tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post4232609039794749955..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: “Turned” vegetablesKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1093321008384064122010-02-11T11:38:09.324+01:002010-02-11T11:38:09.324+01:00I don't have a favorite butter. I've tried...I don't have a favorite butter. I've tried beurre des Charentes (Surgères and others) and of course beurre d'Isigny from Normandy. Some people swear by one or the other, but not me. We've done taste tests but the differences are very subtle. One thing I know is that I like French butter better than U.S. butter. I've read that French butter is made from slightly fermented cream, and American butter is made from unfermented cream.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23968251317856995642010-02-11T01:30:52.834+01:002010-02-11T01:30:52.834+01:00What is your favorite butter?
I know David Lebovit...What is your favorite butter?<br />I know David Lebovitz has his favorite.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23950876779206124412010-02-10T23:25:39.717+01:002010-02-10T23:25:39.717+01:00Your turnips are a revelation. I never ate them as...Your turnips are a revelation. I never ate them as a kid because they were so bitter. I never ate them at all until you served them -- and much to my surprise, I liked them. Will wonders never cease?susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017788096350527796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48293425909626439082010-02-10T20:36:58.744+01:002010-02-10T20:36:58.744+01:00Sometimes I simply marvel at the beauty of the veg...Sometimes I simply marvel at the beauty of the vegetables you have available in France. In this case, I'm referring to the carrots. The things we get here are so puny.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86341518599061343162010-02-10T15:51:51.799+01:002010-02-10T15:51:51.799+01:00I originally read about this in George Orwell'...I originally read about this in George Orwell's "Down and out in Paris and London" and I seem to recall he used the term "crocheting" for making those little shapes.Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32567083962819945032010-02-10T15:38:49.372+01:002010-02-10T15:38:49.372+01:00I love your cooking! I've eaten turned veggies...I love your cooking! I've eaten turned veggies in France, but didn't realize the love that went into them or their technique.<br /><br />I'm lucky to like all root vegetables. My family didn't eat rutabaga, but I love it. I'm eating more carrots these days since they are good diet food.Evelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27200667321418097942010-02-10T15:17:25.242+01:002010-02-10T15:17:25.242+01:00Yes, that friend of ours didn't like carrots, ...Yes, that friend of ours didn't like carrots, but he didn't like much of anything. Due to heavy smoking for years, he lost most of his sense of taste and smell; he said everything tasted the same. He used to tell me I put carrots in almost all that I cooked, but ate them anyway. As you said carrots are good for you and they taste delicious.chmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-549020097127842592010-02-10T14:03:02.157+01:002010-02-10T14:03:02.157+01:00hurts my wrist just thinking of doin all that turn...hurts my wrist just thinking of doin all that turnin but they look lovelymelindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1222765447010521132010-02-10T12:45:58.507+01:002010-02-10T12:45:58.507+01:00I guess that was the "Winter Vegetables"...I guess that was the "Winter Vegetables" of Jacques and Julia, that I caught on cable the other day? I didn't see the whole show, so I didn't hear the intro to the carrots and turnips part:)<br /><br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.com