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llc45

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  1. I really wanted to see Blais against Antonia also. Hearing Mike say that his challenge of cooking fried chicken was way harder that cooking for Morimoto made me wonder whether he needs meds. Less obnoxious then the first time around - maybe, but still obnoxious. I hate to admit it but I have to agree with others that his skills have improved a lot from his first season. Still don't want him in the final two.
  2. Wow - as a big proponent of sustainable agriculture, I love the story behind this product. Can't wait to try this sugar! Your partnership with these farms in Mexico is a great example of win-win. They have a market for their products and we get access to sustainable products that might otherwise never make out of the their local area. Keep up the good work!
  3. Wow - I can't wait to show this to my Dad when he comes to visit this weekend. He made turtle soup all of the time when I was growing up. He would find a turtle on his long commute home from work and put it in a garbage can for a day or two and feed it corn to clean it out (from what I remember). The soup did not look anything like this. I never ate his but I sure would like to try this version!
  4. Two more weeks? I don't know if I can take it. When we got married (almost 23 years ago), we received either 3 or 4 (or 5? ) blenders at our shower because people knew we like to make frozen drinks. Since that time, we have been gifted a few more. I have never purchased a blender in my life. The quality of the ones we have been gifted have been either bad or worse! I have been checking every day for this delivery and already been fantasizing about all of the wonderful things I will be making with it.
  5. Loving this blog so much. I have never forgotten my trip to New Orleans and the incredible food I had from your neck of the woods. Try to recreate it here in New Jersey but just don't have access to the incredible ingredients (sigh, andouille) that you can get there. Our local "substitutes" are just not close and I always vow I am going to start mail ordering them. You are very lucky to live there!
  6. In my book, Diet Coke rules - others are two sweet (Diet Pepsi, coke zero) or too off tasting (Tab). AM lording that announcement over my husband -who is definitely in the Pepsi camp.
  7. A generator is great for some things. It's a creature comfort at best. But for a catastrophe -- like a tsunami, major earthquake, asteroid strike, nuclear blast -- what's it REALLY going to do? I'd rather have a satellite phone in my earthquake survival kit than a generator. I'd also want a means of water filtration -- although sand and a bucket will work in a pinch. I'd also want antibiotics, wound dressing supplies, survival food bars, etc. I still am puzzled why you feel that a generator will mean don't do anything else. You are correct that you cannot eat a generator. A huge population there are in need of electric power right now. Also, Sand makes a very poor filter for water, especially sea water. dcarch Dcarch - Thanks for letting me know that I can get a generator in this price range. We live in the country and generally go without power 3-5 days at a time every few years when the above ground power lines get knocked out and they power companies focus their efforts on the more populated areas first. Having a little power periodically flush toilets, use the oven, run electric heaters to help keep the house warm, and keep perishbles from spoiling for that cost sure seems worth it in my "disaster" planning. Can't tell you how unpleasant it is by day three without any power. Also loved the canned water. We too have the big plastic jugs but aren't good about replacing it. Thanks for this wonderful idea Andie!
  8. Yum and yum - feel like I found a kindred spirit!
  9. Ha - so did I!! Rewatched the episode in it's entirety when it repeated at in the next hour to catch what I missed. While I have been fed up with the poor sportsmanship the "boys" have been showing thruout the season when they don't win, I will give them kudos for practicing with conch in anticipation of the location.
  10. Too late for me too. Between work, grad school, and husband's knee surgery, we managed to clean out most of what I had in the freezers in the last few weeks - many creative meals were necessary. Felt wonderful to finally do a major grocery shopping event this weekend. It's been years since my freezer(s) were so empty. Now that the kitchen and basement fridges/freezers are relatively empty, if becomes apparent how many condiments and booze were buried just waiting to be rediscovered. Found three partial bottles of lemoncello in the back of downstairs freezer, not to mention how many bottles of alcoholic lemonade, ice tea, and various beer brands were leftover from parties. For me, it is now time for a Great Booze Cleanout 2011!
  11. Ha - I agree. I have read the blender discussion with envy and kept waiting for the time to jump in. Couldn't pass this up either - my husband jokes that it is time to stop reading egullet .
  12. OK - I am absolutely dying for some of that NOLA in my house now. May have to try and mix up a pot this weekend - looks fabulous and am loving the baked rice - stovetop rice not my forte. Loving your blog.
  13. Wow - lucky you. I have been watching for the Paulit cookware stockpot on Amazon - they don't have it yet. Glad to hear that it is living up to the hype. Still don't think that I can justify spending those $ for it yet. But for someone that always has lots of things going at a time, the thought of not having to watch the stockpot is just so appealing - then I can focus on toasting the nuts without burning them instead .
  14. I read that article too. Waiting with interest to see if they can figure it out. Truffles are one of the few foods I have not tried other than in salt and truffle oil. Truffle oil gets disparaged a lot but I must say that I have had a few good ones that give me a glimpse of what truffles must taste like when I drizzle the oil on my soup. They were not in season when I was in Italy. Keep meaning to drive into Manhattan to try them during truffle season. On the other hand, will be kind of disappointed if they manage to farm them taking the whole "magic" out of the hunt and rarity of the whole process. I dream of being in Italy during truffle season one day.
  15. Hey, like I said, it looks ghetto, but it's a) cheap and b) it works ! Organized.....oy. It feels like I'm constantly removing half the shelf to find what I'm looking for. My whole problem is I'm a condiment slut, I can't resist 'em. Or I'll find a really, REALLY cool recipe I just HAVE TO MAKE and it will need the one sauce/paste/rub/mix I *don't* already have in the fridge. You have a kindred spirit here with the condiments - mine so over take the fridge that we can't find anything. We always joke that when we win the lottery the first purchase will be the largest fridge we can find, and then a larger space to fit it! Loving the blog and the way you write.
  16. Love the bungee cord idea - the holder in my basement fridge keeps popping out sending all of our mixers onto the floor. Amazed out how organized your fridge shelves are.
  17. That is absolutely my favorite simple dish. Or leave out the mozzarella and serve over pan fried breaded cutlets (chicken or fish) served over arugula with some shaved parmesan.
  18. llc45

    Subway 2011–

    Sorry but I'm a bit aghast at the thought of going to National Parks and eating at restaurants. No room in the car for a cooler, a little Coleman burner and a picnic blanket? If not (and/or if there are open flame restrictions) I'd think a big bag of apples, some sardines and crackers and a jar of pickles would be preferable to those restaurants and fast food joints. Maybe I've been out of the States too long but those are the first things I throw in the car when going on the road. It's nice to stop in a rest area and cook some jazzed up instant noodles for lunch if nothing else. Well, there were many days we brought food with us too. But we put 2000 miles on our car in 2 weeks, traveled from Redwood National Park to Olympic National Park, and included Portland, Seattle, Oregon Coast, Mt Rainier, and Mt St Helens. So, it really depended on what we could find and how long we were going to be in one place. I was just saying, for someone who never ate in Subway before, it was better that a lot of the alternatives we could find at the last minute in areas with little to choose from.
  19. llc45

    Subway 2011–

    We discovered this on our Pacific Northwest trip this summer. Near many of the parks, it was either pay $20 for a really bad meal or get another veggie burger at Subway. I remember the last day of Redwood National Park we ate subway both for lunch and dinner. After spending a lot of money for really bad food the prior two days in that park, we said - what the heck, let's try Subway veggie burger. Well, I can't tell you how many more we had over the next two weeks when civilization wasn't nearby. That said, I agree with the others about the meats and cheeses. We tried that once or twice out there and that was enough for us.
  20. I get especially irked when someone is already wearing plastic gloves to handle food and then takes the money with them on. Just don't bother pretending to be sanitary for heavens sakes! I used to get stomach bugs alot and noticed a marked decrease that correlates with cooking at home alot more, including when I stopped getting deli sandwiches for lunch while working. Cutting back on gluten and cutting back from full time to go back to grad school have done wonders for my stomach problems.
  21. Thank you all so much for an inspirational blog -I am now inspired to improve my cocktail making skills . The blog was great!
  22. I always add onion and recently added a little shredded carrots after seeing Mario Batali do it. I am not Italian. My FIL's parents were from northern Italy and, while I did learn how to make risotto from him, he never made Sunday gravy. I have just learned from trial and error. For me, there is no recipe. The thing that really improved mine was a switch to San Marzano tomatoes. My FIL laughs at this but I really do notice a difference when I don't have them on hand.
  23. Thank you so much Shelby for a wonderful blog. I had a super busy week so I haven't chimed in but would catch up every day or two. Like other have said, it brought back memories of my childhood as my Dad was an avid hunter. Unfortunately, my mom was not a cook and my dad was not a very good cook so the results of his efforts were not enjoyed so much by me or my siblings. I didn't learn to like venison until I was an adult and someone else made it for me. My favorite part was the reference to maple syrup on snow. I remember fantasizing about it as a child. Of course, we had snow this week in NJ so I ran out and got some, only to discover that the constant supply of pancakes for my daughter and her friends used up the last of our supply! Thank you again!!
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