Dear Tamar: Should I use canned beans, or only beans cooked from scratch? How much of a cooking purist should I be? -Brooklyn- (not Boston-) baked-beans-Barbie Dear Barbie, Nearly twenty years ago, I was in a bar in Turin the night of the Brazilian presidential election. It was during
Many years ago when I was a yoga teacher....I went to dinner with several other yoga teachers and students. I ordered something with chicken in it. One of the people at the table said "you're so honest". The assumption being that all yoga instructors are or should be vegetarians. I didn't say anything at the time. But later I said to my husband..."does that mean she lies about being a vegetarian?" "You're so honest" is one of our favorite phrases. Want another cookie? You're so honest. 😂. Regarding beans...I use both depending on my time and inclination. The freezing thing is key though. Sort of best of both worlds.
It is a great pleasure to read from The Kitchen Shrink! It is always intelligent with humor, charming ,entertaining anecdotes and packed with information. Many thanks for illuminating my day.
Thank you, Tamar for letting me start the day without politics. :) Cheeseballs! I remember those days.... I haven't had a lot of processed foods in the last 10 years. Not because of damaging my "image" as the healthy granny, but because they just make me feel yucky. As to beans, I agree. They are both okay--canned or dried. I rinse off the preservatives of the canned ones and add those beans to salads. The dried ones I soak overnight in different fluids before cooking the next day - whey, beer, or added feta brine once the feta has left the premises. Whatever rocks my boat that day; it makes them taste different every time. Can't really do that with processed foods. Is soaking cheeseballs in beer a thing? Wuahaha!
Many years ago when I was a yoga teacher....I went to dinner with several other yoga teachers and students. I ordered something with chicken in it. One of the people at the table said "you're so honest". The assumption being that all yoga instructors are or should be vegetarians. I didn't say anything at the time. But later I said to my husband..."does that mean she lies about being a vegetarian?" "You're so honest" is one of our favorite phrases. Want another cookie? You're so honest. 😂. Regarding beans...I use both depending on my time and inclination. The freezing thing is key though. Sort of best of both worlds.
It is a great pleasure to read from The Kitchen Shrink! It is always intelligent with humor, charming ,entertaining anecdotes and packed with information. Many thanks for illuminating my day.
This column is about one of my favorite things about you, Tamar!
Thank you, Tamar for letting me start the day without politics. :) Cheeseballs! I remember those days.... I haven't had a lot of processed foods in the last 10 years. Not because of damaging my "image" as the healthy granny, but because they just make me feel yucky. As to beans, I agree. They are both okay--canned or dried. I rinse off the preservatives of the canned ones and add those beans to salads. The dried ones I soak overnight in different fluids before cooking the next day - whey, beer, or added feta brine once the feta has left the premises. Whatever rocks my boat that day; it makes them taste different every time. Can't really do that with processed foods. Is soaking cheeseballs in beer a thing? Wuahaha!