Guest guest Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 I used to be a cashew fan, or maybe even a cashew addict, but now I cannot stop thinking about cashews. I made two kinds of raw crackers to send to my mom for Mother's Day, since she, ever so politely, as befits a Southern Belle, expressed an interest in the crackers I was blathering on about. Then I made Tommie's cheddar cheeze recipe... and I had to send my mom a cup of cashews so she could make it up right away (I explained that a green pepper would work, but it would look weird, so it probably would not " taste " right, psychologically (that was a thing I worked through when I had to justify the major difference in cost between green and orange peppers) Anyway, I thought about coming home to that cheese on some crackers all afternoon, and, when I got here, I saw that my room-mate had thought about the cheese a lot (i.e., not much left for me), so now I must comb the city for a lemon -- yes! yes! I have the lemon from yesterday, but what if I run out between tomorrow and Saturday (I will not be able to get to a store while I am in my seminar!!!) pause: I need to go eat a cracker with the cheddar cheese....... As far as I know, addictive behavior can be identified when you start worrying where you can get some more of that stuff, and if you will be able to get some more of that stuff, and how soon you will be able to get some more of that stuff. As a lazy eater, I love this stuff. It's a dip, it's a sauce, it's lke the old days, it tastes good... and it makes SAD diet people try to steal your food! Wow! Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 Mercy, Margaret! I get blamed for EVERYthing! Actually, the flavor of the yellow/orange/red peppers is different from the green, too. They don't just LOOK different. Trust me. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " Margaret Gamez " <mgamez1 wrote: > > I used to be a cashew fan, or maybe even a cashew addict, but > now I cannot stop thinking about cashews. > I made two kinds of raw crackers to send to my mom for > Mother's Day, since she, ever so politely, as befits a Southern > Belle, expressed an interest in the crackers I was blathering on > about. Then I made Tommie's cheddar cheeze recipe... > and I had to send my mom a cup of cashews so she could make it up > right away (I explained that a green pepper would work, but it > would look weird, so it probably would not " taste " right, > psychologically (that was a thing I worked through when I had to > justify the major difference in cost between green and orange peppers) > Anyway, I thought about coming home to that cheese on some crackers > all afternoon, and, when I got here, I saw that my room-mate had thought > about the cheese a lot (i.e., not much left for me), so now I must > comb the city for a lemon -- yes! yes! I have the lemon from > yesterday, but what if I run out between tomorrow and Saturday (I will > not be able to get to a store while I am in my seminar!!!) > pause: I need to go eat a cracker with the cheddar cheese....... > As far as I know, addictive behavior can be identified when you start > worrying where you can get some more of that stuff, and if you will be > able to get some more of that stuff, and how soon you will be able to > get some more of that stuff. > As a lazy eater, I love this stuff. It's a dip, it's a sauce, it's > lke the old days, it tastes good... and it makes SAD diet people try > to steal your food! > Wow! > Margaret > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Tommie " wrote: > > Mercy, Margaret! I get blamed for EVERYthing! Actually, the flavor > of the yellow/orange/red peppers is different from the green, too. > They don't just LOOK different. Trust me. Oh, I know it, but, if it means the difference between someone making this recipe and not making it (today, at the cheapest store --of 3-- that I hit, orange peppers were $4.99, red were $1.99, and green were $.99. I bought the red, but, on my budget, I should have bought the green. I am sure that the " cheeze " would've still tasted gooooood!!! I just sent a box of crackers from three different batches to my mom for Mother's Day, since she expressed an interest in my crackers (who knows! maybe she was just being a nice Southern Belle, and not just my mother, but, anyway, she is getting the crackers... I think they all taste good.) They taste even better with Tommie's cheddar cheeze, so I included a cup of cashews, and the recipe. Now, what if they decide to fiddle with the recipe? My goal is to get them to make the cheeze. That's why I sent the cashews. If they have a green pepper, it won't be the best, and part of that WILL be because of the color, but maybe they will think it is nice *anyway*. We had that spate of " oh gee I am too poor to buy vegetables " email a while back. Green would work. Yes, orange would taste better, and so would red, but green would work. Trust me, I know. Green looks gross and affects me psychologically, but if I am really careful, I can taste the goodness. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Isn't the moon supposed to be made of green cheese? I think that's un- aged, though, and not the color. Who knows? It might be the newest rage to make it with green pepper. (But the green pepper isn't ripe, you know.) Part of the cashew " cheez " is the color. You're right. The red peppers from the organic co-op I belong to are listed at $3.57 a pound. That's a pretty good deal. The last time I got a pound, it ended up being three peppers. I hope your mom likes her package of treats. A lot of people give me the excuse that they can't afford fresh produce. They can buy big boxes of cereal, gallons of milk, pounds of coffee, and huge hunks of meat, though. I tell them it's a swap. You don't buy that so you can buy this. Some of them figure it out. Some don't. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " Margaret Gamez " <mgamez1 wrote: > > Tommie " wrote: > > > > Mercy, Margaret! I get blamed for EVERYthing! Actually, the flavor > > of the yellow/orange/red peppers is different from the green, too. > > They don't just LOOK different. Trust me. > > Oh, I know it, but, if it means the difference between someone making > this recipe and not making it (today, at the cheapest store --of 3-- > that I hit, orange peppers were $4.99, red were $1.99, and green were > $.99. I bought the red, but, on my budget, I should have bought the > green. I am sure that the " cheeze " would've still tasted gooooood! !! > I just sent a box of crackers from three different batches to my mom > for Mother's Day, since she expressed an interest in my crackers (who > knows! maybe she was just being a nice Southern Belle, and not just my > mother, but, anyway, she is getting the crackers... I think they all > taste good.) They taste even better with Tommie's cheddar cheeze, so I > included a cup of cashews, and the recipe. Now, what if they decide to > fiddle with the recipe? My goal is to get them to make the cheeze. > That's why I sent the cashews. If they have a green pepper, it won't > be the best, and part of that WILL be because of the color, but maybe > they will think it is nice *anyway*. > > We had that spate of " oh gee I am too poor to buy vegetables " email a > while back. Green would work. Yes, orange would taste better, and so > would red, but green would work. Trust me, I know. Green looks gross > and affects me psychologically, but if I am really careful, I can > taste the goodness. > > Margaret > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 well, yeah... green cheese! I just wanted to get them interested and get them started maybe. My mom is a colon cancer survivor, and she keeps picking up stuff from me about colon health, despite her tendency to reject most of what I am up to. She expressed an interest in my crackers (yeah, I've been talking about them probably too much!) and I thought, she could probably make them in her oven -- no they would not be raw, but she could at least get the benefits of only vegetables and seeds, and the flax would be a good colon brush. I'm old enough now to udnerstand that some people are not going to go all of the steps, but even one step might be good for them. I think that, if I had thought I could make crackers in my oven, I might have gotten a dehydrator a long time ago. I just didn't know that there were any options at all. My parents thought I would be a good missionary. Little did they know! (I am not in the deepest darkest hinterlands preaching Jesus, but.........) Well, there are all sorts of missionaries, I guess.... One of my favorite things to remember is that you get what you pray for. (I have never told my parents that, though, because maybe they prayed for me!!!) Margaret rawfood , " Tommie " <jerushy wrote: > > Isn't the moon supposed to be made of green cheese? I think that's un- > aged, though, and not the color. Who knows? It might be the newest > rage to make it with green pepper. (But the green pepper isn't ripe, > you know.) Part of the cashew " cheez " is the color. You're right. The > red peppers from the organic co-op I belong to are listed at $3.57 a > pound. That's a pretty good deal. The last time I got a pound, it > ended up being three peppers. > > I hope your mom likes her package of treats. A lot of people give me > the excuse that they can't afford fresh produce. They can buy big > boxes of cereal, gallons of milk, pounds of coffee, and huge hunks of > meat, though. I tell them it's a swap. You don't buy that so you can > buy this. Some of them figure it out. Some don't. > > Tommie > http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com > > rawfood , " Margaret Gamez " <mgamez1@> wrote: > > > > Tommie " wrote: > > > > > > Mercy, Margaret! I get blamed for EVERYthing! Actually, the flavor > > > of the yellow/orange/red peppers is different from the green, too. > > > They don't just LOOK different. Trust me. > > > > Oh, I know it, but, if it means the difference between someone > making > > this recipe and not making it (today, at the cheapest store --of 3-- > > that I hit, orange peppers were $4.99, red were $1.99, and green > were > > $.99. I bought the red, but, on my budget, I should have bought the > > green. I am sure that the " cheeze " would've still tasted gooooood! > !! > > I just sent a box of crackers from three different batches to my mom > > for Mother's Day, since she expressed an interest in my crackers > (who > > knows! maybe she was just being a nice Southern Belle, and not just > my > > mother, but, anyway, she is getting the crackers... I think they all > > taste good.) They taste even better with Tommie's cheddar cheeze, so > I > > included a cup of cashews, and the recipe. Now, what if they decide > to > > fiddle with the recipe? My goal is to get them to make the cheeze. > > That's why I sent the cashews. If they have a green pepper, it won't > > be the best, and part of that WILL be because of the color, but > maybe > > they will think it is nice *anyway*. > > > > We had that spate of " oh gee I am too poor to buy vegetables " email > a > > while back. Green would work. Yes, orange would taste better, and > so > > would red, but green would work. Trust me, I know. Green looks > gross > > and affects me psychologically, but if I am really careful, I can > > taste the goodness. > > > > Margaret > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 I don't wonder that your mother is interested in what you eat, then! No, they wouldn't be raw, but they would be better than buying Ritz crackers at the store. And I agree--anything raw that's added is a plus. As for being a missionary, we can be that wherever we are! Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " Margaret Gamez " <mgamez1 wrote: > > well, yeah... green cheese! > I just wanted to get them interested and get them started maybe. > My mom is a colon cancer survivor, and she keeps picking up stuff from > me about colon health, despite her tendency to reject most of what I > am up to. > She expressed an interest in my crackers (yeah, I've been talking > about them probably too much!) and I thought, she could probably make > them in her oven -- no they would not be raw, but she could at least > get the benefits of only vegetables and seeds, and the flax would be a > good colon brush. > I'm old enough now to udnerstand that some people are not going to go > all of the steps, but even one step might be good for them. I think > that, if I had thought I could make crackers in my oven, I might have > gotten a dehydrator a long time ago. I just didn't know that there > were any options at all. > My parents thought I would be a good missionary. > Little did they know! (I am not in the deepest darkest hinterlands > preaching Jesus, but.........) Well, there are all sorts of > missionaries, I guess.... > One of my favorite things to remember is that you get what you pray > for. (I have never told my parents that, though, because maybe they > prayed for me!!!) > Margaret > rawfood , " Tommie " <jerushy@> wrote: > > > > Isn't the moon supposed to be made of green cheese? I think that's un- > > aged, though, and not the color. Who knows? It might be the newest > > rage to make it with green pepper. (But the green pepper isn't ripe, > > you know.) Part of the cashew " cheez " is the color. You're right. The > > red peppers from the organic co-op I belong to are listed at $3.57 a > > pound. That's a pretty good deal. The last time I got a pound, it > > ended up being three peppers. > > > > I hope your mom likes her package of treats. A lot of people give me > > the excuse that they can't afford fresh produce. They can buy big > > boxes of cereal, gallons of milk, pounds of coffee, and huge hunks of > > meat, though. I tell them it's a swap. You don't buy that so you can > > buy this. Some of them figure it out. Some don't. > > > > Tommie > > http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 rawfood , " Tommie " <jerushy wrote: > > I don't wonder that your mother is interested in what you eat, then! > No, they wouldn't be raw, but they would be better than buying Ritz > crackers at the store. And I agree--anything raw that's added is a > plus. I'm excited to find out what she thought-- did I tell you I put a cup-worth of cashews in the package along with your cheddar recipe? > As for being a missionary, we can be that wherever we are! Yes, I think I do that to an extent in my job. Sometimes I have to explain a holiday (what is Easter? What is Lent?), and sometimes I have to explain idioms, or why students may *not* say " Oh my God " in my classes, even though they may hear it on the street or in movies. I am from Southeastern Virginia, near where Pat Robertson has his stronghold... let's just say it is very conservative where I come from. I try to explain to my students what many Americans feel strongly about, from that perspective. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Yes, you said you'd parted with a precious cup of cashews but who better to give it to than your own mother? I live in the Bible belt and it's pretty conservative, too, except for what they eat and anything goes. Frog legs, crawdads, whatever. One day, one of the girls was making fun of my green smoothie. I asked her if she would try it if it had bugs in it. She said no. I said, " But you eat bugs. " She said no. I said, " Do you eat lobster? " She said she would if she could afford it. I told her that it's nothing but a great big bug (that lives in the ocean). She looked kind of funny and went on. I don't usually say things like that but I was up to _here_. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , " Margaret Gamez " <mgamez1 wrote: > > rawfood , " Tommie " <jerushy@> wrote: > > > > I don't wonder that your mother is interested in what you eat, then! > > No, they wouldn't be raw, but they would be better than buying Ritz > > crackers at the store. And I agree--anything raw that's added is a > > plus. > > I'm excited to find out what she thought-- did I tell you I put a > cup-worth of cashews in the package along with your cheddar recipe? > > > As for being a missionary, we can be that wherever we are! > > Yes, I think I do that to an extent in my job. Sometimes I have to > explain a holiday (what is Easter? What is Lent?), and sometimes I > have to explain idioms, or why students may *not* say " Oh my God " in > my classes, even though they may hear it on the street or in movies. > I am from Southeastern Virginia, near where Pat Robertson has his > stronghold... let's just say it is very conservative where I come > from. I try to explain to my students what many Americans feel > strongly about, from that perspective. > Margaret > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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