All hail Lebanese cooking! Since this delightful little dish has an unpronounceable Arabic/Lebanese name, I decided to be more than a little inspired by beatty's book and blog.
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10/28/2007 18:32 #41847
Esiolbonerg EtaksCategory: eating in
Thanks to (e:jbeatty) in more senses than one...
All hail Lebanese cooking! Since this delightful little dish has an unpronounceable Arabic/Lebanese name, I decided to be more than a little inspired by beatty's book and blog.
All hail Lebanese cooking! Since this delightful little dish has an unpronounceable Arabic/Lebanese name, I decided to be more than a little inspired by beatty's book and blog.
10/26/2007 03:01 #41811
The best pizza in town...Category: eating in
... is my own! New and improved, with 75% less fat and 1000% more happiness.
Recipé:
Place a high fibre pita bread (available at wegmans) on a plate.
Layer with thinly sliced tomatoes.
Layer with chunks of cheese curd cheese (from Guercio's)
Layer with sliced red onions
Sprinkle with dried basil and oregano
Layer with a generous dose of red chillie powder
Layer with sliced capsicum/bell peppers.
Sprinkle a generous dose of salt.
Pop into microwave and cook on high for 10 minutes.
File this recipé under the generic classification of "relatively healthier fast food".
Recipé:
Place a high fibre pita bread (available at wegmans) on a plate.
Layer with thinly sliced tomatoes.
Layer with chunks of cheese curd cheese (from Guercio's)
Layer with sliced red onions
Sprinkle with dried basil and oregano
Layer with a generous dose of red chillie powder
Layer with sliced capsicum/bell peppers.
Sprinkle a generous dose of salt.
Pop into microwave and cook on high for 10 minutes.
File this recipé under the generic classification of "relatively healthier fast food".
museumchick - 10/26/07 19:14
I love your fraggle rock icon.
I love your fraggle rock icon.
lilho - 10/26/07 10:35
microwave pizza? i dont know. the microwave is always a last resort for me.
microwave pizza? i dont know. the microwave is always a last resort for me.
leetee - 10/26/07 09:49
looks good!
Same thing works in the oven, too, if you want a crispy crust. Preheat while prepping. Just put it straight onto the oven rack for about 5 - 10 minutes.
looks good!
Same thing works in the oven, too, if you want a crispy crust. Preheat while prepping. Just put it straight onto the oven rack for about 5 - 10 minutes.
joshua - 10/26/07 08:44
With 1000% more happiness, how could one possibly be upset about the 75% fat loss?
With 1000% more happiness, how could one possibly be upset about the 75% fat loss?
10/21/2007 19:10 #41738
Behold the Beautiful Buffalo Blue!Category: photos
A view of the gorgeous skies, from my flat window!
10/20/2007 15:58 #41730
Roswell does not Recycle!Category: carbon neutral
My department had a spate of office moves recently and enough trash was generated to choke a small island off the coast of the Caribbean. On persistent prodding of the maintainence staff, secretaries and other people in power, I finally came to the most appalling conclusion that Roswell does not have a recycling plan!
Yes, all those recycle bins in your offices at Roswell are a psychological device for employees so that we can go on living in bliss and believe that we are recycling all those reams of paper, cardboard, plastic and glass!
For an institute battling cancer, this is most unacceptable behaviour. Worse is the deception of its employees by placing dummy recycle bins whose contents will be dumped into general trash when the employees go home.
I am going to make an official complaint to Dr.Trump. Can other concerned Roswellers please make the effort to make a complaint too? Your voice can be crucial to force the institute to be more environmentally responsible and stop polluting Buffalo's landfills with totally recycle-able trash.
Thanks!
Yes, all those recycle bins in your offices at Roswell are a psychological device for employees so that we can go on living in bliss and believe that we are recycling all those reams of paper, cardboard, plastic and glass!
For an institute battling cancer, this is most unacceptable behaviour. Worse is the deception of its employees by placing dummy recycle bins whose contents will be dumped into general trash when the employees go home.
I am going to make an official complaint to Dr.Trump. Can other concerned Roswellers please make the effort to make a complaint too? Your voice can be crucial to force the institute to be more environmentally responsible and stop polluting Buffalo's landfills with totally recycle-able trash.
Thanks!
mike - 10/22/07 00:35
that is really crazy that they don't recycle! We started our own recycling program at work, like we just collect it all in boxes and then bring it to different charities that collect paper and use the proceeds for their cause.
that is really crazy that they don't recycle! We started our own recycling program at work, like we just collect it all in boxes and then bring it to different charities that collect paper and use the proceeds for their cause.
paul - 10/21/07 22:07
Ya, and there is no recycling for the glass or plastic bottles in the cafeteria either, I just save them up in one of my numerous cardboard boxes and take them home when it is full.
Ya, and there is no recycling for the glass or plastic bottles in the cafeteria either, I just save them up in one of my numerous cardboard boxes and take them home when it is full.
paul - 10/21/07 22:04
Ya, they don't even pretend to recycle cardboard in my building at 901 Washington. One day the cleaning woman tried to take away the cardboard I had been saving up to bring home for recycling. She told me they just break the cardboard down and put it in the trash. You can;t imagine how much cardboard goes through the IT dept and into the trash.
Then I called maintenance who said the building was to far away to apparently, even pretend to recycle.
We should make a big deal out of this, it is absolutely ridiculous. I would happily join you on your quest to bring recycling to Roswell. Start a petition.
I really feel the same way about the excessive use of Styrofoam in the cafeteria. A lot of times I don't eat there because it just seems like so much waste. Why not have washable dishes, or at least silverware. I mean think about all the plastic that is being produced for a ten minute usage.
Ya, they don't even pretend to recycle cardboard in my building at 901 Washington. One day the cleaning woman tried to take away the cardboard I had been saving up to bring home for recycling. She told me they just break the cardboard down and put it in the trash. You can;t imagine how much cardboard goes through the IT dept and into the trash.
Then I called maintenance who said the building was to far away to apparently, even pretend to recycle.
We should make a big deal out of this, it is absolutely ridiculous. I would happily join you on your quest to bring recycling to Roswell. Start a petition.
I really feel the same way about the excessive use of Styrofoam in the cafeteria. A lot of times I don't eat there because it just seems like so much waste. Why not have washable dishes, or at least silverware. I mean think about all the plastic that is being produced for a ten minute usage.
jenks - 10/21/07 10:36
ooh yes, I hate the plastic silverware and paper trays! What a waste! Putting them in fancy new dispensers doesn't make it any better.
ooh yes, I hate the plastic silverware and paper trays! What a waste! Putting them in fancy new dispensers doesn't make it any better.
libertad - 10/21/07 10:21
Did you do the employee commitment survey? There is a question on there about recycling program. That was the only question I gave a bad grade for. I also put in the suggestion line that they improve recycling and switch to re-usable plates and utensils in the cafeteria. For now I'll bring my recycles home.
Did you do the employee commitment survey? There is a question on there about recycling program. That was the only question I gave a bad grade for. I also put in the suggestion line that they improve recycling and switch to re-usable plates and utensils in the cafeteria. For now I'll bring my recycles home.
10/16/2007 04:35 #41670
Knock yourself out - Indian RecipesCategory: eating in
I downloaded a bunch of recipes, packed them all together and uploaded them here: 
I know. I know. I should probably have typed out the recipes. But hey, I am lazy. Deal with it. Besides, my recipes change everyday and the results are as varied as the tropical vegetation in the Amazon. I am also chronically challenged when I am asked to use butter/ghee/sugar in a recipe and have a lot of trouble bringing myself to accept the cold plain fact that things taste better with butter. I am against all "replacement" products so I end up not making the dish or taking the non-buttered bumpy highway.
Getting back to the point, the archive is in the .7z format. It opens and extracts with this OUTSTANDING opensource program: Ditch those stupid winzip/winrar programs; they are no good.
If you are having trouble figuring out what the hell the recipé³ are talking about, let me know. I have to admit that I haven't really tried all of them, but I did read through a few and they sounded fine.
Oh, and when they say "oil", it means PEANUT OIL (or in rare cases, Sesame oil). Don't ever use any of the other crazy oils out there for Indian cooking. They just don't make the cut. I can't emphasize this point enough. If you are thinking, "Oh, maybe I could substitute with vegetable/corn/canola/soybean/rape seed/olive, STOP. STRANGLE and KILL that thought right now. In fact, even if the recipé ³ays "vegetable oil", you will get infinitely better results cooking with Peanut oil. FYI, Peanut oil is called Groundnut oil in India.
As a general rule, you may want to tone down the butter and and the ghee and the sugar and the cream and the coconut. None of them are particularly good for you. You could subsitute butter for ghee, but you cannot substitute "I can't believe its not butter" or any non-belief short-changed product for any of the above.
Here is a lentil list for reference:
Happy Cooking! :)
PS: I also like this site: However, some of the recipé³ on there are non-traditional with equally unreliable results. Try with caution and use your discretion about the saturated fat content.
I know. I know. I should probably have typed out the recipes. But hey, I am lazy. Deal with it. Besides, my recipes change everyday and the results are as varied as the tropical vegetation in the Amazon. I am also chronically challenged when I am asked to use butter/ghee/sugar in a recipe and have a lot of trouble bringing myself to accept the cold plain fact that things taste better with butter. I am against all "replacement" products so I end up not making the dish or taking the non-buttered bumpy highway.
Getting back to the point, the archive is in the .7z format. It opens and extracts with this OUTSTANDING opensource program:
Ditch those stupid winzip/winrar programs; they are no good.If you are having trouble figuring out what the hell the recipé³ are talking about, let me know. I have to admit that I haven't really tried all of them, but I did read through a few and they sounded fine.
Oh, and when they say "oil", it means PEANUT OIL (or in rare cases, Sesame oil). Don't ever use any of the other crazy oils out there for Indian cooking. They just don't make the cut. I can't emphasize this point enough. If you are thinking, "Oh, maybe I could substitute with vegetable/corn/canola/soybean/rape seed/olive, STOP. STRANGLE and KILL that thought right now. In fact, even if the recipé ³ays "vegetable oil", you will get infinitely better results cooking with Peanut oil. FYI, Peanut oil is called Groundnut oil in India.
As a general rule, you may want to tone down the butter and and the ghee and the sugar and the cream and the coconut. None of them are particularly good for you. You could subsitute butter for ghee, but you cannot substitute "I can't believe its not butter" or any non-belief short-changed product for any of the above.
Here is a lentil list for reference:
Happy Cooking! :)
PS: I also like this site:
However, some of the recipé³ on there are non-traditional with equally unreliable results. Try with caution and use your discretion about the saturated fat content.chaibiscoot - 10/16/07 13:09
i like Indira's mahanandi too, especially since she makes my andhra/rayalseema/telangana food. Btw, i am not sure about the address for the Indian store on Niagara Falls Blvd. It is closer to the S. Campus, if it helps. Also, lets meet sometime?
i like Indira's mahanandi too, especially since she makes my andhra/rayalseema/telangana food. Btw, i am not sure about the address for the Indian store on Niagara Falls Blvd. It is closer to the S. Campus, if it helps. Also, lets meet sometime?
jbeatty - 10/16/07 10:02
Tiny I love you! I have been looking for a Hokkien Mee recipe for the the last three months. This is a pretty large collection, so here I am reading through them instead reading about viruses.
Tiny I love you! I have been looking for a Hokkien Mee recipe for the the last three months. This is a pretty large collection, so here I am reading through them instead reading about viruses.
janelle - 10/16/07 08:14
I made clarified butter last night for an Ethiopian aromatic butter recipe. You clarify butter with fennel seeds, cumin seeds, shallots and garlic. Yum. Will drizzle small amounts on plain vegetables.
Also roasted sesame seeds and salt together then grinded in coffee grinder for a sesame salt.
Then I roasted peppercorn, cumin seeds, and whole coriander and ground with salt for a rather spicy salt.
We're going on a primarily fruits and vegetable diet for a few weeks and I needed something to spice things up. Plain frozen vegetables every night gets old. Will check out your recipes. Hopefully some good vegetable recipes with minimal butter!
I made clarified butter last night for an Ethiopian aromatic butter recipe. You clarify butter with fennel seeds, cumin seeds, shallots and garlic. Yum. Will drizzle small amounts on plain vegetables.
Also roasted sesame seeds and salt together then grinded in coffee grinder for a sesame salt.
Then I roasted peppercorn, cumin seeds, and whole coriander and ground with salt for a rather spicy salt.
We're going on a primarily fruits and vegetable diet for a few weeks and I needed something to spice things up. Plain frozen vegetables every night gets old. Will check out your recipes. Hopefully some good vegetable recipes with minimal butter!
tinypliny - 10/16/07 06:16
Oh and jenks, did you read my answer to your questions on the curry post? Sorry, I posted rather late and it got buried.
Oh and jenks, did you read my answer to your questions on the curry post? Sorry, I posted rather late and it got buried.
tinypliny - 10/16/07 06:04
It's clarified butter. It has a longer shelf-life because all the water has been evaporated out.
The best way make ghee is detailed here: :::link:::
It's clarified butter. It has a longer shelf-life because all the water has been evaporated out.
The best way make ghee is detailed here: :::link:::
jenks - 10/16/07 05:41
what's ghee?
what's ghee?
Looks good, Im glad you are getting some use out of the book.
Looks yummy, nice presentation.