Yes, BITF fans, this is KFC’s Double Down “sandwich.” As you may or may not know, I get hungry. Real hungry. As delicious as some of the restaurants and recipes we eat are, sometimes there is just not enough food for me. For this reason, I am often on the lookout for cheap, filling meals. So I thought to myself, “how could I go wrong with two fried chicken breasts with bacon between them?” The long and the short of it is that the “sandwich” is delicious. However, something felt very wrong when I was finished. It was that I had just enjoyed something from KFC. Since my original taste, I have had two more Double Downs. I recommend them, but only if you are training for a marathon or trying to build muscle mass. It will probably be a few weeks before I have another.
June, 2010
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Saturday, June 5th, 2010CSA Food Box # 7: Paula Deen’s Greens Our Style
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Week after week, how many things can you do with greens? I am on a mission to find some delicious options to incorporate greens into our weekday diet. But before I go there with the recipes I have to report on the good ol’ classic greens. Paula Dean’s greens are classic and almost exactly like the greens we make. We usually use bacon fat when we don’t have ham hocks. Greens are a tasty side dish to have with a tri-tip or a BBQ dinner.
Green’s Education:
- Collard Greens: Taste: Mild Benefits: Vitamins A, C and K, folate, fiber, and calcium Preparation: Typically boiled.
- Dandelion Greens: Taste: Bitter, tangy Benefits: Vitamin A and calcium Preparation: Steamed or Raw.
- Kale: Taste: A bit bitter, cabbage-like taste Benefits: Vitamins A, C and K. Preparation: Soups, stews, risottos, stir-fries, and sauces.
- Mustard Greens: Taste: Spicy Benefits: Vitamins A, C, and K, folate, and calcium. Preparation: Eaten raw in salads or in stir-fries and soups.
- Swiss Chard: Taste: Similar to spinach Benefits: Vitamins A, C, and K, potassium and iron. Preparation: Stir-fried or eaten raw in salads.
* See Bacon Fat Note Below if you don’t have Ham Hocks