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At what temperature will a roux start to scorch, or has that been determined? I kind of like to be guided by a probe thermometer, but would that be dependable in this situation, or is it strictly trial and error?

GBC for me! Make a rich cream sauce with great mushrooms, fresh or frozen whole green beans, and the canned onion rings (which I adore and will eat straight up), just to keep the spirit. Maybe more minced onion in the cream sauce, maybe also a little cheese and or breadcrumbs on the top for texture. Also gotta have mashed rutabaga with tons of butter and a good bit of pepper.

Quote: (what the hell do you do w/ 400 miles of 2.5 inches wide beef intestines)/quote Uh, crochet doggie treats? (Runs away, quite fast...)

Yeah, Cajun Napalm; God forbid you trip over the cat!

Doesn't LOOK great, my arse!!!!!!!!!! Food porn FINEST KIND!

Janet, I did not notice the dishrack in question in any of your pictures, but if it's one of the usual plastic ones that defy storage unless placed on a flat, horizontal surface, I'd say ditch it and get a folding one like one these shown here: http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=...sl_1uut6ut59b_b That way, it can be stored verically until needed, then folded out (I hear Alton Brown in the background grumping about a "uni-tasker" )

Take a cone shaped piece of styrofoam (sp?), cover it in a white icing, and while icing is still soft, plant lines of m&m's sorted by color from tip to bottom like strings of colored lights. Of course you could use cake instead of foam, to make the whole thing edible, and use green icing to mimic a tree. ET fix spelling.

A cubano is a sandwich featuring the following: a lovely loaf of cuban bread about a foot long which is sliced lengthways and after being spread with mayo and mustard, is filled with roast pork, swiss cheese, ham and pickle slices. It is then mashed flat in a "plancha" which is like a pannini press, but with flat plates, not ridged. Sometimes the crust of the bread is spread with a little butter, and it's toasted until crunchy and the cheese has softened and melted a bit. Food of the Gods! Put the same stuff in a somewhat smaller, slightly sweet egg roll, and it's called a Medianoche (Midnight) sandwich. Even yummier, to my taste!

I have (personally) found that I prefer the darker cuts from the shoulder, such as blade steaks, to the nasty, dry "loin chops" (with virtually no marbeling to the meat). They cook up jucier and with a lot more flavor!

Grilled swiss, bacon and tomato on rye. Damn, now I'm hungry! Onion Rye is even better if you can find it!

Being in the middle of Walter Scheib's book White House Chef, I was wondering who Michele Obama would hire as chef ? Chef Jeff? Marcus Samuelson? Any guesses?

How about Nyafat, the Kosher (parve) answer to chicken fat for when you're cooking dairy? I think it might work well.

OMG!!!!! Those are beautiful! My local Mexican take out joint went out of business, and now I'm jonesing!

I feel I MUST ask, just WHT KIND OF LEAF IS THAT IN THE CENTER OF THE CLUSTER?

Stuff 'em with homemade pimento cheese, with pecans on top. YUM!

Yum! Underwood Deviled Ham, mixed with Hellmans, minced onions, maybe with a hardboiled egg mushed in, super sandwich on decent white toast. From my days when I travelled for a living.

Dear Kim, Please post the link to your recipes. It took me forever to find it, but I perservered and in the end I did. I am not a computer whiz and that might explain it, but I think that you should post a link. So there. Thanks!!! ← Yeah, what she said!

I suggest a young daschund from your local pound or rescue site I adopted one, not even thinking about my rodent problem, until I saw him go after a mouse. Dog grabbed the mouse, flipped it into the air, and it came down dead! A more humane way I can't imagine, and the dog won't play with the critters the way a cat will... (Don't get me wrong, I LOVE cats! )

If you have a long, strong wooden spoon or spatula, or set of tongs, you can insert it deep into the turkey's cavity and use it as a handle. The other hand can hold the head side of the turkey with a towel or silicone mit. If the turkey is big and you are small, you might want to delegate. At any rate, get the roasting pan and platter on a surface right next to each other so you don't have to go far. Actually, your biggest concern is taking the turkey out of the oven at the right time. That spells the difference between a really good bird and the kind of dried out bird everyone seems to be used to. If it's your first time, I'd skip any turkey lifting gadgets and treat yourself to a remote probe thermometer. And if you get one of those birds with the built-in indicator that pops up, ignore it! Using that thing is no better than using the smoke alarm to tell you dinner's ready. ← I have also improvised with a sharpening steel, well washed before and after then used the selfsame to sharpen the carving knife. eta: spelling

The problem, as I see it, is that most of us dumb Yanks don't know the difference between Shepards Pie and Cottage Pie!

Ahem. If you're going to be away from home long enough to use an entire 4 oz. bottle of bitters in your make-do cocktails, you're probably in trouble anyway! You can purchase "airline approved" little plastic bottles at Walgreens, CVS or the like. Fill them with the flavouring potion of your choice and stick them in your shaving kit! Just don't get them mixed up with your mouthwash!

Waldorf Salad with Craisens (the dried, sweetened cranberries that are by Ocean Spray, I think) Celery, apples, mayo, walnuts or pecans (toasted) and a good bunch of the cranberries. HTH!

Shades of Jack the Ripper!

I've had best luck using a pushpin to put a hole in the SMALL end of the egg. The air pocket resides in the large end of the egg, so if you poke the small end, the water can get between the "skin" and the eggwhite. HTH!

http://recipecircus.com/ http://www.about.com/food/ http://www.recipezaar.com/ http://www.floras-hideout.com/recipes/index.html http://www.recipehound.com/Recipes/belgium.html To name just a few that I've found! Also AllRecipes, and if you google for a specific item you'll find a gazillion more! HTH