tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695001.post112767466991911105..comments2023-04-04T01:44:53.223-05:00Comments on Seven Kinds of Soy Sauce: Better living through gritsWinslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944041935554320704noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695001.post-1128181765332640982005-10-01T10:49:00.000-05:002005-10-01T10:49:00.000-05:00Hi Shauna,I'm glad you stopped by and even gladder...Hi Shauna,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you stopped by and even gladder you've liked what you've found. Cooking Asian food has definitely led me toward eating in a healthier way, and I've found my food tastes changing in response, too. It's been an interesting evolution that I should blog about more.<BR/><BR/>My enjoyment of culinary experiments is kind of ironic, since it's a lot harder for me to be flexible in some other areas of my life. But once you get comfortable with the basic techniques and ingredients in Asian cooking, you have a good foundation for quickly improvising a meal. That makes it more fun to be in the kitchen. I also enjoy trying new ingredients and dishes as a way of expanding my horizons.<BR/><BR/>I've read about artisan-ground grits too, and they sound really tempting, but there's the time issue. For now I'll stick with regular grits. My mom grew up in Florida and so grits were just normal food in our house. I love how they soak up egg yolk and sausage grease (oh, well, so much for healthy eating!).<BR/><BR/>As for photos, I'm sure they would liven up the blog quite a bit. It would also be good to post photos of some of the more obscure ingredients I use. Unfortunately, I don't have a digital camera and a tight money situation has made it a back-burner toy to acquire. Things have gotten a bit better on that front lately, but there are still some other things I need to get out of the way before I start thinking about getting a digital camera. In the long run, photos may come to this blog. In the meantime, it'll have to remain a print-only medium.Winslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326200267514512025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695001.post-1128177078692740372005-10-01T09:31:00.000-05:002005-10-01T09:31:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for linking to me. Since you left a...Thanks so much for linking to me. Since you left a comment on my site, I've been dippping into your website too. And I love dedicated you are, how much you love to experiment. And since Asian cooking is so easily accessible for those of us who have to eat gluten-free, this is a wonderful resource. <BR/><BR/>But now I want to try grits. I just read an interesting piece on artisan-ground grits, in Best Food Writing 2004. Sounds fabulous. And you can never go wrong with pancetta!<BR/><BR/>(by the way, have you thought about adding photographs to your posts? I'd love to see these shots.)Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14391277093594410404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695001.post-1127694587720900392005-09-25T19:29:00.000-05:002005-09-25T19:29:00.000-05:00Hi Suzette,I caught that same episode of Lidia's s...Hi Suzette,<BR/><BR/>I caught that same episode of Lidia's show yesterday. I have yet to cook polenta, but I should give it a try. The polenta-mushroom dish looked very yummy, but then, I'm usually a sucker for porcini mushrooms.Winslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326200267514512025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695001.post-1127677953327541522005-09-25T14:52:00.000-05:002005-09-25T14:52:00.000-05:00I have become a big fan of polenta ever since I ha...I have become a big fan of polenta ever since I had them at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas earlier this year. At that dinner buffet, they were served prepared with mascarpone and pamesean cheeses - light as a feather and perfectly done. by conicidence, I just saw (Sunday afternoon ) a PBS episode of Lydia's Italian Kitchen and she made three diferent polenta creations, one of which was polenta with lardoons of bacon. Simply those two ingredietns with some parmesean cheese and butter mixed into the polenta as it was cooking.Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813006958642845108noreply@blogger.com