On Jul 12, 10:11*pm, JL > wrote:
> Pennyaline wrote:
> > On 7/12/2010 16:30, Goomba wrote:
>
> > > A Moose In Love wrote:
>
> > >> i like to saute' frozen peas in butter slowly with added cooking
> > >> onions finely chopped.
>
> > > I like to saute the minced onions (red onions in particular) with minced
> > > ham, then add cream and cook down a bit. Add the frozen peas and cook a
> > > bit. Its a wonderful treat, and I didn't really ever like peas much as a
> > > child.
>
> > Skip the minced ham and use bacon.
>
> Other than in fried rice i like to serve fresh peas lightly and quickly
> blanched in boiling water and finished in butter and a soupçon garlic.
>
> So i do frozen peas for the elderly relative, every once in a while, for
> her, in the same way.
>
> I think she would prefere i use garlic powder but i never buy the stuff.
> * Even the halfway decent "granulated" garlic the local deli sell in
> bulk, .75¢ per ounce.
>
> I once stated to her with my gravest authoity, that: i CANNOT cook in a
> kitchen with no garlic in it! we would have to go out for dinner!
>
> 20 - 30 *minutes later after i had decided what to make for dinner she
> came *back into the kitchen all dressed up to go out for dnner Hat,
> gloves, pearls, low heels, cloth coat & etc.
>
> Apparently my complaint about being out of garlic was a more plausable
> reason for eating out than i imagined
>
> --
>
> Mr. Joseph Paul Littleshoes Esq.
>
> Domine, dirige nos.
>
> Let the games begin!http://fredeeky.typepad.com/fredeeky.../sf_anthem.mp3

Garlic powder is infinitely better than no garlic!

John Kuthe...