tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149560156205207645.post6232699952487349667..comments2024-03-29T05:01:12.916-05:00Comments on Olla-Podrida: Rhubarb Ginger JamPattie @ Olla-Podridahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347912758342365514noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149560156205207645.post-71065097686772821092013-05-17T22:14:53.850-05:002013-05-17T22:14:53.850-05:00Pattie, amazing colour on that jam. thanks for po...Pattie, amazing colour on that jam. thanks for popping over and linking it in. CheersCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985978221627051493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149560156205207645.post-44745324166202824762013-05-05T16:56:06.143-05:002013-05-05T16:56:06.143-05:00Do you know I have never had rhubarb? I keep think...Do you know I have never had rhubarb? I keep thinking I'm going to pick some up and introduce myself to it maybe gradually combining it with strawberry. I think I'll take the plunge with your jam!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398643098588491009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149560156205207645.post-11246065165118249962013-05-04T13:07:02.887-05:002013-05-04T13:07:02.887-05:00Pattie, I know I have probably tasted rhubarb at s...Pattie, I know I have probably tasted rhubarb at some point, but I can't recall the flavor. That being said, if you put ginger on something, it is a guarantee that I will eat it. Love ginger. So this sounds good to me.<br /><br />When I was little, I was a very picky eater until I was about seven, and at that point, I had an epiphany, thanks to my father's urging to try new things, and branched out. His theory? Try something once, and if you don't like it, you never have to try it again, but don't say you don't like it until you have tried it. It worked!<br /><br /> I had a friend whose grandmother was Lebanese, and she used to fix kibbie. I loved it. Another friend's mother was Jewish, and she made the world's best chicken soup with homemade matzo balls. Loved that, too. Our favorite restaurant was Italian, and it was real Italian food made by and later supervised by a real Italian grandmother who was such a good cook that people convinced her to go into business. I still dream of her spaghetti. <br /><br />We would spend summers on the coast and crab, so I learned to love seafood, and the first time I ate lobster, I became obsessed with ordering it. Then things got spiced up with gumbo, crayfish etoufee, etc. My favorite fish is Louisiana redfish. I also love catfish, and it can be fixed in other ways than frying which is, however, very good if done properly. My niece is a chef in NOLA, and while I haven't visited there since she got her job, I'm sure she could teach this old dog a few new tricks. :-)<br /><br />But it seems the older I get, the simpler I like my food. Right now, I'm eating some delicious chicken salad made by my favorite caterer in town, sliced tomatoes, and sliced avocado with a hint of Tibetan salt and loving every bite!<br /><br />XO,<br /><br />SheilaThe Quintessential Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010105595059019883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149560156205207645.post-1530443901651095632013-05-04T11:23:49.844-05:002013-05-04T11:23:49.844-05:00Isn't it amazing how our tastes do change...I ...Isn't it amazing how our tastes do change...I have always loved rhubarb, even raw with a little salt!Marigenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313503976938859618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149560156205207645.post-91576437118310284332013-05-04T10:18:56.275-05:002013-05-04T10:18:56.275-05:00Love this post.. I was a fussy eater as a child--a...Love this post.. I was a fussy eater as a child--and look at me now! I don't think I had a clue what rhubarb was then.. but I love my rhubarb strawberry pie--with a chocolate crust, of course!Janet Rudolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.com