Smartie's Bar & Grill #71

Well I guess it beats a Walnut Church in Baptist Grove.

 

Eggplant: Microwave, peel, mash, add caramelized onions, hot pepper, simmer with a little water for 30 mins - add shrimp or crawfish - simmer 15 mins - serve over rice.

Easier than doing the same thing with mirliton - similar result.

 

With all due respect to your culinary efforts, will you be offended if I pass? Anything of the squash family, must be served semi-firm, or I will have unpleasant recollections of baby food that I was served when I had my wisdom teeth out.....

 

Poor baby!

Anything with crawfish and scotch bonnet ain't baby food.
If you like creole gumbo or etouffee try it - you'll probably like it.

 

My greatest sadness is my food allergy to pepper, black, white or red. It sooo limits my passion for food.

I've been known to 'fake it' with a recipe of shrimp and grits that I adore - no pepper or paprika, but a stout shot of key lime.

 

It was posted on Facebook. Ive seen others from the same church. Kewl if it's the one close to you! Small internet world, huh?

 

Not so small ... Facebook world.Just use the internet to research stuff
like nylons and see how many Nylon makers know all about yer leg
size or udder.
BTW ... There is luck in many aspects of Life.Like the age of a Pet.
But luck alone is never a wise proposition.Some folk define success as
80 % or more skill and being in the right place at the right time.With
maybe 20 % making up luck.

 

That is a bad allergy to have. Has an allergist verified that it is really an allergy?
I often take preemptive Gaviscon after eating something as hot as a dish with scotch bonnet.

 

Are you inviting me over?

 

I would if I hadn't forgotten where I put all the landmines.

 

Keeping mindful { not confused with Stephen Kings - Needful Things - {1993} }
that Elst { the town of } is just 5 miles from Arnhem and probably free of
any Facebook dalliances.
Because to Facebook is to make yer life an open book.Knowing it or
S'not.

 

Well, I have not been to an allergist, but when one eats food that obviously has pepper in it, and one's lips, tongue and mouth begin to itch and burn, the tongue swells and you wheeze if you didn't catch it in time, I'd be calling that an allergy. I haven't needed an Epi-pen yet, since I can taste the pepper virtually immediately on first bite. Only very few times I've made it to a second or third bite before it hits.

Yes, it's highly unusual, and it developed in my 20's. My sister (older) used to laugh at me, until the day she started having a reaction also. It seems it's becoming more common, as I never used to be able to find information on it. Now, I can. https://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/symptoms-you-may-be-allergic-to-black-pepper/ Rinsing my mouth out with a baking soda and water mix, eating some bread and brushing my teeth and tongue with baking soda helps clear it.

 

I used to fix an eggplant dish.Sliced around 2 inch thick and
marinated in milk w/soy sauce.Then dipped in seasoned flour
and sautéed in olive oil.Lightly seasoned with pizza seasonings.
It could be placed in the fridge for leftovers.Thr trick is to know
how hot to sautee.Plus not to burn.Until browned on both sides.
I haven't fixed in years due to Eggplant is seasonal and I gave
up using Soy Sauce.Because it's basically just dark liquid sodium
in a bottle.

 

That is unfortunate. You will miss out on a lot of great hot spicy dishes, but there are endless alternatives. Even black pepper is optional.
Most spices are not hot.

 

They have low sodium soy sauces. They are not as good. But not bad.

 

I'm not a fan of the 'spicy' stuff, I don't find having to keep a fire extinguisher handy while I eat dinner high on my list. The spouse, on the other hand, will spice things up to degree that his eyes water freely... and he thinks it's the best thing since sliced bread. *shrugs*

 

Did I mention anything to you about I was in the Show me State once? Just an FYI.....there was a reason for that. Just sayin.

 

Hes doing good. Doc had to convince him he needed a skin graft but dad told him he didnt want to have to come back to remove stitches, so doc used self dissolving sutures so he doesnt have to go back for 6 months. No doubt he has other spots that need attention, but hes not agreeable to a full body scan. Basically, hes sick of doctors and just wants some peace. At 92, the only time hes been hospitalized he was in his 30s having a hernia fixed. Hes not diabetic, has no other health issues, eats fast food, fried food, meat, poratoes and sweets. If he hadnt spent his life on the golf course, he'd prob make it to 100. Unfortunately, recurring skin cancer will likely be his downfall. Btw, he weighs 120 lbs mainly because hes never still very long.

Thx for asking.

 

BITE. ME.

 

A Louisiana girl took me with her to meet her family when I was 21.
I have liked it hot ever since.