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eG foodblog: Kim Shook - Dreams of an Everyday Housewife
CaliPoutine replied to a topic in Food Traditions & Culture
Your dinner looks wonderful, swoon on those potatoes. I noticed the Boursin is 7.49. That seems rather high to me, I've seen it around 4-5 bucks in MI where I do a lot of shopping. Are prices high in your area? Re: Panera bread. Isnt it amazing that we'll always pick the lesser of two evils when it comes to food? I never in my life thought I'd eat at a Red Lobster( let alone wait 20 min for a table) or Chili's but when we go shopping in Port Huron, the only choice we have is a chain restaurant. Still, its 100x better than anything we have in our small town. I'd also take a bread from Panera over anything( sans Ace Bread) that we have at my local grocery store. -
I'm with Chris upthread. I love CI recipes( I've rarely had a failure) and I usually look to the first( check my foodblog, I've cooked a lot from CI). I do HATE their customer service with a passion. I never received the last 3 issues of the magazine and made 100 million phone calls and I FINALLY got this months. I also got a book I didnt order( sent it back) and then was blocked from ordering anything else until I got a supervisor on the phone and gave her wholly hell. At my last job, I made dozens of their Blueberry Scones each day and people went beserk for them. Litterally lines out the door the day before Easter to get these scones. They're that good!!
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OK Place For Family Dinner In/Near Brighton MI
CaliPoutine replied to a topic in The Heartland: Dining
I just got home( 2 hours ago) from Ann Arbor. I ate at Zingerman's for lunch today( the deli) and last night at The Common Grill. Not sure how far Brighton is from Chelsea, but I'd highly reccomend The Common Grill. I had a really fantastic fish dish that was 24.00. Btw, not a restaurant. But I fell in love with the new Plum Market. -
combo's and pringles are to coin an old" Weight Watcher term " RED LIGHT foods for me. I can't stop eating them so I dont buy them.
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eG foodblog: Kim Shook - Dreams of an Everyday Housewife
CaliPoutine replied to a topic in Food Traditions & Culture
Yummy, dinner looks fabulous!! I'm a big fan of wearing gloves when I cook anything that is slimy(ie: chicken) or smelly(ie: onions). I'm assuming thats why you were wearing them. I too recommend blanching the spinach first. Its amazing how little spinach you end up with after that. It really shrinks down!! I'm a huge fan of goat cheese, those look fantastic and I love the cheese knives. -
eG foodblog: Kim Shook - Dreams of an Everyday Housewife
CaliPoutine replied to a topic in Food Traditions & Culture
She had another one? Where was I for that I wonder?? Yay, I was right!! I dont think I've ever been right before( guessing on the blogger, I'm always right at home!!) Love all your cookbooks( and your online cookbook). I see you have Marcy Goldman's A Passion For Baking", thats my newest aquisition too. Have you baked anything from it? Btw, I've seen other pics of you and you look great!! -
Based on these reccomendations, I included this dish in an upcoming catering event menu for 60-90 ppl. Wish me luck!!
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Maybe I've been out of the US for too long, but is that DC or VA? If so, I guess Kim Sook!!
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Yes, very very sad!!. I grew up in Ft. Lauderdale( Plantation) and my parents and grandparents used to go on every few months on a Sunday. I remember my gram making my sister some coffee/milk in those little creamers.
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Brigid Mary, Is the pound cake a Carole Walter recipe? It looks great!! Meyer Lemon CreamCheese Pound Cake. I met an Eg member in Florida last month and she gave me the biggest meyer lemons I'd ever seen. These looked like grapefruits!!
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Plan: 2008 Heartland Gathering in Chicago Aug 8-10
CaliPoutine replied to a topic in The Heartland: Dining
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I always buy unsalted butter, but if per chance I had salted butter and the recipe called for unsalted, I'd use what I had and leave out the salt. Why do I always buy unsalted? Because thats what my mom did!!
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I believe it was July/August 2007 but the cheese/herb variation is discussed on the CI message board.
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Do you have access to Cook's Illustrated? In the last month, I've made hundreds of blueberry scones for my job. The recipe has a cheese/herb variation thats excellent too. The scones are a bit labor intensive, but really fabulous. Let me know if you can't access CI, I can PM you the recipe.
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Thanks for the response. I actually threw it out because I was having ppl over for brunch and I didnt want to risk it not coming out. I ended up using the streusel that I made for the crumb buns on a sour cream coffee cake recipe( my mom's) that I've made many times. I was totally bummed about the dough though, especially since I wasted 1 and 1/2 sticks of butter.
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I'm not sure what forum to post this in, so I thought I'd try here first. I made a yeasted sweet dough from a Carole Walter book called Sweet breads, muffins, coffee cakes, etc, etc( or a similar title to that effect). Anyway, The recipe called for 1 packet of active dry yeast, but I didnt have that so I used 1.5 plus 1/8tsp of instant. I also used "light sour cream" instead of regular. Those were the only changes I made except of course I didnt proof the yeast. The instructions said the dough would be soft( it was) and throw it in the fridge overnight before using it. I did that and it didnt rise at all( Yes, the yeast is very fresh). I took it out, shaped it into balls( I was going to make crumb buns) and put them in my oven on the proof feature and 45 min later, nothing. It didnt rise at all. I left the other half of the dough out of the fridge to see what it would do and NOTHING. I just made hot cross buns 2 weeks ago with the same yeast so I know its fresh. What do you think went wrong?
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I've never eaten a package of instant noodles in my life!! I have an aversion to " canned soup" and too much sodium.
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I went to college and lived in my dorm when I was in my early 30's and I'd already developed an interest in food( I'd previously attended culinary school) so YES, I did thank the chefs in our dining hall. Especially since I made frequent requests for off the menu items. Yesterday, I also complimented and thanked the sous chef at work for making us lunch. I don;t think I'm asking for too much to hear " Thank You" every once in awhile .
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My store also sells these. I bought 1 when it was on sale for 3.99. I like them more than the bags, but then again I must remember to return it to my car. I wondered how they'd know I'd already paid for it when I brought it into the store. Here's how.
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Ummmm, Steven have you ever seen a Florida cockroach? Those suckers are huge and will find even a crumb of food.
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I noticed this when I was in S. Florida 2 weeks ago. I constantly had to say " use as few bags as possible" Not sure why they did it, maybe just the mentality of the cashier.
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Yes, just google and you should find it. Its in my foodblog as well.
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I baked these back in November I believe, but I'm making them every few days at work and they're flying out the door. Zingerman's magic brownies w/ dulce de leche swirled in. I love this recipe, and I really never liked brownies. They have an unorthodox mixing method and they use cake flour and a bit of levening.
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I was contemplating buying some lamb shoulder( low, low price of .99lb) for the Senior's. I thought I'd better check with the person in charge and was told NO, the Senior's no likey lamb. I discussed this on the senior dining thread, and it was suggested that when they think lamb, they're really thinking mutton. Anyway, long story short, I ended up buying 5 of them and hauling them on Via Rail to KerryBeal and Anna N. They enjoyed them!!