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    Airline Food: The good, the bad and the ugly

    in Food Traditions & Culture

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    2 hours ago, Kim Shook said:

    So, I was thrilled when the flight attendants began passing around what I thought were little wet-nap packets.  I was thinking that the breakfast must be substantial if we would need wet-naps.  This was the “wet-nap” and it was the only thing they gave us to eat:  http://www.shopbiscoff.com/biscoff-cookie-two-pack

    Imagine my disappointment.

    We flew that same airline from Seattle to Hawaii and was offered a choice of a biscoff cookie- two pack or a package of peanuts. I asked for one of each and was "informed" rather forcefully by a "very very senior FA" that I was allowed only one of the choices. This was an over 5 hour flight. We now fly Hawaiian when we make this similar journey. 

    Kay

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    Sicilian Baked Sausage

    in Cooking

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    5 hours ago, lindag said:

    This is one of those recipes where the sum is so much greater than its parts.

    I love simple one pot recipes and this is one of my all time favorites that I've made many times.  It is so much better than it would seem.

    I've made it for good friends and always get raves.

    Lindag, have you made the dish using Italian sausage not in links? Kay

    Costco

    in Kitchen Consumer

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    4 hours ago, Smithy said:

    My sister-in-law has a Costco membership, and when we visit I've enjoyed their rotisserie chicken as well as their crab-stuffed salmon.  Now THERE'S something I would buy regularly if we had a Costco nearby.  Better still, eventually I'd like to learn to duplicate it.

    Here is a recent post I found that might be of interest for you. https://abernathysrabbitry.com/2014/06/23/copycat-costco-seafood-stuffed-salmon/

    Kay

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    Dinner 2016 (Part 7)

    in Cooking

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    2 hours ago, ElsieD said:

     

    I sent you a PM

     

    4 hours ago, ElsieD said:

    A couple of weeks ago we went to a restaurant where we had a dish the chef called Smoor Daging, an Indonesian dish.  We really liked it and he was nice enough to email me the recipe.  I cooked it up tonight and I'm embarrassed to say we almost set an eating speed record, it was that good.  Appearance wise some greenery would have been in order but the side salad lived up the plate a bit.

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    3 hours ago, sartoric said:

    @ElsieD, that looks delicious. I had a quick look at Google and there are many recipes.

    Would you share your one provided by the nice chef ?

     

    Could you possibly post your interpretation of what the chef gave you on the recipe thread, so we could all enjoy? I definitely agree it looks more than great. 

    Kay  

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    'Drinking' Malbec suggestions?

    in Wine

    Posted

    When you think Malbec, you usually think of inexpensive wines with solid fruit notes but a substantive body that can match up to bold meals. The Ruta 22 Malbec 2011 is all of these. First, its price is an incredible value for the quality of this wine. It's fruity enough to be appealing and approachable, but a nicely dry finish creates an unexpected and delightful balance with our favorite early-Fall foods.

    Wine Spectator gave this vintage an 87, and it just won the Bronze at the Dallas Wine Competition. It is priced around $11.

    Kay

    Trader Joe's Products (2012–2015)

    in Kitchen Consumer

    Posted

    I did not read the whole thread, but has anybody seen a SWEET black olive preserves product? Seems to me that it was from Lebanon or Turkey (maybe Greece, but I think not), and definitely wonderful for spreading on toast like strawberry jam (with many other uses, I am sure). May sound strange, but it was out of this world. I am not aware of it being a traditional product of any country or culture, but maybe I have just missed that bit of knowledge. It was readily available, and then just disappeared some years back. I can imagine it not being popular with those who had never tried it (and possibly not with some who had!). I would be delighted to know if, outside of Trader Joe's, this is a common product somewhere in the world, so that i can track it down. It would probably be easy enough to make my own, but the Trader Joe's version was first-rate...

    Bill, it appears that others missed the jam also. You might find this link helpful.

    http://slowtalk.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/8566036302/m/6991014153

    Kay

    The Soup Topic (2013–)

    in Cooking

    Posted

    leeks and potato soup...just plain delicious

    When you said 'leek', it suddenly made me remember a soup from about 50 years ago. It had leeks and lamb in it. Fantastic. That's the end of my memory...
    Would that have been Scotch Broth soup?

    Kay

    Yard Sale, Thrift Store, Junk Heap Shopping (Part 2)

    in Kitchen Consumer

    Posted

    My wife bought me a set of 6 small glass bottles recently (seem to be from 1890-1910). The look very nice and I thought I would use them for whiskey, but there is a catch.

    They have glass stoppers, and 2 of them are stuck. There is liquid in the bottles, and I've pulled and wiggled, but they won't come up.

    Does anyone have any suggestions? I was thinking that heating it might loosen it, but I don't want to break them.

    What about putting a little oil around the edge of the stoppers and let it seep down the side to see if that will help you pull out the stoppers?

    Kay

    Hamilton Beach 33967 Slow Cooker problem - turns off

    in Kitchen Consumer

    Posted

    This is not a new problem for that cooker or unique to yours. See the following review that was posted in 2010 for this cooker

    :

    "The only thing that gave me pause was that many of the negative reviews all stated the exact same problem, which was that the cooker would sometimes switch itself completely off for no reason. This of course was a very big concern."

    Why not just return it for a refund and find another as Kerry suggested? We had a different brand that burned itself out on the second use and I returned it for a refund. Currently have a Rival purchased at Costco which we are very satisfied with over several years.

    Kay

    Savory Cheesecake with goat cheese and mushrooms

    in Cooking

    Posted

    I have a friend, who while a good cook, has little imagination. He makes a great dessert cheese cake, and also wonderful mushooms in burgundy for a meat garnish, but can't quite grasp the idea of a savory cheesecake without sugar, garnished with the mushrooms in sauce. Can anyone help with an idea, recipe, anything? Please!

    An internet search for savory goat cheesecake yielded quite a range of choices but I thought this particular link might give him some inspiration, especially since it is served with a meat.

    http://www.averagebetty.com/recipes/adam-cho-goat-cheese-cheesecake-recipe/

    Kay

    Normandy, Brittany, and Champagne

    in France: Dining

    Posted

    IA, not sure if I can provide too much specific information for you as it has been 4 years since we were in the area.

    We stayed in Trouville, which is just outside Caen, at the Beach Hotel Trouville. Outside the hotel walking into town on the main street, there is a long line of restaurant on the left before you get to the grocery store. There is one that has an enclosed outside sitting area, for smokers, (done in yellow awnings when we were there) with a smaller inside dining area. They have the greatest mussels. Sorry I don't remember the name.

    In Honfleur there is a terrific Saturday morning market. It is just outside the Sainte-Catherine's church which is definitely worth seeing for its historical background. We got sausages and cheeses which we used for lunches for several days along with bread and wine. We were there the end of Sept or early Oct and there was a shrimp festival and a lot of the vendors had shrimp dishes for sale. There were even fireworks in the evening to celebrate the event. I just found some notes and it is the Fete de la Crevette that we were there for. Not sure how you trip matches up to those dates.

    Definitely try Pont-O'Eveque cheese from Normandy, if you haven't already had it, It comes in a small wooden box of 220g. Really creamy and great. Other cheeses are Livarot which has a strong odor.

    We also stayed in Blois. Really enjoyed the area and the tagines in the restaurants are great. We ate in one of them two nights. Still working to figure out which restaurant that was but we stayed at the Mecure Blois Hotel so I know it was within an easy walk of that hotel on that side of the river. Will post later if I find the name.

    Hope this helps some. Kay

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