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Comments (6)Yes I'm here - I've just been busy this past week or so. Had a lot of problem with cookies (computer) to get on line, then got very distracted by co-hosting a shower for a niece that is getting married. And all the snow has kept me busy - we have had 5 snow emergencies already and winter just started today. My life has has become: shovel, work, shovel, cross country ski, shovel, work, snow shoe! Too much black ice this winter to keep running so I took up two new activities. I mentioned at the shower to my nieces that I had purchased snow shoes at Costco and was having a blast. The 8 of them looked at me like I had gone mad! Ann - those are two really great sources for Minnesota Wild Rice. Gibbs sells cultivated (paddy grown) - which I don't think is organic. But Moose Lake has an excellent hand harvested product. In fact, I buy from Charlie Worrath of Moose Lake in the years my family's crop is not so abundent. And Charlie shipped some to me this year for my friend Karen from Texas. Karen grew up here and comes home for the holidays. I have her rice shipped to me and then give it to her when we meet for a drink. Karen and her husband drive back to Texas with a car full of Minnesota beers, wild rice, hazelnuts and who knows what else. Nothing wrong with Gibb's rice though. I have a couple pounds in my cupboard. I picked it up at the Farmer's Market - 2 pounds/$6. The vendor was throwing in the towel for the year and having a clearance. If I am going to have wild rice soup on a buffet - I actually prefer the paddy grown rice. It seems to hold up better over long periods of time. There are many areas of the country that don't have the rice readily available however. Rusty has never seen it while shopping nor has trixietx. And I believe Beverly also said it was not availble in her area. And who else in Florida said they don't travel much so they don't get wild rice anymore..... was it mustangs? I think we all have foods that are regional to our area. Paw paws!!! They have a short shelf life and can't be shipped. Anyone see those in your farmer's markets? My mother had them as a kid and always talks about them. Up North Teresa...See MoreWild Rice PIAF! ---- ??? -- La Vie En Rose--------
Comments (3)Thanks John. Yes, the Kool Aid powder gives a very pronounced fruity berry flavor to the final product, but not over powering. In a way, similar to orange duck, pineapple chicken recipes. The color is wonderful. You may notice I even sprinkled some on the hen to help caramelization because it is mostly sugar. I should have put more. I will make this dish again for a party I always have for Bastille Day. dcarch...See MoreChristmas dinner: Goose and wild rice
Comments (5)I didn't cook my goose (er, either of my geese). And I DO hate to admit it here. Our local Jay C, a rural subsidiary of Kroger's that has kept its wonderful personal service, will cook any fowl (and maybe beef or pork, I never asked) that one buys at the store. The only geese available in our area are frozen, and last year and this year I had an out of town trip and then in-house guests, so the convenience was too good to refuse. Jay C cooks the goose (and usually, for most folks, turkeys) in plastic bags. Mine are the only two geese they have cooked. Ada, the cook who does mine, understands that the fat and drippings from the goose are gold. I want them all. Maybe because the breast meat on goose is dark, the breast is not dry and overcooked. The whole thing is pale, but a quick trip into a very hot oven yields a respectable looking bird (goose was chilled when placed in the oven). Last year I used the goose fat to roast assorted root veggies. They were beyond delicious. This year I did the wild rice, equally wonderful, maybe better, and still have all the goose fat (about a quart from one goose) and the stock from the initial bag and simmering the carcass (about 2 quarts), as well as the liquid from cooking the wild rice (about 2 cups). Ahhh, what riches. But I do have to and hate to admit that, although my goose is cooked, I did not do it....See MoreWhere do you buy chia seeds and wild rice?
Comments (20)Oh! I get it now. I wasn't trying to put you on the spot. Just trying to answer. My favorite place to buy them in smaller quantities (no more than a pound or two at a time) is whichever local grocery store I'm in, for the sake of convenience. Most often, that's Whole Foods. If there's only white in the bulk bins and I want red, I'll buy it in the package on the shelf, and usually check the verbiage for where it was grown and processed. I like the least handled stuff. OTOH, if I have to drive any distance and search it out, I'd just as soon try Amazon (again, for convenience), and if I don't like what's there, I'll branch out farther online. I'd rather spend five minutes hanging with you guys, and more actually cooking the stuff, than save a dubious dollar (including my gas, depreciation, and time) looking for it cheaper elsewhere. With the kinds of whole grains and seeds you asked about, I don't see a real quality difference between the brands that I've deigned to buy in the first place. With wheat, there is a protein difference, but I still persevere in making bread from the locally available bulk wheat. I have ordered large bags of the high protein wheatberries which I reserve for pizza. That's not so much a quality difference, though, as a crop difference....See Moredcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
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