I thought it might be fun to share recent food finds. My favorite new
food of '05 is lotus root. I recently moved to a town with a lot of
Asian markets, so I've been experimenting with all kinds of new foods.
Bok choy and Chinese broccoli are two other new finds. But I've had
lotus root cooked in pork soup, stir fried, and simmered in chicken
broth with garlic and ginger. It's got good crunch and a nice earthy
flavor.

-Jen

On 11 Jan 2006 18:18:38 -0800, "Jennyanniedots" >
wrote:

>I thought it might be fun to share recent food finds. My favorite new
>food of '05 is lotus root. I recently moved to a town with a lot of
>Asian markets, so I've been experimenting with all kinds of new foods.
>Bok choy and Chinese broccoli are two other new finds. But I've had
>lotus root cooked in pork soup, stir fried, and simmered in chicken
>broth with garlic and ginger. It's got good crunch and a nice earthy
>flavor.
>
>-Jen

Elisen-Lebkuchen ("fluffy gingerbread"), glazed. I'm hooked. The
importers don't have a retail store yet but I've tracked down their
office and I've been there twice since Christmas

http://www.lebcakery.com

Second choice: Lindt Fioretto-Winter (coriander)

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

My favorite new food for '05 - which has carried over to '06 -is Peri
Peri shrimp. A new restaurant (fast/casual) called Boneheads just
opened near us. They lightly powder the shrimp, fast fry it and toss
it in some kind of mayonnaise peri peri sauce. I ask for the sauce on
the side. For some reason, I just can't get enough of it.

NancyJaye


Jennyanniedots wrote:
> I thought it might be fun to share recent food finds. My favorite new
> food of '05 is lotus root. I recently moved to a town with a lot of
> Asian markets, so I've been experimenting with all kinds of new foods.
> Bok choy and Chinese broccoli are two other new finds. But I've had
> lotus root cooked in pork soup, stir fried, and simmered in chicken
> broth with garlic and ginger. It's got good crunch and a nice earthy
> flavor.
>
> -Jen

On 11 Jan 2006 18:18:38 -0800, "Jennyanniedots" >
wrote:

>I thought it might be fun to share recent food finds. My favorite new
>food of '05 is lotus root. I recently moved to a town with a lot of
>Asian markets, so I've been experimenting with all kinds of new foods.
>Bok choy and Chinese broccoli are two other new finds. But I've had
>lotus root cooked in pork soup, stir fried, and simmered in chicken
>broth with garlic and ginger. It's got good crunch and a nice earthy
>flavor.
>
>-Jen

Fois gras

really.


modom

"Jennyanniedots" > wrote in news:1137032318.819784.27620
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

> I thought it might be fun to share recent food finds.


Shabu shabu of wagyu beef. Pity I can't afford it except on very special
occasions...

K

"Jennyanniedots" > wrote in message
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>I thought it might be fun to share recent food finds.

Not really a new food, but we tried brussels sprouts for the first time last
year and liked them a lot. (Oh boy, we need to get out more!).

That's all I can think of, though I think I may have changed my husband's
life with the artisinal bacon I got him for Christmas. :-) House smells
like bacon all the time now (really old ventilation fan in our kitchen --
doesn't do diddly).

Chris

>I thought it might be fun to share recent food finds. My favorite new food of '05 is lotus root.

I was at the grocery store the other day in the meat dept. and saw
this yellowish, football shaped thing that looked like it had legs. So
I asked the butcher what it was and he said, "uh... chicken!?" (as if I
should know this) so then I asked, "how do you cook it?" Seeming to get
annoyed at this point, he blurted back, "look... people cook chicken a
million different ways- cook it any way you want" and turned and walked
away. Thrilled at the thought of trying something new and knowing I
could, "cook it a million different ways" I went home and microwaved it
for an hour; for something so versitile, it turned out grey and
disgusting so it's unlikely i'll ever buy another. Kev

In article . com>,
"Jennyanniedots" > wrote:

> I thought it might be fun to share recent food finds. My favorite new
> food of '05 is lotus root. I recently moved to a town with a lot of
> Asian markets, so I've been experimenting with all kinds of new foods.
> Bok choy and Chinese broccoli are two other new finds. But I've had
> lotus root cooked in pork soup, stir fried, and simmered in chicken
> broth with garlic and ginger. It's got good crunch and a nice earthy
> flavor.
>
> -Jen
>

My newest favorite food is Shirataki!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

>
> My newest favorite food is Shirataki!
> --
> Om.

What's that?

"kevnbro" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> >I thought it might be fun to share recent food finds. My favorite new
> >food of '05 is lotus root.
>
> I was at the grocery store the other day in the meat dept. and saw
> this yellowish, football shaped thing that looked like it had legs. So
> I asked the butcher what it was and he said, "uh... chicken!?" (as if I
> should know this) so then I asked, "how do you cook it?" Seeming to get
> annoyed at this point, he blurted back, "look... people cook chicken a
> million different ways- cook it any way you want" and turned and walked
> away. Thrilled at the thought of trying something new and knowing I
> could, "cook it a million different ways" I went home and microwaved it
> for an hour; for something so versitile, it turned out grey and
> disgusting

so it's unlikely i'll ever buy another. Kev


If I were you, I wouldn't either. :-))
Dee Dee

Dee Randall wrote:
> "kevnbro" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > >I thought it might be fun to share recent food finds. My favorite new
> > >food of '05 is lotus root.
> >
> > I was at the grocery store the other day in the meat dept. and saw
> > this yellowish, football shaped thing that looked like it had legs. So
> > I asked the butcher what it was and he said, "uh... chicken!?" (as if I
> > should know this) so then I asked, "how do you cook it?" Seeming to get
> > annoyed at this point, he blurted back, "look... people cook chicken a
> > million different ways- cook it any way you want" and turned and walked
> > away. Thrilled at the thought of trying something new and knowing I
> > could, "cook it a million different ways" I went home and microwaved it
> > for an hour; for something so versitile, it turned out grey and
> > disgusting
>
> so it's unlikely i'll ever buy another. Kev
>
>
> If I were you, I wouldn't either. :-))

I think he should stop eating altogether.

> Dee Dee

--Bryan

Jennyanniedots wrote:
> I thought it might be fun to share recent food finds. My favorite new
> food of '05 is lotus root. I recently moved to a town with a lot of
> Asian markets, so I've been experimenting with all kinds of new foods.
> Bok choy and Chinese broccoli are two other new finds. But I've had
> lotus root cooked in pork soup, stir fried, and simmered in chicken
> broth with garlic and ginger. It's got good crunch and a nice earthy
> flavor.
>
> -Jen
>

Probably Muir Glen fire roasted tomatoes. More because it tastes of a
good quality tomato than for the fire roasting, although that's not such
a bad deal either.

Bubba

--
You wanna measure or you wanna cook?

Methi soup. I used to eat it in India prepared by my guru's wife and
despaired of ever recreating it here. I use frozen methi, (fenugreek
leaves), a head or two of browned whole garlic cloves, a good handful of
fresh or dried green and red chiles, some cumin seeds and curry leaves,
about 2 tablespoons of chickpea flour slurried with water beaten into 2
cups of thick yogurt. You boil the methi in lots of water until it's
reduced by half, brown the garlic, curry leaves, chiles and cumin seeds
in mustard oil, beat the slurry and yogurt together, add some salt and
sugar and slowly whisk to combine. Simmer it some more and you're off
to the races.

Orlando