tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post7887501607385326972..comments2024-03-19T01:39:59.000+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Snags, coleslaw and Julie/JuliaJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-71122628128461284792009-11-16T18:48:45.177+11:002009-11-16T18:48:45.177+11:00Made the sausages this arvo and had them for dinne...Made the sausages this arvo and had them for dinner tonight lightly fried in olive oil over very low heat.<br /><br />I've made dozens and dozens of seitan sausages using many recipes and these are by far the best I've come across - lovely and moist and tasty without being too spicy for the daughter.<br /><br />Many thanks for this one.Ron-Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-87951443000942198852009-11-06T23:47:09.920+11:002009-11-06T23:47:09.920+11:00Had Julia Child been on Australian TV, she might h...Had Julia Child been on Australian TV, she might have had a similar impact there. Even so, her cult status here represents a fraction of our very large population; that's a lot of people, but the Streep flick could never draw a crowd like the violence-porn genre that dominates our cinema. <br /><br />As for Powell, I purchased her book as a Xmas gift, curiously poked my nose in it, landing on the lobster episode. I did not purchase a copy for myself. <br /><br />Your slaw recipes sound fantastic, Johanna. You winged it very well. : } I'm adding cabbage to the top of my grocery list right now.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970742141705361136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-72334283395187995512009-11-03T08:57:24.880+11:002009-11-03T08:57:24.880+11:00Everything sounds so delicious! I love coleslaw s...Everything sounds so delicious! I love coleslaw so look forward to trying both types. And sadly I can't have seitan. . . will try out the other one, though.<br /><br />I started Julie and Julia about a month ago and just couldn't get into it. Maybe it's the attitude, as you suggest, but it just didn't "grab" me. I did enjoy the movie, but then again, Meryl Streep's Julia Child was exceptional!Rickihttp://dietdessertndogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-24318034674792915692009-11-03T02:24:11.658+11:002009-11-03T02:24:11.658+11:00Mmm I love veggie sausages! I'm adding this on...Mmm I love veggie sausages! I'm adding this one to the list to make.eatme_delicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657772782487330009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-73966216137308016762009-10-31T10:13:52.441+11:002009-10-31T10:13:52.441+11:00Thanks Nic - my problem is finding a clean space f...Thanks Nic - my problem is finding a clean space for a photo. Gluten is amazing how it clumps - these sausages held together much better than any sausages I have made before<br /><br />Thanks Sabrina - welcome - glad you enjoy hearing some aussie kitchen sink drama :-)<br /><br />Thanks Philippa - I would like to see the film too<br /><br />Thanks Sarah - that is a really interesting perspective. I went into the book expecting her to be a food blogger as we know it but the book was really about her life and so was the blogging - much different to Mollie from Orangette's book, for example! I am quite keen to read Julia Child's memoir now too so hope to do that soon.<br /><br />Thanks Ron Kat - I still have quite a few sausages in the fridge so I think they will have to go in the freezer - good to hear that will work<br /><br />Thanks cindy - I love sausages and beans of any sort so must try them with lentils - had them in pasta last night which was very good. I think if I made them thinner I would have twice as many sausages but would probably freeze some as ron kat suggestedJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-19092295996822748852009-10-30T12:27:31.614+11:002009-10-30T12:27:31.614+11:00I think I would have likewise preferred our sausag...I think I would have likewise preferred our sausages a little thinner! I found them quite rich, and enjoyed chopping up some of the leftovers to mix into <a href="http://herestheveg.blogspot.com/2009/07/july-2-2009-red-wine-lentils-on-polenta.html" rel="nofollow">red wine lentils</a>. This worked well in the cool weather of the past month but might not suit the current warm spell so well!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147906610629741961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-86582160127871395312009-10-30T12:25:46.423+11:002009-10-30T12:25:46.423+11:00Hi there,
Seitan sausages freeze and thaw out wit...Hi there,<br /><br />Seitan sausages freeze and thaw out without any problems. I like to make big batches fo them so I've several meals in the freezer as well as some to chop up for other dishes.Ron-Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-14810848609536373262009-10-30T10:20:33.121+11:002009-10-30T10:20:33.121+11:00Hi, I'm an Australian who lived in America for...Hi, I'm an Australian who lived in America for a while (including the period when Julie was writing her blog), so I had a slightly different context for reading it. I think she was less of a food blogger as we know it now, and more of a general-life-challenge blogger, although since her blog-book-movie saga she has become categorised as a food blogger because that is the current niche she would approach (albeit loosely). I think her writing style is one people seem to either love or hate (she has come by a pile of negative criticism, particularly for her language), and her documentation of the recipes and results was secondary to the experience of cooking and living.<br /><br />The Julia Child thing is a crazy cult-like deal that we just don't get in Australia, isn't it?! FWIW, because of Julie's book I went out and read the biography of Julia Child in France, and I found her story more inspirational in itself. Her love of life and food really comes through in the writing, which gave me a little taste (no pun intended) of the awe and affection in which she is held in America.scarabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323623959931857487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-76612432474862671192009-10-30T08:57:26.523+11:002009-10-30T08:57:26.523+11:00both plates look so good! i really want to see the...both plates look so good! i really want to see the film, but i think i can give the book a missAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-61206952780447814022009-10-30T08:45:59.290+11:002009-10-30T08:45:59.290+11:00Hi! I recently came accross your blog and everythi...Hi! I recently came accross your blog and everything looks delicious:)<br />I like your blog and I also like reading what life is like in Australia, which is so far away from Italy... Bye SabrinaMaccaveggiebloghttp://www.maccaveggieblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-12058217886187893022009-10-30T06:13:15.054+11:002009-10-30T06:13:15.054+11:00good to hear your reflections on the book Johanna ...good to hear your reflections on the book Johanna and I like what you said about the tyranny of choice we face today - not to mention my personal tyranny (and hair pulling) over trying to get good photographs in artificially lit kitchens. Your sausages look fab and I always wondered how people made veggie sausages without them crumbling apart. Foil crackers, genius ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com