I will believe the Saudis don't see any upcoming problems with Ghawar when they cancel one of their projects due to low oil prices. If they continue to be full steam ahead with increasing their capacity then I think they are aware that Ghawar may not be as robust in 5 years time as they would like us to believe.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
I seem to have developed an obsession with food. I have more than 20 years experience in the food service industry, I grow vegetables organically in the backyard, I keep 5 laying hens, I am stockpiling food in the event of distribution interruptions and/or civil unrest.
I'm starting this thread because of the
Stop Eating Beef? thread. Rather than rant about a single item, I'm quite interested in what the people around here are eating on a regular basis and where it came from. Of equal importance, I'm also interested in how it was prepared. Do you use special tools, methods or ingredients? Is there something particular about your latest meal? Did it come from storage, from the garden, from a local farm? What makes your meal stand out?
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Tonight, part of my meal is collard greens fresh from the garden. I just transplanted a thyme cutting that was more than big enough to move to the garden, and needed to remove some shade. Rather than take an entire plant, I only remove a few leaves from several plants. They all keep producing. Stems go to the compost heap. I'm trying something new tonight. Rather than pour the water down the drain after cooking, I'm saving it in a 5 gallon bucket to put on the garden. _________________ If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--for ever."
-George Orwell, 1984
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:03 pm Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
Sorry to get off topic right away, but have you read "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy? He wrote so vividly and convincingly of the agony of starvation, I actually started getting hungry and feeling very insecure about my own food supply as I read.
I really wanted to just put the book down in several parts and go straight to the store and buy a huge load of canned food and anything else that would keep long enough to stock up on.
Back to the OP, I am a big fan of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It's easy, it's filling and it tastes good. _________________
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
kpeavey wrote:
I seem to have developed an obsession with food. I have more than 20 years experience in the food service industry, I grow vegetables organically in the backyard, I keep 5 laying hens, I am stockpiling food in the event of distribution interruptions and/or civil unrest.
I'm starting this thread because of the
Stop Eating Beef? thread. Rather than rant about a single item, I'm quite interested in what the people around here are eating on a regular basis and where it came from. Of equal importance, I'm also interested in how it was prepared. Do you use special tools, methods or ingredients? Is there something particular about your latest meal? Did it come from storage, from the garden, from a local farm? What makes your meal stand out?
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Tonight, part of my meal is collard greens fresh from the garden. I just transplanted a thyme cutting that was more than big enough to move to the garden, and needed to remove some shade. Rather than take an entire plant, I only remove a few leaves from several plants. They all keep producing. Stems go to the compost heap. I'm trying something new tonight. Rather than pour the water down the drain after cooking, I'm saving it in a 5 gallon bucket to put on the garden.
After reading your post on the Beef thread, what I'd really like to eat is your liver roasted over a spit with fava beans.
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:24 am Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
Interesting topic.
My wife made some beef pot pies. Besides beef it had Swede's and parsnips from the garden. The crust was made using some Leaf Fat lard I processed from the pigs I had slaughtered two days ago. We also had fresh broccoli from the garden.
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:36 am Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
Tonight I went to a Vietnamese eatery nearby (little Saigon is only 8 miles from me) and had a bowl of Pho' . Pronounced "fur", mostly noodles and vegetables (I'm vegan, you can get it with chicken or beef if you want) A staple of the Vietnamese diet.
I almost think its introduction to this country was worth the Vietnam War. _________________ Skeptical scrutiny in both Science and Religion is the means by which deep thoughts are winnowed from deep nonsense-Carl Sagan
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:38 am Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
SILENTTODD wrote:
Tonight I went to a Vietnamese eatery nearby (little Saigon is only 8 miles from me) and had a bowl of Pho' . Pronounced "fur", mostly noodles and vegetables (I'm vegan, you can get it with chicken or beef if you want) A staple of the Vietnamese diet.
I almost think its introduction to this country was worth the Vietnam War.
Another Pho lover ! I eat Pho for lunch more than anything. The Pho here has a really tasty broth, noodles, thinly sliced onions and some beef (any part you desire). On the side, you add bean sprouts, mint, hot peppers and various sauces hot and sweet if you want. There are several places around here, the one I go to is packed full every lunch with construction workers (mostly latino), vietnamese and a bunch of tech workers. It's a great meal for $7 which around here is cheap! Today is great day for Pho, so that's where I'll go !
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:50 am Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
Last night our dinner came from the pantry. Items we'd previously purchased and stocked.
However, most of our dinners have at least a few items we have produced ourselves. We grow and can a lot of veggies each year, and most of the meat in our freezer is from our land - Carlin's hunting or chickens we've culled from our laying flock.
Especially during gardening season, I take advantage of the all the fresh veggies and try to produce entire meals from our own land. It's not always possible of course, but we aim for that.
Mostly, though, that's simply because we can. We like the variety we can't grow here. This too shall pass...
K
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:53 am Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
dinopello wrote:
SILENTTODD wrote:
Tonight I went to a Vietnamese eatery nearby (little Saigon is only 8 miles from me) and had a bowl of Pho' . Pronounced "fur", mostly noodles and vegetables (I'm vegan, you can get it with chicken or beef if you want) A staple of the Vietnamese diet.
I almost think its introduction to this country was worth the Vietnam War.
Another Pho lover ! I eat Pho for lunch more than anything. The Pho here has a really tasty broth, noodles, thinly sliced onions and some beef (any part you desire). On the side, you add bean sprouts, mint, hot peppers and various sauces hot and sweet if you want. There are several places around here, the one I go to is packed full every lunch with construction workers (mostly latino), vietnamese and a bunch of tech workers. It's a great meal for $7 which around here is cheap! Today is great day for Pho, so that's where I'll go !
Maybe there should be another thread titled: "Pho...It's What's Fur Dinner" _________________
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:21 am Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
Less Corn Could Mean Higher Food Prices
WASHINGTON (AP) --
From chicken nuggets to corn flakes, food prices at grocery stores and dinner tables could be headed even higher as farmers cut back on the land they're planting in corn this spring.
Corn prices already are high, and a drop in supply should keep them rising. Combine that with the huge demand for corn-based ethanol fuel — and higher energy costs for transporting food — and consumers are likely to see their food bills going up and up.
Farmers are now expected to plant 86 million acres of corn this year, the Department of Agriculture predicted Monday, down 8 percent from last year, which was the highest since World War II. …
Batteries, diapers, and oh, yes food _________________ "RRrrruuuunnnn!!!" ~Apocalypto
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:34 am Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
Most of our calories come from the store. Most of our fresh produce comes from the garden. We don't buy meat at the store except on very rare occasions. _________________ "...powerdown so soft and fluffy you'll think you're living in a pillow." - jboogy
Joined: Jan 03, 2005 Posts: 1205 Location: western Wisconsin
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:32 am Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
We keep careful track of what we spend on everything, and our food spending (which includes garden seed, new fruit trees, etc.) has been steadily decreasing over the last few years, and the trend should continue this year. We are root cellaring more food, canning more, and drying more. We eat some beef, pork, and chicken, and try to get it locally. Our cheeese comes from cheese factories within Wisconsin, much of it less than 15 miles from home. Our beef either comes from a neighbor, a farm on the other side of town, or a farmer 20 miles north. Fish and venison are sourced closer to home. We no longer buy as much fresh out-of-season fruit as we once did--bananas are about the only fruit we buy regularly (for my wife's breakfast smoothies). Instead, we eat our own apples (from the root cellar or refrigerator), canned peaches and pears, frozen strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries, and dried berries and apples.
Our local food co-op is making an effort to get as much as possible from growers or suppliers as close as possible, and posts a lot of info on suppliers in the store.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:48 am Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
Ferretlover wrote:
Less Corn Could Mean Higher Food Prices
WASHINGTON (AP) --
From chicken nuggets to corn flakes, food prices at grocery stores and dinner tables could be headed even higher as farmers cut back on the land they're planting in corn this spring.
I saw that on the MSM news this morning and I thought "hmmm, I wonder if the cutbacks in corn are to plant more wheat which is also at a record high?" - But of course the MSM trumpets this like its the farmers fault food prices are so high - They must be gouging! Get em!
-G _________________ I Have and will continue to vote against ANY politician who supports the various bailouts. Curse you for selling out our future for status quo now!
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:44 am Post subject: Re: FOOD...It's What's For Dinner
WisJim wrote:
Quote:
We keep careful track of what we spend on everything, and our food spending (which includes garden seed, new fruit trees, etc.) has been steadily decreasing over the last few years, and the trend should continue this year.
Remarkable progress. For how long have you been doing this? Compared to where you started, how much have you cut your food bill? _________________ If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--for ever."
-George Orwell, 1984
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