To fuck or to cook?

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by taxwonk
They're actually quite easy to make. drizzle raw, peeled beets with olive oil, break up a couple sprigs fresh rosemary, kosher salt and black pe4pper over the top. Roast on a baking sheet at 350 for about 30-40 minutes or until fork tender. Turn occasionally to avoid burning.

This recipe will work for just about any root vegetable - potatos, carrots, onions, parsnips, whatever. I like potatos, carrots and onions together, personally, although throwing in parsnips is good too. Just make sure to cut everything more or less the same size pieces (carrots can stand to be cut a little smaller). And don't peel the potatos.

Originally posted by Fugee
beets

Beet, beet, sugar beet, beet, beet, sugar beee-eet.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by baltassoc
This recipe will work for just about any root vegetable - potatos, carrots, onions, parsnips, whatever. I like potatos, carrots and onions together, personally, although throwing in parsnips is good too. Just make sure to cut everything more or less the same size pieces (carrots can stand to be cut a little smaller). And don't peel the potatos.

I like white and sweet potatos, cut into about 1 inch cubes, tossed in olive oil and dry Liptons Onion Soup Mix to coat and then roasted. It's lowbrow, but very very tasty.

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
You are the food equivalent of the woman on my floor who frequently dresses all in purple.

[Sparklehorse]

Originally posted by baltassoc
This recipe will work for just about any root vegetable - potatos, carrots, onions, parsnips, whatever. I like potatos, carrots and onions together, personally, although throwing in parsnips is good too. Just make sure to cut everything more or less the same size pieces (carrots can stand to be cut a little smaller). And don't peel the potatos.

The other variation that I make a lot is to toss with olive oil (sometimes I'll use walnut oil), salt and pepper and Herbes de Provence. If you like lavendar, Penzey's has a great blend (plus you'll get your rosemary flavors).

ETA: I dislike beets but got a lot of them this summer/fall from my farm share. I give them to my SIL. Right now I have several pounds of beets in my fridge. Sometimes I roast them for her whole, wrapped up in an aluminum foil pouch with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, as you would roast whole heads of garlic. That way you don't have to clean all the red juices off everything.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
Sometimes I roast them for her whole, wrapped up in an aluminum foil pouch with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, as you would roast whole heads of garlic.

that's what I do. Then I slice them and toss the slices with goat cheese and walnuts. yum.my.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by baltassoc
This recipe will work for just about any root vegetable - potatos, carrots, onions, parsnips, whatever.

Parsnips are a great undiscovered treasure, which until recently I'd only ever had boiled with corned beef. I had roasted parsnips at a dinner thrown by a British woman who knows 'er root vegetables. Roasted parsnips make potatoes taste like ass.*

*Except the potatoes fried by In-n-Out. I'm no longer a hata of In-n-Out's fries, and humbly repent.

[Fugee]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Parsnips are a great undiscovered treasure, which until recently I'd only ever had boiled with corned beef.

I had "neeps" with haggis prepared by Britassoc's mom. They were pretty good -- both the neeps and the haggis.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I like white and sweet potatos, cut into about 1 inch cubes, tossed in olive oil and dry Liptons Onion Soup Mix to coat and then roasted. It's lowbrow, but very very tasty.

Tried this tonight with some grilled New York strips and Charles Shaw's cabernet. As you promised, lowbrow but very very tasty. My advice to others is to go real light on the Lipton's --- a little goes a long way, and a lot can mask the flavor of the potatoes.

My favorite white trash comfort food (after the Gold Standard of WTCF: tuna casserole with crumbled potato chips) is probably Rosy Noodle Casserole. I can't find Mom's recipe (warning: DO NOT Google "rosy noodle"), but this sounds pretty close, if you take out the bell peppers and use paprika instead of Italian seasoning: link .

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
My favorite white trash comfort food (after the Gold Standard of WTCF: tuna casserole with crumbled potato chips) is probably Rosy Noodle Casserole. I can't find Mom's recipe (warning: DO NOT Google "rosy noodle"), but this sounds pretty close, if you take out the bell peppers and use paprika instead of Italian seasoning: link .

Apologies if someone covered this already, but ours is white trash dip: a pie pan with layers of refried beans, sour cream, salsa, grated cheddar cheese, and onions.

No ketchup.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Apologies if someone covered this already, but ours is white trash dip: a pie pan with layers of refried beans, sour cream, salsa, grated cheddar cheese, and onions.

No ketchup.

It's been a while since I indulged my WTCF needs, and it's not always easy to get the main ingredient, but when you can there is nothing like possum entrails sauteed with some garlic and onions and a side of hot scrapple. Grain alcohol and hawaiian punch cocktails are nice to wash it down the ole gullet.

And lots of catsup. Hunts.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
It's been a while since I indulged my WTCF needs, and it's not always easy to get the main ingredient, but when you can there is nothing like possum entrails sauteed with some garlic and onions and a side of hot scrapple. Grain alcohol and hawaiian punch cocktails are nice to wash it down the ole gullet.

And lots of catsup. Hunts.

Mama Penske's possum chitterlings! Good times, good times!

In college, on long weekends, Penske and I would drive down from Boston to his house. Once off the interstate we had to keep our eyes peeled for road kill. Back then the woods were alive. We never could bring other friends because the backseat always filled up with dinner.

Mrs. Penske seemed to change her shack-ups pretty regularly back then, but one thing I recall all those men had in common was they were good with a knife. They'd have the carrion gutted and skinned lickidey split, and then we set into eating.

Freshman/sophmore/junior years-- mmmmmmm. just before we started senior year the siphallis finally reached her brain, and she had to be institutionalized, but by then Ironweed's sister was a freshman so I wasn't leaving campus anyway.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Mama Penske's possum chitterlings! Good times, good times!

In college, on long weekends, Penske and I would drive down from Boston to his house. Once off the interstate we had to keep our eyes peeled for road kill. Back then the woods were alive. We never could bring other friends because the backseat always filled up with dinner.

Mrs. Penske seemed to change her shack-ups pretty regularly back then, but one thing I recall all those men had in common was they were good with a knife. They'd have the carrion gutted and skinned lickidey split, and then we set into eating.

Freshman/sophmore/junior years-- mmmmmmm. just before we started senior year the siphallis finally reached her brain, and she had to be institutionalized, but by then Ironweed's sister was a freshman so I wasn't leaving campus anyway.

[true confession] I actually got teary-eyed at this remembrance. [/true confession]

What happened to these simpler happy times of innocence and mirth Hank? Why did things have to change so? (other than the "incident" when you coitus interruptussessed your mom and me)

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
(other than the "incident" when you coitus interruptussessed your mom and me)

I really don't remember this. You don't mean the time when I walked into the funeral home, and you said "your grief" forced you to crawl into her casket?

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I really don't remember this. You don't mean the time when I walked into the funeral home, and you said "your grief" forced you to crawl into her casket?

Yes. As I tried to explain to you at the time, seeing her in the casket and knowing that she would never be able to share our years of illicit noirish encounters with each other with you (as was her deepest desire, npi) just overwhelmed me. I regret that you walked in and had to learn about us in that way.

Are you implying that you are over it?