tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732224038883472327.post6787638088882353466..comments2024-02-21T16:16:29.947-08:00Comments on Zoomie Station: Needle SoupZoomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474153316588551039noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732224038883472327.post-88676753644227026752012-01-17T18:48:06.727-08:002012-01-17T18:48:06.727-08:00Chilebrown, maybe it's just the wrong season f...Chilebrown, maybe it's just the wrong season for evergreen tips...Zoomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474153316588551039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732224038883472327.post-55825567554298463512012-01-17T18:41:28.071-08:002012-01-17T18:41:28.071-08:00Maybe this is why you do not see evergreen tipw in...Maybe this is why you do not see evergreen tipw in any store that I know of.Chilebrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02321501332367002893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732224038883472327.post-47383973687417963282012-01-17T17:12:54.250-08:002012-01-17T17:12:54.250-08:00Chilebrown, you and Greg have the same feeling abo...Chilebrown, you and Greg have the same feeling about evergreens as food. Do you know each other?Zoomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474153316588551039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732224038883472327.post-46077151894365051612012-01-17T16:40:28.279-08:002012-01-17T16:40:28.279-08:00We went to a brewery in Oregon that used the just ...We went to a brewery in Oregon that used the just freshly sprouted tips in their beer. It still was a strech to like it. Actually Anchor Steam did the same thing. Same result. I will applaud you effort. Will pass though.Chilebrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02321501332367002893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732224038883472327.post-16078905399084782512012-01-17T11:47:00.193-08:002012-01-17T11:47:00.193-08:00Greg, the chicken was worth salivating over but I&...Greg, the chicken was worth salivating over but I'm determined to try some more evergreen ideas.<br /><br />Cookiecrumb, okay, new tips it is! I was expecting that citrus zest you mentioned but I guess my tips were too old. And, yes, I did think about my tree not being exactly organic, but I figure we are exposed to stuff like that more or less daily in modern life, so I don't worry too much about it. And I washed the needles, of course.<br /><br />Kudzu, over here there is little worry about chemical sprays - no one seems to care enough about their gardens to warrant spraying in Point Richmond. It's one of the things I like best about the Point, the laissez faire attitude toward weeds. On the other hand, animal "contamination" is very possible. ;-) I love your idea of adding fir tips to champagne - gonna try that, for sure. We got a bottle of sparkling wine as a holiday gift, so I'll try it with that. Thanks for the idea!Zoomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474153316588551039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732224038883472327.post-90008989635101401462012-01-17T11:20:03.920-08:002012-01-17T11:20:03.920-08:00Be careful where you gather your needles (sprays -...Be careful where you gather your needles (sprays -- both insecticide and from animals!) might have contaminated them. The best use of evergreens in comestibles I've encountered was tiny Doug fir tips, fresh and green, just one in the bottom of a glass of sparkling wine, very wintery and Nordic. (This was at my cousin-once-removed's Mendocino restaurant, the Moosse Cafe.)kudzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568605434930160363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732224038883472327.post-85373901724116240372012-01-17T11:17:59.332-08:002012-01-17T11:17:59.332-08:00I love the flavor of baby fir tips on newly growin...I love the flavor of baby fir tips on newly growing boughs. So bright green, chartreuse, almost, and even a little citrussy in flavor.<br />That would probably work better in cooking than your old, dry Christmas tree needles.<br />And! Did you even think what kind of poisons might have been sprayed on the tree? Pesticides, fire-retardant...<br />Glad you are still with us! :)cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732224038883472327.post-88620596094080101542012-01-17T08:47:18.003-08:002012-01-17T08:47:18.003-08:00Yikes! While I salute your use everything spirit, ...Yikes! While I salute your use everything spirit, pine on my palate equals turpentine. I even have trouble with rosemary. I'm going to salivate over the chicken below :)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255032914854206547noreply@blogger.com