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tennesseespice

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  1. My husband and I are also traveling to Montreal in March for a delayed honeymoon so Jenc's list as well as this entire thread is helpful. Our list is similar but not as extensive. Does anyone know anything about Laurie Raphael? apparently it's inside the Hotel Germain. Also, we can't wait to try APdC.

  2. I´ve said this on other threads, but to me this is still the best tip for economizing: shop in your own pantry/fridge/freezer. It´s amazing how many meals you can make from what you already have. Don´t go to the store, not even for 1 item. I find that if I go to the store for ´just a pack of butter and a pound of beef´ I´ll end up will all sorts of other things in my cart, and I end up spending way more than I wanted to.

    I found that by making an inventory list of our pantry items, it's easier to plan meals around these items. It was a little time consuming but worth it. My husband and I were completely broke over the weekend...Superbowl weekend!.....but we ended up scraping together 10 bucks between us and ended up with:

    pork tacos: leftover pulled pork from the freezer to which we added Mexican spices; flour and corn tortillas from the freezer; taco sauce from a bottle I found in the back of the pantry; sour cream-(a fridge staple in our house); and lettuce which we purchased on sale for $1.45

    guacamole: 2 avocados purchased for $4; some onion from the pantry; jalapenos purchased for $.06; and juice from limes that were in the fridge; cilantro from the veggie bin in the fridge

    tortilla chips: a bag organic corn tortilla chips on sale for $2.19 (we could have fried our town tortilla chips but we didn't have enough oil on hand. it turned out to be cheaper to buy the bag.)

    key lime pie: graham crackers from the pantry for the crust; a bottle of Nellie & Joe's key lime juice from the pantry; 4 eggs - all that was left of the carton in the fridge; a can of sweetened condensed milk from the pantry (left over from the holidays I guess)

    For under $8, we had a feast! :biggrin: Not the most gourmet of meals but satisfying fare for a football game.

    Monday night we had a delicious lentil soup all with ingredients we had on hand: dried lentils, spinach, beef broth, carrots, celery, onion, etc. It's been challenging but rewarding to try to be as creative as possible with what we have already in the larder combined with what we can afford to buy with a few pennies.

  3. My sister-in-law received one also  .... What was my mother thinking?

    Perhaps that this remarkable book might inspire her to at least try out some recipes and become a bit more adventurous ... :rolleyes:

    Cookbooks sometimes give one a little "push" to experiment ... or maybe she'll just want to try it some years from now when she is more 'ambitious'? :wink: (alternate word here? mature! :laugh: )

    While I appreciate your optimism, GG, my meager attempt at humor was actually a cry of woe. I would love to think that my sister-in-law would one day try a little cooking but her frequent exclamation, "I hate food!" leads me to believe that this will never happen. My nephews and niece are growing up with no appreciation of or experience with the enriching value of food and cooking traditions within a family. Not only that, at ages 11, 8 and 2 they are nutritionally deprived, with the bulk of their diet consisting of junk food, processed frozen pap and cold cereal.

    So, I joke about the Gourmet cookbook being a wasted gift when I'm truly sad for a mother with such an unhealthy attitude towards food and that this attitude is being cultivated in three precious kids.

    Back to the real topic of this thread.....I just baked a batch of oatmeal cookies from TGC and find them to be a little on the dry side - not my favorite recipe.

  4. Vimto - from the middle east is one of my fav. ethnic pops.

    i believe vimto is british.it used to be available in India many moons ago.looks like it's still going strong in the middle east.

    Thanks for the correction, gingerly. I was under the mistaken assumption that Vimto was mid-eastern because a friend from Bahrain who introduced me to Vimto grew up on the stuff - specifically the concentrate. His mom would make it up in batches like Kool-Aid. The web site is very informative. " It was in the early 1920s that Vimto concentrate and cordial was first sold abroad, at first to India and then to Saudi Arabia. " Ah-Ha.... :biggrin:

  5. No matter what his personal life may have held, the world of television may never again see a more eloquent teacher than Jeff Smith. Like many here, the Frug was for me an early introduction to food, cooking and culture - I especially loved his food-as-history lessons. Peace, brother Frug, and blessings to your family.

  6. From the title of this thread, I thought they were talking about Sandra Lee.  :hmmm::laugh:

    ....who has been observed repeatedly licking her fingers in the middle of food preparation....

    Sandra Lee is not the only one with finger-in-the-mouth syndrome....Paula Deen constantly licks her fingers, the stirring spoons, the spatulas :huh: .......

  7. After reading this thread I had to get some Pocky - I'm a pocky virgin. Sadly there are no Japanese markets in East Tennessee so I ordered two boxes from asiafoods.com - almond crush and cafe au lait. I loved the sight that Jason recommended, otakugrocery.com, but alas, they are out of Pocky G, Men's Pocky and they're no longer listing the orange chocolate. Next stop, jbox.com.

    In the meantime....happily anticipating my postal pocky package.....

  8. I've heard fantastic things about Victoria and Alberts at the Grand Floridian resort - very expensive though. Also, to ditto what others have written about Epcot, I had a very good meal at the morrocan themed restaurant there - I remember the atmosphere being a lot of fun as well.

  9. My favorite single malt, Laprhroaig, wasn't listed. Great article though. Hmmm....is 3:00 too early for a scotch??....

    Obviously I was refering to the Forbes article, as I just read the Alameda times article and it of course does discuss Laprhroaig. Good info. Maybe it's not too early in the day for scotch after all....

  10. Vimto - from the middle east is one of my fav. ethnic pops. It's a tangy red bev - mabe pomegranate based? It's usually sold in cans but I was lucky enough to find a bottle of the syrup in a middle eastern market in Atlanta and made some great cocktails with it - Vimto Martini - yum!!

    Why does coke taste so much better out of glass bottles? Any theories?

    I've had arguments with people who simply refuse to believe this phenomenon...coke in the 6oz bottles is the best! I don't know the science behind it though.

  11. the chef: Sandra Lee

    the waitron: Richard Simmons

    the menu: hamburger helper, velveeta fondue, Boones Farm strawberry wine

    table companions: Pat Robertson, Pat Sajack, Anna Nicole Smith

    beans beat me to Sandra Lee as chef!

  12. About ten years ago, I too *rescued* a cast iron skillet that had belonged to my great-grandmother. Sadly, it was in very bad condition - it appeared to have been harshly washed and then neglected for who knows how long. I even had to scrape off rust *horrors!* before I could even attempt to reseason it. I just kept it nicely oiled and used it as much as possible. It didn't take too long at all for it to be back in shape.

    Good luck Jensen.

    QUOTE=babka,Apr 11 2004, 11:59 AM]whenever a well-intentioned house guest gets ahold of the cast iron before I can hide it, I reseason it by oiling and leaving in my oven for a few days with just the pilot light on.

  13. skillet fried potatoes and onions - so very Southern - fried eggs and crispy bacon - biscuits and/or cornbread with butter and honey

    of course a daily breakfast like this is an invitation for arterial disaster - so I usually make do with yogurt, oj and turkish coffee

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