SC - finish for wooden chopping block

[Caitlin Cheannlaidir]

> We're going to be doing Turkish/Persian food for the event

Yum!  You're about to make me drool on my keyboard!

> The only meal that really has myself and my kitchen steward stumped is
> breakfast on Saturday and Sunday.  Melons, dried fruits and nuts, etc.
> are not too bad, and are already on the menu.

Don't foget the figs and dates.  Preferably medjool dates.  (Did I mention
I was getting hungry here?)

> Eggs?  With what
> spicings?

One Persian dish I enjoy is called Kukuye, where miscellaneous vegetable
is sauteed with garlic, pepper, salt, and maybe parsley, paprika, or
cinnamon; then beaten eggs are poured over the vegetable while still in
the skillet, and it's cooked over low heat until the egg sets.  We have
omellettes like this all the time (great for using up odds and ends
veggies!).
For instance: peel, and slice lengthwise 4 medium eggplants; saute them
in oil until golden brown. Let cool, and mash.  Add 2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp.
pepper, 2 cloves minced garlic, and 3 tbsp. lemon juice and mix well.
Beat 4 eggs (you can separate the whites and beat them until fluffy, but
that sounds like a lot of work for a caravan, and besides, I don't know
if that's a period way to go about your eggs!), and mix with the eggplant
mixture.  Cover the skillet and cook over low heat until the eggs are set
(something like 10 minutes, I think).  Cut into wedges to serve.

Granted, I have *NO* proof whatsoever that the above recipe is really
period...just that it's Persian, and it's delicious!

> Sausages?

Heavens no!  Sausages are made from pig, which are strictly _haram_; you
would never find anything involving pig in a Turkish or Persian meal
(unless we're talking about the Christian minority, but that only means
it's possible, not necessarily likely).

> One of the recipe books (The Sultan's Kitchen)
> we're looking at has some suggestions on rolls, but it's not really in
> period.

Soft, white pita bread (not pita pockets, but flat bread), is wonderful
drizzled with warm honey for breakfast.

> Yogurt?

Definitely!  Although, it's not exactly to (most) Western palates, so
don't expect your guests to eat too much.  You might also have feta cheese,
olives, and maybe a rice-pudding type dish.  (Take left over white rice
from the night before, and cook it in milk with sugar, at 1 1/2 c rice to
2 c milk to 1/4 c sugar; add cinnamon, a touch of lemon juice, nutmeg,
and dried fruit to taste [the tasting part is the best!]; simmer over
low heat for about 30 minutes, adding milk if you want it thinner.)


In very hungry service,
Violente de San Sebastiano de la Frontera
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"If you could do anything in the world...would you?"



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