[Jamestown1630]

This week: A very hospitable appetizer, an unusual seed, and some culinary history!

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-JT

[webheart]

Quinoa does not need to be capitalized unless at the beginning of a sentence.

[leaning conservative]

Missed you JT! Long day, just lit some candles, going to do some odds & ends & then pour a glass of wine. Your thread is perfect for a chilly night.

The pineapple spread is pretty impressive. Love this thread : )

[MomwithHope]

Bookmark, love quinoa and looking forward to reading and trying some new recipes.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Tomato Brie Tarts (The easy way) First buy a pack of frozen tart shells. Since how you assemble these depends on how big the tart shells are I will give the assembly instructions as technique. You can also make this in one big 9" pie crust (prebaked) and serve it in wedges or even as a main course at a lunch with a nice green salad.

1½ pounds Ripe tomatoes; trimmed, not peeled, diced, seeded (I like Romas)
5 ounces Brie; rind scraped off, cut into small pieces (very small if you are doing the tarts)
2 ounces Mozzarella cheese; cut into small cubes (very small if you are doing the tarts)
1 ounce Fontinella cheese; cut into small cubes (I just grate it)
⅓ cup Chopped fresh basil (Pesto also works)
3 large eggs
⅓ cup Heavy cream
⅓ cup Milk

Drain the tomatoes thoroughly on paper towels. Distribute the cheese evenly between the shells. Place the tomatoes on top of the cheese, and top with the basil. The filling should not fill more then 2/3's of the shell.

Beat the eggs, cream and milk and pour over the tomatoes. The mixture should almost cover the tomatoes.

Place in the oven and bake until center is set. Allow to cool 10 minutes. before serving.

This is a very pretty red, green and white Christmas pie.

This is not a low fat diet recipe. We have ten and a half months to watch our weight. :)

[V K Lee]

Inaugural party food. I seem to recall a dot gov site that had all of the Inaugural menu

This was found. Not exactly what was remembered from 10 years ago when researching, but it is a start perhaps.

http://www.inaugural.senate.gov/about/luncheon/

One site is remembered as having actual recipes of favorite foods served in the White House. For this one, still searching

[V K Lee]

Another site found re menu for the big day
http://www.thedailymeal.com/first-bites-presidential-inauguration-meals-through-years-slideshow/slide-11

[beethoven]

Good evening JT... Thank you for another wonderful cooking thread. I sent your recipe for the pineapple appetizer to a friend living in Hawaii.! She was was thrilled with the recipe and plans to make it for her Thanksgiving gathering! 🍍🦃

[Yaelle]

Happy days are here again!

The pineapple is so cute but I need to avoid nuts due to a strong sudden allergy to macadamias.

I love finding cool gluten free recipes. Thanks.

Tonight I made another fantastic recipe from Ladled, a fantastic soup and stew cookbook. I figure out how to make the recipes work in a crock pot for Friday night sabbath dinners because I have to be gone all day Friday. If you love soup, buy this cookbook. It’s so healthy, everything homemade bone broth based. Great gift too.

People I feed do rave about these soups. A lot are meal soups too, add a salad or some crusty bread etc.

[pugmama]

I loved shopping at the Nugget market in our prior home in northern CA. They always had food items/recipes throughout the store that you could try, as well as cooking classes etc.

This is a great appetizer:

https://www.nuggetmarket.com/recipes/147/olive-raisin-cranberry-and-almond-relish-with-crostini-and-gorgonzola-spread/

[V K Lee]

The (dot) gov site is NLA and not stored on the wayback machine at the Internet Archive

Google might offer some help

http://researchingfoodhistory.blogspot.com/2011/03/lincolns-inauguration-meals.html

[Qiviut]

Ran across this a couple of days ago .....

Schadenfreude Pie
http://www.food.com/recipe/schadenfreude-pie-335614

From John Scalzi’s blog. He coined the phrase “Schadenfreude Pie” (after the phrase “humble pie,” which actually has nothing to do with the state of being humble), then wondered what such a thing would taste like. “Dark. Rich. And oh so bittersweet,” he decided. He goes on to say, “Also — and this is really just a perfect but unintentional extension of the whole schadenfreude metaphor — you really only want a small slice; too much of this pie and it’ll sit in the pit of your stomach like a rock of judgment, pulling you down. Small slice? Excellent. Big slice? You’ll regret it. Just like schadenfreude itself.”

[Trillian]

WWII Wartime Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon white vinegar
5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup cold water

Directions:
In large mixing bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa, soda, and salt.
Make three wells in the flour mixture. In one put vanilla; in another the vinegar, and in the third the oil. Pour the cold water over the mixture and stir until moistened.
Pour into 8 x 8-inch pan.
Bake at 350°F. oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until it springs back when touched lightly.

[Trillian]

Nutella fans rejoice.