Red Curry Grilled Duck Recipe

June 9th, 2011

via Red Curry Grilled Duck Recipe.

This great red curry grilled duck recipe is easy (just 4 ingredients plus salt and pepper!), quick and simply delicious. Red curry paste is a delicious blend of east Asian spices that just has enough oompf to wake up with rich flavor of duck. In fact, I think duck goes amazingly well with many dark curries. But don't worry, this curry is not very spicy. The red curry paste does have a bit of spice but the small amount blended in with the coconut milk just adds a hint of kick to the duck, it doesn't make it noticeably spicy.

What You Need

  • One Whole Duck or Duck Breast and/or Leg pieces
  • ¼ cup coconut milk – Unsweetened, these can usually be found in a can in the ethnic foods section of your supermarket
  • 2 tbsp red curry paste – also found in the ethnic foods section
  • 1 tsp dark brown sugar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

How to Cook It

  1. If cooking a whole duck, using a heavy duty kitchen shears, clip off the duck wing tips. Cut down each side of the backbone, close to the midline, to fully remove the backbone. Stay as close to the backbone as possible so that you do not remove additional meat (especially the delicious “oysters” which are close to the middle of the back). Spread the cut side out on a solid surface and smack the breast sides with your fist to crack the bones and flatten out the duck. Cut deep slits into the leg and thigh meat to the bone about ½ of an inch apart. If using duck pieces you do not need any special preparation, just proceed to the next step.
  2. As you get your grill heated up, thoroughly mix together the coconut milk, red curry paste and sugar. Rub over the duck, working into all surfaces, into the slits. Let sit for a few minutes. It does not need to marinate long. Fifteen minutes is fire, no more than an hour or so.
  3. Ideally, set up your grill for indirect heat so that you can cook the duck slowly without burning it. When the grill is ready, season the duck thoroughly with salt and freshly ground black pepper on all surfaces (the salt really brings out the rich flavor of the curry paste so don’t be skimpy!).
  4. Grill the duck first on the skin side down, until browned and crisp, but not burnt, about 5 to 10 minutes, covered. Then flip the duck and cover. Cook on indirect heat for about 15 minutes or so until cooked. Ideally you want this duck recipe cooked through but still a bit red in the middle of the breast meat.
  5. Remove duck and let rest 5 to 10 minutes. Carve and serve!

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Obama Food Czar represents Monsanto

June 8th, 2011

Obama chose Hillary Clinton to be Secretary of State.

Hillary Clinton’s connections to Monsanto:

Mark Penn, CEO for Burson-Marsteller, one of the world’s large PR firms representing Monsanto […] ran her campaign.

[note: the profile linked from the article provides a profile of Burson-Marsteller, however, Monsanto is not listed as a client, and is not mentioned in the profile - which does state that B-M "no longer publishes its client list" :ch:20100809070707]

When Obama selected Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, a man named Michael Taylor showed up on Obama’s transition team. came on the scene, again. Michael Taylor is a Monsanto lawyer that Bill Clinton once put in charge of the FDA.

Obama-Biden Transition: Agency Review Teams at Change.gov – the Obama-Biden Transition Team site – confirms that Michael Taylor did in fact serve on Obama’s transition team – additionally, the Wikipedia article Michael R. Taylor

While at FDA, Taylor approved Monsanto’s rBGH – Bovine Growth Hormon.

Hillary was back, and Obama was putting Taylor on his transition team. www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_15710.cfm

Using the transition team’s advice, Obama appointed Tom Vilsack to head the USDA, overriding 20,000 opposing “grassroots” emails. The objection to Vilsack? His deep Monsanto connections.

www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_15573.cfm

Hillary Clinton’s connections to Monsanto go way back the Rose Law Firm where she worked. Rose represents Monsanto, Tyson, and Walmart -the world leaders in genetic engineering, animal production and industrialized food. She received favors there, as did Bill. In office, Bill’s USDA immediately and significantly weakened chicken waste and contamination standards, easing Tyson’s poultry-factory expansion, www.financialsense.com/editorials/engdahl/2006/0828.html , and his USDA head, Espy, was indicted for bribes, money laundering, and much more, with Tyson was the largest corporate offender.

What happened specifically with Monsanto?

Bill appointed Michael Taylor head of the FDA and put other Monsanto employees in as US Agricultural Trade Representatives, onto International Biotechnology Consultive Forums, and more …

Original story, more: http://www.opednews.com/articles/Monsanto-and-Hillary-Clint-by-Linn-Cohen-Cole-090209-290.html

via Monsanto and Hillary Clinton’s Redemptive First Act as Secretary of State.

Corporate Watch Profiles

Burson-Marsteller: http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=392

Monsanto:  http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=208

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Pancake Batter Mix

March 20th, 2011

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Ingredients:

  • 12 cups flour
  • 4 cups dry instant powdered milk
  • ¼ cup baking powder
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons salt

Procedure:

Store dry mixture in tightly sealed container. Store in pantry or refrigerator until ready to use. Mix pancake batter and cook on a griddle or a skillet. Pancakes are ready to turn over when top starts to bubble.

[source 2011 Farmer's Almanac]

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Frost Dates for the US (from naturalgardening.com)

March 12th, 2011

`source: http://www.naturalgardening.com/shop/frostdatesa-n.php3

These dates can be used with the seed starting plan

Frost Free Dates throughout the United States
To use this chart, find the city nearest where you
live. Adjust dates accordingly depending on whether
your climate is cooler or warmer. Remember that the
dates provided are averages only and will vary from
year to year.
If you are using this chart to select a shipping date
for vegetable seedlings, we strongly recommend a
conservative approach. Tomatoes should not be set out
unprotected until several weeks after your last frost
date, when nighttime temperatures are in the mid 40s or
above.
If you would like to add a location to this chart to
assist gardeners in your area, please forward this
information to us at info@naturalgardening.com. Thank you!
State City Last Frost (spring) First Frost (fall)
Alabama Birmingham March 19 November 14
Mobile February 17 December 12
Montgomery February 27 December 3
Arkansas Fort Smith March 21 November 10
Little Rock March 17 November 13
Texarkana March 21 November 9
Arizona Phoenix February 5 December 6
Tucson March 19 November 19
California Bakersfield February 21 November 25
Eureka March 10 November 18
Fresno March 14 November 19
Lookout June 5 Unavailable
Los Angeles January 3 December 28
Marysville February 21 November 21
Palm Springs January 18 December 18
Pasadena February 3 December 13
Red Bluff March 6 December 5
Riverside March 6 November 26
Sacramento February 6 December 10
San Diego Never! Never!
San Francisco January 7 December 29
San Jose February 10 January 6
Santa Barbara January 22 December 19
Santa Rosa April 10 November 3
Colorado Denver April 26 October 14
Pueblo April 23 October 14
Connecticut Bridgeport April 26 October 16
Hartford April 22 October 19
New Haven April 15 October 27
Delaware Wilmington April 18 October 26
District of Columbia Washington March 29 November 9
Florida Jacksonville February 16 December 16
Miami Never! Never!
Tampa January 10 December 26
Georgia Atlanta March 21 November 18
Augusta March 14 November 1
Rome April 20 October 12
Savannah February 27 November 29
Iowa Des Moines April 24 October 16
Sioux City April 27 October 13
Idaho Boise April 23 October 17
Pocatello April 28 October 6
Illinois Chicago April 25 October 22
Peoria April 22 October 20
Rockford May 13 September 25
Springfield April 20 October 23
Indiana Fort Wayne April 24 October 20
Indianapolis April 17 October 27
Kentucky Lexington April 13 October 28
Louisville April 1 November 7
Kansas Topeka April 9 October 26
Wichita April 5 November 1
Louisiana New Orleans February 20 December 9
Shreveport March 8 November 15
Massachusetts Boston April 5 November 8
Pittsfield May 12 September 27
Worcester May 7 October 2
Maine Bangor May 1 October 4
Caribou May 19 September 21
Greenville May 27 September 20
Portland April 29 October 15
Maryland Baltimore March 28 November 19
Michigan Detroit April 21 October 20
Grand Rapids April 23 October 30
Marquette May 13 October 19
Minnesota Duluth May 22 September 24
Minneapolis April 20 October 13
Missouri Kansas City April 6 October 30
St. Louis April 9 November 1
Springfield April 12 October 30
Montana Great Falls May 9 September 25
Nebraska North Platte April 20 October 7
Omaha April 14 October 20
Nevada Las Vegas March 16 November 10
Reno May 8 October 10
New Mexico Albuquerque April 13 October 28
Santa Fe April 24 October 19
New Hampshire Concord May 11 September 30
New Jersey Atlantic City March 31 November 11
Newark April 3 November 8
Trenton April 4 November 8
New York Albany April 27 October 13
Binghamton May 4 October 6
Buffalo May 20 September 23
Canton May 9 September 26
Elmira May 31 September 18
New York City environs April 13 October 28
Saratoga Springs May 20 September 20
Scarsdale May 9 october 1
Syracuse May 14 October 3
Watertown May 7 October 4
North Dakota Bismarck May 11 September 24
North Carolina Asheville April 12 October 24
Wilmington March 8 October 24
Ohio Cincinnati April 15 October 25
Cleveland April 21 November 2
Columbus April 17 September 30
Oklahoma Oklahoma City March 28 November 7
Tulsa March 25 November 1
Oregon Bend June 8 September 7
Eugene April 13 November 4
Portland March 6 November 24
Pennsylvania Altoona May 6 October 4
Harrisburg April 9 October 30
Philadelphia April 15 October 15
Pittsburgh April 20 October 23
Scranton April 24 October 14
Williamsport May 3 October 13
Rhode Island Providence April 13 October 27
South Carolina Colombia March 14 November 21
Charleston February 19 December 10
South Dakota Huron May 4 September 30
Rapid City May 7 October 4
Sioux Falls Unavailable October 3
Tennesee Knoxville March 31 November 6
Memphis March 20 November 12
Nashville March 28 November 7
Texas Corpus Christi January 26 December 27
Dallas March 18 November 17
El Paso March 26 November 14
Houston March 14 November 21
Lubbock April 1 November 9
Utah Ogden May 6 October 8
Salt Lake City April 13 October 22
Vermont Burlington May 8 October 3
St. Johnsbury May 22 September 23
Virginia Charlottesville April 11 November 6
Richmond March 29 November 2
Roanoke April 14 October 26
Washington Seattle March 14 November 24
Yakima April 15 October 22
West Virginia Charleston April 18 October 28
Parkersburg April 16 October 21
Wisconsin Green Bay May 6 October 13
Lc Crosse May 1 October 8
Milwaukee April 20 October 25
Wyoming Cheyenne May 14 October 2
Yakima April 15 October 22

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Monsanto’s War on Food

September 20th, 2010

The headline pretty much says it: Monsanto hired mercenary Blackwater to infiltrate anti-GMO groups

Blackwater, you may recall, has changed their name to “Xe” in an attempt to lower their profile after their prosecution for war crimes in Iraq.

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Firehouse Hot Sauce

August 26th, 2010

Firehouse Hot Sauce

This sauce was created by a fireman – we will provide credit when we find out his name.

Ingredients

  • 1 quart jar
  • ¼ inch white vinegar in bottom of jar
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper (more/less according to taste
  • 7 tablespoons of yellow mustard
  • Hot water

Directions

  1. Mix ingredients in jar and shake. I usually add half the water, get the mustard shaken up and then add the rest of the water.
  2. I have experimented with adding some black pepper, and lemon pepper, but the original is good.
  3. My boss has substituted lemon juice for the vinegar and said it was better. I haven’t tried that yet.
  4. You don’t need to refrigerate the sauce ever. And, the longer it sits, the hotter it gets.

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Seasoning of the Wok

August 26th, 2010

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Recipe: One Bowl Brownies

August 7th, 2010

One Bowl Brownies

4 squares Baker’s Unsweetened Chocolate
¾ cups (1½ sticks) butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (optional)

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for glass baking dish).
Line 13×9-inch baking pan with foil extending over edges
to form handles. Grease foil.

Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwavable bowl
on HIGH 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until
chocolate is completely melted.

Stir sugar into chocolate mixture until well blended.
Mix in eggs and vanilla until well blended. Stir in flour
and nuts until well blended. Spread in prepared pan.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into
center comes out with fudgy crumbs. Do NOT overbake.
Cool in pan. Lift out of pan onto cutting board. Cut
into squares.

Makes about 24 brownies

Tip: For cake-like brownies, stir in ½ cup milk with eggs
and vanilla. Increase flour to 1½ cups.

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This recipe courtesy of Back of the Box Recipes.
www.backofthebox.com Home Page

This recipe created by Kraft Foods.

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Basic Pizza Dough Recipe

August 7th, 2010 
Basic Pizza Dough Recipe
[makes 2 12" crusts]

1 cup lukewarm water plus extra as needed
1/4 cup olive oil plus extra for oiling bowl
1-1/2 teaspoons honey or sugar
1 package dry yeast (2-1/4 teaspoons)
3 cups unbleached all purpose flour, plus extra as needed
1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

DIRECTIONS:

1. If your kitchen is cool, preheat oven to 150 degrees or the lowest
   setting.

2. Pour the flour into the work bowl of a large food processor or
   stand mixer.

3. Sprinkle the oil, sugar, and yeast over the water and pulse the
   mixer several times until mixed.

4. Add the flour and salt and process until the mixture comes
   together.

5. The dough should be soft and slightly sticky.  (If it is too
   sticky, add flour 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse until smooth.
   If it is too stiff, add water one tablespoon at a time, and pulse
   until smooth.)

6. Turn the dough onto a slightly floured work surface; knead by hand
   a few minutes to form a smooth, round ball.

7. Put the dough in an oiled, clean bowl, turn it over a few times to
   coat with oil, drizzle a little oil over the top, and cover tightly
   with plastic wrap.

8. Place in a warm spot or turn off the oven and stick it in there.

9. Let rise until the dough has doubled in size, about 15 minutes in
   the oven, or 1 hour in the warm spot.

10.  Once the dough has risen, punch it down and knead on a lightly
     floured surface for 1 to 2 minutes, until smooth.

11.  Divide dough into two equal-sized balls and proceed with pizza
     making.

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How to make Sourdough Starter

August 7th, 2010

The blog post entitled Sourdough Baking, The Basics by S. John Ross provides a fine procedure and ingredient list for basic sourdough starter and bread.

[ed: note that Ross's article does not mention the tendency of chlorinated tap water to kill wild yeast - see our post at: http://food.earthside.org/?p=111]

The article outlines four basic principles of sourdough, and ads some commentary and notes from experience. A very enjoyable article, altogether. Easy to read.

One key point that escaped me on the first time through:

The way you feed the starter is to (A) throw away half of it and then (B) add a half-cup of flour and a half-cup of water. Do this every 24 hours. Within three or four days (it can take longer, a week or more, and it can happen more quickly) [emphasis mine]

So it will take a couple days to get this sourdough starter thing to a point where it begins to be useful.

That said, the recipe is pretty simple:

  1. select a container
  2. blend a cup of warm water and a cup of flour (in the jar)
  3. let it sit for a few days in a warm (~70+F place
  4. Everyday, throw half the mixture away, and add a cup of water & a cup of flour

To make bread out of this, use the instructions given in the original document by S. John Ross’ at his site: http://www.prismnet.com/~sjohn/sour.htm.

Additional notes added by earth_food regarding using this starter to make bread are at How to make Sourdough Bread.

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