Guest guest Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Thank you Pat for your new year greeting, I'd like to add to those wishes - a happy new year to all members, health, contentment and lovely vegetarian food! We didn't celebrate New Year as such but on the 2nd we had a house-warming party for the family as we'd moved back into our former residence which had been let out, and wanted to welcome everyone and show we were " up and running " in the new abode - quite literally a house-warming as the heating system hadn't quite caught up with a sudden drop in temperature, having been kept on a low ebb during the vacancy! Of course there were dishes to suit all tastes, among the vegetarian ones was one using kouseband, that's a kind of very long stringy bean used a lot in Suriname and Indonesian cookery ( " kouseband " is the Dutch word for " garter " ). Not knowing quite what to do with it I made an adaptation of my usual stir fry and it was very successful, so much so that the omnivores enjoyed it too! I'll post a recipe as soon as I've got the quantities sorted out, but meanwhile if anyone is familiar with this ingredient I'd be interested to hear of their experience. Best, Piers , " Pat / 'River' " <drpatsant wrote: > > Hope you are all having - or have had - a wonderful New Year celebration, quiet or not so quiet according to your choice Ours will be sedate, as befits our elderly status, with dinner at eight (no, not the old movie!) in a nearby restaurant followed by a quiet evening at home while the world lets off fireworks and all the rest of it. > > I wish peace and contentment for yourselves, families and friends, and continued care and kindness for all our non-human friends. > > Love to all, > > Pat (Co-owner with Piers) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Glad your housewarming went well, Piers - and hope the heating system has caught up by now. That lovely Kouseband With Tempeh dish should have helped a lot! Searching on the net, I realize I know this vegetable as Chinese Long Bean (hey, most suitable for a New Year feast!) and have had it as something else in Malaysia with lots of chilies. It's delicate and lovely. I haven't seen it in the shops here recently, but I shall look out for it as soon as the start bringing good veg edibles back as the year wears on. Thanks for the recipe too, which I see just posted. I see you haven't filed it, no doubt bewildered as to where it belongs in the new system. So I have edited the description of the first folder Beans, Lentils, Dried Peas, Etc. to indicate that recipes there refer to the _dried_ versions of legumes and have added to the description of Fruit Vegetables to indicate that fresh legumes (green beans, fresh peas and the like) are included there. For those of you who want to know the theory behind this arbitrary distinction lol think: go to the fridge for fruit veggies (which include squash, eggplant, tomatoes and so on); go to the cupboard for the dried ones. Otherwise one folder got too big! I must try this way of doing those 'yard-long' beans when I get the chance! Best, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Thanks Pat, also for filing the message - I was going to wait for possible reactions (errors etc.) before filing but I agree there might have been a problem in finding the correct folder. There was an error btw - I suggested 250 mg of kouseband as being the appropriate quantity but that would have been a small amount! (maybe confused by all these meds I've been dealing with lately), so I applied the correction. And yes the recipe went a second day - I added bean sprouts to the leftovers and that gave it truly a new lease of life! Best, Piers --- On Sun, 3/1/10, Pat / 'River' <drpatsant wrote: > Pat / 'River' <drpatsant > Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR and " kouseband " > > Sunday, 3 January, 2010, 15:17 > Glad your housewarming went well, > Piers - and hope the heating system has caught up by now. > That lovely Kouseband With Tempeh dish should have helped a > lot! Searching on the net, I realize I know this vegetable > as Chinese Long Bean (hey, most suitable for a New Year > feast!) and have had it as something else in Malaysia with > lots of chilies. It's delicate and lovely. I haven't seen it > in the shops here recently, but I shall look out for it as > soon as the start bringing good veg edibles back as the year > wears on. > > Thanks for the recipe too, which I see just posted. I see > you haven't filed it, no doubt bewildered as to where it > belongs in the new system. So I have edited the description > of the first folder Beans, Lentils, Dried Peas, Etc. to > indicate that recipes there refer to the _dried_ versions of > legumes and have added to the description of Fruit > Vegetables to indicate that fresh legumes (green beans, > fresh peas and the like) are included there. > > For those of you who want to know the theory behind this > arbitrary distinction lol think: go to the fridge for fruit > veggies (which include squash, eggplant, tomatoes and so > on); go to the cupboard for the dried ones. Otherwise one > folder got too big! > > I must try this way of doing those 'yard-long' beans when I > get the chance! > > Best, > Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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