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On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 09:06:15 -0000, "Nicky"
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>"Quentin Grady" > wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:52:30 -0000, "Nicky"
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>>>You've almost got a 2-course meal there.
>>>
>>>Make a guacamole and stir in some of the beans; add salt and black pepper
>>>to
>>>taste.
>>
>> G'day G'day Nicky,
>>
>> Think bloke. I sort of assume you mean I should
>>
>> 1. take a can of cooked mixed beans.
>> 2. drain out the liquid.
>> 3. mash the beans
>> 4. stir them into the guacamole.
>
>Yup - sounds good. I'd cook the beans from scratch, but a mixed can (rinsed)
>would be fine. I also might not mash them, unless they were large - I like a
>bit of texture.
>
>>>Arrange some match sticked ginger over the peppers. Low fat it by
>>>making the filling with a coarse bean puree instead of guacamole.
>>
>> Is that the pink pickled ginger?
>
>Sure, why not? I'd use raw ginger, peeled and cut into very fine slivers,
>but the pickled stuff would be excellent. Incidentally, do you know how to
>peel ginger? - with a teaspoon : ) It's seriously the best implement.
>
>>>For dessert, make a fruit crumble topped with some nuts and oats.
>>
>> Am I stupid or what? I haven't a clue how to make a fruit crumble.
>
>This may well be a language issue - I know the US doesn't have a crumble,
>they retained a biscuit topping that we've lost. A crumble is a lazy cook's
>dream, because it's lovely and easy - my kids produced their first edible
>result around age 3 : ) It's a (preferably crispy) topping for mixed fruit.
>I have some fruit mixture waiting in the freezer - I was expecting family
>round last weekend, and they had to reschedule at the last minute. I cut
>some rhubarb up and microwaved it for about 3 minutes, until it was
>softening. I added enough Splenda to make it taste good, then mixed in some
>fresh cut-up strawberries and some dried blueberries that happened to be
>around. Then it cooled and went in the freezer; it could go straight into
>the pan I'll be serving it from next week.
>
>Two recipes for you for a topping;
>
>Low carb;
>1 1/2 cups ground nuts -I tend to use almonds because I can buy them ready
>ground.
>1/3 cup whey protein powder, unflavoured or vanilla
>4 tablespoons butter, melted
>About 2 T Splenda, if liked
>
>Mix to a crumb consistency (bung everything in a bowl and stir) and sprinkle
>over fruit. Put into a preheated 350deg oven for about 12-15 minutes, until
>nicely brown.
>
>Low fat:
>2 oz butter
>3 1/2 oz plain flour
>1 oz caster sugar
>4oz mixture of chopped nuts/seeds - not too fine, good for texture
>2 oz oat flakes or rolled oats
>
>Mix to a crumb again. This time you cut the butter into little squares and
>rub it through the rest - or melt it and stir like crazy; bake in 350 oven
>for 40-45 mins. Note that for this length of cooking, you want your fruit to
>be raw, and it doesn't work so well with delicate berries that need little
>or no cooking. Excellent for apples, though. Somewhere around 40g CHO per
>serving.
>
>Note for both recipes the crumble will be crispier if there's little or no
>juice - but hey, it tastes nice soggy too : )
>
>Nicky.
G'day G'day Nicky,
Thank you going into the details of the crumble topping. There is
something for all of us to learn here. I have never in my life made a
crumble topping. Frankly it is scary. My guess is women who have
made them a few thousand times will ROTFL because they know it is easy
and it is for THEM. It is like me with calculators. I drive one like a
hoon. Yet, most weeks I watch a bloke come into my office shaking.
He wouldn't like anyone to see him shaking. Yet he has had the courage
to confront his fears and I respect him for that. For the first time
he has come and dealt with being almost innumerate. Ask them what six
sevens are and they turn beetroot red. They don't know their times
tables. What I am saying is something can be so easy it is effortless
and so hard it takes an act of courage to confront ... all at the same
time.
Best wishes,
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Quentin Grady ^ ^ /
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"... and the blind dog was leading."
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