Comments on: Making do is an expatriate’s job http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/ Food, Fashion and Philosophy from an Italian Farm Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:32:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: qualcosa di bello http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2065 qualcosa di bello Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:24:35 +0000 http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2065 judith i will think of you when i make chili tomorrow for our hallowe\\\'en crowd. i wish i could ship a pot of it to you. judith i will think of you when i make chili tomorrow for our hallowe\\\’en crowd. i wish i could ship a pot of it to you.

]]> By: Maryann@FindingLaDolceVita http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2068 Maryann@FindingLaDolceVita Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:50:25 +0000 http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2068 For me, comfort food IS Italian haha. My English bloke needs these comfort foods sometimes so I\\\'ve learned how to cook them up for him. Judith, can you make the chili powder yourself? awww..I feel bad for you now. For me, comfort food IS Italian haha. My English bloke needs these comfort foods sometimes so I\\\’ve learned how to cook them up for him. Judith, can you make the chili powder yourself? awww..I feel bad for you now.

]]> By: admin http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2070 admin Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:21:14 +0000 http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2070 I did make it according to the directions in that link. Ot would not grind to a powder. I re-cooked it. I used my coffee grinder. At last it is a powder. We will see tonight whether it's good or not, although only good things went into it. I did make it according to the directions in that link. Ot would not grind to a powder. I re-cooked it. I used my coffee grinder. At last it is a powder. We will see tonight whether it’s good or not, although only good things went into it.

]]> By: robyn http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2116 robyn Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:52:21 +0000 http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2116 I love Italian food too but agree that when one wants comfort food, one goes back to one\\\'s roots. I make bread and butter pudding (make it with Panatone and it\\\'s almost Italian). I also make chilli, but it\\\'s vegetarian, with almonds instead of meat, and that wouldn\\\'t interest you. I also make vegetable curry and rice. I can\\\'t go back to much of my home comfort food since there is a scarcity of Sydney Rock Oysters, prawns, and proper roast pumpkin here in Tuscany. I love Italian food too but agree that when one wants comfort food, one goes back to one\\\’s roots. I make bread and butter pudding (make it with Panatone and it\\\’s almost Italian). I also make chilli, but it\\\’s vegetarian, with almonds instead of meat, and that wouldn\\\’t interest you. I also make vegetable curry and rice. I can\\\’t go back to much of my home comfort food since there is a scarcity of Sydney Rock Oysters, prawns, and proper roast pumpkin here in Tuscany.

]]> By: admin http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2118 admin Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:27:53 +0000 http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2118 I've never made vegetarian chili with almonds, but with beans, yes. Do the almonds not get soggy? I've made lots of Chinese dishes with sautéed walnuts or pecans instead of the meat called for. I was a forced vegetarian for over a year once. I, too, miss oysters from ANYWHERE. Why are Italian prawns not OK? And why can you not roast your own pumpkin? Inquiring minds want to know. I’ve never made vegetarian chili with almonds, but with beans, yes. Do the almonds not get soggy? I’ve made lots of Chinese dishes with sautéed walnuts or pecans instead of the meat called for. I was a forced vegetarian for over a year once.

I, too, miss oysters from ANYWHERE. Why are Italian prawns not OK? And why can you not roast your own pumpkin? Inquiring minds want to know.

]]> By: robyn http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2129 robyn Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:09:49 +0000 http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2129 Apologies. I use beans in my chili too. It wouldn\\\'t be chili without the beans. The almonds are a substitute for mince meat and the probably do end up a little soft. Italian prawns are okay if you\\\'ve never had Australian prawns. And as for the pumpkin... the local variety doesn\\\'t produce enough sugar to caramelize properly - roast pumpkin should be dense and sweet and not at all stringy. We have managed to grow one reasonable size Kent pumpkin this season - I can\\\'t wait for it to ripen. Apologies. I use beans in my chili too. It wouldn\\\’t be chili without the beans. The almonds are a substitute for mince meat and the probably do end up a little soft.
Italian prawns are okay if you\\\’ve never had Australian prawns. And as for the pumpkin… the local variety doesn\\\’t produce enough sugar to caramelize properly - roast pumpkin should be dense and sweet and not at all stringy. We have managed to grow one reasonable size Kent pumpkin this season - I can\\\’t wait for it to ripen.

]]> By: admin http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2130 admin Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:49:55 +0000 http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/making-do-is-an-expatriates-job/#comment-2130 I find both butternut squash and acorn squash very sweet, Robyn, and I buy them here, but don't know what they're called! I point. I find both butternut squash and acorn squash very sweet, Robyn, and I buy them here, but don’t know what they’re called! I point.

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