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Barack-oli and Mich-room Obama-let
Elena H. (original recipe)
I almost studied your Detroit for grad school, and because I didn't it cost
me an A or A+ in the course Public Administration. I was ready to pitch studying
a real-life public initiative about helping displaced seniors in Detroit adjust
to their new circumstances, which would have been good and interesting, but then
another group member pitched Puerto Rico's response to hurricane Maria and I knew
in my heart this didn't really fit the assignment but it was simply too cool a
topic to argue against. Ultimately I think I gained a lot more by studying the
hurricane response so I don't regret it much, but there is a part of me that
thought the alternate topic was worthy, it would have been fun to learn about
Detroit and I would have been
pretty proud to get an A or A+ in one of the tougher courses I took in grad school.
Detroit, may your seniors be well! I know you are undergoing changes but they are
mysterious to me because I never actually studied them.
Today's recipe was inspired by food puns of the Obama family names, as you
can see in the ingredients list. My favorite is "SquASHA." I made this recipe
kind of a while ago and only took
partial notes so I am guessing a little at the methods. The filling is enough for
two omelets. I made one right away and the other the next day. I'm not an expert
on omelets so I'm not sure it would be wise to attempt both at once but I ain't
gonna stop you.
How did it work out? Read on!
Ingredients
- 1/2 small Delicata SquASHA, 1" slices
- 1/4 cu. frozen BARACK-oli (broccoli) florets
- 1 small Shallot, sliced and carMALIAized
- 4 Shiitake MICH-rooms (mushrooms), chopped
- 1/4 cu. Silken tofu, chopped
- 1/2 cu. + 1/2 cu. Just Egg
- Generous sprinkling of Nutritional yeast
Preparation
Place the BARACK-oli and SquASHA on a baking dish, drizzle with oil and sprinkle
with salt. Roast at 425 degrees for 10 minutes, flip the SqaASHA pieces, then roast
another 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, warm about a tablespoon of oil over moderate-low heat. Add the shallots and
and cook for about 2 minutes, then add the MICH-rooms and cook until the shallots
begin to carMALIAize and the MICH-rooms begin to brown, maybe 6 minutes more. Add the
garlic and sage and saute about 1 minute, until fragrant.
Remove half the contents of the pan to a bowl. Chop the roasted SquASHA and split the
roasted BARACK-oli and SquASHA equally between the pan and bowl, then split the silken
tofu similarly. Squeeze lemon juice into
the pan and add 1/2 cu. Just Egg. Sprinkle with nutritional yeast and pepper to taste.
I'd guess it will take about 3-4 minutes to set but I'm not really sure. You have a whole
bottle of Just Egg to get through, you'll get the hang of it with practice. Flip it and
let it cook another couple minutes before folding it to serve. You can now clean out
your pan and make a second portion or save the filling for another time.
Discussion
I was pretty impressed with the combination of vegetables. It worked well. I had a whole
bottle of Just Egg to get through, so with that experience, I think maybe I learned that it cooks a lot
faster than I was led to expect. It seems forgiving though.
If you've read this far then thank you for indulging a stupid uninteresting anecdote
about why I didn't get a better grade in school. I guess I will try to up its salience by emphasizing,
not the hurricane that we studied, but the plight of Detroit's seniors, that we did not.
To do this I will look back at my proposal and remind myself and you what exactly that was
all about. This is what it says: "My search [for topics related to Detroit]
really only turned up one thing, a coalition that is
trying to help preserve low-income housing in Detroit and to help seniors displaced when their
HUD section 8 housing is converted to market rate. It's not super interesting but it's kind of
interesting." Hahaha. Here is a blurb from Innovation in Aging (2018, Vol. 2, No. S1):
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When older adults are displaced due to one's building converting to market rate housing from HUD
section 8 housing, uncertainty, anxiety and, at times, misunderstanding of
how processes of housing vouchers work emerges. Better understanding of the experiences of displacement
will help policymakers and practitioners address the needs of older adults as they face residential
transition. In addition, macro level responses are needed to raise the concerns of displacement.
Since 2013, a coalition, Senior Housing Preservation-Detroit, was formed to address the preservation
of low-income housing in Detroit, MI. This presentation will highlight the voices of those displaced
from a longitudinal study (n=44), highlight the milestones reached thus far, and recent strategic
planning processes to further the work of preservation and expansion of housing in a rapidly changing
housing landscape. This presentation will conclude with recommendations for how coalitions can work
with governmental entities based on lessons learned.
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If you've read this far then maybe you are the target audience of this blog. In any case, I'm trying
to pander to Michigan here so if you don't think Detroit is cool then maybe you
aren't cool enough for Michigan.
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