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harmony_bites

Delish

Mar 18, 2010 12:27

I'm feeling social today, even though I'm on an extended vacation from HP fandom and not sure if and when I'll ever be back, so I thought I'd share this recipe I tried for dinner last night as a way of saying "Hi, hope you're all well." The nefarious influence of silburygirl among others has led me to gain something of a taste for veggie goodness. (Oh, stop ( Read more... )

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elidyce March 19 2010, 11:27:30 UTC

Good to see you! :) And much understanding on being all Pottered out for a while. I've been through it several times, with X-Men, X-Men Movieverse, Potter, Smallville, etc... you just reach saturation point eventually. Taking a complete break for a while can really help ( ... )

harmony_bites March 19 2010, 23:25:29 UTC

I think with fandoms you tend to reach saturation point from two directions. First, there's the crap. It's inevitable and often a little different in each fandom (I recall Trek for instance partisan national politics was more intrusive than here). You get to know people too well and your good will gets eroded by wank, diva-ism, and HP is prone as Trek wasn't to those who try to control others given the moderated archives and exchanges. Trek didn't have that, but when Enterprise the series started, quality started to crash even before cancellation. With HP there just hasn't been a SSHG I've tried, many, many of the authors I've loved have moved on, and with canon's end there's little under the sun, and yeah I think I have moved way beyond saturation point so at least a break is called for.

I can't imagine though I'd ever not love Snape/Hermione and the old stories I fell in love with, just as I still love the Janeway/Chakotay Talking Stick/Circle--and that includes your Survivors. Even if right now the very thought of SSHG induces a ( ... )

elidyce March 20 2010, 09:40:17 UTC

It's that one-too-many cookies feeling, isn't it? No matter how much you love them, sooner or later you just have to stop eating them before they make you throw up.

A lot of my best known recipes involve frying, as I grew up with a whole lot of campfire cooking. The very healthiest way to fry things, as far as I know, is in a well-treated cast-iron frying pan, which requires almost no oil at all without the health-risks of teflon. But a drop of sunflower oil won't do much harm - I've been told it's one of the healthiest oils to use for frying, and you do need some oil and fats in your diet for good health. (Avocado, olive oil, oil-rich nuts etc, are all good) For a non-fried option, tofu cubed and marinated in soy sauce is also awesome in a tomato pasta sauce - it doesn't taste anything like meat, but it's yummy.

It's good to hear from you too! How have you been?

harmony_bites March 20 2010, 12:17:17 UTC

It's that one-too-many cookies feeling, isn't it? No matter how much you love them, sooner or later you just have to stop eating them before they make you throw up.

I stopped in Trek before that point--I think because nothing can hurt you like your first fandom so there I got cut enough to want to stop the bleeding. And also the quality in Trek crashed really fast towards the end of my time there. Even post-canon, the quantity and quality in Snape/Hermione hasn't been hurt as dramatically because we were so huge a fandom to begin with. So yeah, instead I've had time for that oh, god, I-can't-believe-I-ate-the-whole-thing-feeling to develop! (Although maybe that means a recovery is possible with a break)

A lot of my best known recipes involve frying, as I grew up with a whole lot of campfire cooking. The very healthiest way to fry things, as far as I know, is in a well-treated cast-iron frying pan, which requires almost no oil at all without the health-risks of teflon. But a drop of sunflower oil won't do much harm - I've been told ( ... )

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clare009 March 22 2010, 03:00:01 UTC

Hmmm - just stopped in to see if Livejournal was still functioning. I see it is. I hear you about fandom burnout. I haven't been able to read more than a handful of HP fic in a long time, let alone write - and not just because of the baby - who is almost 1! Yegads!

Recipe looks yum. Hubby and I are on a diet and opting to eat more veggie dishes as well - that would be a good one to add to my list of growing recipes.

harmony_bites March 22 2010, 06:39:42 UTC

This really worked amazingly well, even for someone basically carnivore like me, and even though I used a mix of legumes rather than lentils only as called for--so it might work with other beans as well.

I also managed a stellar hummus but alas (points upthread) the falafal was not successful, although I may try again if I find a recipe that doesn't call for frying. I'm poking around looking for different recipes and browsing vegetarian recipes in stores trying to find things--get a full feeling for veggie-ism in all its variety, even though I don't intend making it a lifestyle.

clare009 March 22 2010, 12:53:38 UTC

Yes, hummus is a great one to do. I also made a decent veggie soup - very easy - using the following: Onion, Sweet potato, Carrots, Celery, canned corn, large can of crushed tomatoes plus small can of diced tomatoes and a couple cans of veggie broth. Season with salt, pepper, cumin and whatever else you feel like :). Cook for an hour or so and use a potato masher to mush everything up. Add water to get a good consistancy. Makes a fairly large pot.

harmony_bites March 22 2010, 14:52:15 UTC

Soups are so easy I almost consider them cheating--so easy to make. My favorite soup I make so often I don't even get out the recipe. Saute onions, a jalapeno and zucchini, pour in broth, frozen corn, simmer a bit, add skim milk and a bit of grated cheese, serve. Or just pour a can of pumpkin into a can of broth, add condensed skim milk, a little curry and ( ... )