Comments on: WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:59:16 +0000

Don't know about green tomato chocolate cake, but made a green tomato cake that was reminiscent of carrot cake--except for the color, of course: http://foodperson.com/2008/10/.....-tomatoes/.

By: Sue Charboneau

Sue Charboneau — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:44:39 +0000

I have made the mock apple pie (green tomato pie) my husband likes it, he is allergic to apples. I like to fry green tomatoes and use like eggplant in green tomato parmesean and casseroles, I don't tell the kids, they eat it so give the green tomatoes a try.I have not tried ketchup, but have made chutney.I have used them chopped finely as a sauce for enchilladas.I bread them, sliced, and freeze (for fried green tom), to use in casseroles,I chop finely and freeze for later use.

By: Mia

Mia — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:46:18 +0000

I've always wanted to make green tomato ketchup and green tomato salsa. Haven't managed it yet tho......

By: redclay

redclay — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:17:43 +0000

My neighbor uses green tomatoes as a direct replacement for green apples in a pie. I know, it sounds strange but it works. He brought me a slice when we had our first freeze this fall (to combat the dubious look I gave him when he told me). He insists that they have to be absolutely green for it to work.

By: Chookie

Chookie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:17:08 +0000

I'm sorry, I just can't figure out what those things in the picture are. That's rice and salad at the back, so are they the tortillas? I've only seen the commercial kind as there aren't many Mexicans in Sydney.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:28:52 +0000

I finally got around to making acorn pancakes tonight (had to use the last of that milk starting to turn!) - yum! Even the 3-yr-old deemed them edible. ;P

I'd be happy to give an acorn demo if you're interested in making that happen. Just let me know when you get around to making plans for January's gathering.

By: Cygnus MacLlyr

Cygnus MacLlyr — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:13:31 +0000

Happy to say I rcvd "permission" to expand the backyard garden, effectively doubling its size. Just "discovered" your site yesterday; the pictures look SO Delicious... can't wait 'till summer, when my plate looks like this because of my own efforts! BEAUTIFUL site, and work... Can't thank you enough...Cygnus

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:37:23 +0000

If you do an acorn flour demo, could you videotape and post?

What's your favorite dressing for your salads? Our usual is meyer lemon juice and olive oil with herbs thrown in. Looking for another light dressing that won't take away from the delicate lettuces.

Looking forward to the new year's meals.

By: Meg

Meg — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:40:47 +0000

We had too many green tomatoes from a freak early hard freeze to just make fried green tomatoes, s we used several pounds of our green tomatoes to make and can some green tomato chutney. This Thanksgiving we made a mock-mince pie out of two of the jars of the green tomato chutney. It was delicious!

If interested, you can see photos of the pie at http://www.flickr.com/photos/v.....071035174/
and at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/v.....070195787/

By: Martha H

Martha H — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:43:25 +0000

Love the meal postings. Everything always looks yummy!

Would it be possible at the next potluck event to have a short demonstrate showing the process to produce the acorn flour, by you or the person who produced the flour? It sounds like an interesting food, and acorns are so plentiful here in SoCal, that it would be nice to know how to use them. Are there certain varieties of oaks/acorns that can only be used, or that cannot be used? For example, I thought that some acorns' tannins made them unsuitable for use.

Thanks for all you do.