Thursday, December 16, 2010
Thursday Night and I can't sleep
Its Thurs. night and I am bored, can't sleep yet. Reading about glycimic indexes(think that would put out the average joe-not me) and again you have to base the trials and experiments on products on how your own body reacts.I found my bloodwork numbers from last and will compare. Strictly Splenda, Agave Nectar, 1%Milk. Well see if there is a change in my numbers. I know some peoples sugars are affecting them in ways such as light headedness. But can you blame any of the characters above or is there something in our intake that could cause similar chemical reactions in our bodies. Look I am blabbering on about something that everyone has there own opinions on . I'll let my next set of numbers define which path I take grasshopper and report back. Starting Jan.1 I plan to blog a recipe adapted from my kitchen or other site recipes365. Starting with tamale recipe adapted by a lady in the blogging world I can't wait to read daily-THE HUNGRY TEXAN . I made a few changes to adapt to the peppers I had on hand.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Texas Pride..
The other day topic of conversation was Texas Food vs. Southern.
It is a statement about Texas in general. Texas pride aside there are several rules that need to be abided after all we are from the state of Tejas-The Friendly State. First rule of Texas-The first one to a door opens it and holds it open till all have entered and exited. A Texas women will stop and wait for the door to be opened. It is common courtesy for the man to walk closest to the street in mixed company. In deep East Texas Texans drive right handed because the left is always waving at there neighbor. A wise man said Be Gracious and Grateful and your company should have things the way they like them. You say yes ma'am.,no sir to a 6 year old or a 90 year old No Exceptions!
As far as food wars go it's cream gravy on CFS with the exception in some German communities that use brown gravy. We eat what animal is put in front of us(can't get past possum) but beef is king. All soda is Coke when ordered.The old Germans had a pitcher of sweet and unsweet tea-the sweet runs out first. BBQ is cooked low and slow on large pits ,sopped during the cooking process. But the only true Rule in Texas that can't be altered is THERE ARE NO BEANS IN CHILI!
It is a statement about Texas in general. Texas pride aside there are several rules that need to be abided after all we are from the state of Tejas-The Friendly State. First rule of Texas-The first one to a door opens it and holds it open till all have entered and exited. A Texas women will stop and wait for the door to be opened. It is common courtesy for the man to walk closest to the street in mixed company. In deep East Texas Texans drive right handed because the left is always waving at there neighbor. A wise man said Be Gracious and Grateful and your company should have things the way they like them. You say yes ma'am.,no sir to a 6 year old or a 90 year old No Exceptions!
As far as food wars go it's cream gravy on CFS with the exception in some German communities that use brown gravy. We eat what animal is put in front of us(can't get past possum) but beef is king. All soda is Coke when ordered.The old Germans had a pitcher of sweet and unsweet tea-the sweet runs out first. BBQ is cooked low and slow on large pits ,sopped during the cooking process. But the only true Rule in Texas that can't be altered is THERE ARE NO BEANS IN CHILI!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
What to expect
As you may or may not know I live in Southeast Texas. 20 minutes from Louisiana,45 mins. from the Gulf,10 mins.from the bay. There is an eclectic gathering of nationalities and personalities-Cajuns,Creoles,Asians,Viets,Mexicans Latin Americans,African Americans and TEXANS. We have 2 growing seasons-Hot and Mild. Think Mediterranean.
Beef,Pigs,Chickens,Goats and Wild Game make up a majority of the proteins found throughout SETexas and Texas. The Gulf and Bay provide Snapper,Oysters,other species of Fish. The land provides Chiles,Tomatoes,Corn,Okra,Greens,Squash and many other seasonal vegetables. Basically it grows here.
As a caterer and competition cook ,we cooked food for the masses that made us fan favorites. 1500 people can not be wrong.I am not a foodie and not a chef a simple cook who enjoys simple food with simple tastes. I hope to teach and at times entertain with stories and food-soon.
Beef,Pigs,Chickens,Goats and Wild Game make up a majority of the proteins found throughout SETexas and Texas. The Gulf and Bay provide Snapper,Oysters,other species of Fish. The land provides Chiles,Tomatoes,Corn,Okra,Greens,Squash and many other seasonal vegetables. Basically it grows here.
As a caterer and competition cook ,we cooked food for the masses that made us fan favorites. 1500 people can not be wrong.I am not a foodie and not a chef a simple cook who enjoys simple food with simple tastes. I hope to teach and at times entertain with stories and food-soon.
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