Posted on 01/18/2014 11:57:04 AM PST by nickcarraway
Myself!!
My uncle hunted everything...squirrel, rabbit, quail/dove.
Good stuff.
See you next Thursday ;)
Beans and rice.
Who knew?
(I am half-Sicilian and can probably recreate his sauce for you)
Back in the depression welfare came to you in the form of food. You had no choice but to learn how to stretch that chicken.
My grandfather was the head welfare agent for his county. He would clean up today’s mess pretty quickly. And our parks would be clean. And there would be no potholes.
Thanks, Tailback. I’ve tried quinoa - there’s some in my pantry. I know it’s a good food but so far I haven’t loved it. Must experiment!
Weird.
The first few items on the list were EXACTLY what my grandparents ate when my mother was growing up poor in West Virginia coal camps.
They only had meat on the weekends or on special occasions. And my grandfather ALWAYS worked.
Now, heaven forbid if you suggest that poor people, many of whom simply are too lazy to work, eat cheap food. Supposedly, it hurts their pride.
Funny. I tend to think my poor grandparents were much more proud than these people.
Stuff I learned about using quinoa:
Rinse it well before cooking. The seeds are coated with saponins as a natural protection against insects. The saponins are very bitter if not removed before cooking.
Quinoa is a sponge, you have to add flavors to it instead of thinking of it as it’s own flavor. For example, make a nice salad that tastes great and THEN add quinoa that has been cooked then chilled.
Try toasting it like you are making pilaf, risotto, or Spanish rice. Cook it over medium low heat with a little oil until it smells nutty, then add your flavoring liquid.
I’ll surely take you up on your offer, txhurl!
Let me know.
Be here 6:15 pm, and be prompt.. Oh, and bring an extra chair, Thursday is always a bit busier, and I don’t really understand why, it’s usually a leftover/makeover, day.. :)
No guarantees, but if you can tell me what city he was raised, who he got the recipe from, (Mom, Grandma, Uncle..etc), where they are from in Italy, and just the basic ingredients, I may be able to help you replicate it.. Really!
milk juice(apple, orange), eggs, cheese infant formula etc, yes have a long list on the vouchers to what can be purched,I used it for my son up to 3 yrs old i believe.
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If moles are a problem in your yard, I’ve heard that bits of Ex-Lax down the holes Pavlov’s them into finding other tunnels that don’t cause “distress”.
Most of these items are bad for you.
Potatoes, beans (including peanuts), and all grains have lectins, which cause Leaky Gut Syndrome, which causes chronic inflammation which causes arthritis, diabetes, etc.
Most foods are contaminated with glyphosate, the main ingredient of Roundup. Glyphosate is a poison.
Some years back, a woman posted something similar. Some food stamp gal tried to buy cat food and when she was refused, she came back with a package of high-priced shrimp.
This cheap food article morphed into a weight loss article. Apparently America's hungry need to lose an extra 150 lbs. so some taxpayer will date them.
My hubby was a west Tx boy with distant Italian connections (Naples). I think he embroidered on a family recipe and turned it into his own.
Basic ingredients...onion, garlic, olive oil, ground beef, tomato juice, sauce and fresh tomatoes.
I’m sure these are not all of his ingredients. I have a problem because the olive oil will separate and float on the top.
Any help is appreciated, :)
Great tips....thank you! And I think rinsing will help a lot because I did find it to be slightly bitter. Glad I didn’t throw it out. :)
The missing ingredients are the spices, and that makes all of the difference.. Being from Naples, (I’m Southern Italian), tells me that Oregano, is the predominant spice, with Basil and Rosemary, playing an important but secondary role, plus garlic, salt and red pepper..
I didn’t see onions or green peppers, or tomato paste, which are usually in the base sauces in Southern Italy.. I’m curious about the tomato JUICE.. That may be a West Texas addition.. LOL
More minced Garlic and some red pepper is to taste.. Don’t add the spices until the last 20-30 minutes, except for the garlic which is added last, during the sauteing of the ground beef, green pepper and onions..
Now, let me say that every family has their own recipe, with particular combination of spices that become their own flavor, even within the same family.. That flavor is what becomes the standard that all others are measured, so good luck..
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