Nutrition, Wumpette Style

[mecch]

I had three delicious airplane meals on Lufthansa today -- breakfast, lunch and then kind of a small second pre-landing lunch. Oh, and five glasses of red wine because they don't charge you at all even in economy.

ps: I lied to US Customs when they asked if I had brought in any contraband agricultural products! shhhh! (though mine was actually purchased at the very legendary Halles de Lyon Paul Bucose -- only the best for Miss P.

The Lufthansa flights to Newark however can be shady.  I've experienced a couple terrifying landings...
As for Customs, I wonder what would happen if they catch someone? Confiscation? Fine?  I always bring a load back to family and friends.   Brought cheese a few times, but industrially wrapped.

Hope you enjoyed many delicious delicacies and libations. 

[mecch]

Jackin' Ipads from innocent Germans and now lying to US Federal Agents...You're really racking them up there Thelma.

Uncle Sam is reading and listening to everything.....  So I guess we have no more secrets.  Hey NSA -  "Vacherin du Haut-Doubs."

[Rev. Moon]

As for Customs, I wonder what would happen if they catch someone? Confiscation? Fine?  I always bring a load back to family and friends.   Brought cheese a few times, but industrially wrapped.

They just confiscate it and throw it in a supposed dump bin (only to eat it later).

[Miss Philicia]

Miss P is having pappardelle with basil pesto, ficelle bread with buffalo milk butter, and then perhaps some fromage blanc for dessert and a small bowl of fresh strawberries -- all from my foray to the farmer's market.

[mitch777]

Sorry to keep all of you hanging on the edge of your seats about my "can you identify this" post.
Got a bit distracted lately.

Here is your final "hint".

[Miss Philicia]

fresh garlic?

[WillyWump]

some kind of weird onion....but not Ramps.

[Habersham]

Garlic Shoots!

Much like leeks or ropes!

Scapes!

[mitch777]

we have a winner!
Habersham!

The basket full of garlic was my crop from last year.

The "scapes" in the prior pic are basically just the flower stalk that each plant produces.
You want to cut them off when they start to curl like a pig tail and before they bloom to send more energy into bulb growth.

Harvest time is July. Planting time is Sept.-Oct.

The nice thing is is that I chop the scapes into 1/4" pieces and put them in a freezer bag .
They have a mild garlic flavor and are handy to grab without all of the mincing.

Some restaurants put the scapes in salads but I find the raw texture disturbing.
I use them when cooking anything that calls for garlic.

Thank you for playing "Name That Thang" and your prizes, um, er....
well, there are no prizes.
I spent the prize money on ingredients to make my turkey garlic chili.

PS- They don't taste anything like leeks.

[BT65]

Ms P also said garlic.  It's not difficult to identify based on that last picture.  I also use fresh garlic when a recipe includes garlic.  Can't beat that taste!

[mitch777]

Ms P also said garlic.  It's not difficult to identify based on that last picture.  I also use fresh garlic when a recipe includes garlic.  Can't beat that taste!

I know betty. Was just wondering if anyone would recognize a garlic "scape".
My guess is that most people have never seen or heard of a garlic scape and with the lackluster number of replies I thought it best to put a quick end to the subject.
(hence the pic of garlic bulbs)

[BT65]

I know betty. Was just wondering if anyone would recognize a garlic "scape".
My guess is that most people have never seen or heard of a garlic scape and with the lackluster number of replies I thought it best to put a quick end to the subject.
(hence the pic of garlic bulbs)

No, I've never heard of garlic "scapes."  Do you use those when cooking also, or are they part of the garlic bulb (sorry, didn't look closely at the other pic).

[Miss Philicia]

No, I've never heard of garlic "scapes."  Do you use those when cooking also, or are they part of the garlic bulb (sorry, didn't look closely at the other pic).

http://www.saveur.com/article/-/Garlic-Scapes-Recipes

I bet the pesto made with garlic scapes would be delicious.

ps: Mitchell, I didn't see your first picture of the scapes only the last of the garlic heads because I was away on my trip. I was logging in from France on my smartphone but, frankly, this forum is very cumbersome to use on a small screen and I'd give up after a minute.

[mitch777]

No, I've never heard of garlic "scapes."  Do you use those when cooking also, or are they part of the garlic bulb (sorry, didn't look closely at the other pic).

Betty,
do you have me on ignore or something? LOL!
Yes I cook with them. (read my winner announcement post again)
m.

[mitch777]

http://www.saveur.com/article/-/Garlic-Scapes-Recipes

I bet the pesto made with garlic scapes would be delicious.

ps: Mitchell, I didn't see your first picture of the scapes only the last of the garlic heads because I was away on my trip. I was logging in from France on my smartphone but, frankly, this forum is very cumbersome to use on a small screen and I'd give up after a minute.

Geez, I give up!
btw, have you seen scapes anywhere?

[Miss Philicia]

Geez, I give up!
btw, have you seen scapes anywhere?

farmers markets have them, maybe Asian grocers because they're used in some Chinese dishes -- they're like ramps, but ramps get more press because they're the first "green" item of spring. Also in June you can find "green garlic" which is simply immature garlic and looks like an overgrown scallion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/dining/green-garlic-grassy-and-sweet-is-in-season.html?_r=0

There are also about a dozen varieties of garlics. When I went to the farmers market in France I saw amazing hues of purple garlic.

[WillyWump]

ramps, but ramps get more press

LMAO! Stop it PUHLEAZE!

Now the Ramps are getting press

[Miss Philicia]

Now the Ramps are getting press

They do if one lives in a more civilized, cosmopolitan part of the country.

[mitch777]

LMAO! Stop it PUHLEAZE!

Now the Ramps are getting press

no press here on ramps or scapes.
who duh thunk?

[Miss Philicia]

no press here on ramps or scapes.
who duh thunk?

I (quite clearly) stated "civilized, cosmopolitan" for a reason.

[mitch777]

I (quite clearly) stated "civilized, cosmopolitan" for a reason.

yuppums, I kinda got that on that there garbage verbage.
we be livin in the sticks.
gotta go see where I left my washboard.

[Miss Philicia]

And now that it's peak soft shell crab season in the Mid-Atlantic let's move on...

[WillyWump]

And now that it's peak soft shell crab season in the Mid-Atlantic let's move on...

I'm gonna miss the soft shells this year as I'm not going to Virginia till September. Are Blues still going then?

[Miss Philicia]

I'm gonna miss the soft shells this year as I'm not going to Virginia till September. Are Blues still going then?

That's the very end of the season so you may be able to find them.

[Habersham]

Fiddle de Dee Everyone!

Scrapes, Ramps, Ropes and Scallions are all stems which connect to bulbs

Whatever the bulb is determines what you call them

(In a photo they all look pretty much the same)

So let's move on   

Says the good winner   

[BT65]

Betty,
do you have me on ignore or something? LOL!
Yes I cook with them. (read my winner announcement post again)
m.

No Mitch, you're not on ignore.  I was too lazy to look at previous posts.  That's all.

[Miss Philicia]

Let's move on to fiddleheads ferns and hen of the woods.

[Miss Philicia]

I sashayed over to the Passyunk Fountain Wednesday farmers' market (mere blocks away, natch)



... and lookee here what the cute Amish boy sold me (well, one thing in particular -- some of the rest came from the hipster grocer)



chop! chop Mitchypoo!

ps: special bonus for the artisanal fleur de sel caramel at the bottom -- delish!

[mitch777]

You landed some scapes!
What are you going to do with them?

Ps-Really don't care for fiddleheads and have never tried of hen of the woods.
I did find a couple of morel shrooms growing in the back yard a few weeks ago but discovered them a bit too past their peak.

[Miss Philicia]

You landed some scapes!
What are you going to do with them?

Ps-Really don't care for fiddleheads and have never tried of hen of the woods.
I did find a couple of morel shrooms growing in the back yard a few weeks ago but discovered them a bit too past their peak.

I'm going to use the scapes in a tuscan kale and apple salad, with a quince vinegar based vinaigrette, that's a very special one for special needs. Then I'll use some of the rest for a mushroom salad with a basic balsamic dressing. I bet they'd be tasty with some scrambled eggs too. They're rather a bit like ramps-lite 2.0 so I could even make pesto.

I'm rather 'meh' on fiddle but love love love hen of the woods! If you adore mushrooms I can't imagine you not liking them.

[mitch777]

I'm going to use the scapes in a tuscan kale and apple salad, with a quince vinegar based vinaigrette, that's a very special one for special needs. Then I'll use some of the rest for a mushroom salad with a basic balsamic dressing. I bet they'd be tasty with some scrambled eggs too. They're rather a bit like ramps-lite 2.0 so I could even make pesto.

I'm rather 'meh' on fiddle but love love love hen of the woods! If you adore mushrooms I can't imagine you not liking them.

recipe sounds good as long as you are grilling or sautéing the scapes. Raw, not so much.
and yes, I love mushrooms.

here is a video I made about scapes.

http://youtu.be/B4kWAoYu2i4

[WillyWump]

I'm going to use the scapes in a tuscan kale and apple salad, with a quince vinegar based vinaigrette, that's a very special one for special needs. Then I'll use some of the rest for a mushroom salad with a basic balsamic dressing. I bet they'd be tasty with some scrambled eggs too. They're rather a bit like ramps-lite 2.0 so I could even make pesto.

I'm rather 'meh' on fiddle but love love love hen of the woods! If you adore mushrooms I can't imagine you not liking them.

WAT?

hen of the who? Quince of the what?

Here's a pic of todays "hen on my plate" chicken leg and fried burrito 

(actually there was no plate involved, I ate it directly off the plastic bag it came in)



yeeehaw

[Jeff G]

Hawyee , I'm dyslexic .

I had KFC boneless today and went power shopping at JC penny .

[Miss Philicia]

What exactly does one find at Jacques Penne these days? I don't think I've been in one in 20 years. In fact, when I went into La Part-Dieu last week it was the first mega-sized shopping mall I've been in since King of Prussia 8 years ago.

u jellz I had a burger at the Part-Dieu with foie gras on it and peach chutney!

[WillyWump]

Hawyee , I'm dyslexic .

I had KFC boneless today  .

The "you ate the bones!" chicken? that looks so good. Btw, the Churchs Texas grilled chicken is REALLY good., dont know if the yanks get it though.

[Miss Philicia]

Please Mary, I had Federal Donuts shabazzi-dusted fried chicken last Saturday as soon as I returned to Filthy.

[Miss Philicia]

Farmers' Market Day -- this one at Rittenhouse Square (btw, Mitchypoo -- there were garlic scapes galore)



purple scallions, strawberries, blueberries, peas, a blueberry scone, fleur de sel caramels (obsessed), local honey, and tuscan kale

[Jeff G]

I will give you credit Miss P ... that looks really delicious .

[mitch777]

looks like you hit the jackpot.
what did you think of the scapes in your salad?
would you bother again?

[Miss Philicia]

what did you think of the scapes in your salad?
would you bother again?

I ended up using them to roast a pan of potatoes, and they were delicious. I almost bought more today but figured I'll wait and get some next time.

[mitch777]

I ended up using them to roast a pan of potatoes, and they were delicious. I almost bought more today but figured I'll wait and get some next time.

scape season is short.
my guess is they might not be around in another week or 2.
so you oven roasted them with the potatoes? S/P evoo?

[Miss Philicia]

so you oven roasted them with the potatoes? S/P evoo?

yes

>>> S/P evoo? -- what's that mean?

[ds4146]

Farmers' Market Day -- this one at Rittenhouse Square (btw, Mitchypoo -- there were garlic scapes galore)



purple scallions, strawberries, blueberries, peas, a blueberry scone, fleur de sel caramels (obsessed), local honey, and tuscan kale

Wow, so very....those peas look like they were dumped from a can, the blueberries look like something that might hang in Texas, and I am not talking about a tree, and those things that are supposedly strawberries, well, bless your heart for supporting your local farmers, sad as that might be. Oh the glory of living in Southern California!

[mecch]

That is what local strawberries look like in Germany, France, and Switzerland, too.
I dunno what you think you are getting in Southern California, but i guess its local "industrial" strawberries for the national and international markets.
If I want that kind of strawberry here in Switzerland, the berries come from Spain.  They are cheap. large, succulent looking, and vary i taste from a crunchy lightly sweet "fruit rind" taste, to "strawberry, but not sweet", to "wow, amazing!".   
And buying them puts locals farmers out of business.
And they come with a carbon footprint.
And pesticides....

Bon appetite.

[Habersham]

yes

>>> S/P evoo? -- what's that mean?

I would mention Rachael here but what if next week she turns out to be a misogynist?  Best to bite my tongue.     

[Miss Philicia]

Wow, so very....those peas look like they were dumped from a can, the blueberries look like something that might hang in Texas, and I am not talking about a tree, and those things that are supposedly strawberries, well, bless your heart for supporting your local farmers, sad as that might be. Oh the glory of living in Southern California!

I'm sorry -- but you can't compare the delicate sublime vegetables and fruits from the Amish in Lancaster County or the strawberries of southern New Jersey. Those strawberries in California are over-sized and sold year round at Walmart. U Jellz?

And on that note I am off for a day of shopping at the famous Ninth Street Italian Market. I need to locate a bottle of sirop d'orgeat so I can make Mauresque cocktails all summer long.

[mitch777]

I would mention Rachael here but what if next week she turns out to be a misogynist?  Best to bite my tongue.     

LOL!
I was hesitant too but here goes:
S/P= Salt and Pepper
evoo= (according to Rachael Ray) Extra Virgin Olive Oil
(I know it can be a waste to use Extra Virgin at times but it is the only oo I have in the house)
oo= Olive Oil
Miss P. doesn't watch the Food Network? hmm...

[Miss Philicia]

A couple of hours ago I spilt an entire container of fresh salsa verde all down my kitchen cabinets and all over half the kitchen floor. It was horribly unpleasant to clean up.

[Jeff G]

A couple of hours ago I spilt an entire container of fresh salsa verde all down my kitchen cabinets and all over half the kitchen floor. It was horribly unpleasant to clean up.

I spilt a pot of macadamia nut coffee in an apartment I lived in once and considered moving it stank so bad , it was behind and in between the cabinets and impossible to clean up . I don't care for macadamia nut coffee to this day . 

[WillyWump]

scape season is short.

so you oven roasted them with the potatoes? S/P evoo?

I'm gonna try Scapes with my roasted goat...so I can have Scape-Goats.