tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post4715102193275800217..comments2023-05-14T10:37:22.333-05:00Comments on tess's paleo journey: eating like a lumberjacktesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-72462715472293309482015-07-04T10:36:13.811-05:002015-07-04T10:36:13.811-05:00that book sounds PERFECT -- thank you! :-D and Y...that book sounds PERFECT -- thank you! :-D and YES! PLEASE write a LC cookbook! I'd be your first customer!tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-66964198689483520002015-07-04T10:33:52.385-05:002015-07-04T10:33:52.385-05:00oh, yeah, that's a whole different rule.... ;...oh, yeah, that's a whole different rule.... ;-) tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-54202971173225114242015-07-02T10:16:33.226-05:002015-07-02T10:16:33.226-05:00I received as a present the book "The Food An...I received as a present the book "The Food And Cooking Of Russia" by Lesley Chamberlain. It contains amazing amount of recipes, many of which have run out of a fashion - sort-of old Russian foodie book. The interesting feature of an upper class Russian food tradition is the french-russian connection. Upper class in 18 century Russia spoke predominantly french language, dressed in a French fashion and employed professional French chiefs , but they were raised in an early childhood by Russian nannies and wet nurses who fed them old fashion folk food and told native tales, so Russian nobleman often requested from their french-trained kitchen staff to prepare the food of their childhood, they did, but with a french twist.<br />I keep thinking about writing a book with LC Russian recipes, I have so many ideas, especially about gelated foods and cold summer soups. Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-59339846810309856792015-07-01T12:36:12.400-05:002015-07-01T12:36:12.400-05:00Well, it IS unseemly to treat a social occasion (e...Well, it IS unseemly to treat a social occasion (especially at someone else's expense) like you're trying to save money on your grocery bill by chowing down. That said, I've never heard any man complain about what entree his date ordered (unless it was exceptionally expensive). The "middle of the menu" used to be considered good manners. Lori Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612141535162268390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-32264702651251912772015-07-01T12:35:45.666-05:002015-07-01T12:35:45.666-05:00OOOH -- that reminds me.... Can you recommend a R...OOOH -- that reminds me.... Can you recommend a Russian cookbook (in English, alas -- Russian is hard for an English-speaker to learn -- I tried once) that has really traditional recipes in it? :-) I love "eating around the world."tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-17502970308170987932015-07-01T12:06:10.836-05:002015-07-01T12:06:10.836-05:00YES!!! We have a thoroughly unhealthy culture, bo...YES!!! We have a thoroughly unhealthy culture, both nutritionally and mental-health-wise, because we're unwilling to view women as "human animals" as opposed to "earth angels." [grrrrr....]tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-10233372123877412442015-07-01T12:02:51.694-05:002015-07-01T12:02:51.694-05:00dammit!!! I had written out quite a long clarific...dammit!!! I had written out quite a long clarification of what I was trying to say -- and obviously failed to, in the body of this blog-post -- about the unhealthy cultural ideal we have of "eating lightly" "in moderation" and "like a lady." I hear that a lot of women, out on dates, often order salads or pasta when they'd rather have the monster steak, just because they think their boyfriends (and I use this term intentionally) will think they're unfeminine if they exhibit a HEALTHY appetite. :-( It's STUPID to think this way, on both sides of the dinner-date table. I swear to god, young women are usually their own worst enemies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-29916079781968449172015-07-01T11:59:27.839-05:002015-07-01T11:59:27.839-05:00Hmm, I remember taking a mental notice to braze a ...Hmm, I remember taking a mental notice to braze a duck on a top of my stove next time when I cook it after reading your post. I remember you mentioned DC's recipe. I don't remember all details. Traditional Russian duck is oven-roasted with sour apples and nothing else. The aging idea was borrowed by me from Alton Brown.<br /> I often add a rosemary, sometimes lemon or orange zest, but in that case I only inserted thin slices of a garlic into the duck's meat . The aging adds a lot to a meat flavor, especially in duck's case.Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-67211002192405797892015-07-01T11:45:19.622-05:002015-07-01T11:45:19.622-05:00Did I mention a braised duck recipe by Dana Carpen...Did I mention a braised duck recipe by Dana Carpender? I don't believe I've ever cooked HER duck recipe by any other method than the roasted one she calls Unsightly-But-Delicious Duck. The way I usually braise mine is with apples and wine (sherry? calvados? can't remember), in a dish called Caneton Normande.<br /><br />Did you add any kind of herbs/spices to yours?tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-3944157651234083972015-07-01T10:51:22.610-05:002015-07-01T10:51:22.610-05:00Thank you, Jan! Duck is my favorite choice when it...Thank you, Jan! Duck is my favorite choice when it is a celebration dinner of any kind. When there are a more than 3-4 people, it is a stuffed duck (a ground duck meat with a lot of sauteed onions and hardboiled eggs staffed into a duck skin) - it allows to slice equal portions.<br />I often skip dinner or eat just a salad. I still feel exited about the fact that my previous dependency on eating often gone for good!Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-5472762432082085762015-07-01T09:54:06.525-05:002015-07-01T09:54:06.525-05:00Great stuff. reminds me of a post (more like a ran...Great stuff. reminds me of a post (more like a rant) I did recently about the moralizing behind the low-carb backlash. There is a contingent of people who are just absolutely disgusted at the idea of fellow human beings -- *particularly* women -- eating rich, fatty animal foods. It's ridiculous. There's a reason young women subsisting on lettuce, Special K cereal, and fat-free yogurt so often struggle with fertility.<br />www.tuitnutrition.com/2015/06/ftf-food-prudes-low-carb-backlash.html<br />Tuit Nutritionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708859914305178756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-15567509319831452082015-07-01T07:23:23.349-05:002015-07-01T07:23:23.349-05:00I'm of the same mind...I eat when it feels nec...I'm of the same mind...I eat when it feels necessary sometimes a lot sometimes a little. Judgy people poke their noses into my business and I ignore their comments so much better now than I did as a youngster! Larcanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109743909244156390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-54474650692822592832015-07-01T06:56:40.881-05:002015-07-01T06:56:40.881-05:00That dinner sounds a lovely idea for your husband ...That dinner sounds a lovely idea for your husband Galina.<br /><br />Having earlier enjoyed a scrumptious low carb breakfast of scrambled eggs, mushrooms and tomato ... I will not be eating 'til dinner tonight, and with our current rather warm temperatures ... I'm sure it will be a salad evening meal, followed by some low carb fruit blueberries and raspberries and double (heavy) cream.<br /><br />Hop e everyone enjoys their day.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-5738161089370078142015-06-30T21:27:03.705-05:002015-06-30T21:27:03.705-05:00Eating like a lumberjack and eating like a bird is...Eating like a lumberjack and eating like a bird is not mutually exclusive. I remember how I was often not eating on evening (while having substantial LC breakfasts and normal lunches) due to being exhausted when we went to a mountain skiing during spring, than some day my husband took me to a normal restaurant and I ate a half of a roasted duck , soup and a salad without any sensation that I overate. I think it is normal to not eat consistent portions day after day. <br />I remember that you, Tess, mentioned some day a braised duck recipe developed by Dana. I remember that the duck had to be turned every at regular intervals. I turned mine every 30 minutes, it took three turns, the braising liquid was a sherry vine. Before I always cooked ducks only in an oven. However, inspired by Dana's idea you mentioned I did my own version of a braised duck, it was great. I salted it and left it aged in a refrigerator for 5 days before cooking. It was a birthday dinner for my husband.Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.com