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I'm a nut!
8 January 2004 15:49I swear I have been a pistachio eatin' fool of late. I have been picking up small bags from work, and today I bought two bags.
I have also been thinking of recipes to include them in. My mind is going crazy with the possibilities! Especially since pistachios are commonly used in Mediterranean food...my weakness...a few thoughts sprung to mind. I have thought of adding them to a golden rice pilaf recipe which I will be making this weekend with cinnamon (or possibly garam masala instead) broiled chicken. Maybe as a desert or snack, I have also thought of slicing some apples, sprinkling a little cinnamon over them, drizzling some honey over that, then adding some chopped pistachios to that. Now, since Chas is unable to eat nuts, I would omit them from his dishes.
Oh I cannot stop thinking of that crazy green nut! I must have more!!!:p
My assimilation into the way of the pistachio was very slow, and took years to achieve, and it all began with my mom. She introduced them to me about 5 years ago (maybe less), and I had them infrequently with my mom and dad over the years. Ate an ice cream (Valhalla) a few months ago which had pistachios among other things, and recently had some Turkish baklava with it too. Decided to buy some pistachios a few weeks ago while at work since cash flow was low and the nuts were cheap. See I don't normally buy nuts and seeds as snacks, but I did and I am hooked now. So, there it is. Not so interesting, eh? Oh will, I have a new interest to add to my bio page. :)
I have also been thinking of recipes to include them in. My mind is going crazy with the possibilities! Especially since pistachios are commonly used in Mediterranean food...my weakness...a few thoughts sprung to mind. I have thought of adding them to a golden rice pilaf recipe which I will be making this weekend with cinnamon (or possibly garam masala instead) broiled chicken. Maybe as a desert or snack, I have also thought of slicing some apples, sprinkling a little cinnamon over them, drizzling some honey over that, then adding some chopped pistachios to that. Now, since Chas is unable to eat nuts, I would omit them from his dishes.
Oh I cannot stop thinking of that crazy green nut! I must have more!!!:p
My assimilation into the way of the pistachio was very slow, and took years to achieve, and it all began with my mom. She introduced them to me about 5 years ago (maybe less), and I had them infrequently with my mom and dad over the years. Ate an ice cream (Valhalla) a few months ago which had pistachios among other things, and recently had some Turkish baklava with it too. Decided to buy some pistachios a few weeks ago while at work since cash flow was low and the nuts were cheap. See I don't normally buy nuts and seeds as snacks, but I did and I am hooked now. So, there it is. Not so interesting, eh? Oh will, I have a new interest to add to my bio page. :)