tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018156447654950017.post2268556866287086951..comments2024-03-27T18:11:45.465-05:00Comments on cousin nancy: Dieting!cousin nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07827950417863497141noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018156447654950017.post-66062009979764115882017-08-09T20:46:11.061-05:002017-08-09T20:46:11.061-05:00Laugh out loud and end of subject.Laugh out loud and end of subject.cousin nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07827950417863497141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018156447654950017.post-13922206751568341402017-08-06T16:12:03.278-05:002017-08-06T16:12:03.278-05:00I have been feeling very smug that I had heard the...I have been feeling very smug that I had heard the word 'tarragon' before and knew it was a spice. I wonder if that HEB checker knows what tarragon is? I just may know something he doesn't know about food after all.<br /><br />But I have to admit that having heard the word doesn't mean I had a clue as to what 'tarragon' would look like. The word sounded like something from a Middle Earth type fantasy novel - maybe the name of a place or a famous knight..or dwarf....or hobbit...or score from a game played on broomsticks!<br /><br />Anyway I GOOGLED the word - to see the picture of the herb. I then called our NoMad resident culinary expert - Lori - to see if she thought the little HEB might have it in stock. She wasn't sure, so when I later hit the HEB fresh herbs aisle it was with trepidation, thinking I might yet have to go to the Big City to find a Whole Foods stocked with tarragon! <br /><br />Eureka! Tarragon was at the HEB and I was able to find it ---- but only because of the label on the bag, not because I remembered what it looked like - not after a 30 minute drive (away from my computer) to town. (The preceding statement is not to be misinterpreted as saying that I "slept" while driving to town - I'm just old and have little short-term memory.)<br /><br />As for shallots, I laughed while reading that you used green onions because I had alway GUESSED that shallots were a fancy name given to the stalks of green onions! I looked at the picture of the shallots on the recipe you posted and said to myself, in true surprise, "Huh?" I was afraid they would taste very 'different' from green onions so I felt I had to buy the real thing. Tip: cutting a shallot = potential for the cook crying. Yep, a lot like an onion, all right.<br /><br />We'd better end this discussion or people will learn altogether too much about our epic ignorance of 'trendy' foods. Don't even ask about the time Lori asked me to stop at Whole Foods while I was in San Antonio to buy some hummus.......Mari of the NoMadsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018156447654950017.post-37964072486223634792017-08-06T12:05:03.939-05:002017-08-06T12:05:03.939-05:00Hi Mari! I am more than thrilled that you and Davi...Hi Mari! I am more than thrilled that you and David tried Cousin Nancy's delicious Herbed Crab Rolls recipe and putting your own twist on it. We love this recipe and I loved that it was so simple and easy to prepare. Trust me—I am planning to make this at least once a week for us.<br /><br />LOL, I am still laughing about your confession concerning "What do shallots look like?" So I must admit that I don't know about shallots either, so I just used a bunch of those little onions with stalks. And since we are into confessing our food ignorance—I've never used Tarragon before and Tony had to help me find it among the spices. <br /><br />P.S. The next time I fix this, I am going to wrap our "rolls" in lettuce...cousin nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07827950417863497141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018156447654950017.post-78901503769933633552017-08-05T23:16:27.859-05:002017-08-05T23:16:27.859-05:00Big Thumbs Up on this latest "Cousin Nancy&qu...Big Thumbs Up on this latest "Cousin Nancy" recipe from both David and me! We served it up on one 45 cal piece of bread and used a piece of fresh leaf lettuce as the top "bun". A perfect light, tasty meal with the ability to satisfy hunger! <br /><br />The most embarrassing part of this recipe adventure for me was the shopping. I had always heard of 'shallots' but had no idea what one was, other than that is was a type of onion.<br /><br />So I found shallots in the onion area (yes, really!) of the store and added a small one to my basket and headed to checkout. There a very young man was my 'checker'. He lifted the shallot from the basket and asked me "This is a shallot, right?". He was at LEAST 45 YEARS younger than me and yet he could already recognize a shallot! I wonder if I fooled him when I nonchalantly replied "Why yes, it's a shallot." - just like I knew what I was talking about. <br /><br />There is little doubt that no one will ever mistake me for an Iron Chef. But keep those recipes coming so I can continue to 'broaden my culinary scope'!Mari of the NoMadsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018156447654950017.post-70293019786739509322017-08-04T17:25:35.942-05:002017-08-04T17:25:35.942-05:00Hi Mari! That is hilarious that you had to buy Tar...Hi Mari! That is hilarious that you had to buy Tarragon, too. The Tarragon, granny apple and the imitation crab meat was what I had to buy. We love Prevention magazine's "Cousin Nancy's Herbed Crab Rolls" and I can't wait for your review.cousin nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07827950417863497141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018156447654950017.post-75872446101691071562017-08-04T16:16:21.106-05:002017-08-04T16:16:21.106-05:00I'm on it! I drove to the little HEB and got a...I'm on it! I drove to the little HEB and got all the ingredients that we did not have (e.g. tarragon). Guess what we're having for supper? I'll be putting mine on leaf lettuce, though, not bread. I am TRYING to cut back on carbs, although I'm not always successful. Sigh.<br /><br />I'm so looking forward to this - I'll give you a review later.Mari of the NoMadsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018156447654950017.post-8961329753086188122017-08-04T09:35:55.356-05:002017-08-04T09:35:55.356-05:00Hi Mari! I used imitation crab meat and seriously,...Hi Mari! I used imitation crab meat and seriously, we love this recipe and I can't wait for you to try it.cousin nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07827950417863497141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018156447654950017.post-78131596389558865382017-08-03T19:27:02.294-05:002017-08-03T19:27:02.294-05:00Nancy, can you substitute imitation crab meat for ...Nancy, can you substitute imitation crab meat for real crab in the recipe? That looks terrific and I will be making Cousin Nancy's Herbed Crab Rolls soon - especially if imitation crab meat is a GO!<br /><br />Mari of the NoMadsnoreply@blogger.com