Awww, now I feel bad.

But that other recipe does sound good! And I think I have nearly all the ingredients for it, too.
Nom nom nom.
Thanks, Bebe!

Boo - 17 October 2009 04:43 PM

Awww, now I feel bad.

But that other recipe does sound good! And I think I have nearly all the ingredients for it, too.
Nom nom nom.
Thanks, Bebe!

I’m just glad that you are too far away to hit me over the head with said finished product after I posted the first one!!!!! 

I used to cook up heart rather often when I was younger; usually it was either from small game or from buffalo, but sometimes it was goat or sheep.  It’s meat, not organ, being mainly muscle with very little fat unless you leave on the protective layer of fat that surrounds the heart.  So you can cook it up like you would most other meats, really.

Generally what I’d do is either roast it whole, or else mince it really fine and make it into a sort of mash with flour or some such.

Accipiter - 17 October 2009 05:26 PM

  It’s meat, not organ, being mainly muscle with very little fat unless you leave on the protective layer of fat that surrounds the heart.  So you can cook it up like you would most other meats, really.

I don’t know about that, but if you are looking for recipes googling “organ meat recipes” will bring you better results than just “heart recipes” or “meat recipes”.  Now if you google “organ recipes” you’ll probably get something weird involving a calliope. 

Bebelicious - 17 October 2009 10:14 PM

Now if you google “organ recipes” you’ll probably get something weird involving a calliope. 

“First, be sure to remove all buckshot from the pipes.  Clean the organ well, removing the stops and any excess veneer.  In a large saucepan, melt eight cups of butter.  Add three onions and a quart of furniture polish. . .”

I was googling ‘lamb heart recipes’ but, as I said, they were all stuffed hearts, casseroles, or both.

Tah - 03 December 2008 07:38 AM

Crafty Dragon - 03 December 2008 07:25 AM

I have a recipe floating around here somewhere (but I think I just packed it yesterday…dammit) for pumpkin-chocolate chip muffins.  They’re really good, I never would have thought they had pumpkin in them.  The recipe was from a “gift in a jar” book, so I may be able to find it online, otherwise you’ll just have to wait a month or so for me to unpack it.

I would like that recipe, please.

I found a recipe!  It uses cinnamon chips, but chocolate could be substituted…Pumpkin chip muffins

ETA: And here are pumpkin chocolate chip muffins!

I was reading something at the doctors office the day (probably a 16 year old magazine), and Cloris Leachman was talking about becoming a vegetarian and said that she really enjoys baked potatoes with OLIVE OIL and yogurt.  Well, I know all about yogurt, but I tried the olive oil instead of butter (yeah, I know the calories are the same) and it was very good.  I had some artificial butter flavor flakes and put those on there and that took the place of the salt. 

A very good way to incorporate olive oil into your diet.

Ooh, which reminds me of the opposite:

Best ever tomato pasta sauce:
70g unsalted butter
Two cans of chopped tomatoes (our cans are about 440g)
A scritch of salt
One onion.

Melt the butter in a pan, then throw in the tomatoes, salt, and onion.
The onion is to be cut in half, not chopped, and should be discarded (or kept for other food) once the sauce is done.

Simmer on low for about 45 minutes, stirring sometimes.

I was dubious, but this is delicious - far better than jar tomato sauces.

Crafty Dragon - 14 November 2009 11:12 PM

I found a recipe!  It uses cinnamon chips, but chocolate could be substituted…Pumpkin chip muffins

ETA: And here are pumpkin chocolate chip muffins!

Yay! Yummy!!!  Thanks.

For anyone who wants to try the orange cheesecake recipe I use: enjoy!