Comments on: Speechless http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:31:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: spacedcowgirl http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14939 spacedcowgirl Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:31:27 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14939 Chiara, that sounds great! I've heard people recommend caramelizing them before but until last week I shied away, because I found the fresh ones to be pretty hard to cook through even by boiling/steaming, and they were like little rocks if they didn't get all the way cooked. I couldn't envision how they would get fully cooked by sauteing without burning them to a crisp. So that's why I baked them in the casserole after browning (and I also sliced them before browning) because I figured it would take care of the rest of the cooking. It didn't occur to me to brown, <i>then</i> steam if I just wanted to eat them as a side dish. For some reason I had this either/or idea about it. Now I wish I had more of them so I could try your method tonight. Mmmmm..... I like Fat Person Stereotype Foods (doughnuts, cheese, burgers and fries) as much as the next person, and I don't inherently love vegetables as much as I wish I did (though since I've been married I've learned a lot more ways to cook them and really enjoy many veggies now) but in the dorm cafeteria I was always the just about only person asking for a huge heaping bowl of brussels sprouts. I can't get enough of those little buggers. When my husband is away and I don't feel the need to make a "structured" dinner, I like to heat up a big bowl of frozen ones topped with some kind of spaghetti sauce and gobble them all up. But wait, I usually have a beer to drink with it even though he's not even home to influence me, so I don't fit the Women's Health profile at all! :) Re: veggies, lately we have been halving and seeding an acorn squash, rubbing it with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, wrapping it in foil, and throwing it on the top rack of the grill during preheating and while the main dish is grilling (we put it on during preheating too just to make sure it gets done). It comes out really soft and sweet and caramelized on the edges. We just split one like this yesterday and I want another one already. Chiara, that sounds great! I’ve heard people recommend caramelizing them before but until last week I shied away, because I found the fresh ones to be pretty hard to cook through even by boiling/steaming, and they were like little rocks if they didn’t get all the way cooked. I couldn’t envision how they would get fully cooked by sauteing without burning them to a crisp. So that’s why I baked them in the casserole after browning (and I also sliced them before browning) because I figured it would take care of the rest of the cooking. It didn’t occur to me to brown, then steam if I just wanted to eat them as a side dish. For some reason I had this either/or idea about it. Now I wish I had more of them so I could try your method tonight. Mmmmm…..

I like Fat Person Stereotype Foods (doughnuts, cheese, burgers and fries) as much as the next person, and I don’t inherently love vegetables as much as I wish I did (though since I’ve been married I’ve learned a lot more ways to cook them and really enjoy many veggies now) but in the dorm cafeteria I was always the just about only person asking for a huge heaping bowl of brussels sprouts. I can’t get enough of those little buggers. When my husband is away and I don’t feel the need to make a “structured” dinner, I like to heat up a big bowl of frozen ones topped with some kind of spaghetti sauce and gobble them all up. But wait, I usually have a beer to drink with it even though he’s not even home to influence me, so I don’t fit the Women’s Health profile at all! :)

Re: veggies, lately we have been halving and seeding an acorn squash, rubbing it with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, wrapping it in foil, and throwing it on the top rack of the grill during preheating and while the main dish is grilling (we put it on during preheating too just to make sure it gets done). It comes out really soft and sweet and caramelized on the edges. We just split one like this yesterday and I want another one already.

]]> By: Thorn http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14898 Thorn Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:58:55 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14898 I'm totally late, but just had to add: I mentioned this study to my husband, and I just loved his reply, "Well, sure, if you think the world is <i>The Simpsons</i>. But out here, most guys are not Homer Simpson." I’m totally late, but just had to add: I mentioned this study to my husband, and I just loved his reply, “Well, sure, if you think the world is The Simpsons. But out here, most guys are not Homer Simpson.”

]]> By: Pippa http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14884 Pippa Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:47:22 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14884 Well Gemma, they wouldn't be my first pick to chocolate coat either, that's for sure, but if we are going to talk about hiding veggies in things to trick unsuspecting eaters... LOL Well Gemma, they wouldn’t be my first pick to chocolate coat either, that’s for sure, but if we are going to talk about hiding veggies in things to trick unsuspecting eaters… LOL

]]> By: Gemma http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14848 Gemma Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:18:04 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14848 Pippa, I cannot believe you said that! I LOVE Brussel Sprouts. They're my favourite thing about Xmas, aside from the gift-giving. :D I'm not sure how they'd be with chocolate, though. . . Pippa, I cannot believe you said that!

I LOVE Brussel Sprouts. They’re my favourite thing about Xmas, aside from the gift-giving. :D

I’m not sure how they’d be with chocolate, though. . .

]]> By: Pippa http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14721 Pippa Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:02:52 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14721 Here's an even better recipe for Brussel Spouts: Dip in melted chocolate, let cool. Lick off chocolate. Throw away nasty green centers. Here’s an even better recipe for Brussel Spouts:

Dip in melted chocolate, let cool.
Lick off chocolate.
Throw away nasty green centers.

]]> By: Chiara http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14658 Chiara Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:51:57 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14658 "What does your man think about that?" EW. And Sharn, don't you know that men can eat anything they want and never gain a pound? Anyway, their bodies are just for trucking their brains around, not the sole reason for their existence like with us ladies. Tee hee! Getting down to business, if you cut the brussels sprouts in half, leave them cut-side down in a hot pan with olive oil until they're all blackened and caremelized, throw in a couple of minced garlic cloves, and then finish up by steaming with a half-cup of water? Oooh, girl. Your relationship to crucifers will never be the same. You will have to sneak them away from your significant other, as she or he may start to eat them like popcorn when they're still burning hot in the pan. “What does your man think about that?” EW. And Sharn, don’t you know that men can eat anything they want and never gain a pound? Anyway, their bodies are just for trucking their brains around, not the sole reason for their existence like with us ladies. Tee hee!

Getting down to business, if you cut the brussels sprouts in half, leave them cut-side down in a hot pan with olive oil until they’re all blackened and caremelized, throw in a couple of minced garlic cloves, and then finish up by steaming with a half-cup of water? Oooh, girl. Your relationship to crucifers will never be the same. You will have to sneak them away from your significant other, as she or he may start to eat them like popcorn when they’re still burning hot in the pan.

]]> By: sweetmachine http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14654 sweetmachine Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:30:53 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14654 spacedcowgirl, I love me some brussel sprouts! And so does my lanky, sports-hating, Buffy-loving, knitting boyfriend. This post and entire thread are made of awesome. spacedcowgirl, I love me some brussel sprouts! And so does my lanky, sports-hating, Buffy-loving, knitting boyfriend.

This post and entire thread are made of awesome.

]]> By: Sharn http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14639 Sharn Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:51:28 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14639 Durr, let's try that again with the tags closed! I’ll volunteer for the beer study! Seriously, though… if, as this article implies, you are in danger of ZOMG BLOATING LIKE A LIFE RAFT if you dare to let your guard down and eat like <strike>a normal person</strike> your guy eats, wouldn’t your guy also be in danger of ZOMG BLOATING LIKE A LIFE RAFT? Why isn’t that addressed? Durr, let’s try that again with the tags closed!

I’ll volunteer for the beer study!

Seriously, though… if, as this article implies, you are in danger of ZOMG BLOATING LIKE A LIFE RAFT if you dare to let your guard down and eat like a normal person your guy eats, wouldn’t your guy also be in danger of ZOMG BLOATING LIKE A LIFE RAFT? Why isn’t that addressed?

]]> By: Sharn http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14635 Sharn Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:44:35 +0000 http://kateharding.net/2007/10/04/speechless/#comment-14635 I'll volunteer for the beer study! Seriously, though... if, as this article implies, you are in danger of ZOMG BLOATING LIKE A LIFE RAFT if you dare to let your guard down and eat like <strike>a normal person</i> your guy eats, wouldn't your guy also be in danger of ZOMG BLOATING LIKE A LIFE RAFT? Why isn't that addressed? I’ll volunteer for the beer study!

Seriously, though… if, as this article implies, you are in danger of ZOMG BLOATING LIKE A LIFE RAFT if you dare to let your guard down and eat like a normal person your guy eats, wouldn’t your guy also be in danger of ZOMG BLOATING LIKE A LIFE RAFT? Why isn’t that addressed?

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