Four Foods on Friday #80

Jun 19, 2009

#1. bestmomma’s question. If you could copy the cooking expertise and ability of one person, who would it be?

It would either the Frugal Gourmet (I don't remember his name right now. oh wait, yes I do:), Jeff Smith, or Sally Fallon who wrote "Nourishing Traditions" cookbook which is huge and has more helpful information about food, nutrition, and how to eat basic, healthy, good food than any other cook book I own.

#2. What’s the first red food that comes to your mind?

Strawberries.

#3. How do you eat your strawberries?

Plain. Oh so good. Wash and put in bowl; put bowl on table; sit; devour. My 2nd favorite way is in home made strawberry jam on a piece of toasted home made bread. Oh. Heavenly. Bliss.

#4. Share a recipe that uses cherries.

Oooh. I don't ever cook with cherries. I eat them like I eat strawberries. Oh, wait, that's not entirely true; I make scones and granola bars with dried cherries. Here's a granola bar recipe:

Home made, Not really healthy but really yummy Granola Bars

1 box of plain granola cereal

1 bag of mini marshmallows

1/2 stick butter

1 - 2 cups dried cherries

1 - 2 cups almonds or pistachios

12 oz. dark chocolate chips or pieces

Melt the butter and marshmallows in a sauce pan on the stove. Use low heat so the marshmallows don't burn, and stir frequently. Combine the granola, dried cherries, nuts, and chocolate chips in a large bowl. Pour the melted marshmallow mixture over the granola and mix well (easiest if you use your hands). You want all the granola mix to be coated with marshmallow. Grease a 9x13 pan and dump the whole bowl of granola in there. Spread out and pat down with your hands. Refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight. Slice into bars and munch away. These will stay good in airtight containers for about a week. But at my house, they don't last longer than a couple of days...

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blueyes says:

0 19 June 09 at 10:38 am

I remember the frugal gourmet lol

I'm also down with those granola bars if only for the fact that they use dark chocolate. I think the milk chocolate is way to sweet.

Karen says:

0 19 June 09 at 2:54 pm

Putting Nourishing Traditions on my list of must have cookbooks.

corrin says:

0 20 June 09 at 6:36 am

I completely forgot the Frugal Gourmet. I used to love him. Especially when Elmo used to come on and cook!

(I seem to remember him getting busted for kiddie porn - must research.)

Annie says:

0 24 June 09 at 2:23 pm

@blueyes: I'm in total agreement with your milk chocolate assessment. Not enough gumption for me. Dark chocolate all the way.
@Karen: It's a GREAT cookbook. I got it as a wedding gift - one of the best ones I received, judging by actual amount of use!
@corrin: Yeeeeaaah, I think you might be right about the tragic end of our friend the frugal-gourmet. Bummer. But I love his cookbooks and find they're great ways to try new foods without busting the budget.

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