Wednesday, August 15, 2007

clydes food rating system

Theres an ancient culture that based their entire religion off of food. Now no one knows where they went to or what lead to their demise, but whats amazing about them is the extent of happiness which is apparent at each of their archaeological sites. Its only comparable to the food-centric quality of their artifacts. OK.
So they had a very useful calender system that was based off of what to eat and when. everyone had to have their own personal one, in some cases a household could have one. and even more rare cases there might be an entire town which migrated together because they could all be happy based off the same food calender.
So Clyde has experienced a spiritual awakening due to how good my food is that makes him aware of this calender and that he can fit into one basically. But he only has a few pieces of the puzzle and has no idea where to look for the "others".
This is what clyde does know:
falafel has a frequency of around 3 days of the 10 day cycle.
tonights ravioli rated a 1 day out of 10 day cycle.
mega nachos rates a 1 day out of 20 day cycle.
Meatball subs rates a 1 day out of 20 cycle.
Tofu Taco rates a 1 day out of a 15 day cycle.
Fajitas rates a 1 day out of 15 cycle.
Burritos with sweet potatoes rates 1 day out of 20 cycle.
Calzone rates a 1 day out of 20 cycle.
Pizza rates a 1 day out of 25 day cycle.
Chili rates a 1 day out of 30 day cycle.
Eggplant rates a 1 day out of 30 day cycle.
baked pasta with tofu rates a 1 out of 20 day cycle.
Anything new 1 out of 20 days.
snack days 1 out of 10 days (hummus and trail mix junk)
Potatoes rojo rates a 1 out of 20 day cycle (but not cooked near the time of eggplant. on opposite times. such as potatoes rojo is like Taurus and eggplant is like scorpio.)

I can't think of anything else I cook all of the time. This list is not based of what is better than something else, its based on the proper frequency for the full enjoyment of each meal. Once clyde finds his calender he may meet others with the same calender.
Clyde is so cute for saying all of this stuff.

Tonights dinner was good. I made ravioli, tomato sauce, noodles, and garlic bread sticks.
Recipes:

Ravioli:
I have been wanting to try this technique for awhile because my ravioli dough never works right and it always breaks open while boiling. This worked great.

package of won ton wrappers (comes with 24- so you get 12 ravioli).
1/2 container of firm or extra firm tofu.
1/2 container of mushrooms
1/4 of a med. size zucchini
1 egg beat with 1 teaspoon of water
cheese, like parm.
2 cloves of garlic
1 Tablespoon dried basil
1/2 tablespoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of tomato sauce

This is pretty simple. If you use firm tofu press it first about 1/2 hour before cooking, if extra firm just squeeze all of the water out. mash tofu in a bowl with your hands until its all in small pieces. It will remind you of ricotta. Add 2 cloves of finely chopped garlic, basil, parsley, and salt. Mix together. Add about 1/2 cup of tomato sauce. Mix.

In skillet on med. heat saute up mushrooms until they release and absorb all of their liquid. Add in Zucchini about half way through that. Take off of heat.

Take out wonton wrapper and put about 1/2-1 tablespoon of tofu mix. Top with about 1 teaspoon of mushroom and zucchini mixture. add a small amount of cheese on top. use brush to spread egg mix around edges of wrapper, and around edges of second wrapper. put the two wrappers together and press out air and make it tight. Put on floured board until ready to boil.

Salt a large pot of boiling water. drop ravioli in about 3 at a time, and let it cook about 2 minutes. They will rise to the top.

I can't put in my sauce recipe yet because I haven't measured out any of the spices for it yet. Or for the garlic breadstick topping yet. that is for later.

1 comment:

clydebink said...

So I just did the calculations and it looks like we have enough dishes for a complete calendar. But I think it is dependent on Falafel 3 nights out of 10 which won't fly with Chrissy. Maybe I can factor the nights I work on the summit in and design a calendar which I can then present to chrissy. If she decides to honor it, then we can make adjustments based off of this beta.