Comments on: “Odds & Ends” a la Marketman

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:02:09 +0000

filet minion, you have consent, in exchange for future exchange of legal services if I ever end up in jail and need a public defendant… hahaha. :)

By: filet minion

filet minion — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:38:12 +0000

Glad you found the GK cheese brilliant, MM! Do you mind if I use/ “steal with your consent” the photo of the salad in a brochure? (MM anticipated answer: Filet minion, I only get riled up when unscrupulous people cavalierly infringe copyright, but for GK’s cause, I will graciously concede. rest assured, you will neither receive my wrath nor a demand to cease and desist from my battery of lawyers)

Yey, thank you in advance!!! (must do so because I don’t know when I will next have internet access when in the GK farm)

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:54:35 +0000

Millet, I store them soaked in olive oil, and they last about 10-12 days or so. And yes, they do tend to mold as bettyq mentions above. Maybe if you plunge your bottle into boling water for say 8 minutes it would be enough to arrest the mold growth… but I haven’t tried that myself. Nacho, okay, will think say October/November or so maybe…?

By: betty q.

betty q. — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:37:27 +0000

Millet…they do get MOLDY in time. Check you fridge temp. Also, best to use sterilized containers if planning to store it. Also, maybe roast small quantities and keep them in olive oil. But if you want to store it for longer period of time maybe roast them longer till they turn to like sun dried tomatoes but still a bit moist. Dunk them in olive oil and use a sterilized jar.

By: Betchay

Betchay — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:58:59 +0000

nice way to clean up your ref and cupboards! :) Love the 1st and 2nd photos….very appetizing!

By: eddie

eddie — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:25:33 +0000

this is the first time i read your blog. i was intersted because iv watched KMJS episode about food blogging. no wonder why jessica soho said you are the only food blogger she follows.

By: millet

millet — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:39:14 +0000

MM, how long do roasted tomatoes keep in the fridge? i was afraid they ‘d get moldy so i put them in a plastic tub which i stuck in the freezer. of course they turned into tomato popsicles, and when thawed, they were a watery mush :-(

By: Nacho

Nacho — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:09:46 +0000

MM you are welcome in the farm anytime, though if we can schedule your visit a couple of months from now it would be great. I just planted a very nice cherry tomato, your critique of it would be most appreciated. As to the bottling, I need to do some research on it. We do have excess production during the summer and have had trouble getting rid of all our harvested tomatoes and peppers at times. We have tried sun drying but it’s just too humid to do it “au natural” in the Philippines, maybe bottling would work?

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:18:34 +0000

Nacho, I still have to schedule a time to visit the farm… and if the tomatoes are really ripe, you should bottle them if the right type of tomato, I know I would love to bottle them. And you can do roasted peppers with the excess peppers… :) Gerry, thanks for the link, I am down to choosing between a Canon G12 and a Lumix of some sort…

By: Nacho

Nacho — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:06:33 +0000

MM what a feast! could you do that in my house too? though I am sure I don’t have the variety of odds and ends as you do, your creativity and culinary prowess will certainly make up for it. I could pay you with tomatoes and peppers?…
just kidding!