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Franke's Fun Food Facts
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Franke's Fun Food Facts w/Bonus Conspiracy Theory
Note:
While busy taking photos Friday for "Blog Bunch" Merchandise, I forgot
to take photos of Erwin with a guest demonstrator, plan to have them
back here here next Sunday...
Welcome to the regular
Sunday Feature on this blog, where you will find that Angleton's Own
Crazy Blind Artist "Mr Entertainment" Erwin Franke, who although looks
like, well, you can see what he looks like, has I wealth of knowledge
to share about food...
He
will share facts about food, that most folks probably don't know,
to the folks attending the Friday MikeyWear Brunches, and also
provide demonstrations, then on Sundays I will share those
facts and photos of his demonstrations here...
Or something like that...
So now that we have the intro of the way, Franke's Fun Food Facts for this week are about, well, 1st another intro...
It
has come to our attention that our majority audience consumes the flesh
of sentient creatures (eats meat). Despaite our profound depths of
revulsion, disgust, and enmity, we present as an enlightened act of
charity this houshold hint entitled...
The Worm Turns - Fluke
Free In A Fortnight! (AKA: Pumpkin Seeds)
Eat raw pumpkin seeds several times for seven days. It shall expel worm.
And Now For Erwin's Food Facts...
"You are what you eat" - Axiom
The
seeds of Curcubbita Pepo (Pumpkin, Squash) are listed by Naturopath
John Lust as Antithelmintic. Distinguished from Vermifuge (which kills
worms), Antithelmintics but dislodge and expel parasite, allowing for live collection...
Carnivorism
inherently risks parasitism. Though not the only vector of
transmission, ingestion of flesh may result in contracting such
organisms as pinworm, hookworm, tapeworm, roundworm, shigella,
trichonella, ad nauseum.
Hookworm may also be contacted by
woulnd exposure to the adult form. A common means of infection is the
practice of walking barefoot through pasturage.
Primary identification of intestinal parasitism is through microscopic examination of the stool.
Eating fleas is a common source of tapeworm.
A parasitised mother transmits round worm congenitally as well as through her milk.
Pasteurization
of foodstuffs will preclude most (though not all) forms of parasitism.
However, as the culture encourages food preparation by unwashed
adolesents, proper temperatures and duration often are unachieved.
A
common observation of humans parasitized is a hard pronounced swelling
of the upper abdomen. The condition is not to be confused with Bubbah's
fat soft gut" (known as Dunlop's disease, where Bubbah's gut dun lopped
over his belt).
Older cold-blooped creatures (grouper or jewfish
being notorious) often harbor shiggella). The disease thereby
contracted from ingestion is called "shigellosis."
Especially
when fed diseased carcasses (a practice still common), pigs can
contract trichonella organisms. When their flesh is in turn eaten,
humans may develop trichonosis. The adult stage eventually forms cysts
in the muscle tissue of the host, leading to weakness and death. There
is no known cure (see addendum).
Bonus Conspiracy Theory:
According to inside souces from the local Vegetarian Society, research
and development is perfecting a marketable weight-loss program known as
"The Seven Day European Tapeworm Wonder-Diet." As it does not
constitute drug nor device, it is unregulated by the FDA.
Addendum:
A Dr Hulda Clarke claims that a repeated 1 second application of a
direct current square wave (with positive offset at frequencies between
1 & 50,000 kilohertz) will destroy pathogen, her claims remain
unsubstantiated.
And now, I'm off
to the flea market, will be back online and start catching up here
later this afternoon, hope everyone has a Wonderful Week, take care and
God Bless.....Mikey
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Franke's Fun Food Facts +Bonus Conspiracy Theory +Bonus Joke w/ Eric, James, & Nancy
Welcome
to the regular Sunday Feature on this blog, where you will find that
Angleton's Own Crazy Blind Artist "Mr Entertainment" Erwin Franke, who
although looks like, well, you can see what he looks like, has I wealth
of knowledge to share about food...
He
will share facts about food, that most folks probably don't know,
to the folks attending the Friday Weekly Journal (Micheal's newest
endeavor) Brunches, and also provide demonstrations, then on
Sundays I will share those facts and photos of his
demonstrations here...
Or something like that...
So
now that we have the intro of the way, to help deal with the incident
that happened while he was writing his facts about Nice Cream at brunch
three weeks ago, Erwin asked to write a 2nd intro to this Food Facts,
so...
Reeling though we are from our Fine City's destruction of the Temple Garden, we proudly present remnant produce as...
The Grapes Of Wrath!
How to Eat A Grape
Insert
a hardwood 14 to 18 inch hardwood cutting up to the depth of the second
bud in Garden Soil, Water well and evenly while cutting roots. Feed and
train to it's second year when it blooms. Wait for four months. Pick
grape, put in mouth, and eat (Peon Labor Optional).
 
And Now For Erwin's Food Facts..
Grapes
are among the oldest of cultivars. The Grapes cultivated in North
America are of three distinct types: Vitis Vinifera (the Old World
Grape originating in the Caucasus), Vitis Labrusca (the Fox Grape
native to eastern North America), and Vitis Rotundifolia (the Muscadine
indigenous to the Sothern United States).
Ancient Greeks first
dried Grapes into Raisins. Dehydrated, they were then brewed into wine.
The process yielded a thick and sweet libation which first needs be
watered to serve. Known as "Fallonian," the much fabled wine is
available to this day.
Lacking bunching characteristics,
Muscadines are harvested by spreading a cloth and jarring the vine -
collecting the fallen fruit. Such produce must be employed immediately
for table use. The fruit is best hand picked.
Although a "Green
Thing" and legitimated by Gen 1:29, Grapes are Kosher only if grown by
observant Jews. Pagans often sacrificed Grape to their own Gods, making
the vines themselves unclean to Jehovah.
The European Wine
Industry suffered a 19th Century collapse due to Phylloxera, a bacteria
transmitted through Grape Roots by the immature form of a Flea Beetle.
The botanist Meyer spared Europe ruination by discovering
beetle-resistant root stalks native to Texas. All European Vinery is
now on Suca Pierce's disease-resistant stock.
Sherry and Port
are fortified wines. As such, no distinction of vintage years is
maintained. Amontillado, famed by Poe, is a Spanish Sherry.
Grapes are naturally rich in Anti-Oxidant fibre and Pectin - a jelling agent.
Bonus Conspiracy Theory:
According to inside sources from the local Vegetarian Society, slush
funds are boosted by marketing Dried Grape Vines to the children of
meat eaters. Free of prohibition, it is proffered as their
"Grandfather's First Smoke."
Bonus Joke: What's Purple & sinks ships? Moby Grape!
Hmmm, grapevine was my first smoke...
Please
take a little time to remember why folks will be having BBQ and blowing
off fireworks this Tuesday, and with the emergency vehicles busy to
handle fires that will inevitably happen, as well as more than the
usual number of folks on the road who have been drinking, please be
extra careful if you are out and about that evening...
And one last thing, although it has not been changed at MikeyWear.Com yet (getting some sleep first), contributions from the profits of MikeyWear going to Louisiana Capital Area Red Cross (Baton Rouge, LA) and Star of Hope Mission (Houston, TX) to help aid the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been extended through the month of July, take care and God Bless.....Mikey
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Franke's Fun Food Facts +Bonus Conspiracy Theory +Bonus Joke w/Nancy
Welcome
to the regular Sunday Feature on this blog, where you will find that
Angleton's Own Crazy Blind Artist "Mr Entertainment" Erwin Franke, who
although looks like, well, you can see what he looks like, has I wealth
of knowledge to share about food...
He
will share facts about food, that most folks probably don't know,
to the folks attending the Friday MikeyWear Brunches, and also
provide demonstrations, then on Sundays I will share those
facts and photos of his demonstrations here...
Or something like that...
So now that we have the intro of the way, Franke's Fun Food Facts for this week are about the ingredients in his...
WELFARE GRAVY TRAIN
 
1/2 cup Oil, 1 cup Flour
1/4 tsp Salt, 1 quart Soy Milk
Kitchen Bouquet
In
heavy skillet, heat oil to a medium high heat. Sift in Flour, stirring
constantly. Reduce to a medium heat & brown Flour into a Roux. Add
Soymilk, dissolving the Roux. Reduce heat & simmer until thickened.
Season with Salt. Adding Kitchen Bouquet yields a Brown Gravy.
And Now For Erwin's Food Facts...
The
primary ingredient in many cuisines is often a flavoured Grease.
Tex-Mex Hill Country Cooking is no exception. The fat imparts a
conditioned mouth-feel & nine calories per gram. Grease is often
referred to as a "comfort food."
Fat may be directly stored in the body or digested by breaking the molecule into a sugar.
Wavy
Gravy is not a food product. Wavy Gravy is a 1960's stand-up comic
famed for his performance at Woodstock. Contemporary to such as Marshal
Effron and Paul Reisner, Wavy Gravy may still be found transmitting
over Radio Pacifica stations WBAI and KPFA.
Lumpy Gravy is not a food product. It is a Zappa album.
Bile performs a cleansing function in the digestion of fats, essentially soaping out residues.
The
main ingredient of Kitchen Bouquet is Caramel. When sugar is heated
(particularly in the presence of Protein) flavour esters form. Cooking
the Flour into a brown Roux achieves Caramelization and implants colour
& flavor.
Bonus Conspiracy Theory:
According to inside sources from the local Vegetarian Society,
Infiltration Shock Troop Chefs are substituting pan drippings with
Olestra, an indigestible vegetable fat. By the time the clientele have
finished their Crown Rib Roast, they are plagued with embarrassing
squirts.
Bonus Joke:
Hoping to sauce their matrimony, she reclined into a boat of Gravy.
When presented with the dish, good husband gave one look and queried
"What, Leftovers Again?"
Forgot to mention on the updates post that Micheal and his wife will soon be starting online, The
Angleton Danbury Weekly Journal, I asked Micheal if that meant he was
ready to take back over at the Flying S on Fridays and he said "Not
Yet," also not mentioned is that one of Micheal's old Observer Business
partners is supposed to be (don't have a confirmation) starting an
Angleton Advocate print newspaper on Wednesday, I am ready for either
or both, because I don't care to be going into Angleton City Council
Meetings (next one this Tuesday) as the only "Media in Town."
So anyway, you
can meet "Mr Entertainment" Erwin Franke in person at the MikeyWear
Brunches, 10am-Noon CT on Fridays at the Flying S on Highway 35 in
Angleton, home of the Catfish Friday Buffets that start at 11am CT, all
that can make it are welcome to attend and maybe even (if they dare!) help Erwin with his demonstration for Sunday's Feature on this blog, take care and God Bless.....Mikey
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Franke's Fun Gardening Facts +Bonus Conspiracy Theory +Bonus Joke w/Micheal, Jeanie, & Charlie
Welcome
to a little bit unusual Sunday Feature on this blog, where you will
find that Angleton's Own Crazy Blind Artist "Mr Entertainment" Erwin
Franke, who although looks like, well, you can see what he looks like,
has a wealth of knowledge to share about food...
He
usually shares facts about food, that most folks probably don't know,
to the folks attending the Friday MikeyWear Brunches, and also
provide demonstrations, then on Sundays I share those facts
and photos of his demonstrations here...
Or something like that...
However,
while Erwin was writing his facts about last week's "Nice Cream" at the
Flying S, the City of Angleton was performing it's annual mowing and
pruning of his Temple (what he calls his home) Grounds...
Now
while a number of Erwin's neighbors considers his Temple Grounds a
major eyesore, Erwin thinks of it as a natural wildlife refuge, and it
really looks like one before the City of Angleton gets hold of it, as
you can see by the photo on this mug...
(Note: per Erwin's request, I will be taking all of his commisions from sales of his merchandise and splitting them between NACER.org and the Brazoria County Humane Society)
So anyway, a week later was still very distraught, but he did bring some leftover "Nice Cream" to share at the Flying S...
 
So now that we have the intro of the way, Franke's Fun Food Facts for this week are about the ingredients in his...
Blooming Mad Garden Tonic
But 1st, a commentary by Erwin...
In
honour of our 10th destruction of Temple Grounds, we were to present a
recipe for Napalm entitled "Let Them Eat Flaming Death" (Editor's
Note: Erwin behaved himself this year and didn't do anything to get
himself arrested, like run naked through City Hall).
However, Mr. Mikey informs us that such knowledge would be an
inappropriate sharing. This having been said, and in furtherange of
Global harmony and Civility, we present a simple garden recipe for
feeding plants of all sorts.
1 can Beer
1 can soda water (no diet)
1 cup Clear Amonia
2 oz Dish Soap
Mix
with 40 gallons Water and freely apply. Will function as a foliar feed.
A 40 gallon hose end sprayer is perfect. Apply freely up to twice a
week.
And Now For Erwin's Gardening Facts...
Plants
require proper nutrition. The recognized macronutrients are Nitrogen,
Phosphorous, Potassium, and Chlorine. Micro-Nutrients include Boron,
Molybnium(sp?), Iron, Calcium, Zinc, and Magnesium.
Acid rain
devastates plant growth by inhibiting Magnesium uptake. A foliar
feeding of Epsom Salts (1/2 tsp Magnesium Sulfate to a gallon of water)
can correct deficiency.
Alkaline soils bind Iron inducing chlorosis. A foliar feeding of 1 tbs Molasses per gallon water will supply the needed Ferrics.
Plants
can directly absorb nutrients through the leaf. Epiphytes such as
Bromeliads absorb nutrition exclusively from the atmosphere.
While some Orchids are Epiphytic, many are parasitic., feeding directly from the host tree.
The
Blooming Mad Garden Tonic provides nutrition in several ways. The
Amonia provides nirogen, the soda provides Sugar, and the beer provides
enzymes. The Tonic promotes both plant growth and the soil's microbial
activity.
Legumes maintain a symbiosis with Bacteria. Lodged in
root nodules, bacteria fix atmospheric nitrogen in soluble form, thus
providing host and soil with nutrient.
Bonus Conspiracy Theory:
According to Erwin's inside sources from the local Vegetarian Society,
a secret recombinate DNA program has been instituted to alleviate world
hunger. By activating latent genome coding for organized chloroplasts,
humans will be able to photosynthesize. Not only will people be able to
eat by sunning, they will have a choice of body colour, red, green, and
yellow being the colours of Chlorophyl.
Bonus Joke: What's the Difference between a poet and a Cucumber? - Poets are already pickled.
Hope everyone has a Wonderful week, take care and God Bless......Mikey
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Franke's Fun Food Facts +Bonus Conspiracy Theory w/Jeanie
First
thing, other than some soreness after overdoing it a little when the
Grandkids came over today, Debbie's knee is healing very well, we would
like to once again thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers...
Welcome
to the regular Sunday Feature on this blog, where you will find that
Angleton's Own Crazy Blind Artist "Mr Entertainment" Erwin Franke, who
although looks like, well, you can see what he looks like, has I wealth
of knowledge to share about food...
He
will share facts about food, that most folks probably dont know,
to the folks attending the Friday MikeyWear Brunches, and also
provide demonstrations, then on Sundays I will share those
facts and photos of his demonstrations here...
Or something like that...
So now that we have the intro of the way, Franke's Fun Food Facts for this week are about the ingredients in his...
"Nice" Cream!
(Note: Erwin's demonstration this week
was at Jeanie's house after Friday's brunch)
1 lb Soft Tofu, 2 quarts Soy Milk
1/4 cup Oil, 2 cups Sugar
1/8 tsp Salt, 2 tbs Vanilla
Blend All Ingredient, pack and freeze.
Variations:
Bananas may be used in addition to or instead of Tofu. Nut and Rice
Milk are also acceptable. Fruit may be freely added, as you can see
above, Erwin added Strawberries.
Contrasting with the traditional recipe:
6 Raw Eggs, 1 quart Heavy Cream
1 quart Whole Milk, 2 cups Sugar
2 tbs Vanilla, 1/8 tsp Salt
 
Jeanie Likes the "Nice" Cream!
And Now For Erwin's Food Facts...
Lactose
intolerance actually results from an inability to produce the Enzyme
Lactase. Without Lactase, Milk Sugar remains indegestable. Blood types
B and AB retain an aduct ability to produce Lactase. Blood types O
& A do not.
Ice Cream is a Colloid.
Traditionally
employing Raw Egg is no longer a sound practice, as the USDA estimates
90 percent of all commercial eggs to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Commercial Ice Cream is Pasteurized.
Milk production requires an
annual gestation. The Average commercial duration of a milk cow is
seven years. Minus the one bred as replacement, the other six calves
are typically sent to slaughter. The veal industry is inextricably
linked to dairy.
The Ice Cream Cone was invented at the St Louis
World's Fair. It was an edible substitute to dishes which were
difficult to wash and supply in short order.
Bonus Conspiracy Theory:
According to Erwin, his inside sources at the local Vegetarian Society
say that resistant strains of Bacteria are being introduced into the
native cuisine by suicide shock-troop short order chefs.
Have
been so overwhelmed with adding the "Marketing With A Microscopic
Budget" Museum and Gift Shop and the Blog Bunch Merchadise projects to
my already busy schedule that I didn't get much done at all this last
week, but getting things organized to start going full speed ahead
again, hope everyone has a really Great Week, take care and God
Bless.....Mikey
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Franke's Fun Food Facts +Bonus Joke w/Jeanie & Charlie
Welcome
to the regular Sunday Feature on this blog, where you will find that
Angleton's Own Crazy Blind Artist "Mr Entertainment" Erwin Franke, who
although looks like, well, you can see what he looks like, has I wealth
of knowledge to share about food...
He
will share facts about food, that most folks probably dont know,
to the folks attending the Friday MikeyWear Brunches, and also
provide demonstrations, then on Sundays I will share those
facts and photos of his demonstrations here...
Or something like that...
So now that we have the intro of the way, Franke's Fun Food Facts for this week are about the ingredients in his...
Fowl-Free Egg Salad!
1 lb extra firm Tofu
1 tsp Curry, 1 tsp Turmeric
1/2 tsp Cumin, Pinch of Salt, Nayo Mayo
Garnish (Nuts, Celery, Pepper, relish) as desired
Drain & crumble Tofu. Add Spice and Salt, stirring to mix. Add Nayo Mayo and Garnish to liking. Refrigerate and serve.
And Now For Erwin's Food Facts...
Soy
is an important source of Phyto-Estrogens along with the Mexican Yam.
Combined with the flower Turnera (Phyto-Progesterone), such diet can
restore hormonal balance a prevent disease (heart attack, stroke, and
female complaint).
Curry is not a singular spice, but a mixture
varying by locale. Turmeric, Cumin, Fenugreek, and Peppers are common
elements. Madrass curry is a somewhat hotter version.
The USDA
estimates 90f egg production and 1 in 2 chicken carcasses are
contaminated with salmonella. Typically non-fatal, such cases of food
poisoning are often misdignosed as cold or flu.
Battery caged Hens are so restricted in space, beaks are amputated to prevent canabalism.
Not
only are antibiotics administered to flock as Prophylaxis, but also to
induce rapid weight gain. Such ubiquitous use has lead to resistant
strains of bacteria.
A classic Chinese recipe calls for Jellied Chicken Feet in Black Bean sauce.
Hindu cosmology declares the Universe to be a Cosmic Egg.
Bonus Joke:
We all know the chicken crossed the road to get to the other side, so
why did the punk rocker cross the road? Because he was stapled to the
chicken!
And here's some big news...
Erwin now has his own mug!!!!
More "Mr Entertainment" Erwin Franke Merchandise will be added as the week progresses, and per Erwin's request, I will be taking all of his commisions from sales of his merchandise and splitting them between NACER.org and the Brazoria County Humane Society...
You
can meet "Mr Entertainment" Erwin Franke in person at the MikeyWear
Brunches, 10am-Noon CT on Fridays at the Flying S on Highway 35 in
Angleton, home of the Catfish Friday Buffets that start at 11am CT, all
that can make it are welcome to attend and maybe even (if they dare!) help Erwin with his demonstration for Sunday's Feature on this blog...
Deb
wants to once again thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers,
hope everyone has a really great week, take care and God Bless.....Mikey
Monday, May 29, 2006
Franke's Fun Food Facts +Bonus Conspiracy Theory w/Ralph
Welcome
to the regular Sunday Feature on this blog, where you will find that
Angleton's Own Crazy Blind Artist Erwin Franke, who although looks
like, well, you can see what he looks like, has I wealth of knowledge
to share about food...
He
will share facts about food, that most folks probably dont know,
to the folks attending the Friday Observer Breakfasts, and also
provide demonstrations, then on Sundays I will share those
facts and photos of his demonstrations here...
Or something like that...
So now that we have the intro of the way, Franke's Fun Food Facts for this week are about the ingredients in his...
Nayo Mayo Dip Sticks
 Vegetable Sticks En CrueNayo MayoSpice of choice
Dish Nayo Mayo & top with Spice. Dip Raw Vegies & eat Cholesteral Free!
Nayo Mayo
1/2 cup Soy or Rice Milk
1/2 tsp Dry Mustard
1/4 tsp Salt, 1 tsp Sugar
3 tbs Vinegar
1 Cup Olive or Canola Oil
In
blender combine Milk, Sugar, Salt, Mustard, & Vinegar. While
Blending, pour sufficient oil to solidify & seize colloid. Pack,
chill, and serve...
  Ralph moved to Angleton from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
and attends the Observer Breakast when he's not working...
And Now For Erwin's Food Facts...
Olive
& Canola Oils are Monounsaturated Fats. The Ornish diet has
clinically demonstrated that a diet rich in such oils reverses heart
desease.
Coconut Oil is a Saturated Fat. However, it does not seem to be destructive to the circulatory system.
Before modern anti-convulsives, seizures were prevented by prescribing a diet high in fat.
The three dietary classifications of Oil are:
1) Saturated Fat
2) Polyunsaturated Fat
3) Monounsaturated Fat
The
Gernman modern artist Joseph Beuys was a downed fighter pilot. Freezing
from exposure, he was saved by Tartars, whom wrapped him in felt and
Lard. He made monumental sculptures of Fat ever since.
A colloid is the suspension of two immiscible substances. Gelatin, Mayonnaise, and Ice Cream are colloidial.
Fat should consist of no more than 1/3 of a healthy diet.
Pan drippings are high in Nitrosamines. Powerful Carcinogens, they are formed by exposing Protein to high and dry temperatures.
Bonus Conspiracy Theory: According to Erwin, his inside sources at the local Vegetarian Society say that Vegans only pretend to like Meat-Eaters.
Take care, God Bless, and have a Wonderful Memorial Day.....MIkey
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Franke's Fun Food Facts +Bonus Joke w/Micheal
Welcome
to the regular Sunday Feature on this blog, where you will find that
Angleton's Own Crazy Blind Artist Erwin Franke, who although looks
like, well, you can see what he looks like, has I wealth of knowledge
to share about food...
He
will share facts about food, that most folks probably dont know,
to the folks attending the Friday Observer Breakfasts, and also
provide demonstrations, then on Sundays (see above) I will
share those facts and photos of his demonstrations here...
Or something like that...
So now that we have the intro of the way, Franke's Fun Food Facts for this week are about the ingredients in his...
EDIBLE IPOMEA
Summertime Spinach Substitute Salad!
Hong Choi
Sweet Potato Leaves
Vinegrette, Salt
 
Pick leaves of Hong Choi and Sweet Potato. Chop stems of Hong Choi and quickly sautee. Toss with leaves. Serve with Vinegrette and Salt.
 And Now For Erwin's Food Facts...
The IPomea Family contains Morning Glory, Moonflower, Sweet Potato, and Hong Choi. The leaves are edible and may be harvested twice in a season without unduly affecting crop tuber production.
The
southern summer garden is far too hot for Spinach Cultivation. Hong
Choi provides a substitute. Also kinown by Howlies as "Asian Water
Spinach." It is not
the species of Water Spinach currently prohibited as an alien invasive.
Hong Choi is semi-aquatic and easily propagated through rooted
cuttings.
Hong Choi lends itself well to fresh use and stir-fry.
The Moonflower blooms evenings, the Morning Glory days.
Lazy
Gardenres will plant and raise a stand of Sweet Potatoes in a weedy
patch. The vines readily spread, choking the ground cover as
competition.
The Sweet Potato (Ipomea) is distinct from the Yam (Dyscorea).
In earlier times, settlers ate Sweet Potato Leaves batter-dipped and deep fried.
Bonus Joke: Hear the one about the Existential Sweet Potato? - "I Yam what I Yam and that's all that I am!"
Quick Note: I have spoken with Erwin and he has agreed to have facts about healthier dishes more often.
Episode
Nine of "Things to do with the box other than think outside of it..."
will be posted before I go to bed, whenever that will be, hope everyone
has had a Wonderful Weekend, take care and God bless.....Mikey
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Franke's Fun Food Facts + Bonus Conspiracy Theory w/Micheal
Hey
All! Logging on MySpace for, other than posting Grandmother Vera's
recipes and a few quick glances, the first time on Monday and it's
already after 2am CT Tuesday, after posting this am going to bed, so if
you have sent me a message and I haven't gotten back with you yet, I
will!
Welcome
to the regular Sunday Feature on this blog, where you will find that
Angleton's Own Crazy Blind Artist Erwin Franke, who although looks
like, well, you can see what he looks like, has I wealth of knowledge
to share about food...
He
will share facts about food, that most folks probably dont know,
to the folks attending the Friday Observer Breakfasts, and also
provide demonstrations, then on Sundays (see above) I will
share those facts and photos of his demonstrations here...
Or something like that...
So now that we have the intro of the way, Franke's Fun Food Facts for this week are about the ingredients in his...
HOLY MOLE HOT TAMALES!
Made sure and got a better view this week of
Erwin's new Master Gardener Intern's badge...
1 lb Masa Harina Mix
1 pint Beer, Oil
3 cups prepared Black Beans
Chipolte Peppers, Garlic, Salt
Banana Leaves, Mole Sause
Hydrate
Masa Mix with Beer sufficient to form soft smooth paste. Set Aside to
rest. Mash 1 cup beans, folding in remainder. Grind Chipoltes and
incorporate along with Garlic, salt, and oil to taste. Set Aside.
Cut
Banana Leaves to rectangles of convenient size. Apply a thin layer of
Masa to Leaf, leaving a small margibn all about. Spoon Beans into
center, folding sides of leaf over one another. Fold bottom up &
top down. Place in steamer.
Steam until done and tender. Present with Mole Sause and flambe.
(Note:
Even though it was supposed to be burned instead this week instead of
ingested, I did leave the ingredient out that Erwin suggested to flambe
it with, because a 2nd week of mentioning it on this blog would have
been too much)
  Micheal Likes It!
And Now For Erwin's Food Facts...
Mole
was first produced by Nuns in Mexico City. It typically contains well
over twenty ingredients, including Chocolate, Ancho-Peppers, Bread
Crumbs, and the Broth of a Dead Bird. (Editors note: Chicken Broth, or at least I hope so).
MesoAmerican
cuisine free incorporated insects Rather than be viewed as
agriculture-al pestilence, insects were exploited as foodstuff. Maggot
Tacos, Fried Grasshoppers, and Chocolate Covered Ants were typical
dishes in interior Mexica.
Cocoa, Vanilla, Peanut, and Corn are
Mexican in origin. Many new world foods were introduced to Africa to
feed slave populations - eventually being re-introduced to North
America from Africa.
Mexican cuisine is second only to China in regional variations & complexity.
Bonus Conspiracy Theory:
According to what Erwin refers to as a reliable inside sourse, Vegan
Societies are quietly substituting soy for meat in a local fast food
chain restaurant. As it has lowered cost of production, management is
pleased, but perplexed.
Whew,
please excuse the briefness of this weeks Fun Facts, had to do a lot of
editing on this one, so yeah, I'm going to go have another talk with
Erwin...
So anyway, if you want to meet Erwin live and in person, he is at the Observer Breakfast every Friday morning, this Friday's will
be at the EJs on Business 288 in Angleton, 9 to 11am CT, all that can
make it are welcome to attend and maybe even (if they dare!) help Erwin
with his demonstration for Sunday's Feature on this blog
the rest of the week is going to be very busy, will reply to personal
messages when I can, hope eveyone has a Terrific Tuesday, take care and
God Bless.....Mikey
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Franke's Fun Food Facts + Bonus Joke w/Jeanie
Welcome
to the regular Sunday Feature on this blog, where you will find that
Angleton's Own Crazy Blind Artist Erwin Franke, who although looks
like, well, you can see what he looks like, has I wealth of knowledge
to share about food...
He
will share facts about food, that most folks probably dont know,
to the folks attending the Friday Observer Breakfasts, and also
provide demonstrations, then on Sundays (see above) I will
share those facts and photos of his demonstrations here...
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