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How come I always plant too many? I swear, next year I am only planting a roma and a cherry. They're everywhere... they're encroaching on my rhubarb, do you know how hard that is? The celrey is totally overgrown. At least my herbs are mostly in a different garden.
Anyway, I planted tomatillos for the first time this year, and am not sure what to do with them. Anyone got a good recipe for a green salsa, maybe? I think I'll be making tomato paste this weekend, I've got to do something with them...
At least I can make fried green tomatoes whenever I want. Yum! Anyway, how's everyone's garden doing?
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we don't have enough sun to grow vegetables but we have a very pretty flower garden, a few herbs that do well, and lots and lots of trees (ten acres actually).
I think my mom has a white chicken chili recipee that calls for tomatillos, I'll look and post it tommorow.
oh and whenever I see "fried green tomatoe's" I think of the seinfeld quote where jerry asks a date what her favorite book, movie, and food is, she answers just fried green tomatoes
I love fried green tomatoes, and last year I got the breading process down perfectly, so each one was coated evenly and the breading didn't clump when fried. Fabulous. I'm taking tomorrow off work, maybe I'll make some for lunch...
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Still, I'm impressed that you have a garden all your own. You're either a very young looking woman, or a young woman with adult ... tastes?
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ElJay, when Eddie tries to get you to make hot sauce or whatever with his tomatoes, don't forget how important it is to stick them in a blender beforehand.
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Before hearing about your garden, I'd have guessed...oh, I don't know, maybe 23 from your pictures? Given the garden, I'd guess early 30s. However, I know that you're dkw's *younger* sister, and I seem to recall the dkw is my age, 32. I doubt you're less than two years younger than dkw; I'm going to guess five, and go with your being 28.
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Shall I edit too, PC, so that our posts present a consistent picture (since I referenced yours)? We can make ElJay look like a nutjob.
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We could just write complete nonsense in our posts. Then my long essay on the wonders of cheese-legged spider monkeys will be known as "a good guess."
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And PC, I didn't say it was a good guess... I was applauding you for having the guts to guess at all.
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I think that I am exactly one week older than Noemon. But that might have been one week younger. I forget.
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12 ounces tomatillos 2 cups cilantro 2 jalapeno peppers ¼ t salt
Peel and rinse tomatillos, simmer in water 5 minutes or until soft. Chop everything and mix with ½ cup of the water from cooking the tomatillos. (Run it all through the blender if you want it smoother.)
You can also roast the tomatillos first, for a slightly different flavor.
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quote: oh and whenever I see "fried green tomatoe's" I think of the seinfeld quote where jerry asks a date what her favorite book, movie, and food is, she answers just fried green tomatoes
Actually, it's from the Simpsons. Apu is going through an arranged marriage, and right before the ceremony he asks his future wife what her favorite book, movie, and food is.
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Cook 8 oz tomatillos like in the first recipe. Puree with ½ a red onion, 1 clove garlic, 3 jalapenoes, ½ c cilantro (or parsley ) and ¼ t minced fresh sage.
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Yep. They're yummy, particularly with a little ranch dressing. Anytime you want to stop by MN during the summer I'd be more than happy to whip up a batch for you. Or you can probably get them at your local state fair.
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Fried green tomatoes are usually made with unripe "regular" tomatoes. Tomatillos are used for lots of things, I was just interested in a salsa recipe, 'cause I like salsa verde.
You use green tomatoes (for frying) because they are firmer, and have less goopy stuff in the middle. Less likely to fall apart.
And mack: Am so. Can't you tell by my all-around level of maturity? Posts: 7954 | Registered: Mar 2004
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Now I'm curious. I would've guessed at MOST ElJay was my age, and I'd be nervous saying that, for fear of guessing too high.
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