We are having our Thanksgiving/Holiday Party next week since some family members are traveling overseas and another family member was on duty as an ER nurse.
Still... although it was not our turn to roast the turkey (my sister-in-law is doing the honors this year) we decided to go ahead and roast a small turkey anyway just so we could freeze left-overs.
I looked at my recipe book and saw that oops! I needed 2 1/2 cups of green onions/shallots for my James Beard stuffing. But you know what? I wasn't sure this would make 2 1/2 cups after I chopped it.
But then I looked at my garden which was FULL of nira (Japanese for garlic chives). Mom always said nira was actually medicinal because it is so nutritious. I know she always grew and used a lot of it in her cooking when we were growing up.
But would it be OK to substitute nira for green onions in my stuffing?
This is kind of a far out question to ask online, but I figured... what the heck! I'll try it!
Dang!
Google AI Overview popped up saying, "Yes, you can substitute garlic chives for green onions in stuffing."
Wow!
And about that nutritional value?
Yup. I guess mom is right. Nira IS good for you! 😄
I guess you can ask anything online and AI will come up with an answer for you. Absolutely amazing!
POSTSCRIPT:
Wow! I REALLY miscalculated. I just used the black tub of green onions and it was way more than enough. Ah well... I know now that nira is OK too.
Chives are wonderful value - good for salads and cooking and their lovely flowers are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteGreat substitution!
ReplyDeleteI will have to start asking more questions. I wonder if it would tell you how to make a million dollars?
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like pretty elaborate stuffing!
ReplyDeleteI do love stuffling/dressing and the recipe sounds interesting. I had never heard of nira!
ReplyDeleteMy husband's favorite part of Thanksgiving is stuffing.
ReplyDeleteGoogle is amazing. Too bad people don’t use it to research about things like tariffs, for example.
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DeleteMy granddaughter's favorite part of Thanksgiving is the stuffing too. This Thanksgiving we had 3 different kinds of stuffing to choose from. And Kay, I have asked Ai so many medical questions lately... and have had them answered pretty well.
ReplyDeleteChives stir fried in eggs was my husband's favorite. I rather have green onions but it is good to know that I can use chives if I don't have enough green onions. The pretty flower stalk of the chives makes a pretty addition to a plate.
ReplyDeleteKay of Musings: I’ve never seen flowers on the nira though. I love the sound of nira on scrambled eggs.
DeleteIt is something I learned about today so thank you Kay and thank you to your Mom too. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration with your family.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that chives were so... flully! This is all great information, Kay. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI get little AI briefings on anything that interests me and I learn a lot everyday. It's fun! Thank you Kay
ReplyDeleteHard to believe, green growing things!!! I like your part of the world.
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