Comments for More Thyme Than Dough http://morethymethandough.com For Those Who Like Their Cooking Served with Attitude and Sass Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Get Fresh by Roberta http://morethymethandough.com/get-fresh/comment-page-1#comment-9343 Roberta Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:04:30 +0000 http://morethymethandough.com/?p=17015#comment-9343 Glad you like the tips, Leslie. The following is in answer to your questions about storing grapes and blueberries. <strong>How to store grapes</strong> Like with much produce keeping grapes fresh starts at the grocery store. Choose firm grapes with no mold anywhere. Especially check in the middle of the bunch for lingering molds or mildews. When you get home remove any soft or brown grapes. Again, do not wash before storing. Wash right before you will eat them. Place them in a zip-lock plastic bag with holes in it and place in the refrigerator, not the crisper. <strong>How to store blueberries</strong> Sadly, blueberries start to deteriorate 2 weeks after picking. It takes many blueberries far more time than that just to get them from where they are picked to the store where you buy them. So my first recommendation is try to get berries that were picked as close to where you live as possible. Very hard to do, I know. Also choose berries that are plump with no tinge of red on them I am very lucky. I live near New Jersey. They have the best blueberries in the states. I wait to get blueberries till I see NJ ones in the stores. I also live next to Michigan. Michigan berries are very good too. When I can no longer find Michigan berries, I seldom buy any. Although last year I had some very good berries from Chile. When you get home with your blueberries remove the broken, dried up, moldy, shriveled or brown berries and throw away. Do not wash. Place them in a plastic or glass bowl (never metal) with a lid, seal them and place in the refrigerator. Use as soon as possible, 2-3 days at most. Hope this helps. Glad you like the tips, Leslie. The following is in answer to your questions about storing grapes and blueberries.

How to store grapes

Like with much produce keeping grapes fresh starts at the grocery store. Choose firm grapes with no mold anywhere. Especially check in the middle of the bunch for lingering molds or mildews.

When you get home remove any soft or brown grapes. Again, do not wash before storing. Wash right before you will eat them.

Place them in a zip-lock plastic bag with holes in it and place in the refrigerator, not the crisper.

How to store blueberries

Sadly, blueberries start to deteriorate 2 weeks after picking. It takes many blueberries far more time than that just to get them from where they are picked to the store where you buy them.

So my first recommendation is try to get berries that were picked as close to where you live as possible. Very hard to do, I know.

Also choose berries that are plump with no tinge of red on them

I am very lucky.

I live near New Jersey. They have the best blueberries in the states. I wait to get blueberries till I see NJ ones in the stores. I also live next to Michigan. Michigan berries are very good too. When I can no longer find Michigan berries, I seldom buy any. Although last year I had some very good berries from Chile.

When you get home with your blueberries remove the broken, dried up, moldy, shriveled or brown berries and throw away.

Do not wash. Place them in a plastic or glass bowl (never metal) with a lid, seal them and place in the refrigerator. Use as soon as possible, 2-3 days at most.

Hope this helps.

]]> Comment on Get Fresh by LHunter http://morethymethandough.com/get-fresh/comment-page-1#comment-9338 LHunter Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:42:23 +0000 http://morethymethandough.com/?p=17015#comment-9338 Awesome tips! What do you recommend for grapes and blueberries? Awesome tips! What do you recommend for grapes and blueberries?

]]> Comment on Food For the Soul by Roberta http://morethymethandough.com/food-for-the-soul/comment-page-1#comment-9334 Roberta Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:08:29 +0000 http://morethymethandough.com/?p=16975#comment-9334 So glad you like the recipe. I can attest to it's sweetness and deliciousness. You are most kind and generous with your compliments. Thank you. So glad you like the recipe. I can attest to it’s sweetness and deliciousness. You are most kind and generous with your compliments. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Basic Cooking Tips by Roberta http://morethymethandough.com/basic-cooking-tips/comment-page-1#comment-9333 Roberta Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:07:14 +0000 http://morethymethandough.com/?p=7595#comment-9333 You and I agree on so much. Thanks for the nice words. Coming from you, Chef, that means agreat deal. You and I agree on so much. Thanks for the nice words. Coming from you, Chef, that means agreat deal.

]]> Comment on Food For the Soul by Dawn http://morethymethandough.com/food-for-the-soul/comment-page-1#comment-9332 Dawn Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:04:34 +0000 http://morethymethandough.com/?p=16975#comment-9332 Roberta, this sounds absolutely divine in it's simplicity. I can smell the bacon frying and wish I was having some right now! I will be making this soon. Your post was sweet and loving. Just like you :) Thanks for sharing. Roberta, this sounds absolutely divine in it’s simplicity. I can smell the bacon frying and wish I was having some right now! I will be making this soon. Your post was sweet and loving. Just like you :) Thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on Basic Cooking Tips by Mark Prucha http://morethymethandough.com/basic-cooking-tips/comment-page-1#comment-9328 Mark Prucha Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:08:30 +0000 http://morethymethandough.com/?p=7595#comment-9328 Very well written with great suggestions. The greatest meals come from the freshest ingredients! Never be afraid to fail, failures drive success! Keep up the good work. You are doing a great job helping others. Chef Mark Very well written with great suggestions. The greatest meals come from the freshest ingredients! Never be afraid to fail, failures drive success!

Keep up the good work. You are doing a great job helping others.

Chef Mark

]]> Comment on They’re At It Again by Chicken Wings with NFC Sauce « More Thyme Than Dough http://morethymethandough.com/they%e2%80%99re-at-it-again/comment-page-1#comment-9321 Chicken Wings with NFC Sauce « More Thyme Than Dough Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:00:16 +0000 http://morethymethandough.com/?p=7741#comment-9321 [...] Serve with Simple Romaine Salad or Classic Cole Slaw. [...] [...] Serve with Simple Romaine Salad or Classic Cole Slaw. [...]

]]> Comment on Sundry Sunday by Chicken Wings with NFC Sauce « More Thyme Than Dough http://morethymethandough.com/sundry-sunday-2/comment-page-1#comment-9317 Chicken Wings with NFC Sauce « More Thyme Than Dough Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:19:59 +0000 http://morethymethandough.com/?p=7703#comment-9317 [...] with Simple Romaine Salad or Classic Cole [...] [...] with Simple Romaine Salad or Classic Cole [...]

]]> Comment on The Great Blizzard of 1978 by Roberta http://morethymethandough.com/the-great-blizzard-of-1978-2/comment-page-1#comment-9310 Roberta Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:15:55 +0000 http://morethymethandough.com/?p=16789#comment-9310 You give the best sentnce to describe the atmosphere for those of us who did not lose much in the '78 Blizzard ~~~ "It was a happening." Indeed it was. Thanks for the wonderful, joyous comment, Dawn. You give the best sentnce to describe the atmosphere for those of us who did not lose much in the ’78 Blizzard ~~~ “It was a happening.” Indeed it was. Thanks for the wonderful, joyous comment, Dawn.

]]> Comment on The Great Blizzard of 1978 by Dawn http://morethymethandough.com/the-great-blizzard-of-1978-2/comment-page-1#comment-9309 Dawn Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:42:13 +0000 http://morethymethandough.com/?p=16789#comment-9309 You and I discussed this last week. Who could forget that blizzard if you were around for it? For us, it was sooo much fun! We bundled our kids up, packed a bag, brought lots of food, and inched our way to friends of ours so we could be stranded together. We pooled resources and had a block party for 3 days! Good times! You're right...it was surreal. It was a feeling of being on a deserted planet. No traffic. No stores open. Cars stranded on the streets. It was a happening! You and I discussed this last week. Who could forget that blizzard if you were around for it? For us, it was sooo much fun! We bundled our kids up, packed a bag, brought lots of food, and inched our way to friends of ours so we could be stranded together. We pooled resources and had a block party for 3 days! Good times!
You’re right…it was surreal. It was a feeling of being on a deserted planet. No traffic. No stores open. Cars stranded on the streets. It was a happening!

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