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Look Who's Talkin': Comments, Quips, and Tips We Have Known and Loved
There's so much to keep up with in Talk that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.
'To Sirloin with Love': Stellar 'King of the Hill' Series Finale
"Oh, and 'You had me at fruit pie.' Long live Bobby Hill!" —AuntJone
Jewish New Year Foods
"The lungs and heart can be fried with plenty of garlic and onion, then put through a meat grinder and used as a filling for knishes or for kreplach.
"But not by me.
"L'shana tovah!" —cybercita
Realistic B&B Breakfasts
"I spoke to someone once about running a b&b and they disabused me of romantic notions quite quickly. 'Go home, strip all your beds, wash every sheet you own and remake the beds. Get up at five a.m. and make a huge breakfast and then at 8:30 smile politely when someone turns up their nose at it and asks for a goddamned egg-white omelet. When you finish making it, go upstairs and strip all your beds and wash every sheet you own....'" —BananaMonkey
Pattern Recognition
Themes seem to surface in any given week. In the last seven days:
Jewish New Year
What are you cooking for Rosh Hashanah? »
Jewish New Year »
Jewish New Year foods »
Best Challah in NYC? »
Wine, Booze, Beer
Perfect cocktail for a BLT? »
Does ‘hunger and a buzz’ make a meal… AMAZING?! »
Figs & ____ Beer? »
What to Do With...
Gjetost, other fresh goat cheese? »
Goat curd and black olives? »
Shrimp, tomatoes, and oranges »
A plethora of red peppers! »
Too many cucumbers! »
Unsweetened vanilla almond milk »
Where to Eat or Shop
Newport, Rhode Island? »
Monaco and area? »
Redmond, Oregon? »
Vienna? »
NYC: Favorite bars and eateries in Astoria? »
NYC: Best cheap Mexican restaurants in Manhattan? »
NYC: Restaurants for groups on the Upper East Side? »
Anthropomorphizing My New Mixer: Am I Alone?
"My desktop is named Coaster, and my school laptop is named Crumpet. I get a few strange stares from my geek friends when we talk shop." —avaryne
What Should I Make to Accompany Mac and Cheese
"As a young male, I think it can't hurt to add more food! I would try grilled ham steaks brushed with a little dijon mustard and some roasted vegetables, as you suggested, on the side. Oh and if I was the boy in question, I would already be won over by your thoughtfulness to create a meal of my favorites! I wish you the best of luck!..." —twoojoe
Funky Cheeses: How'd You Develop a Taste for It?
"Cheese can be tough. I LOVE cheese but my boyfriend thinks it's rot. "It tastes like rot." Anyways, I agree with BobbieAnne that a little bit paired well does magic for the cheese. Also, you need to work your way up like a ladder. You can't expect to like a sharp strong Stilton if you feel so-so about a mild blue...The more you can appreciate the subtle flavors of a certain genre of cheese then the stronger you go up you may learn to appreciate it more. That being said, some people just don't like stuff. I don't like yogurt, or oatmeal, wished I did, but I don't." —kmgagne
Pro Style Pot Pie
"I learned all kinds of techniques and tricks at a truck stop (yes, a truck stop) I worked at twice (in the business office in the early 80s and in the restaurant for a year in the early 90s). In the 80s, everything in the kitchen was either from scratch or really close to it. By the 90s, the two grandmotherly prep cooks were gone and the new restaurant manager, sadly, standardized everything with Sysco products.
The 80s pot pies were made by first roasting a couple of whole chickens..." —betteirene
[You have to read the rest. This response really creates a sense of place. I'm also wondering of the OP (SailorDave) figured out a method to add make-ahead pot pies to his menu at work. Dave? —AK]
Does ‘Hunger and a Buzz’ Make a Meal ... Amazing?!
"I use this trick all the time. I'm really a terrible friend. Unattractive, too. But get my friends drunk, and all of a sudden they think I'm smart, funny, beautiful, AND a great cook!" —unarata
Surprising Comfort Foods
"Hot cornbread crumbled into a cold glass of sweet milk—if I'm feeling frisky, I might cut up some Vildalia onions and toss them in." —Poultrygeist
[Um, yes, that is truly surprising, PG. —AK]
Your Fast Food Urge ... Just Had Mine ... Tasty
"About every six months I get a Big Mac Attack, and nothing else will satisfy the craving. I invent some errand to run, sneak through the drive-through and park under a shady tree on a side street and indulge. It's deliciously naughty to love those things." —juliebugsmama
Thinking Back to 9/11—a Meal Shared with Friends
"I don't remember what we ate, but the meal was shared with my three young children. My only goal was to protect them from the horrendous news. I attended a prayer service for the victims and hustled them off to bed so I could sit down and cry in front of the tv. My husband, a commercial airline pilot, was stranded in Mexico with limited access to news coverage. In the worst of times, a family meal is something we can cling to and perhaps find a ray of hope." —50fish