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This is an expression my dear mother
always uses! Used mostly in the scenario of "Here's what I think!
Like it or lump it!"
The "like it or lump it" page is devoted to rants, raves and recipes!
You might like it or you might want to 'lump it'! Feel free to send
in your own rants, raves and recipes too!
- Please note! el bee baby is NOT affiliated with any of
these products that we endorse!! We're just offering our humble
opinions (and boy are we known to be opinionated!).
- Do you ever have a craving for a good ol' veggie pate?
Here's a great recipe:
- a cup of ground sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds or nuts
- 1/2 cup any kind of flour (though I might avoid rice if
I were you
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
- 2 tsp parsley flakes (or a whole bunch of fresh)
- 1 tsp basil (again, you can use fresh)
- 1 tsp thyme (same goes)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp sage (or fresh)
- 1/4 tsp sea kelp (you can get this in your local healthfood
store, it is important to include this one!)
- 11/4 cups water
- 2-4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2-3 tbsp soy sauce, tamari or Braggs
- 1 cup grated unpeeled potato
- 1/3 cup oil (use your own fave)
Preheat the oven to ~350 F
Mix the dry ingredients up.
Whizz the water, garlic, onion and soy sauce in a blender until
it's liquefied.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones, stir 'em up and add
the potato and oil.
Oil a pie plate and fill with the pate mixture.
Bake about 45 minutes until it is set and somewhat browned.
It will firm up considerably as it sits.
Love this stuff, it's great on toast for brekkie, on crackers
and in sandwiches any old time. It freezes like a dream.
Yum yum. I imagine that you can fiddle around with this recipe
quite a bit. I bet it would be quite marvelous with grated carrots
or yams. Hmmmm I might go try that!
Posted by el bee, November 2002 |
- Are you a coffee aficionado? Are you crazy about good design?
Do you fantasize about winning the lottery? If so, here's what
you can do with your earnings: Check out the gosh darn lovely
espresso makers at www.francisfrancis.com
I'm in love… and scrounging together all of my change (for about
the next 10 years)
Posted by el bee, November 2002
- Why weren't all humans born with a third arm? Think about how
useful that would be for changing wiggly babies.
Posted by el bee, November 2002
- It is only now, in motherhood that I understand the point of
the 'handsfree' headset attachment for telephones. I must admit
to feeling the urge to break into dance routines when I wear it
though.
Posted by el bee, November 2002
- Here's a suggestion! Learn to vote with your dollar! Support
the small fry: your local farmers, your friendly neighbourhood
potters, buy books at independent bookstores! Buy organic!
Posted by el bee, November 2002
- Okay, another recipe! This one is maybe a bit out of season.
It's best with tomatoes from your own garden or from the market
although it's so fast an easy that I've made it with good canned
tomatoes and still loved it. (please note, for all those of you
who like precise measurements in recipes, this will drive you
nuts)
- take about 2 lbs of tomatoes (use your own judgment for
this!) Peel them and seed them if you like and chop them
up
- add a little salt, a little pepper, about 1/4 cup good
olive oil, and as much chopped up fresh basil and parsley
as seems right to you.
- put some water on to boil for pasta.
- put about 1 cup of ricotta in a separate dish and grate
a whole bunch of fresh parmesan into it (again, as much
or as little as you like!)
- cook the pasta and when it's getting close to done, take
about 1/4-1/2 cup of the pasta water and whisk it up with
the ricotta mixture. It should make a nice creamy sauce!
- drain the pasta and add the ricotta and tomato mixture
to it. Add a little more freshly grated parmesan and voila!
Posted by el bee, November 2002
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- Speaking of canned tomatoes… The wonderful man at the Italian
grocery story told me to avoid canned tomatoes with added salt
or sugar because it's a sign that the tomatoes are not particularly
ripe. (This might be elementary to some of you! To me it was a
revelation! Heehee)
Posted by el bee, November 2002
- Speaking of Parmesan… If you like freshly grated parmesan do
I have the greatest grater for you! My mother stuck this one in
my stocking a couple of years ago. At the time I thought "why
would I need a zester like this? I NEVER zest lemons!" Now though,
if I were a Survivor contestant this would be my luxury item (although
I suppose I'd have to bring a big block of Parmesan cheese too!).
It is perfect for making lovely light little feathers of parmesan
cheese that melt in a second. My mouth waters as I write this!
Check it out: it's at www.leevalleytools.com
under the kitchen section in the gifts department.
Posted by el bee, November 2002
- Any one seen those adds for disposable baby wash cloths? I laugh
every time I see it! Oh yes, my life REALLY would be so much easier
if I could just throw out all of those darned washcloths instead
of having to throw them in the laundry! What's next? Disposable
bath towels? Disposable table lamps? (so you don't have to dust
them!)
Posted by el bee, November 2002
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