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It appears it a deal of the month. I snatched up that offer!
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Thank you! I love Catalina dressing.
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Like ElainaA, I also stewed a chicken tonight. It was a humongous one over 6 pounds, and I hauled out my seldom used Club cast aluminum Dutch oven. I put garlic, white onion, carrot, celery, potatoes, turmeric, parsley and thyme in it, and it was very satisfying. I served it with very good olive oil/rosemary bread sliced from a boule (purchased). It hasn't snowed here, but we're having very unseasonably cold weather, especially the nights. Brr...!
I have a ton of meat left after I deboned the carcass, so I think chicken enchiladas tomorrow with homemade tortillas from maseca.
The other day I made pepper steak, which was also a hit. The Asian store has shaved raw rib eye for a couple bucks more a pound than ground chuck at the mainstream grocery. I used that, green
now.
Grand Asia Market?
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Happy Sunday, everyone!
I think a hint of fall is in the air. It's still hot--90's all this week, but the mornings are cool and the humidity is less. I'm sad...I enjoyed gardening so much this summer. Soon I'll be stuck inside cleaning out the basement or something ICK. The upside: football has started
AND if it's gonna be winter, we better get a TON of snow. This coming week my husband's hunting buddy is coming to stay (which equals a huge amount of fall cleaning for Shelby--I guess it's good motivation) , so there should be a lot of game coming in. Doves and teal (ducks).
Liuzhou, I really like squid. Your dish looks so fresh. Nice idea using the olives.
Hummingbird, I wish I could use the grill as well as you! Baking bread on there is quite a talent and yours looks very good!
Kerry, I spy something that Anna made with her IP in your bowl
Your eggs look perfect.Last night I fried up some catfish. Okra and mac and cheese to go with.
Shelby I need your okra recipe. It looks perfect!
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We called them salmon patties and I liked them ok. I think I like them more now. My dad also used to make patties with canned mackerel (maybe it was cheaper?). I was not a fan of the mackerel but at my house you ate what was put on the table. In the end I guess that served me well as I am not a picky eater and now have a taste for oily little fish (sardines). I haven't tried any mackerel lately.
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Growing up my mom used to make an apple salad - apples, raisins, celery and pecans. She used a mayo and sugar dressing - with maybe a little vinegar to thin it out. Every now and then I get a craving for it but I only use tart crisp apples - my mom used red delicious which are my least fave.
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Here's what I did. I boiled the beets until tender and then the skins peel right off. (Beware pink hands). Then mix 1 cup white vinegar, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar, 2tsps salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Boil this and pour over beets in jar. Let cool and refrigerate.
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Has anyone used the Cook'n recipe organizer software?
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New Year's Day meal. Traditional southern foods (pork for moving forward into a new year, greens for prosperity and blackeyed peas for luck) and corn muffins (for tastiness).
I had to respond to this. I live in the east coast and we also eat pork on new years day for moving forward. It is also bad luck to eat chicken on new years day because chickens scratch backwards..lol. Here in dutch country we eat our pork with sauerkraut and apples and a touch of brown sugar along side mashed potatoes with pork gravy.
Sounds delicious!
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Pickles. Particularly bread and butter pickles.
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It is a strong suspicion (confirmed by my doc) that I have developed an ulcer. She advised me to modify my diet and its a foodie nightmare. She recommended no soda (I can deal with this although I do like a diet coke in restaurants), no alcohol, no coffee and no spicy foods. I'm a spicy food junkie so this is the one that is going to trip e up I'm sure.
Anyone here deal with an ulcer?
Advice, tips, etc?
She did say that she was ok with me drinking sparkling water as long as it had only bubbles and water - no citric acid, etc.
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New Year's Day meal. Traditional southern foods (pork for moving forward into a new year, greens for prosperity and blackeyed peas for luck) and corn muffins (for tastiness).
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re: fried chicken. let me recommend Laurie Colwin's approach from Home Cooking. you do need to buy a cast-iron chicken fryer.
Thank you!
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1. Make fried chicken
2. Try to recreate my fathers BBQ sauce
3. Work on my Brunswick stew
4. Cook and eat at home more
5. Try more recipes from my collection of cookbooks
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Even though I like grits, oatmeal, polenta etc. I cannot stomach cream of wheat.
Raspberries- beautiful berry looks delicious but there is something about the flavor I don't care for.
Chitlins - ugh the smell alone.
Very ripe bananas - my husband and I are a good pair, I eat them when they are too green and he eats them when they start to turn brown.
Crunchy half cooked carrots - I either want them raw or cooked until soft.
Red delicious apples - never had the pleasure of one right off the tree and I find them mushy and sickly sweet. Same for apple juice and ciders.
I will eat but don't really enjoy scallops.
Grape- nuts-- a bowl of little rocks.
Yet the list of things I will eat can easily gross out my husband and friends! Food likes and dislikes are strange.
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I'm still deciding on the whole menu....I don't have to stress since it's just us So far:
David's oyster stew
Deviled eggs
Roasted Cornish game hens rubbed with sage butter (I'm not a turkey fan and we'll get that plus ham at the in-laws on Saturday)
Brussels sprouts or maybe some Swiss chard or maybe a green bean and mushroom pie??? I'm undecided. I detest green bean casserole.
Mashed taters
Stuffing of some kind--I honestly like Stove Top--don't tell anyone.
Chicken and noodles--the thick kind you can spoon over mashed taters
Rolls --homemade
Pumpkin tiramisu
My grandma always used stove top. She mixed it then made it into little patties and baked it. Me and my cousins never knew it wasn't her homemade recipe until we were well into adulthood.
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I'm still deciding on the whole menu....I don't have to stress since it's just us
So far:David's oyster stew
Deviled eggs
Roasted Cornish game hens rubbed with sage butter (I'm not a turkey fan and we'll get that plus ham at the in-laws on Saturday)
Brussels sprouts or maybe some Swiss chard or maybe a green bean and mushroom pie??? I'm undecided. I detest green bean casserole.
Mashed taters
Stuffing of some kind--I honestly like Stove Top--don't tell anyone.
Chicken and noodles--the thick kind you can spoon over mashed taters
Rolls --homemade
Pumpkin tiramisu
Tell us about your deviled eggs. (I'm so addicted I take them about 3 times a month to work for breakfast). I think that's a perfect Holiday bite.
I'm a deviled egg purist. I've played around with all sorts of combinations, but I always go back to Hellman's mayo, French's mustard, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Half have a pimento stuffed olive slice and the other half have an anchovy stuffed olive slice. Oh, and when I have it on hand--which is rare--salmon or trout roe is another favorite on top.
That sounds delish. My old standby is mayo, mustard, horseradish, pickle relish and a little bit of juice with paprika sprinkled on top.
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I stuff them with goat cheese or blue cheese for appetizers.
That sounds delicious!
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Love your trips! thanks for posting!
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State Fair 2012 round-up (NC):
Fried Girl scout cookies - (Samoas/Caramel delites) - very sweet but very good. The coconut added a nice texture.
Fried HoHo- pretty good. I only had 1 bite but my husband who loves hoho's thought it was delicious.
Otherwise, didn't try anything exciting this year. The big thing was cinnamon rolls dipped in dough and fried, dipped in glaze and sprinkled with bacon bits. Unfortunately I ran into the girl scout cookies first and didn't have any room to try the cinnamon rolls (especially as my husband would not help me with the taste test).
Anyone else been to a fair this year?
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This was a new name for me - had to google. Here is the wiki link to save others the time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppadew
How would you describe the flavor? I read some online posts but am still curious.
I like them because they have a sweet sour flavor from the pickling and then the heat catches you on the tail end. I just read the wiki that they are processed for reduction of the seeds to more pleasant levels in the wiki. I think they have a nice zingy tangy note.
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My coworker kept giving me Peppadews to taste and now I'm addicted. Just bought a jar and have been eating them out of the jar. Also added them to my tuna sandwich.
What do you use them for?
I've been really into pickles and spicy pickled things lately
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Made a TJ's run yesterday. Went a little crazy as I hadn't been in a while. Picked up Chili Spiced Mango, Pita Chips with Cinnamon and Sugar (aka Crack), everything pretzel thins (my favorite with hummus), cheese and chile tamales, Butter chicken, Garlic Naan, Pork potstickers, Phyllo dough, Pistachios, green pea crisps and pumpkin granola. Plus the pumpkin pancake and waffle mix.
And the Biscoff like cookie spread (which I haven't tried yet).
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A friend just gave me a food steamer that she had earmarked for Goodwill but since I'm a sucker for kitchen items...
Anyone have any novel or ingenious uses? Or can point me to such discussion on eg?
I use my steamer all the time. Steamed dumplings, to "refresh" dried fruits (including raisins, cranberries & etc) that have gotten a bit dry and tough. I steam all kinds of vegetables. There are numerous steamed puddings, both sweet and savory, which turn out perfect in a steamer.
Thanks Andie great ideas! Yum I hadn't considered dumplings.
"A Chef's Life," Season 3
in Food Media & Arts
Posted · Edited by toolprincess (log)
I went to Chef and The Farmer in Jan 2015, it was delicious. I was on the end of a terrible flu-like illness but I dragged myself there because we made our reservation a couple months in advance. We did not see Vivian or her husband - they weren't around but we did see some of the other cast of characters from the show hard at work in the kitchen.