What's Cooking? - Week of 7/11/05 - RESULTS!
#194699 - 07/12/05 01:42 PM
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melitami
Reged: 02/23/04
Posts: 1213
Loc: Ewing, NJ, USA (IBS-D, Vegetarian)
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I made Casey's Carrot-Ginger Bread. I used pre-grated carrots (Mac and I have been buying bags of them since they cook faster and are easier than buying baby carrots), which I think I need to cut smaller next time. It was good, but both Mac and I think it needs something else. His suggestion was to add few scoops of canned pumpkin and more spices, and I'm inclined to agree. Overall good though.
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This week I tried Cuscus Estivo (Summer Couscous with Herbs). It was very good and a great side for grilled fish. The only problem I had was I didn't have mint leaf (the store didn't even have it) and I was short on basil. So, it did taste like it was kinda missing something, so I don't know if that was it. I might try using veggie or chicken broth instead of water for the couscous next time (or maybe 1/2 water half broth) just to bump up the flavor.
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I made Kree's Peking Chicken Burgers. These are wonderful! They seem as "rich" as beef burgers, if that makes sense. I used ground turkey and did add the scallions. We ate them on plain hamburger buns with just a little bit of ketchup. Perfect!
I did have one problem - well, my husband, the designated griller did. The patties had very little structural integrity. He thinks I needed to make them fatter (I hate fat burgers  ). I wondered if it was because I used Panko Japanese Style Bread Crumbs - maybe the patties would have held together better if I used more traditional style bread crumbs (all of which have dairy and/or HFCS  ).
These burgers are going to be a summer staple regardless - they're so yummy - but it would be nice to know how to make them easier to handle. Any thoughts?
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Matza Meal
#196198 - 07/15/05 04:03 PM
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Kree
Reged: 10/08/03
Posts: 3748
Loc: Northern NY
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I'm glad you liked the burgers, Sand! Personally, I use Matza Meal. It's a kosher breadcrumb that doesn't contain any dairy. You can get it near the other Jewish foods in the grocery store. I haven't made them yet this year, but I think I do remember those burgers being a less solid burger, too. I think I just dealt with it and tried to keep them together... and the end product is so worth it, lol. Maybe a few more breadcrumbs would help. 
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I made the cornbread in Heather's cookbook. It was great! I added just a little cumin and cajun seasoning. I made it with chicken pieces with ginger/jalapeno BBQ sauce that I grilled and some coleslaw. I cooked the cornbread in a cast iron pan. The amazing part was DH was making yummy noises all through dinner and I thought he wouldn't be very impressed with it! 
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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