On 07/15/2013 02:21 PM, bigwheel wrote:
> Guess the Eyetalian part of the family tree is not large enough to
> develop a taste for eggplant. Never even tasted one till I was fully
> grown. They always looked sorta weird.

Hi Big,

My "Eyetalian part" would be my mom's side. Yours?

There is a difference between fully grown and too old.
If you get them from a local farm, ask the farmer and
he will show you (as one did me) how to pick them.
Be careful, the buzzards have thorns! (At my
local farm, they go so quick, they never get too old.)

The local farms said they would have some in a week
or two. I will be begging for advice on how to
cook them when that happens. I got the pressure
cooker down, but not the frying.

Oh ya, and egg plant tastes like heck (not the
actual word I was thinking) when it is not grown
properly and sits on a shelf forever. Find a CSA farm.

-T

Maybe next year, I will try growing them.

Never been to an egg plant farm. Think our horticulture folks are concentrating on growing guv'ment subsidized corn so Alfgore and Obie can waste it making ethanol to damage our cars. Wacky tobaccy seems to be other big cash crop in these parts.

In article >,
bigwheel > wrote:

> Todd;1849654 Wrote:
> > On 07/15/2013 02:21 PM, bigwheel wrote:-
> > Guess the Eyetalian part of the family tree is not large enough to
> > develop a taste for eggplant. Never even tasted one till I was fully
> > grown. They always looked sorta weird.-
> >
> > Hi Big,
> >
> > My "Eyetalian part" would be my mom's side. Yours?
> >
> > There is a difference between fully grown and too old.
> > If you get them from a local farm, ask the farmer and
> > he will show you (as one did me) how to pick them.
> > Be careful, the buzzards have thorns! (At my
> > local farm, they go so quick, they never get too old.)
> >
> > The local farms said they would have some in a week
> > or two. I will be begging for advice on how to
> > cook them when that happens. I got the pressure
> > cooker down, but not the frying.
> >
> > Oh ya, and egg plant tastes like heck (not the
> > actual word I was thinking) when it is not grown
> > properly and sits on a shelf forever. Find a CSA farm.
> >
> > -T
> >
> > Maybe next year, I will try growing them.
>
> Never been to an egg plant farm. Think our horticulture folks are
> concentrating on growing guv'ment subsidized corn so Alfgore and Obie
> can waste it making ethanol to damage our cars. Wacky tobaccy seems to
> be other big cash crop in these parts.

The Emerald Triangle is just above me (Mendocino, and Humbolt Counties).
There isn't any income tax filed by growers, but it has been estimated
that the marijuana harvest is worth more than the California wine
harvest ($3 billion in 2012).

Funny how the government subsidizes crops that Cargill, and Archer
Daniels Midland uses, but not so much for vegetables that could keep
Americans healthy.
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In article >,
bigwheel > wrote:

> 'Billy[_8_ Wrote:
> > ;1851522']In article ,
> > bigwheel wrote:
> > -
> > Todd;1849654 Wrote: -
> > On 07/15/2013 02:21 PM, bigwheel wrote:-
> > Guess the Eyetalian part of the family tree is not large enough to
> > develop a taste for eggplant. Never even tasted one till I was fully
> > grown. They always looked sorta weird.-
> >
> > Hi Big,
> >
> > My "Eyetalian part" would be my mom's side. Yours?
> >
> > There is a difference between fully grown and too old.
> > If you get them from a local farm, ask the farmer and
> > he will show you (as one did me) how to pick them.
> > Be careful, the buzzards have thorns! (At my
> > local farm, they go so quick, they never get too old.)
> >
> > The local farms said they would have some in a week
> > or two. I will be begging for advice on how to
> > cook them when that happens. I got the pressure
> > cooker down, but not the frying.
> >
> > Oh ya, and egg plant tastes like heck (not the
> > actual word I was thinking) when it is not grown
> > properly and sits on a shelf forever. Find a CSA farm.
> >
> > -T
> >
> > Maybe next year, I will try growing them.-
> >
> > Never been to an egg plant farm. Think our horticulture folks are
> > concentrating on growing guv'ment subsidized corn so Alfgore and Obie
> > can waste it making ethanol to damage our cars. Wacky tobaccy seems to
> > be other big cash crop in these parts.-
> >
> > The Emerald Triangle is just above me (Mendocino, and Humbolt Counties).
> >
> > There isn't any income tax filed by growers, but it has been estimated
> > that the marijuana harvest is worth more than the California wine
> > harvest ($3 billion in 2012).
> >
> > Funny how the government subsidizes crops that Cargill, and Archer
> > Daniels Midland uses, but not so much for vegetables that could keep
> > Americans healthy.
> > --
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> > 'Israel military detains 5-year-old Palestinian for 'stone
> > throwing' - YouTube' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSzH38jYcg)
> >
> > Remember Rachel Corrie
> > 'Rachel Corrie Memorial Website' (http://www.rachelcorrie.org/)
> >
> > Welcome to the New America.
> > 'Naomi Klein - The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism -
> > YouTube' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg)
>
> Yes. At the risk of being redundant yet again another time..The inmates
> are running the asylum.

It seems that no matter who becomes President, the pods get them, and
all humanity is sucked out of them. All we get is the flashy smile, and
lots of hollow words.

Made "Steak Diane" sauce the other night. It helped me choke a dry
porter house.

Steak Diane
Servings: makes 2 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients
€ 8 ozs filet mignon (medallions)
€ pepper
€ salt
€ 1 tbsp butter ? Tasty tip
€ 2 shallots (finely diced)
€ 1 clove garlic (chopped)
€ 1/2 tsp thyme (chopped)
€ 1 cup cremini mushrooms (sliced)
€ 1/4 cup brandy (or cognac)
€ 2 tsps dijon mustard
€ 1/4 cup heavy cream
€ 1/4 cup veal stock ? Tasty tip
€ 2 tsps worcestershire sauce
€ 1 tbsp parsley (chopped)


Directions
1. Season the beef with salt and pepper.
2. Melt the butter in a pan over medium-high heat.
3. Add the beef and sear for 1-2 minutes on each side and set aside.
4. Add the shallots, garlic and thyme and saute for 20 seconds.
5. Add the mushrooms and saute until tender, about 2 minutes.
6. Add the brandy and carefully ignite.
7. Add the mustard and cream and mix while cooking for a minute.
8. Add the veal broth, deglaze the pan and simmer for another minute.
9. Add the Worcestershire sauce, parsley and any juices that
collected under the beef to the pan and remove from heat.
10. Divide the beef and sauce between two plates and enjoy.


It wasn't that bad.
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Palestinian Child Detained
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Remember Rachel Corrie
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Welcome to the New America.
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