TheBanyanTree: instant pot

Wed Jan 17 10:08:19 PST 2018

I'm sorry.

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On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 10:07 AM, Pam James <pamjamesagain at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *We appreciate your referrals!*
>>
>>
>> Monique Colver
>> Colver Business Solutions
>> www.colverbusinesssolutions.com
>> monique.colver at gmail.com
>> (425) 772-6218
>>
>> 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
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
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