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[Urbane Guerrilla]

Wikipedia

Cool Whip -- Wired magazine -- pic

"That," as Butch Cassidy said before the mailcar blew to smithereens, "oughtta do it."

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

You may be certain that wormy rice (protein and carbs!) has more nutrition in it than Cool Whip.

haha so true

hey clod

The 3 ingredient cookie recipe I posted for you or I had you in mind anyway.

The Splenda can be substituted for sugar if desired and they are great little cookies.

[Clodfobble]

Thanks for thinking of me, sky. Alas, the kid is allergic to both eggs and peanuts...

[zippyt]

They Should Look like This

[skysidhe]

I make a lot of homemade granola which is delicious and economical but my neighbor delivered some no bake chocolate oatmeal cookies. I had not had one since I was a kid. I don't know why because they were delicious and I always have a ton of oatmeal.

I just made some more. The sugar content is 17g per cookie which is high and you'll feel it after eating one but oh man oh man are they good.
No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies Recipe


These are wonderful, quick cookies. It is one of the first things I learned to 'cook'. You can add more or less oats (3 cups work best for me). I have found that the weather makes a difference on the consistency. It is very important not to boil them for longer than a minute.
by Jenny White



6 min | 5 min prep
24 cookies

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (or chunky)
• 3-3 1/2 cups dry quick-cooking oats
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

1. Add the first four ingredients into a 4-quart sauce pan.
2. Bring to a rolling boil and hold for 1 minute.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Stir in the next 3 ingredients and drop by tablespoons onto wax paper.
5. Let cool until set.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

And very chewy it is too.

Ingredients

1/2 c Milk
3 TBSP Shortening
1 lb Honey
1 c hot Water
1 pkg activated dry Yeast, or equivalent cake
2 c Flour, white
4 c Flour, whole wheat
1/4 tsp Salt, to taste

Equipment

Large mixing bowl

Procedure

1. Scald Milk
2. In large bowl, mix Shortening, Salt, Honey, hot Water
3. Add Milk, cool until lukewarm; add Yeast and let sit a while
4. Add all Flour, knead
5. Cover, let rise 2 hr, punch down, rest it 1/2 hr
6. Divide into 2 loaves, let rise further 2 hr, bake 50-60 minutes at 350 F.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

The Froog doesn't really like haggis, but knows people who do.

I prepared this recipe for the Medinah Highlander Pipe and Drum Band of Chicago. They piped the Haggis into the dining room. . . The Pipe and Drum Major cut the Haggis in the sign of the Cross and the party began. These pipers ate everything in sight... so I am willing to offer you my version of Haggis. [capitalizations as original]

Beef and Lamb Haggis, Froog style

Equipment
4-qt covered pot
Meat grinder
Mixing bowl
Steamer and String, for tying ends

Filling Ingredients

1 lb Beef Heart, cut into 2" wide strips
1 lb Beef Liver
1/2 lb Lamb Stew Meat, 1" chunks
1 1/2 C Yellow Onion, peeled, finely chopped
4 TBSP Scotch Whisky
2 C Oatmeal, toasted on cookie sheet, 375 F for 10 min
2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground Black Pepper
1 tsp dried Thyme (about 2 tsp fresh)
1/2 tsp Rosemary
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg.

The Casing
3 Beef Caps -- inquire w/sausage maker about these. I'd go to the Mexican groceries around here, which all have old-school meat departments and prep their own stuff.
1 C Distilled Vinegar
1/2 TBSP salt, to soak

Place Beef Heart in 4-qt pot with cold water to just cover. Simmer, covered 1 hr 10 min. Add Liver and Lamb, cover and simmer 20 more minutes. Remove contents of pot, let cool; reserve 1 C liquid. Grind everything coarsely w/meat grinder.

In large mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients together except beef caps/vinegar/salt for soaking. Mix well, set aside.

Now for the beef caps: rinse Beef Caps in cold water. Turn them inside out and soak them in 2 quarts cold water with Salt and Distilled Vinegar for 1/2 hr. Drain, and rinse very well inside and out.

Divide seasoned meat/oatmeal mixture into 3. Fill Beef Caps with mixture, tie ends off with string. Prick haggises all over with sharp fork. Steam 1 hr 20 min.

Serve sliced with beef or lamb gravy.

[Sundae]

Ixnay onway ethay eanutpay ecipesray....! C'mon!
I am interested in the sweet potato dish though. Is that what candied yams are?
No idea how well it would go down here, but am tempted to try it for myself while the 'rents are away. If it passes muster with me I might try it at a BBQ... Without the pecans.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Yes, should be fine with candied yams. There is a terminological kerfuffle about yam vs. sweet potato in marketing them in cans. Something about the latter getting called the former a lot. Wiki, maybe...?

Yes, from here. An excerpt:

The sweet potato is very distinct from the actual yam, which is native to Africa and Asia and belongs to the monocot family Dioscoreaceae. To prevent confusion, the United States Department of Agriculture requires that sweet potatoes labeled as "yams" also be labeled as "sweet potatoes".

FWIW... sigh.

[Shawnee123]

I yam what I yam.

[Sundae]

That solves it then. I did wonder, because many of the African/ Caribbean shops here sell both and they are quite obviously different. But then I was puzzled how an African vegetable became part of the Thanksgiving tradition. Now I know it's really a sweet potato (indiginous to the Americas) I will sleep more soundly.

Was talking to my bro about this the other day.
He told me his story of loading up his plate (so says my SIL - he maintains he only had three) with roast potatoes, only to find it was plantain. Very disappointed. He was much more suspicious at buffets after that.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

That would startle. 'Course, fried plantain would be a decidedly guy-starch. Once you're set to expect banana, not potato flavors.

[Sundae]

Yebbut, Ste - like me - is well aware that banana is the fruit of the devil. Everything about it makes us gag.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Mystifying, except in point of an allergy. What sort of bananas would they be afflicting you with, there in Buckinghamshire?

[Sundae]

Grim ones. That smell and taste and look like bananas!

Anyone have a good onion marmalade recipe?
I'm not looking to put any aside, just as an accompaniment for Mum's birthday dinner.
She mentioned the other day that she adores it. I want to do a proper 3 course meal that I know she will enjoy. I have to practice the souffles though, as she's not a big sweet potato fan. I might end up with some sort of puff pastry tart.

Sweet Potato and Cheshire Cheese Souffle with a rocket garnish and Red Onion Marmalade

Chicken Roulade Stuffed with Ham and a Cider Cream Sauce
(new potatoes and seasonal veg - I'll see what's around)

Baileys Chocolate Raspberry Torte
(really a one layer chocolate cake topped with Baileys cream and raspberries)