,
August 18, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Thanks!
Yes, I particularly like the kind of heat that builds slowly and finishes big.
Sieren said,
August 18, 2009 at 4:57 pm
I’d be interested in a tortilla tutorial as well.
LOVE the delicious looking photos!! ^_^
Ren said,
August 18, 2009 at 5:00 pm
OK, I’ll work on it. Thanks, Sieren!
Jen said,
August 18, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Hi Ren, love your blog. The pics are great and I’m glad I’m not the only one using a cheap camera :) Would you mind sharing your recipe for the liver/vegetable pie? I really don’t like liver but am trying to get past that…maybe your recipe will be the one that I like!
Thanks!
Jen
Ren said,
August 18, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Thanks, Jen!
Here are two recipes for liver. If one doesn’t suit you, maybe the other one will :-)
Humble Pie http://ediblearia.com/2009/08/15/humble-pie/
(not your average) Liver and Onions http://ediblearia.com/2009/07/23/not-your-average-liver-and-onions/
Sarah Schatz - menu planners for limited diets said,
August 18, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I’ve tried myself to get coconut water and flesh out of the coconut and it is quite hard! Do you have any tips to share with us? Thanks for all your beautiful photos and recipes.
Sarah
Ren said,
August 18, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Thank you, Sarah!
I’ve only done the coconut thing twice so far, so I’m no expert just yet. Perhaps this video will help.. http://learnhowto.tv/how-to-open-a-coconut
Jen said,
August 19, 2009 at 1:13 am
What a yummy week! I find it extremely hard to believe that “mediocre photography” is ever a problem for you. :) You produce the most beautiful and appetizing pictures of food I’ve ever seen!
Ren said,
August 19, 2009 at 9:20 am
Thank you!!
You don’t usually get to see what doesn’t get published. Have you seen foodgawker.com or tastespotting.com? I have an 85% rejection rate there :)
Kara said,
August 21, 2009 at 2:01 pm
The sprouted spelt brownies and smoothies sound yummy! I need to get busy making more chicken broth myself…I’m almost out.
Ren said,
August 21, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Thank you, Kara!