tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post8957064830761886905..comments2024-03-19T14:35:15.841+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Pumpkin and Millet BakeJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-62941757294606992102008-04-09T23:35:00.000+10:002008-04-09T23:35:00.000+10:00thanks Ricki - it is tricky to read recipes when t...thanks Ricki - it is tricky to read recipes when the ingredients are so different but all the feedback is very helpfulJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-33928136506813394002008-04-09T22:19:00.000+10:002008-04-09T22:19:00.000+10:00I think I'd love this bake. Interesting about the...I think I'd love this bake. Interesting about the pumpkin/squash differences--over here, pumpkin is not AT ALL sweet on its own, but butternut squash is quite sweet. So maybe Heidi was adding sweetener to offset the pumpkin. I think dried cranberries would also add quite a bit of sweetness, as they are preserved with sugar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-14512907577657655052008-04-07T21:39:00.000+10:002008-04-07T21:39:00.000+10:00thanks for all the great advice LisaRene - I am of...thanks for all the great advice LisaRene - I am off to check the freezer section as there might be cranberries there!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-77701987888795633102008-04-07T04:19:00.000+10:002008-04-07T04:19:00.000+10:00Millet is a tricky grain to work with. Depending ...Millet is a tricky grain to work with. Depending on how you cook it you can end up with individual grains and a rice like consistency or more of a mash or polenta like consistency. <BR/><BR/>I bet the sweetness was due mostly to the sweetened cranberries. I bake with them often and will reduce or eliminate any sugar because they can be so darn sweet on their own. Also, the 1 cup of fresh cranberries called for would have added a lot of extra liquid to the dish and that may be why the millet wasn't cooked to your liking.<BR/><BR/>Fresh cranberries freeze amazingly well so you may have luck finding them frozen.LisaRenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033748967210196808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-66273803023230223772008-04-05T10:34:00.000+11:002008-04-05T10:34:00.000+11:00thanks Wendy - I still am a little unsure of mille...thanks Wendy - I still am a little unsure of millet and need a little more experimenting. Will be interesting to see how you use it. (I have just posted a risotto recipe and was thinking rice is from venus and millet is from mars!) But I can highly recommend Life on Mars!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-10252254149698131732008-04-04T17:36:00.000+11:002008-04-04T17:36:00.000+11:00I haven't cooked with millet yet but its on my lis...I haven't cooked with millet yet but its on my list. Though I'm not averse to sweet with savoury, I suspect I might have the same thoughts about this dish as you. <BR/><BR/>And I haven't seen Life On Mars but have been toying with renting the boxset. Will take your advice and do so. :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157804056370219398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-71682182491529689722008-04-04T16:00:00.000+11:002008-04-04T16:00:00.000+11:00Thanks Lucy - it was good once I adjusted the seas...Thanks Lucy - it was good once I adjusted the seasonings but I feel I still need to get to grips with millet! E was a big Bowie fan but all his albums were on vinyl or cassette so the best of was all we could find last night - the last episode was pretty amazing but really messed with my head!<BR/><BR/>thanks MM - glad you share the Life on Mars passion - it is such an amazing show - and did you hear there is another been made called Ashes to Ashes! Something to look forward to. I confess to putting all sorts of non-food stuff in my posts - I like the flexibility of a food blog to just talk about food or to go off on little esoteric discussions as long as I can justify a link to food to myself :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-60359325294455111462008-04-04T14:27:00.000+11:002008-04-04T14:27:00.000+11:00OH my goodness yes wasn't the finale to Life on Ma...OH my goodness yes wasn't the finale to Life on Mars BRILLIANT?!?!?! I've been thinking about it all morning and wanting to talk about it with someone but none of my colleagues watched it. I was gobsmacked by the ending (SO wonderfully ambiguous!), and how well the Bowie lyrics linked up to the plot... I've always loved that song, but now it'll have extra meaning for me... such brilliant performances, writing, cinematography, and John Simm is a cutie... what was your favourite part?<BR/><BR/>I don't usually write about non-food related stuff on my blog, but was really tempted this morning to mention LOM... I like the way you worked it into your post :)clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17271464994614942315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-51331612179827505182008-04-04T14:19:00.000+11:002008-04-04T14:19:00.000+11:00I've been waiting to see if someone would make thi...I've been waiting to see if someone would make this! When I looked at the recipe it seemed too sweet for my tastes, too. But pumpkin is often served sweet in the US, isn't it? Like you, I like mine much more savoury. You've got me thinking about millet though...a good posting idea, methinks. <BR/><BR/>Edward (elder of the two boys) has been obsessed with David Bowie for a couple of years now and I have no idea where he's put my CD's, naughty boy. Love me a bit of Bowie! Can you believe I missed the last episode? Don't even know what I was doing, actually...Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524429760235996360noreply@blogger.com