tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post109145560435564799..comments2023-12-22T20:09:58.098+10:00Comments on the scent of green bananas: ginger-infused panna cottasantos.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091821153874983552004-08-07T05:39:00.000+10:002004-08-07T05:39:00.000+10:00i do like a good banana now and then. as well as i...i do like a good banana now and then. as well as in nanna bread and cake, cookies, fried, dipped in chocolate - especially in ginger infused chocolate - in a cool fruit salad or in snazzy bananas foster or grilled bananas over ice cream... that's very nice as well. did i mention nanas on toast? yes. with almond butter... or walnut butter or pistachio butter. infact, i have been inspired to pen this haiku (you could see that coming, couldn't you)<br /><br />delicious nanas!<br />red or green or with speckles<br />and of course, yellow<br /><br />monkey<br />www.himonkey.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091754839903634672004-08-06T11:13:00.000+10:002004-08-06T11:13:00.000+10:00hi monkey!
say, could you drop by tomorrow instea...hi monkey!<br /><br />say, could you drop by tomorrow instead? our crop of bananas will be perfectly ripe by then. we've got at least 60 to get through, before the next 60 are ready!<br />you'll have to help me come up with some recipes!<br /><br />although, i must say, monkey, having perused your site, you don't actually seem to like bananas much. no matter, we'll still have the panna cotta.<br /><br />thanks for stopping by!santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091752895292661882004-08-06T10:41:00.000+10:002004-08-06T10:41:00.000+10:00oh! i am overwhelmed! my senses would overload if ...oh! i am overwhelmed! my senses would overload if i were to actually encounter such a glorious dessert. or, i think they would...maybe they wouldn't... i think, for the sake of mankind, i should try one to make sure they are, infact safe for primate consumption. drop by about 8pm and i'll have the spoons ready, ok? <br /><br />monkey<br />www.himonkey.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091623815336222602004-08-04T22:50:00.000+10:002004-08-04T22:50:00.000+10:00hi reid
funny, how many sonic youth fans among us...hi reid<br /><br />funny, how many sonic youth fans among us? if you were to make a music-inspired dish, what would it be?santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091613977795908802004-08-04T20:06:00.000+10:002004-08-04T20:06:00.000+10:00Hi Santos,
Yum! And thanks for the commentary th...Hi Santos,<br /><br />Yum! And thanks for the commentary that took me back to the 80s. Brought back lots of memories (especially one's about EVOL)Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757257669831271556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091599972033948572004-08-04T16:12:00.000+10:002004-08-04T16:12:00.000+10:00Hi Santo, the panna cotta looks so yummy, definate...Hi Santo, the panna cotta looks so yummy, definately going to try this....MikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091576436947716672004-08-04T09:40:00.000+10:002004-08-04T09:40:00.000+10:00hi avatar!
actually, the panna cotta (which i've ...hi avatar!<br /><br />actually, the panna cotta (which i've read means "cooked cream" in italian), does not have any eggs in it--it's just cream, milk, sugar, and gelatin. it's more like a milk jello, which sounds totally vile, but it's actually quite good, as long as you don't achieve petri dish consistency.<br /><br />i modified a standard panna cotta recipe for this, as i was aiming for something closer to mik's granny's custard. i brought 1 cup of milk, 1/2 c. of heavy cream, 1/2 c. of condensed milk, and a fat thumb-sized knob of peeled, sliced ginger just to a boil, then strained it; i then added 7 gelatin leaves (which equals almost 2 packets of unflavored gelatin)--technically, you are supposed to use 4 leaves or 1 packet per cup of liquid for it to gel properly, but i only had 7 left--let it dissolve, brought it back up to a boil, strained the liquid again, then poured it into molds to let it set. <br /><br />oh ew, it really is milk gelatin, isn't it? despite that, it's really nice and light, and quite elegant looking.santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091562751457961692004-08-04T05:52:00.000+10:002004-08-04T05:52:00.000+10:00Yum! That looks so good. I'm scared though; as muc...Yum! That looks so good. I'm scared though; as much as I love custard desserts, I can't seem to ever make them right. I know how to temper the eggs and everything, but sweet cooking eludes me. <br /><br />And the aquarium comment was pretty amusing. I read noodlepie's blog, but I hadn't seen that comment of yours. It's funny that at least two of us think the same thing when we see fish swimming in an aquarium.Avatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704218672838016122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091544710995890802004-08-04T00:51:00.000+10:002004-08-04T00:51:00.000+10:00hi mari
thank you for stopping by! your site is a...hi mari<br /><br />thank you for stopping by! your site is adorable.<br /><br />anthony<br /><br />whoops about the finn brothers, i should have known that, sorry. <br /><br />pixies inspiration: "palace of the brine" for me. others: lloyd cole's "wild mushrooms", blur's "coffee and tv", gang of four's "i found that essence rare", neil young's "cinnamon girl"....xtc's "summer's cauldron" is the one that's causing some sparks....santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091538200911675172004-08-03T23:03:00.000+10:002004-08-03T23:03:00.000+10:00On my own turf! You've done this Aussie proud. Had...On my own turf! You've done this Aussie proud. Had me running <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citadel-records.com%2Fmailorder%2F600.html">here </A> to pick up a Scientists album. <br /><br />They were very pasty boys but every time I see pannacotta I'll now have a trigger for "boom ... boom boom tschk x 2 then cascade of guitar noise". Further thoughts had obscure- Six Fingered Satellites "Hi-Lo Jerk Pigeon"; sentimental - Pixies "Caribou"; and unlikely - Black Sabbath "War(m) Pig with Rat Salad."<br /><br />Mild technical note just for the sake of my Kiwi mates - the Finns are as NZ as a Cloudy Bay Sav Blanc.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849240671473744463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091527645176638512004-08-03T20:07:00.000+10:002004-08-03T20:07:00.000+10:00Hi I am Mari, from Watashi to Tokyo. What a delici...Hi I am Mari, from Watashi to Tokyo. What a delicious site! Very beautiful pics and every food looks so great. I am very glad that you made link this wonderful site to mine. Thank you!! I will link to this site later tonight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091517394594765662004-08-03T17:16:00.000+10:002004-08-03T17:16:00.000+10:00chika
that sounds lovely--is it cold or warm?
ca...chika<br /><br />that sounds lovely--is it cold or warm?<br /><br />cathy<br /><br />i was worried; after all, it's just a white lump!<br /><br />anthony<br /><br />now when i see panna cotta i think of the pasty reid brothers (all of them--jamc *and* proclaimers). eeuch, it's a bad trade-off. <br /><br />do you have any entrees for your rock dinner? may i suggest "going native" with your inspiration: mushroom (music), lime (spiders), the finn bros "edible flowers", the go-betweens' "cattle & cane"? go kiwi with the mint chicks, snapper, the chills' "pink frost"?<br /><br />my head hurts now.santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091494487144283062004-08-03T10:54:00.000+10:002004-08-03T10:54:00.000+10:00Can't begin to express how gobsmackingly impresses...Can't begin to express how gobsmackingly impresses I am.<br />A marvel of the six degrees of separation. Looks like Peggy Souffle, and Chocolate Milkshake Rattle and Roll have been dispatched the dustbins of history.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849240671473744463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091492151402692502004-08-03T10:15:00.000+10:002004-08-03T10:15:00.000+10:00Sounds delicious, and what a beautiful photo!Sounds delicious, and what a beautiful photo!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1091490701234367662004-08-03T09:51:00.000+10:002004-08-03T09:51:00.000+10:00Terrific!!!
I just remembered that I've got a reci...Terrific!!!<br />I just remembered that I've got a recipe that I wanted to try - coconut spice pudding. With ginger. Got to try.chikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13924490532215891887noreply@blogger.com