I might have to leave the cult . . .

or become an associate member. Today I tasted a few leaves from the Barack Obama Memorial Arugula Patch planted in my garden. YUCK! Just YUCK! The stuff is vile. What do you do with it besides hide it in a tossed salad?

Give arugula a chance!

way to try arugula, yum! Thanks Olney Blue.

Lake with all the amenitiesB-)

And I thank you! I will give your salad a try this week!

and other Real American foods.

nearly made me puke. Just got an idea - fried arugula leaves!

:-)

:hippie:

I soaked the leaves in my latte overnight and served them wilted.

However, even after simmering the bowling shoes for the recommended 37 hours in orange juice, they're still inedible.

Unfortunately, they came unraveled on the gas pedal of my Volvo.
Guess I'll just have to dip into my trust fund and buy some new Birkenstocks.

they sell them next to the flag pin shop.

Arugula Pesto

1 bunch arugula, stems removed (about 4 ounces)
2 3/4 teaspoons of coarse or Kosher salt
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Fill a large bowl with ice and add water, set aside. Fill a medium sized saucepan with water and the 2 1/2 teaspoons of salt, and bring it to a boil. Add the arugula and as soon as the water returns to a boil, remove the arugula with a slotted spoon and place it immediately into the ice water to stop the cooking process.

Transfer the arugula to several layers of paper toweling or clean kitchen towels and allow to drain. Roll up the towels and squeeze as much moisture as possible from the arugula.

Place the arugula in a blender jar and add the oil, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and the pepper and puree until the mixture looks like thick pesto. There will be a small amount of oil on the surface. Use immediately or transfer the mixture to a jar with a tight fitting lid if you are going to store it. This will keep for at least 5 days, refrigerated. Before using, stir the pesto to incorporate the oil accumulated at the top.

Serve the pesto over some freshly cooked pasta or boiled potatoes.

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/arugula.htm


More at http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/arugularecipes.htm

:rofl: The plants are very small - maybe the taste improves as they get a little larger?

it in with my fresh basil this summer and have some tasty homemade basil/arugula pesto to put on my burritoes and tacos. :9

:hi:


edited: typo :blush:

I have yet to even be able to get my Arugula plants growing and I don't know that my grocery store has them.

you either love or hate. Like cilantro.

I mix it up with my other baby greens and steam vegies and a mustard basil lemon dressing..:9

It's actually bitter and good for the liverB-)

I had escargots with cilantro pesto last week. I would think I was elitist, but I wasn't paying. :)

No wonder you had to leave God's own country and go live with those heathens down in Mexico.

We eat cilantro and lime with everything.

Pico De Gallo for everyone!!

I'm from California.

Were we live on cilantro and lime with an occasional avocado for variety. :P

:shrug:

"Mom, it's green. That means it's not ripe yet." :rofl:

:puke:

That will take care of that soup taste for you :P

in the '80's at Ki's Juice Bar..we had a Food Bar part where I was and I had a bowl of fresh cilantro on the counter so people could help themselves if they wanted to enhance their tacos and burritos.

When I eat it I feel immediately better ..I think because of this..

"Cilantro. Popular in Mexican and Far -Eastern cuisine, cilantro has in a few studies have shown to be an effective chelating or purifying herb. Some researchers believe that it can remove mercury from the brain and body."

http://www.thetipsbank.com/herbsandnutrients.htm

I know..TMI:)

P.S. Cilantro pesto sounds delicious no matter what it's accompanying:P

I didn't always like cilantro, actually, but I've grown to like it a lot. I used to eat regular parsley medicinally and it had a similar effect on me. It's not so easy to find down here, which is how I got into cilantro.

you were in Mexico, WesDem! How's the weather down there? I still make Mexican food for myself after leaving California all those years ago.

I order organic corn tortillas by the case from New Mexico. :9

I have trouble getting organic cilantro up here 'cause we have to order it by the case in our co-op and not everyone is as enthralled with it as I.

It's the hottest month of the year. But I am in Zacatecas, which is generally cooler than the rest of the country. Just about perfect right now as we've started getting some rain in the afternoons. I love it here. It's a gorgeous colonial city.

Here is a pic to give you an idea:





The cilantro pesto I had was in Queretaro, though :D

Awesome..living in a place you love that's warm. I like warm.

I'm going back to Kauai in a couple of years to retire and I couldn't be more excited about something except Obama which is equally 'cause my son's in Kauai and that's bloodB-)

The architechture there in Zacatecas is absolutely magnificent and I learned a new state in Mexico. May I ask how you got to be living there?

Then I lived a few years at the Jersey Shore, but I had to move at one point, and I decided, since I was retired by that time, which was four years ago now, to live someplace different, experience a different culture, and picked Mexico. I sold off my stuff, packed a few suitcases and got on a jet plane. It was the sort of thing where I said, if I don't do it now, when will I ever have such an adventure? I don't have much of a pension and I can live reasonably well here on not much money, too. That's not the only reason. I do love living in this country and the people are terrifically kind and welcoming. If I decide to stay past five years I will apply for dual citizenship. I think I may very well do that.

learning the language down there? That's like a dream come true and nothing like learning a new language later in life(I'm guessing). I know that experience from living in San Diego and learning Espanol after 40..but have since lost a lot of it.

But, started picking up Hawaiian before I left in '98B-)

And all that good comida:9 for you.

Still, I don't have a real aptitude for languages and at this age it's more difficult. I didn't speak any when I arrived. By now, I can carry on a conversation to the amusement of my friends and neighbors, and I can read better than that. But that's okay, because nobody here expects people like me to make fools out of themselves speaking broken Spanish and they are thrilled when I do it anyway. :D

Hawaii, ah, that will be so wonderful for you. You will see the time fly by and there you will be!

Speaking it whether you're sure or not of the accuracy..learn from our mistakes.

Yeah, I'll be keyboarding from Kauai like my very own dream come true:)

I've been seriously considering retiring in Mexico, too. It will be in the far off future, but I've been practically considering where I'll get the most bang for my retirement buck. I know I won't be able to retire in any of the more popular US areas. That's for sure. I've been looking at purchasing something in Mexico in the near future to retire to later.

If nothing else it gives me an excuse to travel to Mexico, which I enjoy, while I continue to check out places.

How did you choose where you are currently living? If you don't mind my asking?

As I mentioned, I don't like excessive heat, so someplace like Veracruz or the Pacific coast was out of the question for me. Also, if you're looking to socialize with other gringos, which may be important, you might want someplace like Ajijic or San Miguel. They are both rather expensive places to live in, but nearby towns usually are not. What I did was decide to spend the first two years in Ajijic to see if I could be comfortable living outside the US. I didn't know a soul when I first came. I didn't speak the language so I thought being around English speakers for an introductory period would be good. And it was very good. But then I started to feel sort of isolated in an expat community from the country I was in. The populations, local and foreign, tend to be separated. And my main reason for coming was to live in another culture. Expat communities can become very like the one you left, if you know what I mean. I had traveled several times to Zacatecas and knew I could live here. I felt I could interact more directly with Mexicans if I weren't part of a large foreign population. That has worked out to be true. Zacatecas is also very affordable. It's a small city, not touristic, quiet and safe, but with a miniscule foreign population. It has more of a cultural life than where I had been living, with several good art museums and lots of music and dance. It doesn't attract retirees, because it can be cold some times of the year, is remote as a location, and is hilly. There are larger places, such as Queretaro or Aguascalientes or San Luis Potosi, in this part of the country, where foreigners also live quite happily in smaller numbers and more economically than they would in the main expat colonies. Patzcuaro in Michoacan and surrounding towns is an area I had liked and considered. Then there are other places such as Cuernavaca, which is very expensive, but has smaller towns outside where living is cheaper; perfect weather, too. Mexico offers excellent medical care, so as long as you're near a city, you don't have to be in one, you are okay on that score. You might want to consider the proximity of an international airport if you have friends and family who will visit, someplace like Guadalajara, possibly. My suggestion is to rent in a town for a while before you decide to buy. Be sure it is where you want to be. Mexico is a wonderful country to live in once you know you want to be someplace. I take it you are a Texan, so you already know Mexicans as people, and that won't take much of an adjustment.

I'll stick with my hops that have been infused with fermented malt

just bring your embroidered silk purple robe and hood to the designated drop-off spot Vinca...it's easy to find-just listen for the blaring music of one Bruce Springsteen...but just be careful not to slip on the shattered Elton John CD slivers

I can't give up the robe.:cry:

are setting you up an appointment to have the chip implant surgically removed

It won't improve the taste but you won't mind that it tastes vile.

For all the salvias I grow I don't have that one. :(

10 or 12 states had made it illegal. Great info at Wikipedia.

And a big YUCK for those, too, by the way.

my mom used to pick them out back in Jersey olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and garlic with some nice Italian bread? Heaven...and really good for your blood

Olive oil
Garlic
Zest of lime
Juice of lime
Salt cured capers
Fresh black pepper

Edit: I forgot the most important ingredient...FETA cheese!

Mix it all to your taste and toss with shredded arugula. :9

I don't believe the issue of 'leaving' has ever been brought up before, but, you can attempt it.

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I personally, adore it (but I can't stand clinantro--smells like old sweaty gym shoes to me). Go figure.

Mix the argulula in with some milder greens if it's too bitter for you. Me, the more bitter the better!

Just like we may have to do this Fall in WV...make something good of the
no so best choice.

You could sautee it with garlic and lemon juice, then take it off the heat and toss in a little goat cheese or feta to melt. :9

You'd really hate arugula rustica! Way more bitter.

Grows wild in Italy.

I grow it here and it's all over the place. It's only good while the weather is cool, though.

We have it with goat's cheese, olive oil, and tomato.



Cher

are the best Cher-I should know I've been with the same one for 26 years this August

:rofl:

an island in the Caribbean

be prepared to receive a new transmission from the Mothership at 8:00PM tonight with new marching orders and a new meeting place being arranged...new orders will be downloaded directly into your brain through your implants-do NOT wear an aluminum foil hat whatever you do...

Bitterness and elitism in one batch.