What are you eating?

[elmagicochrisg]

Homemade spicy -dumped a shitload of cayenne in them- meatballs with tomato sauce with red, green and yellow bell pepper chunks and cauliflower rice...

EDIT Rice counters meatball diarrhea. Cauliflower not so much...

Meatball Hailstorm incoming !!!

[elmagicochrisg]

Shrimp salad...

Shrimps + avocado + cherry tomatoes + hint of curry powder + a few ground pumpkin seeds + a few drops of lemon

[elmagicochrisg]

Liver with steamed broccoli and yam...

No, not sweet potatoes. Yam...

The word yam in many African languages means to taste or sample; in Portuguese and Spanish it translates to the same meaning—to sample; and in Caribbean yam in Creole means to eat, as in yam up! This might be evidence that mankind did at one time share a single language. According to my research, there is archaeological evidence that yams was farmed over 8,000 year; first in Africa, then Asia and the yam made its way around the World during the slave trade. The yam was introduced to Europe in the 1800s to supplement the diminishing potato crop which was being devastated by disease.

Yam is an underground tuber like potato, but much bigger, richer and more flavorful. Yam is a tropical vine tuber with a bark-like exterior; the inside “meat” ranges in color form every shade of white to yellow and pink. This highly prized edible fibrous root vary in taste from sweet, sour, bitter, to bland. Texture varies as well—creamy, grainy, fibrous, and chewy. Yams are any number of mainly the perennial tropical vines belonging to the botanical named Dioscorea family. There are over 200 varieties of this edible root vegetable.

This highly prized edible root’s rough skin makes it difficult to peel when raw; so you cook it skin on via boiling. The skin soften when cooked making it easy to peal. When cook, the meat is soft like a boiled potato; Chinese yam is one of the more flavorful yams; its creamy, silky, when steam / boiled; just drizzle with oil (coconut oil / olive oil / pat with butter), garnish with chopped scallions and enjoy. It takes about six months for the crop to mature in to an edible tuber.

Yams are one of the world’s most popular foods. It is a major food staple in Asia, Africa and in some parts of the Caribbean. In the Caribbean yams are a part of the food group called provisions. (Read more about provisions at top of this page). Although it is a plentiful and important agricultural commodity, yams are little known to Americans.

In the USA sweet potatoes are often called yams; however, they are of a different species; They may be roughly similar in appearance, and some yams are sweet like the American sweet potato. My guess is that the confusion began when the African slaves confused the American sweet potato with the African yam. The African yams can be as small as a potato or over 10 feet long and weighing a much as 450 pounds.

Yams can be served boiled, steamed, fried or mashed as in a fufu. In the Philippines a purple yam is used to make two traditional desserts halaya and halo halo; In Japan it is eaten raw, when first treated with vinegar to remove toxin, it is grated and eaten as you would starch rice along side. The tubers can be stored without refrigeration for up to six months, a great food source during a severe drought or raining seasons. Yam is said to be one of the world’s healthiest food. It is very nutritional containing, vitamins B6, C, vitamin E; potassium, magnesium, and dietary fibers; an a chemical (discaretine) which lowers blood sugar levels and promotes a healthy kidney; rich in good carbs, protein and phosphorous. Cultivated around the tropical world mainly for food, however, more medicinal uses have been discovered; the Mexican wild yams are cultivated for natural progesterone (a steroid hormone) in a topical cream to treat women with low progesterone levels. Certain yams contain a chemical that can suppress ovulation in humans and are cultivated for making a female contraceptive pill. The yams amazing anti-aging properties are just being discovered.

Source: http://www.sweetplantains-stjohn.com/St ... isions.htm

[Luke]

I don't know why it bothers me, but it drives me nuts when people call sweet potatoes "yams". Sweet potatoes are even branded as "yams" when they aren't actual yams. Pet peeve I guess.

[the King]

And, guy feiri opened up a soon to be defunct restaurant:

http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2012/09/ ... rious_eats

I will never, ever get the guy's appeal. He's like the uncle who tries too hard to be cool and still says things like "bling bling" and "ginourmous". His recipes stink and are unoriginal, I find him physically off putting, and he has no actual style of cooking. Not surprisingly, his restaurant also bites, not in the good way.

Looks like after tax and tip, a sub-par burger and a Miller High life will run one person around $25usd. And you'll have to wait in line for that. And you'll have to listen to guy's voice the entire time as well. No thanks.

I was watching his show one time and he made spicy tater tots which consisted of him opening a bag of frozen tater tots and sprinkling cayene pepper on them and then baking them.

[Luke]

I was watching his show one time and he made spicy tater tots which consisted of him opening a bag of frozen tater tots and sprinkling cayene pepper on them and then baking them.

I would not be shocked if he called his "recipe" Slammin' Spicy Tater Tizzles!

I cut corners sometimes by using store bought items such as chicken stock, but the likes of guy and sandra lee only "cook" with food that has already been cooked. A recipe's instructions should not only be "preheat oven, open can, open bag, heat".

I understand the appeal of a quick meal, but a quick meal can also be delicious and invlove actual prep & cooking.

[indecks]

I don't know why it bothers me, but it drives me nuts when people call sweet potatoes "yams". Sweet potatoes are even branded as "yams" when they aren't actual yams. Pet peeve I guess.

i thought they were the same thing. Both of which are gross!

[Luke]

i thought they were the same thing. Both of which are gross!

Nah, it's like calling a plantain a banana. Different worlds.

Sweet potato fries are quick, delicious, and awesome.

[noiseredux]

Kayem frank with slices of sharp cheddar and healthy dose of grey poupon. Washing it down with a tallboy Bud Light. Come at me, Sandy.

[Gamerforlife]

Kayem frank with slices of sharp cheddar and healthy dose of grey poupon. Washing it down with a tallboy Bud Light. Come at me, Sandy.

So weird seeing a hurricane move towards the northeast. I'm so used to them hitting us here in the south. I live in Florida