A call for recipes
Jan. 25th, 2005 12:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ewtI've had a windfall in the form of 16kg of baking potatoes of various quality. This is exciting.
I've been spending a LOT more time at Trinity the past few weeks, with the result that I've been getting coursework done and handed in, without having to pull any serious all-nighters. This is not as exciting, but it is still good. However, I am a disorganised ewt and have not quite got the hang of bringing my lunch with me in the morning, and this is getting expensive - because when I'm starving, thrift goes out the window and I buy whatever seems like a really good idea at the time (expensive salad from M&S with expensive smoothie things, or pies from the pie shop - cheaper but with only two veggie pies I can't eat there every day!).
I want to attempt to remedy my lunch problem in part with these potatoes. So, I need potato recipes that can be prepared in advance and eaten cold.
Forgot to post this earlier, oops!
EDIT: People have asked me about my dietary requirements.
In theory, I do not eat pork or shellfish. and do not combine meat products (excluding fish) with dairy products.
In practise, I also do not eat chicken or beef or lamb when preparing food at home, as I have no meaty dishes.
I love dairy produce! Especially the full-fat stuff.
The easiest way to think of my diet, for most people, is going to be 'lacto-ovo-vegetarian plus fish', but I'm also pretty good at making substitutions for things like sausages and chicken, so if you have a recipe which is TEH GOOD except it has bacon bits, let me know anyway and I might be able to do it a different way.
I'm not really supposed to have huge amounts of sugar.
I find mayonnaise, prepared mustard and salad cream seriously off-putting and do not eat them at all. Again, I'm not too bad with finding appropriate substitutes.
I've been spending a LOT more time at Trinity the past few weeks, with the result that I've been getting coursework done and handed in, without having to pull any serious all-nighters. This is not as exciting, but it is still good. However, I am a disorganised ewt and have not quite got the hang of bringing my lunch with me in the morning, and this is getting expensive - because when I'm starving, thrift goes out the window and I buy whatever seems like a really good idea at the time (expensive salad from M&S with expensive smoothie things, or pies from the pie shop - cheaper but with only two veggie pies I can't eat there every day!).
I want to attempt to remedy my lunch problem in part with these potatoes. So, I need potato recipes that can be prepared in advance and eaten cold.
Forgot to post this earlier, oops!
EDIT: People have asked me about my dietary requirements.
In theory, I do not eat pork or shellfish. and do not combine meat products (excluding fish) with dairy products.
In practise, I also do not eat chicken or beef or lamb when preparing food at home, as I have no meaty dishes.
I love dairy produce! Especially the full-fat stuff.
The easiest way to think of my diet, for most people, is going to be 'lacto-ovo-vegetarian plus fish', but I'm also pretty good at making substitutions for things like sausages and chicken, so if you have a recipe which is TEH GOOD except it has bacon bits, let me know anyway and I might be able to do it a different way.
I'm not really supposed to have huge amounts of sugar.
I find mayonnaise, prepared mustard and salad cream seriously off-putting and do not eat them at all. Again, I'm not too bad with finding appropriate substitutes.
Grey ones
Date: 2005-01-25 03:05 pm (UTC)Mum
Re: Grey ones
Date: 2005-01-25 09:54 pm (UTC)Re: Grey ones
Date: 2005-01-27 10:13 am (UTC)Hrm, come to think of it, I've eaten bits. I invariably eat little bits of whatever I chop. I feel a bit embarrassed and guilty but (a) Henderson's restaurant serves everything raw, including broccoli and other things most people only eat cooked (b) Jamie Oliver insisted his little recruits ate raw fish because your raw ingredients have to be nice (or something like that)
Still, when I think of eating potatoes I think of (a) a sci-fi book where our hero was starving and dug up raw potatoes and ate them (b) reading that eating raw potatoes is really bad for you (in large quantities) because they have evil enzymes, like pineapple does.
Next time I have some raw potato in front of me I'll nibble a bigger bit and think of you both :)
Re: Grey ones
Date: 2005-01-31 03:24 pm (UTC)I thought pineapple had good enzymes that help with digestion. Value judgements and dietary enzymes are probably going to be a confusing combination no matter what, though.
I know raw green potatoes are pretty nasty but wouldn't want to eat them as they taste disgusting.
Re: Grey ones
Date: 2005-02-02 02:37 pm (UTC)On the whole I agree, although broccoli au gratin etc etc rock.
Do people only eat this cooked?
Yes.
I thought pineapple had good enzymes that help with digestion. Value judgements and dietary enzymes are probably going to be a confusing combination no matter what, though.
Heh. Indeed. I actually really want to reread the book that gave me part of the idea about potatoes soon, so I may get back to you on this one :)
I know raw green potatoes are pretty nasty but wouldn't want to eat them as they taste disgusting.
Once more going back to my heuristics about vegetables : I was under the impression that green potatoes were Extremely Bad For You and Verging On Poisonous. I cut off all green parts and if the whole potato is a bit on the green side I vacillate. If I'm cooking for other people I am much more careful as few people have my iron-clad stomach.
I need to do some research on this 'unhealthy potato' business. I will update you on my findings :)