Debbie
1112 posts
Apr 21, 2006
1:42 PM
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I think I read epazote at your blog, Dori. I could not find it again. I have information overload, I think. Did I see it in your blog or other blog?
I am going to make a lot of beans and I thought that I will try to find this herb as anti-gas agent. ;-)
I was going to find out how to use it in the bean dish. Probably, just add 1 teaspoon while cooking?
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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Dori
360 posts
Apr 21, 2006
1:50 PM
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http://thebakehouse.blogspot.com/2006/04/black-bean-soup-de-gassed-read-on.html
Hey Debbie, yes this was me that mentioned it. Above is a link to the post I wrote about it. There is also a link to Penzey's spices there... I use double the amount specified on the Penzey's bag.
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"To cook is to create. And to create well...is an act of integrity, and faith." - author unknown
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Debbie
1113 posts
Apr 21, 2006
2:02 PM
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Aha, I got it! It was your blog. Thanks!
Unfortunately, I won't go to Penzey's since the store is 35 miles away. There is a Mexican market about 5 minutes from my house and is on my way home from work. I can get masa harina and other authentic Mexican stuff there. I planned to stop by to get masa harina and hominy. I am sure they will have this herb. I checked Penzey's website and it says 1 Tbsp per 2-qt. pot of chili.
Thanks again. BTW, I was googling for epazote and found this description which is interesting Epazote
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
Last Edited Debbie on 21-Apr-2006 2:02 PM
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SusieQ
41 posts
Apr 22, 2006
11:17 AM
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Debbie & Dori,
Epazote grows like a weed. I bought a plant at a nursery a few years ago and it reseeds itself every year. I just found the first of this summer's epazote plants in the garden. I always get exited when I see them. I am going to go pick some now to serve with fava beans for lunch. It is a taste that must be developed. I have learned to love its unusual flavor.
Shirley
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Dori
362 posts
Apr 23, 2006
1:36 PM
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Very interesting info Debbie! I have never searched for info on epazote before.
"It's chief use was as an agent to expel intestinal hookworms (wormseed). " I read this and remembered a gal I shared info about epazote to said that she thought she got diarreah from it????? Maybe she did.
I have only used it before in feijouda recipes before. I thnk the other flavorings are so heavy in it I never notice a taste difference.
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"To cook is to create. And to create well...is an act of integrity, and faith." - author unknown
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Debbie
1116 posts
Apr 23, 2006
9:35 PM
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Shirley,
I would have to look for it to plant it. Would it be good to be planted in a pot?
I didn't notice any different in the taste. But the drunken beans have other spices too that I didn't notice if it was the oregano or the epazote. The beans were so Mexicany that it is as good as Mexican restaurant's beans or maybe better. I will have to test making beans without the epazote first and then add it later.
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Debbie
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne
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