tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post868406004700552644..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Bringing the Holiday Home . . . To the Kitchenmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-81786663620995552882014-07-15T15:59:47.478-07:002014-07-15T15:59:47.478-07:00It is hard to quantify, because it's often bro...It is hard to quantify, because it's often broader or more subtle than a single dish, but yes, this is what I mean. I'm sure you'll end up with an awesome paella in your repertoire. (Paul took that on quite a few years ago, and we have paelleras in every conceivable size....materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-79135807142732798382014-07-13T11:48:17.911-07:002014-07-13T11:48:17.911-07:00I sense I do but it's hard to quantify it. I b...I sense I do but it's hard to quantify it. I brought back with me a Sicilian salad of oranges, olive oil, dry olives and chili flakes (from NYC). I learned to perfectly chill a red. I will learn to make valenciana paella. I try to take a lesson from every place but it doesn't always work.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-6203981189190578802014-07-04T06:11:10.266-07:002014-07-04T06:11:10.266-07:00I'm going to have to grow some, so that I can ...I'm going to have to grow some, so that I can try them when they're that young. I did end up mashing a bunch of the bigger ones a year or so ago when I found them in my home town -- but here, they're so much more expensive!<br />I love the sound of that salad that evokes France for you. But that cheese and truffle honey, Mmmmmm. And I'll take that plate of hard cheese (some from sheep, I'm guessing, even better) with the chestnut honey as well. Thanks!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-68926198650641754592014-07-04T06:09:16.294-07:002014-07-04T06:09:16.294-07:00I'd say the same for Vancouver, although I thi...I'd say the same for Vancouver, although I think the old European immigrants still grow them in backyards across the city. ..materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-64827520267172552092014-07-04T06:08:37.564-07:002014-07-04T06:08:37.564-07:00Those are lovely memories, Lorrie. We tasted a bea...Those are lovely memories, Lorrie. We tasted a beautiful moscato at a winery my sommelier daughter-in-law took us to in Puglia -- so I can imagine yours and I can imagine how marvelous it must be to find and drink it again at home.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39692058988695180612014-07-04T06:07:27.802-07:002014-07-04T06:07:27.802-07:00Isn't it a pretty salad? I'd love to know ...Isn't it a pretty salad? I'd love to know how your enjoy yours.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-80142758343523137612014-07-04T06:07:04.530-07:002014-07-04T06:07:04.530-07:00I'll be curious to know how easy/hard they are...I'll be curious to know how easy/hard they are to find where you are.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-75736672826292232302014-07-03T21:15:12.586-07:002014-07-03T21:15:12.586-07:00Fava are known as broad beans here in Oz and used ...Fava are known as broad beans here in Oz and used to be easily found fresh in season but have fallen out of favor in recent years. They are still available frozen all year round. When very young and new you can skip the double podding. Later, when they start to get a bit mealy, they are good mashed with olive oil and garlic or chili and used as a spread on bruschetta.<br />Every summer I make a salad we had first had somewhere in France. Steamed young potatoes mixed with a little mustardy mayonnaise, quartered tomatoes, boiled eggs, black olives, steamed green beans and ham batons served on a bed of butter lettuce.<br />It was in southern Spain I first had soft cheese drizzled with truffle honey, so good everyone else at the table had to share it. In Sicily they often serve their gorgeous chestnut honey in a little dish with a platter of hard cheeses. So simple and delicious, I often have it now for lunch but would never have thought of putting the two together.<br />Lilibet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-86234984709897489792014-07-03T17:07:36.540-07:002014-07-03T17:07:36.540-07:00I haven't traveled as you do - staying there, ...I haven't traveled as you do - staying there, living there, so I haven't brought back life stuff as you do. It's a lovely idea. San Francisco does love its fava beans, but we eat them mostly in restaurants:).LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-9064249050862333212014-07-03T16:38:49.593-07:002014-07-03T16:38:49.593-07:00To return home unchanged in some little way is to ...To return home unchanged in some little way is to miss the point of travel, n'est-ce pas? I love this tie to your time in Bordeaux and I'm certain that every time you make this salad or a variation, your mind will return there. Such lovely colours and textures. <br /><br />On a very hot day in Provence we took a wine tour. One of our tastings was of an icy cold Beaumes de Venise muscat. The sweet mingled with the sharp and the cold and I was smitten. I've found, on occasion, the same wine from that vineyard here and it always evokes memories of that day in Provence.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62218358849269926922014-07-03T16:18:59.219-07:002014-07-03T16:18:59.219-07:00The colour of the beans and of the tomatoes are tr...The colour of the beans and of the tomatoes are truly lovely.I'm going to make this salad.Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-19916335562924004672014-07-03T10:00:11.993-07:002014-07-03T10:00:11.993-07:00Oh, that's making my mouth water!! I love fava...Oh, that's making my mouth water!! I love fava beans and haven't had them in ages. May have to hunt some down this weekend and try my hand at that salad. I love those culinary souvenirs.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com