Although my very favorite childhood toy was a little pots & pans set that I’d set onto the radiator to cook imaginary meals, I was never “taught” to cook. Mom imagined that I should have a cook, butler & a mansion – as she always said: ‘You deserve an Empire’. Moms are like that, I guess. Therefore, as old as I am, I don’t really know how to cook. Luckily, everyone that I know, male friends, are great cooks. My specialty, that I only cooked once – & it was yummy! was “Steamed Meat Patties”, or Meat Balls, cooked on a vegetable steamer. I seasoned the meat, then seasoned the water so that the steam would impart more flavor as the acquaintance that I invited doesn’t like heavily seasoned foods. The meat’s fats drained out, but its consistency was moist and mildly flavorful. Personally, I love heavily flavored foods with lots of garlic. I don’t eat meat now after I viewed a Ramadan on the news, but if Kosher means the animal feels no pain, I might try that recipe again, enhanced. Another “specialty” is simple bread. I have a small Stainless Steel onion soup cauldron (Mom’s) on which I make (bake) bread. A kind of American Indian Bread. I combine Flour, Baking Soda, Brown Sugar (good without sugar too), Salt, Vinegar/Lemon, or Lime – as a base, then I add various flavorings. I fold enough water into the flour mixture, lightly, until it gets loosely foamy but not sticky. The mixture releases easily onto the (slightly coated with butter or oil) cauldron. I set it onto an electric burner, add a lid, set the temp: high, & in over 5 minutes I have golden brown bread! Perfect. Its actually not usual to cook bread that way, but after 2 ranges and 2 Con Ed turn offs due to 2 gas leaking stoves, one electric-gas, unpacking a Toaster Oven was not what I wanted to do. The electric burner was an Amazon purchase. I now have 2. Fabulous! and it cleans easily. I turn off the electric burner once the bread is almost set to a light beige color to finish cooking. The burner reaches max quickly, then I turn it off to cook other foods too. It uses less electricity as a result. I’ll probably get more. A recipe that I told my acquaintance about that day, borrowed from a book is: Flour, Salt, & a can of Beer. Simple. Flavorings can be added to that mixture too. As he likes to play with food such as Fondue, I imagine its part of his new repetoire. I add my recipes to THE DAILY BARRISTER™. ©Juliette Jenner NY,NY 10185-1718 boutique(at)Enchanted-Narcissus-Gift-Baskets com http://www.EnchantedNarcissus.com
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