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		<title>The Bonfire of the Vanities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the calorie-laden Easter festivities, this piece of advertising from the wall of one of the huge warehouses along the Riverside Viaduct seems particularly appropriate. I want lighter fare &#8211; I want salad. I also want something that is really tasty. Proust was transported back to his youth when he dipped a madeleine into a [...]]]></description>
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<p>After the calorie-laden Easter festivities, this piece of advertising from the wall of one of the huge warehouses along the Riverside Viaduct seems particularly appropriate. I want lighter fare &#8211; I want salad. I also want something that is really tasty.</p>
<p>Proust was transported back to his youth when he dipped a madeleine into a cup of linden tea. Raspberry vinaigrette has a similar effect on me. This yuppie nectar brings back the early 1990s like nothing else. At the time, I was skimping by on a tight budget, having just moved to my first apartment and trying to learn to cook traditional Finnish delicacies. It was a rocky start. Antti never tires of reminding me on my nontraditional take on <em>silakkalaatikko</em> &#8211; herrings, backbones intact, no salt added, swimming among semi-raw slices of potato in skim milk.</p>
<p>Pretty quickly I learned that the posher-than-thou back issues of the British House &#038; Garden magazine were much less daunting learning material: soon I was eating quail eggs in birds nests of tagliatelle verde for lunch, Moroccan saffron-scented briouats with wild rice biriyani and carrot and orange flower water coulis for dinner, profiteroles with mango and praline cream for dessert, and mussels wrapped in balsamic vinegar infused lardons for snacks ;)  No, I&#8217;m not making up those dishes: while in Helsinki, I  recovered a full binder of food-stained H&#038;G clippings straight from the era of power suits, shoulder pads, and opaque black tights. In fact, some of the less outrageous entrees still remain in my repertoire, although generally my taste in food has evolved toward considerably simpler fare.</p>
<p>Anyway, here is the dish that triggered all those memories.</p>
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<blockquote><p><strong>Spinach Salad with Bacon, Asparagus and Raspberry Vinaigrette</strong></p>
<p>Crisp fried bacon<br />
Sliced red onion or chopped spring onions<br />
Black olives<br />
A few spears of blanched asparagus<br />
(Sliced champignons)</p>
<p><em>For the vinaigrette</em></p>
<p>100-150g frozen raspberries, thawed and drained of most of the liquid<br />
1-1.5 tbsp of white balsamic vinegar, sherry vinegar, cider  vinegar or  raspberry vinegar<br />
3 tbsp olive oil<br />
(1-2 tbsp heavy cream)<br />
1 teaspoon chopped chives or fresh basil<br />
salt and freshly ground black pepper</p>
<p>Combine raspberries, vinegar, and oil in a blender. (I don&#8217;t have one so I puree the raspberries in a coffee grinder &#8211; if you are fastidious, press the puree through a sieve to get rid of the raspberry seeds). Arrange the salad on a plate and drizzle with the vinaigrette.</p></blockquote>
<p>Raspberry vinaigrette is good on many different salads. In this salad, you can easily skip the bacon and the cream. Another wonderful version of the spinach salad includes walnuts, a sliced Granny Smith apple, a sliced pear, and perhaps a few slivers of blue cheese.</p>
<p>In any case, this meal is obviously accompanied a glass of chardonnay, <a href="http://www.tomwolfe.com/Bonfire.html">Tom Wolfe&#8217;s first novel</a> and <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6D9123BF935A35752C1A96E948260">this retro NY Times restaurant review</a>.</p>
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		<title>Multipurpose Balsamic Vinegar &#8211; Around the World on a Meme</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 03:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The region of Modena in Emilia Romagna is home to the alchemists who make gold out of musty grapes. I have been to Modena exactly once, spitted out from a slow commuter train, missing a vital connection back to the unlovely student summer apartment I shared with two Czech biznes student girls in a mildly [...]]]></description>
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<p>The region of Modena in Emilia Romagna is home to the alchemists who make <a href="http://www.balsamico.it/prodotto.html">gold out of musty grapes</a>. I have been to Modena exactly once, spitted out from a slow commuter train, missing a vital connection back to the unlovely student summer apartment I shared with two Czech biznes student girls in a mildly seedy suburb of posh Verona. My Veronese neighborhood was rife with petty heroin dealers and Nigerian prostitutes. As a bonus, on my first day, I learned extremely useful concepts of the Italian language (never featured at the university language course) from a rude but neatly labeled and anatomically correct piece of graffiti in a sottopassagio.</p>
<p>Indeed, tourists who just make a mad dash for <a href="http://www.comune.verona.it/turismo/Passeggiando/ItinerarioA/giulietta.htm">Juliet&#8217;s Balcony</a> in the centro storico of Verona have no idea what they miss&#8230; In a modern interpretation of the classic balcony scene, the Czech girls and I spent a lot of time escaping the oppressive humidity hanging out on our balcony, dressed in nighties, gossiping, and sipping rotgut Soave from a carton. Let&#8217;s just say that we received a plethora of unsolicited love notes and I wasn&#8217;t the least surprised when the Czech supermodel explosion took place a few years down the line.</p>
<p><img id="image186" alt="Verona as I remember it" title="Verona as I remember it" src="http://www.taikinapoika.com/uploads/2006/03/veronaasirememberit_.jpg" /></p>
<p>That summer I crisscrossed Northern Italy on slow trains. Just able to afford fantastically cheap student FS tickets (regionale, not IC) but too cash-poor to spend the night in even the most humble hostels and equally unable to afford food at restaurants, I subsisted mainly on tunafish sandwiches and the kindness of strangers. Even in the apartment there was only one kettle, and as I was terrified by our gas stove, I ended up eating so much pesto that it sickened me for years afterwards.</p>
<p>Although my Italian friends were shocked by my diet and soon introduced me to a wealth of their mothers&#8217; home cooking, ultraexpensive vinegar distilleries never figured on my agenda. Thus I chiefly remember Modena as a mecca for sports car aficionados: Ferrari, Maserati, and Lamborghini all hail from there. I came in just in time to catch an evening passeggiata dominated by nattily dressed young men.</p>
<p><img alt="Modena is the home of the militatary academy as well." id="image187" title="Modena is the home of the militatary academy as well." src="http://www.taikinapoika.com/uploads/2006/03/modenameninuniforms_.jpg" /></p>
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<p><a href="http://blogs.san-lorenzo.com/fiordizucca/">Fiordizucca</a> has repeatedly electrified me with her innovative and delicious recipes. After reading her post on <a href="http://blogs.san-lorenzo.com/fiordizucca/2006/03/pan_fried_scallops_with_tradiz.html">Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena</a>, I perused the balsamic vinegar section of three nearby Manhattan gourmet supermarkets, wishing to upgrade the pretty astringent stuff I had at home. There were way too many brands &#8211; I almost gave up. Then I had a change of heart and settled for a mid-level option, a bottle of 22-year-old <a href="http://www.manicardi.it/">Manicardi Argento</a>, which, $30 a pop for a tiny bottle commanded a per liter price higher than standard-issue Dom PÃ©rignon. Nevertheless, it is still a humble brew by balsamic vinegar standards.</p>
<p>At home, I tasted my new purchase. I was sceptical that anything could taste ten times better than bulk brands you can buy anywhere for $3, but this time the differences were very clear. My old balsamic was nondescript organic stuff from Whole Foods: mostly just very sharp. The 22-year-old vinegar, on the other hand, had an incredibly rich and full bouquet of fruity and berry-like overtones, and nice rounded mellowness and a very balanced acidity. The manufacturer&#8217;s notes boasted about <em>una straordinaria sinfonia dei sapori</em> &#8211; and for once there was no hype in this. L&#8217;Argento was so delicious I downed it on its own by the teaspoonful &#8211; it tasted like really delicious candy. I poured myself a glass of tawny port. The vinegar put the wine to shame. Skip aperitifs and just have a spoonful of balsamic vinegar instead&#8230; I&#8217;m afraid this bottle of balsamic won&#8217;t last very long.</p>
<p><img width="410" alt="Scallops and Balsamic Vinegar with a Salad of Spinach and Green Apples" id="image194" src="http://www.taikinapoika.com/uploads/2006/03/scallops2_.jpg" /></p>
<p>Two weeks ago when I was still in Finland, a co-worker who had recently moved back to Helsinki from the US said that one of the things she missed most about Boston was the plentiful and relatively cheap seafood, scallops in particular. I realized I had completely underutilized the scallop resources of Manhattan supermarkets. Following <a href="http://blogs.san-lorenzo.com/fiordizucca/2006/03/pan_fried_scallops_with_tradiz.html">another of Fiordizucca&#8217;s recipes</a>, I bought a few scallops, gently dusted them with flour, fried them for two minutes per each side, finally anointing them with L&#8217;Argento and a few crystals of pink Himalayan salt. On the side, I served a salad of fresh spinach, green apples, red onions, crushed black pepper, and balsamic vinaigrette. The scallops were dreamy, and the salad balanced them out nicely. You could add a dollop of buttery mashed potatoes, but I was saving space for dessert.</p>
<p>I thought that something lemony would end the meal on a right note. I had a few organic mini Meyer lemons in the fridge (Meyers were the Ã¼bertrendy ingredient of yesteryear in NYC restaurants: their taste is a hybrid of lemon and orange, less sharp than that of regular lemons). I had just found <a href="http://www.acatinthekitchen.com/?p=130">a lovely-sounding recipe from Dagmar&#8217;s blog</a> that combined lemon zest and ricotta (quark is an easy substitute). Ricotta may very well be my favorite dairy product, and nothing involving it can be all bad. Best of all, fluffy and airy with egg whites, this recipe is closer to lemon meringue than regular pancakes. I sprinkled them with fresh raspberries and L&#8217;Argento (with a noble vinegar like this, no added sugar is needed). Their taste and texture was just incredible.</p>
<p><img alt="lemonpancake_1.jpg" id="image192" src="http://www.taikinapoika.com/uploads/2006/03/lemonpancake_1.jpg" /></p>
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<p>OK, this very long post has been inspired by <a href="http://thefeastcrusade.blogspot.com/2006/03/around-world-in-meme.html">Stephanie from Mana Makan</a> who tagged us with a meme. Doughboy&#8217;s first, in fact.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>1- Please list three recipes you have recently bookmarked from food blogs to try!</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Anna</strong>: Sloshing about with balsamic vinegar is entirely <a href="http://blogs.san-lorenzo.com/fiordizucca/">Fiordizucca&#8217;s</a> fault ;) Her <a href="http://blogs.san-lorenzo.com/fiordizucca/2006/02/aceto_balsamico_tradizionale_d.html">ABTM post</a> and <a href="http://blogs.san-lorenzo.com/fiordizucca/2006/03/pan_fried_scallops_with_tradiz.html">scallops</a> were inspiring enough to get me to the store for supplies, and the millisecond I saw <a href="http://www.acatinthekitchen.com/?p=130">Dagmar&#8217;s pancake recipe</a> I knew it was a keeper. If this is not enough, I have something coming up from <a href="http://chiliesvanilia.blogspot.com/">Chili&#038;Vanilia</a>&#8230; please bear with me though because I&#8217;m too stuffed right now to either write down or test any more recipes tonight. Most importantly, all these recipes were even more delicious than I expected, and will become longstanding favorites.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Antti</strong>: OK, I know the meme asked for three bookmarked recipes, but the previous chapter was written by Anna, and I couldn&#8217;t go to bed with a good conscience if I didn&#8217;t list at least one of my favorites. <a title="Kuidaore" href="http://brandoesq.blogspot.com/">Kuidaore&#8217;s</a> J from Singapore always has the most delicious recipes with brilliant pictures (J and MM alone consume a huge chunk of my food-blog reading time-allotment), and a little while ago she wrote about <a href="http://brandoesq.blogspot.com/2006/02/duck-stops-here.html">duck confit</a>. I&#8217;ve always wondered those canned duck tins at the supermarket, and after having read her posting I can&#8217;t wait to get my kitchen back and start cooking me some duck. I luuurv duck, if you didn&#8217;t already know that :o)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>2 &#8211; A food blog in your vicinity</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Anna</strong>: Hm, define vicinity? This blog is based in Helsinki and New   York, so it&#8217;s kind of difficult to tell. At the moment, there are eight time zones between Antti and me: the US and the European Union are woefully out of synch with each other this week, doing the switch to daylight saving time on consecutive weekends. This means that I&#8217;m still jetlagged and confused. Brother, I did all the cooking tonight; it&#8217;s been a long day and I want to go to sleep now. You are going to wake up soon, so could you please finish this up? (Just tag Polkkis and Mustis for me in the end &#8211; that is if these Finnish gentlemen are into memes at all.)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Antti</strong>: Sure sis, will do. Anna may have a point with the confusion of our location &#8211; especially as we don&#8217;t tend to stay too long in one continent at a time. Now that Anna is finally planning on relocating back to Finland, I&#8217;m seriously considering to changing my ex-expat status back to expat &#8211; or immigrant &#8211; and hauling my belongings cross the Ocean once again. But back to the point. A food blog I really enjoy and is only a hundred blocks or so down the street from Anna is Robyn&#8217;s <em><a title="The Girl Who Ate Everything" href="http://www.roboppy.net/food/">The Girl Who Ate Everything</a></em>. She mostly writes about restaurants and cafÃ©s in Manhattan, but has mastered the skill of narrative writing style. Highly recommended! And albeit <em><a href="http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/">Nami-Nami&#8217;s</a></em> Pille currently lives in Scotland, she is originally Estonian and as a Finn I&#8217;ll definitely consider her local to me &#8211; if she lived in Tallinn, the Estonian capital, we&#8217;d only be some 40 km (25 mi) apart.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>3 &#8211; A food blog located far from you</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Antti</strong>: Singapore is definitely far away from both of us, so I&#8217;m going to be boring and once again mention both <a href="http://thefeastcrusade.blogspot.com/">Mana Makan</a> and <a href="http://brandoesq.blogspot.com/">Kuidaore</a>. But what can I say &#8211; I love both of them so much &#8211; and South-East Asia in general &#8211; that they totally deserve these multiple references :)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>4 &#8211; A foodblog (or several) you have discovered recently</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Antti</strong>: <a title="La tartine gourmande" href="http://www.beaskitchen.com/blog/">La tartine gourmande</a>  &#8211; food pr0n and narrative writing at its best. Go take a look &#8211; a blog visit is better than a thousand words&#8230;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>5 &#8211; Any people other bloggers you want to tag with this meme?</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Antti</strong>:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mustekala.blogspot.com/">Mustekala</a> and I seem to share a favorite lunch restaurant here in Helsinki. Albeit in Finnish, Mustekala cooks really interesting and inspiring food with his gf and then shares the creations in his blog.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://polkkapossu.blogspot.com/">Polkkapossu</a> is another Finnish blogger, a 30ish guy currently studying in a restaurant school to become a chef.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Anna</strong>: Actually, I&#8217;d love to also include two Swedish bloggers, <a href="http://www.acatinthekitchen.com/">Dagmar</a> (thank you for the pancakes!) and <a href="http://annesfood.blogspot.com/">Anne</a> (whose blog I read religiously). And <a href="http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/">Pille</a>, since you know more food blogs than anyone else I have come across so far, you are invited too whenever you are done with noshing in London&#8230;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>The meme ends here</strong>, but Anna has included the full recipe for Dagmar&#8217;s lemon pancakes under the following link (it&#8217;s not in Finnish).<span id="more-185"></span></p>
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<blockquote><p><strong>Lemon and Ricotta pancakes</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">quoting Dagmar from A Cat in the Kitchen, adapted  by her from â€œFrukost och Brunchâ€ by Jonas BorssÃ©n</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">175 ml quark or Ricotta<br />
50 g melted butter<br />
3 large eggs, separated into whites and yolks<br />
<span lang="SV">1 tsp vanilla scented sugar</span><br />
50 ml plain flour<br />
2 tbsp caster sugar<br />
1 tbsp lemon or orange zest</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Combine the quark, melted butter, egg yolks and vanilla sugar and put aside. Combine flour, caster sugar and zest in a separate bowl. Combine the two previous mixtures. Whip the egg whites until they become stiff. Carefully combine one third of the egg whites with the pancake batter and blend carefully without loosing the volume from the egg whites. Then add the rest of the egg whites. The batter should be homogeneous and airy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fry small pancakes (about 8-12 ones)  in  butter.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aivan kÃ¤rkeen viime vuonna syÃ¶mistÃ¤ni aterioista kirii illallinen ravintola Phnom-PenhissÃ¤ Vancouverissa. KyseessÃ¤ on ulkoisesti vaatimaton ja hinnoiltaan edullinen kamputsealainen perhepaikka piskuisen Chinatownin ja narkkariraunioiden pÃ¤Ã¤tesijoituspaikan Downtown Eastsiden puristuksessa. SyÃ¶mÃ¤mme vihreÃ¤stÃ¤ papaijasta tehty salaatti ja rapupata tyrehdyttivÃ¤t keskustelun ja saivat aprikoimaan milloin viimeksi pistimme suuhumme mitÃ¤Ã¤n yhtÃ¤ maukasta. Kaupunki oli muutenkin mieletÃ¶n kulinaarinen elÃ¤mys. TinkimÃ¤tÃ¶n satsaus [...]]]></description>
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<p>Aivan kÃ¤rkeen viime vuonna syÃ¶mistÃ¤ni aterioista kirii illallinen <a href="http://www.vaneats.com/reviews/restaurants/phnom.penh">ravintola Phnom-PenhissÃ¤</a> Vancouverissa. KyseessÃ¤ on ulkoisesti vaatimaton ja hinnoiltaan edullinen kamputsealainen perhepaikka piskuisen Chinatownin ja <a href="http://www.oddsquad.com/whyte.html">narkkariraunioiden pÃ¤Ã¤tesijoituspaikan Downtown Eastsiden</a> puristuksessa. SyÃ¶mÃ¤mme vihreÃ¤stÃ¤ papaijasta tehty salaatti ja rapupata tyrehdyttivÃ¤t keskustelun ja saivat aprikoimaan milloin viimeksi pistimme suuhumme mitÃ¤Ã¤n yhtÃ¤ maukasta. Kaupunki oli muutenkin mieletÃ¶n kulinaarinen elÃ¤mys. TinkimÃ¤tÃ¶n satsaus maukkaisiin ja  tuoreisiin raaka-aineisiin, iso aasialaisyhteisÃ¶ ruokineen ja Tyynen valtameren ja lumihuippuisten vuorten tavaton kauneus houkuttelisivat itse asiassa takaisin pitemmÃ¤lle visiitille. Ensiapuna matkakuumeeseen kÃ¤vimme jo katsomassa pÃ¶hkÃ¶n <a href="http://www1.yashrajfilms.com//nnnmicro/microflash.asp">Vancouverissa kuvatun Bollywood-leffan</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img align="right" title="Green Papayas" id="image81" alt="Green Papayas" src="http://www.taikinapoika.com/img/greenpapaya2_.jpg" />New Yorkiin on tupsahtanut kuluneen vuorokauden sisÃ¤llÃ¤ 24 tuumaa lunta &#8211; ennÃ¤tys 150 vuoteen. Kotikadulla autojen konepellit ovat kinoksen alla, lentokentÃ¤t ovat kiinni, ja kaupunki on aavemaisen hiljainen, mutta sisÃ¤llÃ¤ vallitsee lÃ¤mmin tropiikin tunnelma, sillÃ¤ hommasin eilen rÃ¤ntÃ¤sateisesta Chinatownista riittÃ¤vÃ¤sti ruokaa viikon tarpeiksi. KerÃ¤ily-metsÃ¤styksen pÃ¤Ã¤kohteena oli vihreÃ¤ papaija, joka lÃ¶ytyikin pienen hakemisen pÃ¤Ã¤tteeksi  Kowloon Bay -marketin hedelmÃ¤kojusta  BoweryltÃ¤ (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery">jonka lÃ¤hes uhanalaiset spurgut</a> palauttivat mieleen hÃ¤ivÃ¤hdyksen Vancouveria). Suunnittelin papaijan ympÃ¤rille indokiinahenkisen aterian joka sai vastikÃ¤Ã¤n hankkimani bambuisen hÃ¶yrytyskoritornin taas keikkumaan hellalleni.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kun reissasimme viitisen vuotta sitten Brasiliassa, halkaistu kypsÃ¤noranssi papaija tuntui olevan koko maan ehdoton aamupalasuosikki. Itse en hedelmÃ¤stÃ¤ enkÃ¤ varsinkaan sen vÃ¤ljÃ¤htÃ¤neeltÃ¤ aftershavelta maistuvasta mehusta ole oikein ikinÃ¤ innostunut. Mutta vihreÃ¤ papaija on ihan eri juttu. Sen geneerinen raa&#8217;an hedelmÃ¤n maku ja rakenne on hÃ¤tkÃ¤hdyttÃ¤vÃ¤n lÃ¤hellÃ¤ raakaa lanttua, naurista tai turnipsia. (Jos joku innostuu fuusiokeittelemÃ¤Ã¤n oheisen ruoan lantusta tai nauriista &#8211; <a href="http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2006/02/tasting-notes-bortsch-noodles.html">Pille, I&#8217;m thinking of you</a> &#8211; lupaan vastineeksi kokeilla mangopapaijalaatikkoa lanttulaatikon sijaan ensi jouluna). Aterian inspiraationa on tietenkin elokuvaklassikko <a href="http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/s/scent_green.html">VihreÃ¤n papaijan tuoksu</a>, jota katselemalla oppii tÃ¤stÃ¤ vihanneksesta<br />
kaiken oleellisen.</p>
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<blockquote>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Salaatti vihreÃ¤stÃ¤ papaijasta</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.khmerkromrecipes.com/recipes/recipe116.html"> (adapted from this original recipe)</a></p>
<p>puolikas vihreÃ¤ papaija (tai 1 lanttu tai  nauris)<br />
kourallinen tuoretta minttua</p>
<p>Salaatin makea kalakastike:</p>
<p>1/4 dl kuumaa vettÃ¤<br />
1/4 dl sokeria<br />
1 limetin mehu<br />
1/3 dl nam pla -kalakastiketta<br />
3 pientÃ¤ thaichiliÃ¤ ohuina renkaina (poista siemenet)</p>
<p>Kuori ja halkaise papaija, raavi hassut vÃ¤rittÃ¶mÃ¤t siemenaihiot lusikalla roskiin. Raasta hedelmÃ¤liha karkeaksi raasteeksi tai pilko julienne-tikuiksi. Sekoita kastike, kaada raasteen pÃ¤Ã¤lle, anna vetÃ¤ytyÃ¤ ja maustua hetken kylmÃ¤ssÃ¤ ennen tarjoilua.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>HÃ¶yrytetty thaikala ja tahmea riisi</strong><br />
(<a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/printer_friendly/108175">original recipe in English</a>)</p>
<p>n. 1-2 dl tahmeaa riisiÃ¤ / syÃ¶jÃ¤ (hÃ¶yrytyskorissa pystyy valmistamaan enintÃ¤Ã¤n 5dl)<br />
1 nahallinen kalafile / syÃ¶jÃ¤ (lohta, turskaa, kissakalaa, red snapperia&#8230;)</p>
<p>jokaista kalafilettÃ¤ kohden:</p>
<p>1 rkl sakea<br />
1/2 tl suolaa</p>
<p>2,5 cm tuoretta inkivÃ¤Ã¤riÃ¤<br />
1  pieni thaichili<br />
1 kevÃ¤tsipuli<br />
seesamiÃ¶ljyÃ¤</p>
<p>Liota tahmeaa riisiÃ¤ (<a href="http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/ingredients/stickyr.html">sticky rice, glutinous rice, sweet rice</a>) vÃ¤hintÃ¤Ã¤n neljÃ¤ tuntia vedessÃ¤. Valuta siivilÃ¤ssÃ¤, verhoile alempi hÃ¶yrytyskori leivinpaperilla, levitÃ¤ sinne riisi tasaiseksi matoksi. Sulje hÃ¶yrytystornin kansi; hÃ¶yrytÃ¤ 20 minuuttia.</p>
<p>Sotke sake ja suola keskenÃ¤Ã¤n, marinoi sillÃ¤ kalafile. Kuullota kuorittua pieneksi hakattua inkivÃ¤Ã¤riÃ¤ chilin ja kevÃ¤tsipulin vaalean osan kanssa vajaa minuutti kuumassa seesamiÃ¶ljyssÃ¤. Nosta kalafile leivinpaperin pÃ¤Ã¤lle omaan hÃ¶yrytyskoriinsa (riisikorin pÃ¤Ã¤lle). Ripottele chili-sipuli-inkivÃ¤Ã¤riseos kalan pÃ¤Ã¤lle. HÃ¶yrytÃ¤ kalafileen koosta riippuen 5-10 minuuttia. Riisi saa samalla jatkaa vielÃ¤ kypsymistÃ¤Ã¤n alakorissa. Ripottele kevÃ¤tsipulin vihreÃ¤ osa mukaan viimeiseksi hÃ¶yrytysminuutiksi. Tarjoa koko komeus papaijasalaatin kanssa.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>HyvÃ¤n ja pahan tiedon hedelmÃ¤</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tutustuin granaattiomenasiirappiin viikko sitten kun hinguimme libanonilais-ruotsalaisen Zozo-elokuvan jÃ¤lkeen LÃ¤hi-idÃ¤n ruokaa ja pistÃ¤ydyimme kotimatkalla kebab-falafel-paikassa Amir&#8217;sissa. Granaattiomenasiirappi teki munakoisopitaleivÃ¤stÃ¤ aivan valtavan herkullisen. Tajusin ettÃ¤ kysymys on siitÃ¤ samasta mystisestÃ¤ grenadiinisiirapissa jota olen joskus ihmetellyt drinkkiresepteissÃ¤. Granaattiomenat nÃ¤yttivÃ¤t palanneen lÃ¤hikaupan hedelmÃ¤valikoimiin. NiitÃ¤, kuten melkein kaikkea muutakin, kasvaa Kaliforniassa. Osavaltion harvinaisten hedelmÃ¤lajien kasvattajien yhdistyksen nettisivu kertoo granaattiomenoista [...]]]></description>
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<p>Tutustuin granaattiomenasiirappiin viikko sitten kun hinguimme libanonilais-ruotsalaisen Zozo-elokuvan jÃ¤lkeen LÃ¤hi-idÃ¤n ruokaa ja pistÃ¤ydyimme kotimatkalla kebab-falafel-paikassa Amir&#8217;sissa. Granaattiomenasiirappi teki munakoisopitaleivÃ¤stÃ¤ aivan valtavan herkullisen. Tajusin ettÃ¤ kysymys on siitÃ¤ samasta mystisestÃ¤ grenadiinisiirapissa jota olen joskus ihmetellyt drinkkiresepteissÃ¤.</p>
<p>Granaattiomenat nÃ¤yttivÃ¤t palanneen lÃ¤hikaupan hedelmÃ¤valikoimiin. NiitÃ¤, kuten melkein kaikkea muutakin, kasvaa Kaliforniassa. Osavaltion harvinaisten hedelmÃ¤lajien kasvattajien yhdistyksen <a href="http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/pomegranate.html">nettisivu kertoo granaattiomenoista kaiken mahdollisen</a> ja toteaa kuivakkaasti:</p>
<p>Consumer demand [of pomegranates] in this country is not great. More pomegranate fruits probably wind up as decorations in fruit bowls than are consumed.</p>
<p>Synti ja sÃ¤Ã¤li, sillÃ¤ granaattiomena ei ole mikÃ¤Ã¤n tusinaomena &#8211; kyse on nimittÃ¤in mitÃ¤ ilmeisimmin siitÃ¤ paratiisin julkkisomenasta joka liittyi kÃ¤Ã¤rmeen, Eevan ja Aatamin valtapeleihin. HedelmÃ¤ sisÃ¤ltÃ¤Ã¤ syÃ¶tÃ¤viÃ¤ jalokiviÃ¤ ja on perÃ¤isin akselilta Persia &#8211; Himalaja. Renessanssiaikana se on varmasti liittynyt jetset-elÃ¤mÃ¤Ã¤n, sillÃ¤ sekÃ¤ Botticelli ettÃ¤ da Vinci ovat ikuistaneet sen Kristus-lapsen kouraan. Profeetta Muhammedkin kÃ¤ski nauttimaan granaattiomenia, sillÃ¤ ne puhdistavat syÃ¶jÃ¤nsÃ¤ kateudesta ja vihasta. TÃ¤stÃ¤ en mene takuuseen, mutta ikuisen elÃ¤mÃ¤n potentiaalia hedelmÃ¤ taatusti lisÃ¤Ã¤ korkealla antioksidanttipitoisuudellaan.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Grenadiinisiirappi</strong> <a href="http://www.taikinapoika.com/uploads/pommehu-736826.gif"><img align="right" alt="POM" title="POM" src="http://www.taikinapoika.com/uploads/pommehu-718907.gif" /></a></p>
<p>pari granaattiomenaa tai muutama desilitra granaattiomenan mehua<br />
1 limetin tai sitruunan mehu</p>
<p>Verenpunaisen mehun saaminen irti siemenistÃ¤ on potentiaalisesti sotkuinen prosessi. Sain sitÃ¤ purskahtelemaan laajalle alalle pelkÃ¤stÃ¤Ã¤n hedelmÃ¤Ã¤ leikatessa. Jotkut suosittavat hedelmÃ¤n puristamista kuten appelsiini &#8211; kokeilut omalla vastuulla sillÃ¤ roiskevaara on ilmeinen. EhkÃ¤ siistein menetelmÃ¤ on painella ja pyÃ¶ritellÃ¤ hedelmÃ¤Ã¤ ympÃ¤riinsÃ¤ ja sitten tehdÃ¤ siihen reikÃ¤ josta mehu lasketaan ulos, mutta uskon enemmÃ¤n brutaalimpaan tapaan lohkoa hedelmÃ¤ neljÃ¤nneksiin, murennella siemenet irti lokeroistaan ja puristaa ne sitten sideharson avulla mehuksi kulhoon.</p>
<p>Osa grenadiiniresepteistÃ¤ <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/food/20011206pomer2ap5.asp">mehustaa siemenet sokerin avulla</a> hillonkeiton tyyliin, mutta hedelmÃ¤ on itsessÃ¤Ã¤n sen verran makea ettÃ¤ en halunnut lisÃ¤tÃ¤ siihen enÃ¤Ã¤ yhtÃ¤Ã¤n sokeria. Fuskasin lopulta keittÃ¤mÃ¤llÃ¤ siirapin kaupasta saatavasta valmiiksipuristetusta makeuttamattomasta mehusta ja sÃ¤Ã¤stÃ¤mÃ¤llÃ¤ itse hedelmÃ¤n hedelmÃ¤salaattiin.</p>
<p>YhdistÃ¤ limetin ja granaattiomenan mehu ja keitÃ¤ niitÃ¤ varovasti kokoon 5-10 minuuttia. Kun seos alkaa muuttua siirappimaiseksi, ota heti pois lÃ¤mmÃ¶ltÃ¤, anna jÃ¤Ã¤htyÃ¤. (Mehu on niin sokerista ettÃ¤ karamellisoin vahingossa ekan satsin kattilan pohjaan kun seurasin liikaa vaalikuumeinen <a href="http://www.peterelk.com">Peter Elkin</a> Ã¤Ã¤neenlukemaa <a href="http://www.soininvaara.net/">Osmo Soininvaaran analyysiÃ¤</a> Halosesta ja NiinistÃ¶stÃ¤.)</p></blockquote>
<p>KÃ¤ytÃ¤ grenadiinisiirappia ruokien ja juomien maustamiseen. Esim. grenadiinispritzeriin tarvitaan grenadiinisiirappia, valkoviiniÃ¤ ja soodavettÃ¤; siirapista saa myÃ¶s tyylikkÃ¤Ã¤n <a href="http://www.martinirepublic.com/item/the-fruit-of-the-dead/">martinin</a>. Grenadiini maistuisi myÃ¶s jÃ¤Ã¤telÃ¶n tai jÃ¤lkiruokien seurana, tai siitÃ¤ voi tehdÃ¤ valkoviinietikan avulla vadelmaviinietikan tapaisen salaattikastikkeen. Itse laitoin siirapin tÃ¤hÃ¤n hedelmÃ¤salaattiin, jonne sen hienostunut maku ehkÃ¤ hukkui turhan paljon.</p>
<div style="text-align: center"><img alt="Photo Andrew Barrow" title="Photo Andrew Barrow" src="http://www.taikinapoika.com/uploads/pomegranate_.jpg" /></div>
<blockquote><p><strong>GranaattihedelmÃ¤salaatti</strong></p>
<p>1 granaattiomenan siemenet<br />
1 verigreippi<br />
1-2 appelsiinia<br />
tuoreita mansikoita tai vadelmia<br />
pari banaania viipaleina<br />
(tuoretta ananasta)<br />
(pari rkl grenadiinisiirappia)</p>
<p>Poista sitruksista kalvot ja pilko hedelmÃ¤liha suupaloiksi. Halkaise granaattiomena ja riivi siemenet salaattiin. LisÃ¤Ã¤ muut marjat ja hedelmÃ¤t (ja mahdollinen grenadiinisiirappi), anna vetÃ¤ytyÃ¤ ainakin tunnin ajan kylmÃ¤ssÃ¤ ennen tarjoilua.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Tomaatti-caesar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Antti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Viime aikoina olen syÃ¶nyt lounaaksi caesar-salaatteja erilaisilla lisukkeilla hÃ¶ystettyinÃ¤. Paistetut kanan- ja kalkkunanrinnat sopivat suikaloituina ja vielÃ¤ hiukan lÃ¤mpiminÃ¤ erinomaisesti caesar-kastikkeen ja parmesaanin makumaailmaan. Eilen kuivaamistani kymmenestÃ¤ tomaatista on vielÃ¤ hyvÃ¤t kolme neljÃ¤nnestÃ¤ jÃ¤ljellÃ¤, joten pÃ¤Ã¤tin itselleni epÃ¤tyypillisesti lÃ¤hteÃ¤ tÃ¤nÃ¤Ã¤n puhtaasti vegelinjalle tekemÃ¤llÃ¤ tomaatti-caesarin. Olen liian laiska tehdÃ¤kseni caesar-kastikkeen alusta lÃ¤htien, Felix kun on hoitanut [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Viime aikoina olen syÃ¶nyt lounaaksi caesar-salaatteja erilaisilla lisukkeilla hÃ¶ystettyinÃ¤. Paistetut kanan- ja kalkkunanrinnat sopivat suikaloituina ja vielÃ¤ hiukan lÃ¤mpiminÃ¤ erinomaisesti caesar-kastikkeen ja parmesaanin makumaailmaan. Eilen <a href="http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/01/25/merisuolalla-ja-korianterilla-maustetut-9-tunnin-tomaatit/">kuivaamistani</a> kymmenestÃ¤ tomaatista on vielÃ¤ hyvÃ¤t kolme neljÃ¤nnestÃ¤ jÃ¤ljellÃ¤, joten pÃ¤Ã¤tin itselleni epÃ¤tyypillisesti lÃ¤hteÃ¤ tÃ¤nÃ¤Ã¤n puhtaasti vegelinjalle tekemÃ¤llÃ¤ tomaatti-caesarin.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.taikinapoika.com/img/tomatocaesar.jpg" /></p>
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<p>Olen liian laiska tehdÃ¤kseni caesar-kastikkeen alusta lÃ¤htien, <a href="http://www.felix.fi/salaattikastikkeet_tuotetiedot.cfm?tuote_ID=201">Felix</a> kun on hoitanut asian puolestani. Itse tekemÃ¤llÃ¤ kastikkeesta saisi todennÃ¤kÃ¶isesti maukkaamman, mutta blenderin puute, edellÃ¤ mainittu laiskuus ja epÃ¤ilys huonosta sÃ¤ilyvyydestÃ¤ yhdessÃ¤ vÃ¤hÃ¤isen kertatarpeen kanssa ovat saaneet vaa-an kallistumaan teollisen tuotteen kannalle.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Caesar-salaatti</strong></p>
<p><em>yhdelle (120 kcal)<br />
</em></p>
<p>1 romaine-ruukkusalaatti<br />
caesar-kastiketta<br />
parmesaania</p>
<p>Leikkaa salaatti sopivan kokoisiksi paloiksi ja kippaa silppu isoon kulhoon. Lorauta sekaan kastiketta ja raasta pÃ¤Ã¤lle parmesaania makusi mukaan. Sekoita hyvin.</p></blockquote>
<p>Kohtuullisella kastikkeen ja parmesaanin annostelulla yhden salaattiannoksen energiasisÃ¤ltÃ¶ on noin 120 kcal, eli sopivan vÃ¤hÃ¤n kevyeksi laihis-lounaaksi. Sadalla grammalla kanalla tai kalkkunalla hÃ¶ystÃ¤en salaatista tulee ruokaisampi, eikÃ¤ energiaa tule lisÃ¤Ã¤ kuin toiset 120 kcal.</p>
<p>Kuvan annoksessa on kaksi kuivattua tomaattia kahdeksaan osaan leikattuina, mikÃ¤ vastaa vain 40 kcal:ia. Kuivattujen tomaattien konsistenssi on mukavan lihaisa, joten salaatti tuntui kaikessa vegeydessÃ¤Ã¤nkin ihan mukavalta. Nam!</p>
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		<title>Merisuolalla ja korianterilla maustetut 9 tunnin tomaatit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Antti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all, I want to congratulate Orangette for the Best Overall Food Blog award in the 2005 Food Blog Awards! TÃ¤mÃ¤npÃ¤ivÃ¤inen resepti on suora lainaus Orangeten ehtymÃ¤ttÃ¶mÃ¤stÃ¤ listasta toinen toistaan herkullisemman nÃ¤kÃ¶isiÃ¤ ruokia. TÃ¤mÃ¤ on myÃ¶s omistettu Pastanjauhajien Rosmariinille, tunnetulle tomaattien suurelle ystÃ¤vÃ¤lle ;) Karamellisoiduista sipuleista kertoessani olin jo hieman huolissani siitÃ¤, mitÃ¤ muut [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First of all, I want to congratulate <a href="http://orangette.blogspot.com/">Orangette</a> for the Best Overall Food Blog award in the 2005 Food Blog Awards!</p>
<p>TÃ¤mÃ¤npÃ¤ivÃ¤inen resepti on suora <a href="http://orangette.blogspot.com/2005/08/better-living-through-slow-roasting.html">lainaus</a> Orangeten ehtymÃ¤ttÃ¶mÃ¤stÃ¤ listasta toinen toistaan herkullisemman nÃ¤kÃ¶isiÃ¤ ruokia. TÃ¤mÃ¤ on myÃ¶s omistettu <a href="http://pastanjauhantaa.blogspot.com/">Pastanjauhajien</a> Rosmariinille, tunnetulle tomaattien suurelle ystÃ¤vÃ¤lle ;)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.taikinapoika.com/img/9hoursbraisedtomatoes.jpg" /></p>
<div style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.taikinapoika.com/img/9hoursbraisedtomatoes.jpg"><img alt="Uunissa kuivatut tomaatit" title="Uunissa kuivatut tomaatit" src="http://www.taikinapoika.com/img/9hoursbraisedtomatoes_.jpg" /></a></div>
<p><a href="http://www.taikinapoika.com/2005/12/21/karamellisoidut-sipulit/">Karamellisoiduista sipuleista</a> kertoessani olin jo hieman huolissani siitÃ¤, mitÃ¤ muut ajattelisivat huikean pitkÃ¤ltÃ¤ tuntuneesta neljÃ¤n tunnin kypsennysajasta. TÃ¤nÃ¤Ã¤n lohdutan itseÃ¤ni sillÃ¤, ettÃ¤ paukkupakkasten pÃ¤Ã¤ttyminen on keventÃ¤nyt <a href="http://www.fingrid.fi/portal/suomeksi/uutiset/?id=740">Fingridin</a> kuormitusta, ja nÃ¤in ollen yhdeksÃ¤n tunnin yhtÃ¤jaksoinen sÃ¤hkÃ¶uunin kÃ¤yttÃ¤miseni ei liene moraalisesti arvelluttavaa&#8230;</p>
<p>Monen mielestÃ¤ nykypÃ¤ivÃ¤n tomaatit ovat vetisiÃ¤ ja mauttomia, ja kieltÃ¤mÃ¤ttÃ¤ itsekin olen ostanut tuoreita tomaatteja suhteellisen harvoin. Aurinkokuivatut tomaatit ovat maukkaita, mutta usein tolkuttoman kalliita, tai oliiviÃ¶ljyyn hukutettuina turhan tuhtia syÃ¶tÃ¤vÃ¤Ã¤. PitÃ¤mÃ¤llÃ¤ tomaatinpuolikkaita pitkÃ¤Ã¤n uunissa alhaisessa lÃ¤mpÃ¶tilassa niistÃ¤ haihtuu runsaasti vettÃ¤, ja jÃ¤ljelle jÃ¤Ã¤vÃ¤ noin kolmasosaan alkuperÃ¤isestÃ¤ kutistunut lopputuotos on kaikessa yksinkertaisuudessaan hÃ¤mmÃ¤styttÃ¤vÃ¤n aromikasta: tomaattien konsentroitunut makea happamuus suorastaan pakottaa napostelemaan niitÃ¤ suoraan uuninpelliltÃ¤.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Uunikuivatut tomaatit</strong></p>
<p><em>pellillinen</em></p>
<p>n. 1 kg kypsiÃ¤ (luumu)tomaatteja<br />
oliiviÃ¶ljyÃ¤<br />
merisuolaa<br />
kuivattua korianteria</p>
<p>Laita uuni lÃ¤mpenemÃ¤Ã¤n 100 asteeseen. Pese tomaatit, halkaise ne pystysuunnassa kahtia ja leikkaa navat irti. Asettele tomaatinpuoliskot pellille leivinpaperin pÃ¤Ã¤lle leikkuupinta ylÃ¶spÃ¤in. Sivele kevyesti oliiviÃ¶ljyllÃ¤ ja ripottele merisuolalla ja korianterilla. Paista uunin keskiosassa 6-9 tuntia, tai kunnes tomaatit ovat kutistuneet kolmasosaan alkuperÃ¤isestÃ¤ koostaan, mutta ovat vielÃ¤ mehukkaita.</p></blockquote>
<p>SÃ¤ilytÃ¤ tomaatteja jÃ¤Ã¤kaapissa ilmatiiviissÃ¤ astiassa. Ne kÃ¤yvÃ¤t sellaisenaan lisukkeina, salaateissa, pitsan tai pastan kanssa tai muuten aurinkokuivattujen tomaattien sijaan.</p>
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		<title>Doughboy goes green</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nyt kun velipoika alkaa olla turvallisesti maapallon toisella puolella, alan tietty postata ihan mitÃ¤ huvittaa. Taikinapojan lempimottoja nimittÃ¤in ovat &#8220;Bacon is a vegetable&#8221; ja &#8220;SyÃ¶n vain ruokaa jolla on kasvot&#8221;. Pyhien turvottamana aion kuitenkin postata pÃ¤Ã¤ruokasalaattireseptin, joka taatusti kirvoittaisi veljeltÃ¤ muinaisen presidentinvaalisloganin &#8220;Where is the beef????&#8221; TÃ¤mÃ¤npÃ¤ivÃ¤inen ruokaidea tarttui mukaan vuosia sitten triestelÃ¤isestÃ¤ lounaskahvilasta, jonka [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.taikinapoika.com/uploads/doughboygoesgreen-763238.jpg"><img width="200" align="left" alt="Doughboy Goes Green" title="Doughboy Goes Green" src="http://www.taikinapoika.com/uploads/doughboygoesgreen-754622.jpg" /></a> Nyt kun velipoika alkaa olla turvallisesti maapallon toisella puolella, alan tietty postata ihan mitÃ¤ huvittaa. Taikinapojan lempimottoja nimittÃ¤in ovat <em>&#8220;Bacon is a vegetable&#8221;</em> ja <em>&#8220;SyÃ¶n vain ruokaa jolla on kasvot&#8221;</em>. Pyhien turvottamana aion kuitenkin postata pÃ¤Ã¤ruokasalaattireseptin, joka taatusti kirvoittaisi veljeltÃ¤ muinaisen presidentinvaalisloganin <em>&#8220;Where is the beef????&#8221;</em></p>
<p>TÃ¤mÃ¤npÃ¤ivÃ¤inen ruokaidea tarttui mukaan vuosia sitten triestelÃ¤isestÃ¤ lounaskahvilasta, jonka takorautaiset tuolit ja leopardikuvioiset istuimet toivat mieleen Dolce&#038;Gabbanan vaatteet. Salaatti tarjottiin isoista leipÃ¤taikinasta leivotuista syÃ¶tÃ¤vistÃ¤ ruukuista. Salaatti on nopeatekoinen ja hyvin ruokaisa, kunhan annos on riittÃ¤vÃ¤n suuri. Mauissa yhdistyy makea suolaiseen. Joisin tÃ¤mÃ¤n kanssa mainiota Johannisberger RieslingiÃ¤ Washington Statesta, mutta varmaankin muutkin valkoviinit kÃ¤yvÃ¤t. Salaatin teko kestÃ¤Ã¤ vartin verran ja sillÃ¤ ruokkii kaksi tai kolme.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>TriestelÃ¤inen salaatti</strong></p>
<p><u> </u></p>
<p>1 ruukku rucolaa tai 1 pkt villirucolan lehtiÃ¤<br />
1 ruukku tammenlehtisalaattia revittynÃ¤ palasiksi<br />
1/2 makea tuore ananas (mielellÃ¤Ã¤n Honey Gold â€“tyyppiÃ¤ tai vastaava)<br />
1 vihreÃ¤ omena, kuorittuna ja kuutioituna<br />
1 tlk maissinjyviÃ¤ sokeri-suolaliemessÃ¤<br />
pari rkl juoksevaa hunajaa<br />
pari rkl neitsytpuristettua oliiviÃ¶ljyÃ¤<br />
50-100 g kokonaisia saksanpÃ¤hkinÃ¶itÃ¤<br />
noin 1/2  dl raastettua parmesaani- tai grana padano-juustoa<br />
mustapippuria myllystÃ¤</p>
<p>Revi salaatti ja rucolanlehdet isoon salaattikulhoon. Viipaloi ananas parin sentin kiekoiksi, poista kova ulkokuori, kuutio ananaskiekot. LisÃ¤Ã¤ salaattiin. Sekoita salaatin joukkoon valutetut maissinjyvÃ¤t ja kuutioitu omena. Sekoittele salaatinottimilla, valuta joukkoon hunaja ja oliiviÃ¶ljy, sekoita lisÃ¤Ã¤. Ripottele kokonaiset saksanpÃ¤hkinÃ¤t salaatin pinnalle, raasta pÃ¤Ã¤lle runsaasti lastuja parmesaanista tai grana padanosta. Tarjoa runsaan rapeakuorisen vaalean leivÃ¤n kanssa.</p></blockquote>
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