TheBanyanTree: instant pot

[Pam James]

no I'm sorry.... I was encouraging Julie, not criticizing you!!

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 1:04 PM, Monique Colver <monique.colver at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm sorry, was I saying I'm sorry too much?
>
> I'm sorry, but there's an entire group on FB of Insta Pot users. You
> probably know that, but I'm sorry, I had to mention it. Insta Pot sounds
> like marijuana ready now.
>
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> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 10:00 AM, Pam James <pamjamesagain at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I recently read, on Facebook of course!!, that we should stop saying "I'm
> > sorry" so often....  Instead of, "sorry I'm late" we should try "thank
> you
> > for waiting"...  or in stead of "sorry I overcooked the beef" we should
> try
> > "thanks for visiting even though great meat isn't guaranteed"
> > .... whatever....  I'm going to try it!!
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 11:59 AM, Teague, Julie Anna <
> jateague at indiana.edu
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > In re-reading this hastily typed thing, the first sign of life from me
> to
> > > the Banyan tree in some long time, I realize I've made a tremendous
> > amount
> > > of typos and errors.  Not the least of which is the use of "poor" for
> > > "pour".  Oh. My. Gosh. I'm just going to let this hang out there rather
> > > than going through and correcting everything, since I barely had time
> to
> > > write it, much less correct it.  WWJD?  She would not apologize if it
> > was a
> > > slightly tough beef roast, but something which is published would
> > probably
> > > be perfectly polished to perfection by the beloved Julia.  Sigh.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: TheBanyanTree [mailto:thebanyantree-bounces at lists.remsset.com]
> On
> > > Behalf Of Teague, Julie Anna
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 9:57 AM
> > > To: A comfortable place to meet other people and exchange your own
> > > *original* writings. (thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com) <
> > > thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com>
> > > Subject: TheBanyanTree: instant pot
> > >
> > > I forget that present husband is of a different stripe than past
> husband
> > > (may he rest in peace), and thus I need to watch what I say because he
> > > listens closely and tends to make things happen.  A wonderful trait,
> > > absolutely, but not if you are someone like me who daydreams aloud
> about
> > > things that may only be half-heartedly desired.  We'd discussed, over
> the
> > > past few weeks, the idea of the Instant Pot, i.e., the modern,
> > > non-exploding pressure cooker.  They are suddenly all the rage.  My
> > grandma
> > > used the old kind quite a bit.  I remember the behemoth gray pot, her
> > > strapping on the lid in what that looked like some kind of bomb
> assembly.
> > > The rattling and the big pressure gauge and the nervous checking.  But
> > what
> > > she made in it I don't remember.  Roast and potatoes vaguely come to
> > mind.
> > > I can't recall another meal that might've come out of that thing.  She
> > used
> > > it mostly for canning green beans.  I do remember that while she was an
> > > otherwise great cook, her roast was a bland pretender to my mother's.
> > Mom
> > > cooked beef roast the old fashioned way, in the oven.  The NY Times
> food
> > > section has been on an Instant-Pot-article bender since before
> Christmas.
> > > I'd been looking at recipes but had as much as talked myself out of the
> > > thing.  Not the least of my concerns is that I now have the tiniest of
> > > kitchens with limited storage.  I do like the idea of getting a healthy
> > > meal done in 30 minutes because lord knows that time is something we
> are
> > > always short of, and a quick salad when it's below zero outside does
> not
> > > make anyone here happy.  But most of the things Instant Pots are best
> at
> > > did not seem to be the things we eat, in general--spare ribs, pork
> > roasts,
> > > thick beefy stews. All good, but we don't eat that much meat.  Or, I
> > don't
> > > eat (or cook) that much meat.  Husband would eat that much meat in a
> > > heartbeat, right up to the point where he ceased to have a heartbeat.
> > But
> > > we are already in a polygamous marriage-me, husband, his grill, his
> > > smoker.  He doesn't need another platform on which to sacrifice dead
> > > animals.
> > >
> > > So anyway, adoring husband and I were discussing Instant Pots and their
> > > possibilities in, what I thought, was a more or less hypothetical way.
> > But
> > > husband, anxious to make my every dream a reality (Damn him!  Where
> did I
> > > FIND this guy?) came home with an Instant Pot last night, and now I
> must
> > > either learn to use it or return it before I even take it out of the
> box.
> > > I'm sort of interested in the yogurt function because I eat a lot of
> > greek
> > > yogurt.  But how to make it thick and coconutty like Chobani that
> already
> > > comes in convenient little plastic containers (which are polluting the
> > > earth...guilt) and contains too much sugar (oy)?   Can I make my own
> > pasta
> > > sauce in record time?  That would be a good thing, no?  Tomato-y,
> > peppery,
> > > spicy Shakshuka with eggs in ten minutes would be a pleasant surprise.
> > Of
> > > course, it takes only 30 minutes on the stovetop, and I can watch the
> > eggs
> > > closely.  I have it--beans from dried beans rather than canned beans!
> > > Delicious, spicy black beans! Lentils! Great Northerns! Chickpeas! That
> > > would be lovely, in limited quantities: we're old so too many beans can
> > be
> > > deadly.
> > >
> > > I ask myself, WWJD? What would Julia do.  Julia Child has long been a
> > hero
> > > of mine.  Everyone should read her books-she's such a fantastic human
> > > being.  I heard an interview with her once in which the interviewer was
> > > trying, with leading questions, to get Julia to "poo-poo"
> fancy-schmancy
> > > kitchen gadgets as unnecessary.  Julia said while of course one doesn't
> > > need them to cook, why not get them and try them if you want them!
> Have
> > > fun! Try new things!  Julia was not one for poo-pooing anything except
> > > apologizing for a dish that didn't come out perfectly.  Never, in
> Julia's
> > > view, does the cook apologize.  Just serve, poor more wine, and trust
> > that
> > > friends love us even for the occasional bad dinner!  I love Julia.  I
> > think
> > > she would approve of giving the Instant Pot and drive around the block.
> > I
> > > guess it's off to see if I can find recipes!
> > >
> > > Julie
> > >
> > >
> >
>