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geeme

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Take a guess....

02 May 2012 - 11:31 AM

I don't have an answer to this, so am actually asking for your input.

I get a particular dish from my favorite local Chinese restaurant that is chock-full of all kinds of things. I haven't ordered it many times at this point, because I just became aware it was available recently. Each time I get it, though, I think "I can make this", and I look very closely at what they have in it. Well, I have made something very close to it, but theirs is just so convenient to pick up.....

At any rate, I had some leftovers (I can only eat about 1/3 of what they serve at a time) for lunch, and noticed something that surprised me - a little green ring that looked amazingly like a slice of green olive. Olive? So I picked it out and tried it by itself to see if it was, indeed, a slice of olive. Nope. The flavor and texture I can only describe as coming pretty close to hearts of palm. But I've never seen a piece of hearts of palm look quite that green or looking so much like a slice of olive. I thought maybe it was lemongrass. But after finding and trying a couple more pieces, I don't think the flavor is very lemongrass-like. Now I'll give you the caveat that this is a strongly-flavored, highly spicy dish - could be the sauce and other ingredients are somewhat masking the flavor.

At any rate, I'm puzzling over what it could be. Sorry, no pics - just keep in mind it really looks a LOT like a slice of green olive. Any ideas on what it is? Your guess is as good as mine!

Happy Birthday MGOLD86!

16 April 2012 - 06:44 AM

Hope it's a great one!

Happy Birthday wrightdaddy!

14 April 2012 - 06:36 AM

:bday:

Hope it's a great one!

CHAT LIMIT???? WHAT CHAT LIMIT????????????????????

02 April 2012 - 08:13 PM

(Is that enough question marks?)

There are 5 peeps in chat right now, and when I tried to enter, received a message the limit has been reached and I can't enter until someone else leaves. 5? Really? My world is falling apaaaaaaaaart!!!!!!!!





(Okay, it's not really THAT bad, but still.....)

Looking for non-dairy recommendations

01 April 2012 - 12:21 PM

My son recently seems to have developed an allergy to dairy products, or at least a low tolerance to them. I am looking for recommendations for (or even warnings against) certain products that can be used as substitutes, particularly for milk and cheese. I'm also looking for information regarding consistency, texture, and cooking differences to be aware of. We're in the U.S., so this would be limited to products easily available here.

An example of a cooking difference: Coconut milk can be used as a substitute for dairy milk in many applications, but lacks the binding agents that dairy milk has. This makes it a good substitute when you're looking for moisture, but is a lousy baking substitute for, say, breads.

Any tips you can provide are greatly appreciated!

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