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Whats the longest possible amount of time I can safely leave egg whites sitting out.. Making macaroons and have had these suckers sitting for some time.. Over a week.. They dont smell bad, but I think i am going for a record here..

How does a conversation with one girl show anything about many young women?

Mmmmm quenelles.. Might have to make some of those...

Carrot Top, Cream of brussle sprout soup, before blending?

Swoooon ← Oooo, Oooo, I missed that one.. Thats looks great.. And is it possible that I think something vegetarian looks good.. Thats looks great, Alinka...

That looks really good.. What became of them bones? ← I scraped all the marrow out of the the bone and added it to the sauce, which made it lovely and rich.. should (or could) I have done anything else with the bone? ← I am sure you could have in terms of stock or something. I just love marrow on the shank so I was hoping it didnt go to waste and it certainly didnt..

Here is a better picture.. The waiter actually topped everything with finely chopped pistachios.. I think they were just the nuts...

That steak is perfect.. How did you cook it..

Wow.. I never even thought to do that Jason.. There is really so much I have yet to learn.. Maybe one could also glaze the turkey in the sweet and sour sauce used for the chicken rings.. Or make a clam stuffing from the strips..

Ok, I have finally met my match.. Paula Dean, I wave a white flag in surrender.. Seriously, I dont know what evil mind would possibly create this dish.. Its really so over the top and extreme.. Its the type of dish that explains to me why we are a nation of people using motorized carts to tow our asses, from one end of the mall to the other.. Either way, its pretty darn tastey.. Instead of using 24 Krispy Kremes I decided to use a dozen.. Cut up and then sprinkle a little magic fairy dust over.. Magic fairy dust: Add an egg, cinnamon, nutmeg and baked at 350 for an hour.. Take a stick of butter add combine with two shots of C'pn Morgan and a POUND of C-Sugar.. Then carefully soak your slice in this mixture... Bite: I thought this was a really over the top dessert, especially knowing what the hell went into it.. Could I eat the whole container, yes.. The best part are the edges that get crispy and crunchy.. It tasted like bread pudding made with a donut..The butter rum sauce was great.. I was expecting something a lot more white trashey and way too sweet.. It probably would have made it there, if I added the fruit cocktail and the raisins.. But it was really good only considering taste..

What a great time to have a chili thread.. Its about that time of year, especially in rainy cold, Manhattan.. Tonight, we made the chili from Bayless's Recipe.. Basically, it calls for ancho chile's to be blended with a some garlic.. Really easy, but provides a complex flavor.. Instead of using ground beef, I cubed hanger steak.. Also didnt have bacon so we used duck fat to brown the onion and steak.. Despite peoples warnings, it was really so gross out, and I wasnt leaving to buy ground beef.. The cubes were awesome and definately gave the dish an entirely different feel.. We served it with green and white onions, sour cream, and cheese.. Great bite.. We were going to serve with spaghetti if using ground beef. rice if cubed, but we then decided to go corn bread... Made the skillet corn bread from Hoppin John's Book.. Love the ridges the skillet gives it.. I have cooling on the counter, a Krispy Kreme Donut Bread Pudding. with Butter Rum Sauce.. Wish me luck

That looks really good.. What became of them bones?

Yeh the Bayless is awesome in my opinion.. Just found a photo of the last time I made it.. I am ready to call it a day and start making this stuff.. Now the question is, do I serve with cheese fries, tater tots, or spaghetti.. Either way i am a happy man..

Yah.. I am making it.. I am taking out the fruit and raisins..

I have made chili once in my life and it came out really good.. It was a recipe from Rick Bayless's: Rick and Lanies Excellent Adventure.. Its a really solid recipe,.. My question is the only meat I have in the house is hanger steak. Anyone think this will go well cubed in Chli, or do I go to the store?

Thanks for reminding me.. I added the information to the beginning of my first post.. So far so good

I really dont sleep much and watch very little television.. Dinners I like to prepare as much as possible the day before.. I get most of my groceries delivered, and the two of us work really well together..On the weekends its much easier to cook.. Yesterday we were up at 10 o'clock and had everything cooked and ready to go by 5.. Only the pork needed to be brined the day before.. The guests arrived at 6 and all we had left was to poach the eggs for the salad and plate the grits and lamb shank..

Turkish Kitchen 386 3rd Ave, New York 10016 Btwn 27th & 28th St Phone: 212-679-6633 Fax: 212-679-1830 There are few places where everything clicks for me. The service, the food, the idea or message a restaurant is trying to convey.. If there even is one.. The Turkish Kitchen, is one of those places that really has it down.. Every tiny detail has been meticulously considered by the owner, for the sole purpose of sharing his love of life and food with the us.. You are not just a dollar sign, but a transported guest to this man's country, his home.. The place has a real warm feel to it.. It is dark and sophisticated without being stuffy or having an attitude.. The staff is really professional and most accommodating .. I have eaten most things on the menu and I can honestly say, I have not had a bad dish..Obviously, some things are better then others, but this restaurant and its owner would not settle for mediocrity.. The last time I was there we had an awesome meal.. We started with an assortment of four dips.. From left to right there is Humus, Barbunya Pilaki aka (Red Kidney Beans with lemon and olive oil), Patlican Salatasi aka (Eggplant dip blended with herbs), Yalanci Dolma (Grape Leaves stuffed with rice,onion,pine nut, black currants and herbs).. All of these dishes were really good.. I must say the Humus is especially outrageous.. One of, if not the best, I have ever had.. Perfect amount of garlic, it was rich and creamy.. Served with hot Turkish Bread, it was fantastic.. Not to mention the fact that I loved this bread to no end.. Smokey, hot from the oven, burnt on the outside, soft on the inside.. The next time I go back, I might not order all four dishes. I might just go beans and humus for a cold appetizer, strictly to save room for other dishes.. Next we moved on to an assortment of Hot Appetizers: Going clockwise you have calamari served with a garlic sauce, Kofte (cracked wheat patties stuffed with ground lamb,pine nuts, black currants and walnuts), Phylo stuffed with feta and fried, Zucchini pancakes served with garlic yogurt sauce.. This plate was the least favorite assortment. .I am not really a fan of fried calamari, but for a pedestrian dish like this, it is a good version.. I really enjoyed the cracked wheat patty stuffed with lamb, spices and nuts.. This is really a terrific dish, I have had it at several other places but these were really spiced so well.. MY girlfriend absolutely loved the phylo stuffed with feta.. Another common dish, but its the common dishes where the skill and superiority of a Kitchen shines.. Turkish Kitchen does not go through the motions on anything.. There are not trays of these already fried, getting soggy sitting in the back somewhere.. It arrives hot and perfect.. The same applies to the Zucchini Cake. Crisp, with a refreshing garlicky sauce.. Not my favorite, but no slouch.. Here is a shot of my favorite of this plate, Cracked wheat stuffed with lamb, pine nuts, and spices.. It is really just so good.. I often get myself in trouble at places with large menus that offer such a wide variety of dishes.. I often get overwhelmed and instead of deciding, I order everything.. We were drinking and having a good time and the waiters were being really helpful.. Spacing out the meal at a great pace and helping arrange the progression.. There were two dishes I was not going to leave the restaurant without having.. The first was the lahmacun... I have had lahmacun at a few places, most recently my friends mother's house.. But I must say, this was the best I have ever had.. Its basically a really crispy thin spicy lamb pizza.. The second dish was the fried calves liver.. These last two dishes we were really starting to get in to some authentic, a little more adventurous eating.. Perfectly fried, perfectly seasoned, perfect in crunch and richness.. I wish they served this at the movies instead of popcorn, I would certainly go a lot more.. At this point I was ready to stop eating physically. Mentally, I was still on the amuse.. I was ready to look at dessert when one last thing caught my eye.. It was something under the daily specials.. It was a lamb casserole with peas,herbs and tomato sauce, cooked in a pastry dough.. This was a really traditional as told to us by our waiter.. In keeping with the fantastic service, It was opened table side and served to us.. Served to us on the crust of the pastry it was a classy presentation.. I was really lambed out at this point, but found it to be really tasty and different from my previous lamb dishes.. Very pretty. Our last entree was a whole char-grilled sea bass.. Again, it was brought to the table and then de-boned and filleted by our waiter.. It was a great fish.. My only problem was the plating.. Not the prettiest of presentations, but the fish spoke for itself.. The grill really did all the work on this dish, really adding a wonderful flavor.. Since we were at the point of gluttony, why stop? After really enjoying the food, we felt compelled, to report back to Egullet.. We forced ourselves to have several desserts.. I was really not expecting too much from the desserts.. I figured I would order a few and maybe find one that was decent.. I have not had much experience with Turkish Desserts.. With the exception of a couple of over sweet pistachio cakes, i didn't know what existed.. Well we ordered three desserts and really enjoyed them all.. I dont know the exact names and probably wont do it justice in my description, but they were very enjoyable.. A glutinous like log cake.. It was rolled in cinnamon and was fantastic.. A fried flaky type cake soaked in honey.. This was my favorite dessert that I had that night.. Would get it again in a second.. Homemade vanilla ice cream served with pistachios.. Very good ice cream, liked the topping.. A really pretty fruit presentation we did not order but, they still brought to us... So after a few bottles of really nice Turkish Wine and a ton of food, we were really so impressed.. Not just with the food, but with everything about this place.. The Turkish Kitchen is not only a great insight into Turkish Cuisine and Culture, but a clear example of how to successfully approach anything you do in life.. With passion, heart, and class..

This guy never stops playing the asshole jock from the movies in the 80's.. And besides being a miserable bastard to everyone, he has a special malice towards women.. Again, I dont know if it comes from mother issues, or insecurities from height or other attributes, but he seems to have severe issues.. Careless if he could cook or not, I wouldn't give him a dime and I am glad his show failed in the U.S.. England can keep this guy..

Thanks for the math, thats really disturbing and yet oddly compelling.. And to know Paula Dean, is to understand that this is a dessert that follows a meal of fried chicken, or breaded pork, biscuits, some sort of veggie fried and then served with cheese and butter or baked in cream then served with butter...

Has this place opened yet? Any knew talk about this place? Edit to add: Just called.. They open at 4 I guess on weekdays.. They dont have a menu to fax.. I wonder what the delay is?

Megan. The Krispy Kreme on 72nd btwn broadway and columbus closed.. And guess what is coming there.. Drum roll....... A Buttercup Bakery.. Oh baby..

I was actually walking around the streets of Manhattan yesterday looking for Krispy Kremes.. I have never had one, but can picture what it tastes like.. I am sure any super glazed, really airy donut will do...

My girlfriend just sent me this recipe.. It looks outrageous.. Honestly Paula Dean is by far the sickest person I have seen... I could see Emeril telling her to calm down a bit and maybe not use so much fat and fried foods.. Has anyone tried this or used Krispy Kremes in a recipe before.. It looks very healthy.. Here is the link.. Krispy Kreme

That cookbook really is hilarious.. I dont know if I would be able to do business with a company that represented itself like that.. I could just see all that cheese congealing in the hot summer sun at the company picnic..