Comments on: Welcome to The May Eat Local Challenge! http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/01/welcome-to-the-may-eat-local-challenge/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:53:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Welcome to The May Eat Local Challenge! by: Steph http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/01/welcome-to-the-may-eat-local-challenge/#comment-3528 Fri, 05 May 2006 11:31:53 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/01/welcome-to-the-may-eat-local-challenge/#comment-3528 I'm looking forward to the tofu post! I worked in a wholefood co-op a long time ago, and tried and tried to like tofu, but couldn't take to it. A few months ago, I had a taste of a tofu, pork and chili dish at a Chinese restaurant (it wasn't on the menu but asked for by a collegue who's experienced in Chinese food and a regular at this restaurant). I was very suprised at how good it tasted, so I'd love to learn better ways with tofu... I’m looking forward to the tofu post! I worked in a wholefood co-op a long time ago, and tried and tried to like tofu, but couldn’t take to it. A few months ago, I had a taste of a tofu, pork and chili dish at a Chinese restaurant (it wasn’t on the menu but asked for by a collegue who’s experienced in Chinese food and a regular at this restaurant). I was very suprised at how good it tasted, so I’d love to learn better ways with tofu…

]]> Comment on Welcome to The May Eat Local Challenge! by: Meghan http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/01/welcome-to-the-may-eat-local-challenge/#comment-3494 Wed, 03 May 2006 02:16:30 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/01/welcome-to-the-may-eat-local-challenge/#comment-3494 I've never been to the Oberlin farmer's market, but I do feel like I should say that if you haven't been to the West Side Market in Cleveland, you should consider giving that a go, as well. It's a pretty amazing place. I’ve never been to the Oberlin farmer’s market, but I do feel like I should say that if you haven’t been to the West Side Market in Cleveland, you should consider giving that a go, as well. It’s a pretty amazing place.

]]> Comment on Welcome to The May Eat Local Challenge! by: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/01/welcome-to-the-may-eat-local-challenge/#comment-3490 Tue, 02 May 2006 23:03:13 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/01/welcome-to-the-may-eat-local-challenge/#comment-3490 Kerrie--I will be posting the further adventures of the "Ten Steps" tomorrow: this one will be amply illustrated and specifically about stir frying chicken. Chicken was one of the most commonly asked about foods in those comments--how to stir fry it so it doesn't dry out. So, that is why I am doing on that is specific to chicken. Later on this month will come another very well-illustrated version on tofu. We are still working on the video....but it will not be here anytime soon. As for your question about nuts--if you want them to remain crunchy, you put them in the wok near the end, and just give them a couple of stirs in the sauce to coat them and get them well mixed. If you cook them any longer, they will become chewy--not crunchy and most people don't like that texture. Kerrie–I will be posting the further adventures of the “Ten Steps” tomorrow: this one will be amply illustrated and specifically about stir frying chicken.

Chicken was one of the most commonly asked about foods in those comments–how to stir fry it so it doesn’t dry out.

So, that is why I am doing on that is specific to chicken.

Later on this month will come another very well-illustrated version on tofu.

We are still working on the video….but it will not be here anytime soon.

As for your question about nuts–if you want them to remain crunchy, you put them in the wok near the end, and just give them a couple of stirs in the sauce to coat them and get them well mixed.

If you cook them any longer, they will become chewy–not crunchy and most people don’t like that texture.

]]> Comment on Welcome to The May Eat Local Challenge! by: KCatGU http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/01/welcome-to-the-may-eat-local-challenge/#comment-3487 Tue, 02 May 2006 19:38:10 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/01/welcome-to-the-may-eat-local-challenge/#comment-3487 Barbara, This is sort of an off shoot comment, but I just read the 10 steps to stir-frys. I feel my skills are already improving, can't wait for the picutre version. I read some of the comments, but not all 44 :-( So I am hoping you have not already answered this question. My husband and I love our stir-frys with peanuts, cashews, almonds, whatever nut we seem to have on hand. So if you are adding nuts when do they go in? As garnish just at the very end, maybe but I like to have them coated with the sauce. So would we finish cooking and stir in the nuts, then plate and serve or should they cook a little to warm up and realease all the flavorful nut oils? - Kerrie Barbara,

This is sort of an off shoot comment, but I just read the 10 steps to stir-frys. I feel my skills are already improving, can’t wait for the picutre version. I read some of the comments, but not all 44 :-( So I am hoping you have not already answered this question.

My husband and I love our stir-frys with peanuts, cashews, almonds, whatever nut we seem to have on hand. So if you are adding nuts when do they go in? As garnish just at the very end, maybe but I like to have them coated with the sauce. So would we finish cooking and stir in the nuts, then plate and serve or should they cook a little to warm up and realease all the flavorful nut oils?

- Kerrie

]]> Comment on Welcome to The May Eat Local Challenge! by: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/01/welcome-to-the-may-eat-local-challenge/#comment-3483 Tue, 02 May 2006 17:35:31 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/01/welcome-to-the-may-eat-local-challenge/#comment-3483 That would the farm, Meghan--it has to be. I saw them mentioned in an article talking about Akron's West Point Market's "goat fest" where a "local producer of chevre" brought some of their goats and there was goat cheese, and goat milk and goat soap and all of that for goatfest goers to enjoy. But I couldn't find the name of the farm! Thank you, Meghan, thank you! I see they also appear at the Cleveland farmer's markets and the one in Oberlin. Maybe we could organize a trip up to Oberlin on a market day sometime and pick up cheese....Zak went to college there, and we were thinking of showing off the college to Morganna. It is a good excuse to have local goat cheese, too. That would the farm, Meghan–it has to be. I saw them mentioned in an article talking about Akron’s West Point Market’s “goat fest” where a “local producer of chevre” brought some of their goats and there was goat cheese, and goat milk and goat soap and all of that for goatfest goers to enjoy.

But I couldn’t find the name of the farm!

Thank you, Meghan, thank you!

I see they also appear at the Cleveland farmer’s markets and the one in Oberlin. Maybe we could organize a trip up to Oberlin on a market day sometime and pick up cheese….Zak went to college there, and we were thinking of showing off the college to Morganna.

It is a good excuse to have local goat cheese, too.

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