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June 11, 2004
A Different Kind of Banana Bread
 Today we stopped into the San Juan Bakery Outlet within Dorothy McNett's cooking store in Hollister, CA. I picked up a loaf of sliced white (which was actually less expensive than most better brands in the grocery stores) and also splurged on a smaller loaf of banana bread. It's not the cakey kind of sweet bread like in the Banana Bread Recipe we have, but more like a regular yeast loaf, something about the size and consistency of typical cinammon-raisin bread. The flavor is more subtle than a sweet bread, but it tastes delicious, even the walnuts taste fresh. Definitely something I'd buy again next time I'm feeling extravagant - LOL.
posted by Kristen at 1:37 PM
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June 07, 2004
Beef Lime Wraps
It began as an attempt at crossing Fajitas and Enchiladas, an idea which I will pursue some distant day. (Looks wistfully away from the monitor for a moment).
Somewhere along the way, the green peppers I intended to buy vanished. I'm not sure where or when this happened, but they never made it into my car. Next, one of the onions I bought turned out to be bad, really bad. This left me with one onion and two jalapenos, a bulb of garlic, and some boneless beef short ribs I got on sale.
Searching through the kitchen, I began to assemble some of the more interesting flavoring items. I noticed the lime juice in the back of the refrigerator, and was inspired.
I diced up the onion and jalapenos (removing the seeds) and cut the meat into bite sized pieces. The meat far outweighed the veggies, so the fajita angle was completely out. I sauteed the veggies, added the meat, lime juice and some rice wine vinegar. The mixture seemed a bit dry, and I didn't want the meat to get tough, so I opted for some water and a little flour to make a more gravy like creation. I let it cook for a while and gave it a taste.
It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. It needed a lot more zing. I added the rest of the lime juice, some spices and a packet of beef boullion (No MSG of course). I let it cook a bit longer to blend in the new flavorings, and voila! I had... something.
The final result was very tasty. We decided to try it as a wrap with cheese and sour cream (delicious) but it would have gone very well over noodles too.
The official name is Beef Lime Wraps which is perhaps the most accurate, but I'd like to start giving my creations more imagnative names, like "Poochy", only not so lame.
posted by John at 8:55 PM
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From the Google Kitchen
 Looks like they're having a lot of fun with the newish Google Blog, including a post from a Google Cook, Charlie Ayers, with a recipe for Buttermilk Fried Chicken which Elvis apparently loved. As I was glancing through the ingredients list, I noticed that it calls for 'organic, free-range chickens' - Go Google!
This reminds of the time I had the opportunity to have lunch with a group of friends at Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA. I wish I could remember exactly what I had, but it's been a number of years now. Mostly I remember that it was really good, that they had an excellent array (programming pun - heh) of dishes, and it was not typical cafeteria fare at all. Now, if I could just get myself invited to lunch at Google, all will be right with the world. *grin*
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June 06, 2004
To Self-Checkout or Not
I haven't yet decided if I'm a fan of the Supermarket Self-Checkout or not. I agree with the article in the sense that if you only have a few items, it's much faster. (The faster you can get that pint of Ben & Jerry's out of the store, the better!)
When I have more items, however, I have to admit that sometimes the thought of running all of them across the scanner, waiting for verification, and bagging them is just too much work, especially after a long day. On those occasions, I'd rather lean on my cart behind the person in front of me, and amuse myself with tabloid headlines while I wait/rest, and then let someone ELSE do all the work.
Speaking of tabloids... I wonder what kind of impact the self-checkout is having on impulse purchases. For instance, in the one local store that has self-checkouts, there are no impulse items nearby at all - I suppose that's because there are no clerks around? Hmm.
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