Random food notes
Dec. 12th, 2015 09:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chuckro- I tried getting Silk Cashew Milk for ARR, because we've been introducing tree nuts and it's nice to have alternatives to soy milk. (He doesn't like the taste of almonds or almond milk.) I thought, hey, it's made of nuts, it should have a decent amount of fat and protein, right? Wrong. It's basically water with some vitamins in: 25 calories per half-cup, very little fat. I've been enjoying it on my cereal, but there's no benefit for him.
- On a related front, ARR has tried and enjoyed pistachios, cashews, walnuts and pine nuts. He didn't particularly like pecans or almonds, but he doesn't react from them, so that's a step. I've started making him "trail mix" snacks with nuts, raisins, craisins, and various cereals. And occasionally some gummis or jellybeans, because why not?
- This was our week for bringing the shared snack to ARR's class, and I've learned a few useful lessons: 1. Most of the kids don't eat as much as ARR and don't need both an applesauce cup and also a hunk of cornbread. 2. The couple of kids who liked my homemade cornbread ate a ton of it (ditto with the latkas I brought on Monday), but most of them acted like the 2-year-olds they are and refused to try it. 3. They all eat fresh fruit; so next time I should just bring lots of that.
- I did a smoker experiment last weekend: Cornish hens marinated in tequila, orange juice and lime juice, then smoked with applewood. Came out very nicely, and I suspect that this marinade would work well for an oven-roasted bird, too. (I've been working on smoking pork belly, as well, but haven't been satisfied with my results or my glaze. I think it needs to brine beforehand.)
- We tried the vegan brunch at Tea NJ with ARR, and it did not go well--I don't know if there was dairy contamination or peanuts in something, but he ended up throwing up and needing to go home. Which is a shame, because the meal was really tasty. (I made sure to grab his leftovers to eat later.) We're not taking ARR back there, but assuming you don't have food allergies, it's worth a try.
- Park & Sixth in Jersey City has fairly standard Americana food, but their slab bacon is really fantastic. I've had both the lobster BLT and the lobster cobb salad, and in both cases the lobster and the presentation were both perfectly fine and nothing special, but the slab bacon was the real reason to be there. (Their burgers are good too, even if you don't eat pork. Mithrigil will back me up on that.)
- On a related front, ARR has tried and enjoyed pistachios, cashews, walnuts and pine nuts. He didn't particularly like pecans or almonds, but he doesn't react from them, so that's a step. I've started making him "trail mix" snacks with nuts, raisins, craisins, and various cereals. And occasionally some gummis or jellybeans, because why not?
- This was our week for bringing the shared snack to ARR's class, and I've learned a few useful lessons: 1. Most of the kids don't eat as much as ARR and don't need both an applesauce cup and also a hunk of cornbread. 2. The couple of kids who liked my homemade cornbread ate a ton of it (ditto with the latkas I brought on Monday), but most of them acted like the 2-year-olds they are and refused to try it. 3. They all eat fresh fruit; so next time I should just bring lots of that.
- I did a smoker experiment last weekend: Cornish hens marinated in tequila, orange juice and lime juice, then smoked with applewood. Came out very nicely, and I suspect that this marinade would work well for an oven-roasted bird, too. (I've been working on smoking pork belly, as well, but haven't been satisfied with my results or my glaze. I think it needs to brine beforehand.)
- We tried the vegan brunch at Tea NJ with ARR, and it did not go well--I don't know if there was dairy contamination or peanuts in something, but he ended up throwing up and needing to go home. Which is a shame, because the meal was really tasty. (I made sure to grab his leftovers to eat later.) We're not taking ARR back there, but assuming you don't have food allergies, it's worth a try.
- Park & Sixth in Jersey City has fairly standard Americana food, but their slab bacon is really fantastic. I've had both the lobster BLT and the lobster cobb salad, and in both cases the lobster and the presentation were both perfectly fine and nothing special, but the slab bacon was the real reason to be there. (Their burgers are good too, even if you don't eat pork. Mithrigil will back me up on that.)
