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jmcquown[_2_]

On 2/26/2018 2:17 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 26-Feb-2018, tert in seattle > wrote:
>
>> writes:
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 11:32:03 -0800, "Cheri"
>>>> >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> Show of hands, please:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How many people here own a steamer basket?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How many people here occasionally steam fresh vegetables?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Julie Bove keeps referencing my "steaming" vegetables, as
>>>>>> if it's some
>>>>>> sort of slight. She ignores the fact that I also
>>>>>> bake/roast, pan-fry
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> even grill vegetables.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A recent mention of cabbage had me thinking about grilled
>>>>>> cabbage
>>>>>> wedges.
>>>>>> Grilled cabbage is delicious; it carmelizes nicely and
>>>>>> tastes great.
>>>>>> But
>>>>>> I digress...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Am I the only person who ever steams veggies? Somehow I
>>>>>> doubt this,
>>>>>> given
>>>>>> the proclivity of all the "steam-in-bag" packaging in the
>>>>>> frozen
>>>>>> vegetable
>>>>>> aisle.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the winter I rely on frozen vegetables. I either steam
>>>>>> them or heat
>>>>>> them in the microwave with a little water. So what? It's
>>>>>> not as if
>>>>>> they're bland and boring. I know how to use herbs and
>>>>>> spices.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh, and I also think it depends on the particular
>>>>>> vegetable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, to steam or not to steam?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I steam things like asparagus, zucchini, and others. I used
>>>>> to steam
>>>>> artichokes, but now I do them in the microwave because of
>>>>> the length it
>>>>> takes to steam them, but yes...I do steam at times.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheri
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure what folks mean by "steaming". It's not
>>>> possible to
>>>> produce steam except in a sealed pressurized container like
>>>> a pressure
>>>> cooker. Cooking veggies in an unsealed container with a bit
>>>> of liquid
>>>> is NOT steaming, that's boiling/stewing. What's seen
>>>> escaping from a
>>>> boiling pot is water vapor, NOT steam... steam is invisible.
>>>
>>> You use a steamer basket that fits in the pot. The pot only
>>> has a small bit
>>> of water underneath it. Pot has a lid.
>>
>> I'm pretty sure that's called "vaping"
>
> Not when pot is involved; then, it's called toking. 8-)
>
Bong! 8-)

Jill