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This is an exceptionally great tasting dish! When I first read the ingredients I had to (slightly) laugh out-loud. The last time I checked on the cost of saffron (THE MOST expensive spice in the WORLD — true story) was about 8 years ago and the cost was about $12 for3 strands. I couldn’t wait to check on the price (as-of) today. In round figures: $19.00 for 3 strands. HOLY JAMOLY! Needless to say — I prepared the recipe without the spendy spice saffron.
First, I need to say, I lo-o-ove Dr. Oz 🙂 and he says of saffron: “…the miracle appetite suppressant that kills your hunger and squashes your cravings.” The cost of a 60 capsule bottle of saffron extract is about (depending on where you purchase it) $50 a bottle.
I’ve never tried putting my Lhasa Apso on a diet of bread and water, but I fear that would be the case after purchasing TWO bottles of the spice to quantify the number of threads recommended for this recipe. In any case, it is a great tasting recipe which I prepared with ‘cluck-cluck’ in place of ‘gobble-gobble’. 🙂
Try it! You’ll like it! 🙂
JanieHi, DaisyDew. Try buying your saffron on eBay – much less expensive, and it does the trick in cooking.
Good morning Ossie-Sharon . . . 🙂
Thank you for the tip. However, I would like to caution other TDC clients in observing the old adage: “You get what you pay for.” I was born with the ‘curse’ of having a (very) suspicious nature. When something seems ‘dubious’ to me, I am ‘compelled’ and highly motivated to investigate the matter. Case in point: Much of the (so called) ‘saffron’ advertised on EBay are — ‘saffron-substitutes’.
Mexican ‘saffron’ (sold on EBay) is made from the safflower, a relative of the common daisy. It effectively colors the dish you are preparing to the same shade as saffron; however, it is tasteless and does not encompass the nutritional values of the saffron strands made from the crocus.
Kasubha is a spice that comes from the Philippines and is (also) from the safflower plant that is grown in that region. It looks like saffron and will convey the same color, although (again) it has no taste nor nutritional value. It is sometimes advertised as being true saffron, and I believe the manner in which it is advertised on EBay — “Kasuba Saffron” (spelled without the ‘h’) is how they manage to sell it as actual ‘saffron’. 🙁 The other adage that certainly applies here is: Beware of the Trojan Horse.
Again I must express, your menus are great and excellent in flavor and minimal in cost to prepare. The people that come to your website for help are — in themselves — extremely helpful. I feel blessed in my endeavor to lose weight to have found this website.
Again — Thank you so much! 😛
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