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Grilling: Buffalo Wings
They should be fried the way God intended. It's not like you eat them everyday. Cannot imagine grilling them. I don't even like broiling them.
The Joys of Unnaturally Flavored Sodas
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Diet Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Diet Dr. Pepper.
Dear Food Network, Please Stop
I'm happy to say that I'm watching it less and less...
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Olympic Figure Skater Brian Boitano in a New Food Network Series
I happen to like Boitano; he's one of the classiest athletes the US has produced, the anti-Tonya or anti-obnoxious football or basketball player with a sense of entitlement. The fact that he's a foodie makes me like him even more. Like others have said, if we can watch Fieri or that awful Sandra Lee, why not Boitano???
I can't wait to see his show - there are preview clips available at the FN website.
Leave Boitano the f**k alone.
Grilling: Buffalo Wings
They should be fried the way God intended. It's not like you eat them everyday. Cannot imagine grilling them. I don't even like broiling them.
The Joys of Unnaturally Flavored Sodas
Diet Orange Crush
Diet 7-Up
Diet Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Diet Dr. Pepper.
Dear Food Network, Please Stop
I'm happy to say that I'm watching it less and less...
'The Next Food Network Star' Episode 4: The Face Whacking Edition
Can I just tell you how relieved I am that Teddy is gone? I think he is pond scum.
Bad Kitchen Habits
Sometimes I leave dishes in the sink until the next day. I don't have a dishwasher.
Canned Ham Ideas?
For breakfast, I made the burrito that dbcurrie suggested, with the ham sauteed with onions, 'shrooms, scrambled eggs and Swiss cheese.
@brooke29 - I made a ham salad with egg, relish, mayo and horseradish for lunch.
I'm going to buy more, as my days of buying expensive cuts of meat are over for the moment, at least until I find another job.
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
Air popped popcorn with salt, melted butter and powdered parmigiano reggiano.
Canned Ham Ideas?
@dbcurrie - a burrito sounds like a great idea. I may slip over to the grocery store tonight or tomorrow to get my tortillas and eggs.
Canned Ham Ideas?
Clarification - these are cans of tinned ham, similar to cans of tuna. It's not one of those larger canned hams with the pop top. Just cans of ham that can be flaked with a fork, just like tuna.
So far:
Omelet
Casserole
Ham Salad
These sound like the best ways to go. But if I did a ham salad, would boiled eggs and onions be okay?
Guilty Food Pleasures
@flavacake - anything Tastykake, word.
guacamole w/chips
Herrs Red Hott Chips
Cheetos
Soft Oatmeal Raisin cookies
French Fries w/chili & cheddar cheese
Canned Ham Ideas?
I got it a couple of times before and made it with mayo, salt & pepper. Something from my Navy days. IMO there's nothing scary about it; I just wanted to try something different.
NBC Cancelling The Chopping Block?
I thought the show sucked. MPW is not that well-known in the US, save for some serious foodies. I just couldn't get into the show.
Spam: What's your policy?
Oh, I thought this was about Spam by Hormel LOL.
Serious Cocktails: A Lousy Tipper Walks Into a Bar ...
Makes me glad I stopped drinking.
My RoT was usually $1 per drink, which in Philly, costs about $3-4. If the bartender is attentive, of course. Shitty services means shitty tips or no tips at all.
Dinner Tonight: West Indian Rice and Beans
Looks good. But my Cuban grandmama never made rice and beans without a piece of meat in 'em. Usually pork or chicken.
'Next Food Network Star' Runner-Up Adam Gertler Gets His Own Show
Drama major? No wonder he is so comfortable in front of the camera. So far, the show doesn't suck.
Sandra Lee
She's a hack and a snake-oil salesman. Sometimes her "russipees" do have potential, but then she'll add something ridiculous to them, making them sickeningly inedible.
But I have to watch. I don't hate her per se - I just see her for what she is and watch her for the snark value. That's pretty much all her show is worth.
My Shocking Food Confession: What's Yours?
I've sampled dog AND rat meat whilst traveling in Asia during my Navy days. Neither tastes like chicken. The rat had a gamey, musty aftertaste to it. Gotta love the Philippines.
Corned Beef Hash: Way or No Way?
Way, but I think, depending on what brand you buy, that it comes out to over 800 calories per can, and an inordinate amount of fat.
Cook the Book: 'Baking Unplugged'
I am ashamed to admit it, but baking is not my strong suit. Tried making some banana donuts. They were supposed to be deep fried. I used shortening mixed with vegetable oil in my electric fryer. They tasted like greasy slightly sweet pieces of bread.
Animal Style Fries at In-N-Out Burger
@ PommeDG - my bad about the chili, but still, this sounds and looks weird to me...
Grapefruit: Way or No Way?
I have hypertension and my BP meds prohibit the consumption of grapefruit. There are chemicals in grapefruit that interact with my meds. I do miss vodka and grapefruit juice though. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Animal Style Fries at In-N-Out Burger
I am a greedy gut as much as the next person, but that pink sauce on top of those chili fries looks disgusting to me. Sometimes less IS more, you know?
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
Oh, man, I thought I had blocked out my Gatorade Gum cravings!
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
I miss bbq munchos, planters cheeseballs (there is another brand available now in a large container that are good but...) and morton raspberry filled powdered donuts. Oh, those were the days.
Giada at Home and Barefoot Contessa, Back to Basics
What austintx said. Exactly. I need not type another word.
Giada at Home and Barefoot Contessa, Back to Basics
Ina paid her dues with a successful specialty shop in one of the richest markets in the world. Giada may have had a financial leg up being the granddaughter of Dino DeLaurentis but she knows how to cook - this is obvious. Her food is great and whether or not her tits are on display, it's her cooking that gives her credibility. If you're not interested in her cleavage, don't look. If you want to attack TV cooking "personalities," focus on the ones who CAN'T cook - God knows there are lots of them.
Giada at Home and Barefoot Contessa, Back to Basics
What is it with these supposidly "professional" (and I use that term loosely) cooks on tv with these boobs hanging out? Giada, Ratchel? Is this because they need a ratings boost? Trouble at home?? Come on, be like Ina and act like a professional, lady and cover up! Do they want us to notice their dishes, or their boobs?
What's the Best Mexican Food Town in the U.S.?
This one is an absolute no brainer. I am a software programmer and fortunate enough to work for a company that allows me to work from home, I try my best to make a point of living in a different city every year, I pack light and go. I've gone from southern cali, mid-west to the east coast and NOTHING compares to the mexican food in San Diego! Travel just 60 miles up the coast to Los Angeles and the difference is night and day, doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same category. San Diego is on the border of Mexico, and the mexican food gets exponentially worse the farther you get from it. Ask anyone who has actually tried mexican food in mulitple cities, I will guarantee the same response, San Diego hands down. Anyone who calls them nachos instead of carne asada chips, or taquitos instead of rolled tacos can automatically be discredited in this discussion. Those of you who have lived in San Diego will know what I mean.
What is the best meal you have ever had?
Reviving the thread...before she got feeble, my mom fixed a "typical" dinner one night...green beans cooked with streak 'o lean, corn on the cob, sliced fresh homegrown tomatoes and cucumber, homegrown cantalope...there may have been some "fried cabbage" (grated cabbage cooked in an iron skillet with butter, salt, pepper, a pinch of sugar and a bit of water), fried potatoes, cornbread. A po' folks' supper since it had no meat. And lots of love...I miss mama.
Is there a real difference between Soul Food & Southern Food
My understanding of soul food is that it is a subset of Southern cooking that grew out of the dishes developed by the slaves to make do with the "unwanted" foods and cuts of meat that were left for them (my mother is of Norwegian and African-American descent, and this is what she always told me). Thus, soul food includes things like black-eyed peas, ham hocks and collard or dandelion greens, chittlins/chitterlings, and yams or sweet potatoes (especially when they're used as sweeteners, as in pie). Given that the provenance of slavery was the American South, these dishes have since become incorporated into the canon of Southern food and eaten by all kinds of people (including my very mixed family). And that is, I think, a beautiful thing.
Is there a real difference between Soul Food & Southern Food
Soul = Southern pretty much. Most white people in the pre-Civil War South did NOT have slaves cooking for them. After the war, most folks in the South were poor. Most regional food seems (to me, anyway) the food the poorest folks - black OR white - prepared from what was readily available.
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
I used to go to the LA Reader office on Friday mornings to collect my mail, then I'd stop in the chain drugstore nearby to pick up a piece of beef jerky, and a package of vanilla creme sandwich cookies, which I'd eat while driving to my day job. Not together, just back-to-back. Can't remember if I ate the jerky or the cookies first, nor why I thought those would make a good breakfast.
Olympic Figure Skater Brian Boitano in a New Food Network Series
The show is actually pretty good the episodes I've watched he had good recipes, and he's funny So STOP HATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Olympic Figure Skater Brian Boitano in a New Food Network Series
WOW!
I 'm shocked at the amount of negative cooments directed towards Brian Boitano's ability to pull-off the cooking gig!
Obviously, and I do mean obviously, those who so were so quick to criticize Brians ability, really haven't a clue about the person himself. This man has been cooking(well) for 20+ years and is well capable of pulling-off the show. Give the guy a chance for crying-out-loud.
After all, this man represented this fine country in the Olympics and won 1st and continued to represent this fine country in many, many other ways.
Don't be so darn quick to judge a proven "winner".
Please, pursue your negative energy with something/someone who is damaging this fine country. Mr. Boitano deserves kind and fair comments at the very least.
Olympic Figure Skater Brian Boitano in a New Food Network Series
Watching the episode on bacon - first time I've seen it. Food looks interesting and probably worth cooking - but his voice gets on my nerves and his striped shirt makes me think of Peewee Herman for some reason.
He's going to be another one I eventually have to mute to watch - Paula Dean, Sunny Anderson, and the Neeley's affect me that way sometimes.
Olympic Figure Skater Brian Boitano in a New Food Network Series
I loved it, it was nice to see that silly side of Brian B...and he had some good ideas too. I am definitley going to make the goat cheese balls, they looked fantastic.
Grilling: Buffalo Wings
I had the same burnt skin problem when I tried cooking my wings over direct heat. I spent the whole cooking time flipping, moving, and jockeying the wings around. A few were blackened anyhow:
Grilled chicken wings with spicy asian glaze
I agree with you, that indirect heat is a better way to go. My only problem with the indirect method is you can't put as many wings on the grill:
Olympic Figure Skater Brian Boitano in a New Food Network Series
Funny entertaining show! Thank you Brian
Olympic Figure Skater Brian Boitano in a New Food Network Series
I loved the show Brian !! You are adorable and very entertaining! So excited for you! Keep up the good work!
~Proud Mom of a Future Figure Skating Champion
Olympic Figure Skater Brian Boitano in a New Food Network Series
Just finished watching What Would Brian Boitano Make? I LOVED IT...very campy.
Nice to see you again, Brian.
Best Hangover Food?
for some reason, i actually embrace my hangovers; it means that there's a ton to discuss with my girlfriends the next morning! we'll typically cruise over to a local burger joint and get their saturday special (huge greasy cheeseburger, thick-cut fries, and a large soda... i always opt for water instead of the soda). if they're not around, i'll brew some coffee, and then pick up a huge plate of pad thai, which is so big that i'll snack on it throughout the day.
cheers!!
Who's your most/least favorite food personality on Food Channel?
I used to watch a lot of FN back in the early days. I enjoyed Jack McDavid, Mario Batali, Sara Moulton. Now, I never watch FN. The turning point, for me, was when Rachel Ray became a "star" (gag).
Now if I want to learn something about cooking, I tune in PBS, and watch Jacques Pepin, Lidia, or the two ladies on America's Test Kitchen.
Who's your most/least favorite food personality on Food Channel?
Least: Ina Garten; from her voice to her food, personality, friends, etc. . .she drives me insane.
Most: Giada Di Laurentiis, I have a girl crush on her.
Olympic Figure Skater Brian Boitano in a New Food Network Series
@lexophile- I guess just often......my bad. I just got so annoyed by the insta-slam Brian was getting that I jumped in all the way.
Amendment: "Give it a chance, some of you are willing to watch that D**che Guy Fierri without so many qualms."
Feel better. ;-)~
The Neely's have ANOTHER show..WTH??
Well I've read all the comments and It sounds like to me that maybe there is a little predjudice going on! Noone seems to like the two shows that feature african american cooks as the host but on the same note, I personally don't really like the Neely's show either. I thought I was the only one that thought Gina's voice was annoying. Her personaility is too over the top and the slick references to sex as they are cooking is a bit too much. You almost don't want your kids to watch the show. He's not really a cook, he just does most of the chooping and order taking! She is too controlling. FN needs to can this show. My favorite is Paula Dean. She is so realistic and her husband is such a cute big ole teddy bear.
Corn on the Cob is best when ______
Grilled with the husk on! NO need to soak or remove the silk beforehand unless the husk is extremely dried out. Then, butter and seasalt and the shameful secret.
When it comes to corn on the cob--ONLY crappy powdered black pepper will do, in enormous stomach burning quantities. I will choose it over the finest fresh cracked in an instant. Only for corn...and sunny side up eggs.
Corn on the Cob is best when ______
@PerkyMac I agree Duffield's is good but Zimmermans Farm on Salina Road is much better. There is nothing like getting corn still warm from the field to eat a couple hours later. It's so sweet and perfect.
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Leftover Ham Bone w/Scraps? Suggestions, please?
Posted by BITTER, November 28, 2008 at 11:03 AM
How Many Four-Year Colleges have Culinary Arts Programs?
Posted by BITTER, November 20, 2008 at 8:53 PM
B'day Dinner Ideas - Side Dish & Appetizer Suggestions?
Posted by BITTER, October 27, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Is there a real difference between Soul Food & Southern Food
Posted by BITTER, May 8, 2008 at 11:54 AM
My favorite brunch recipe!!! Minced Beef on Toast
Posted by BITTER, May 3, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Finally!!! A Recipe I Didn't Have to Throw Away!!!
Posted by BITTER, March 30, 2008 at 3:26 PM
Do You Ever Make A New Dish, Only to Throw it Out?
Posted by BITTER, March 28, 2008 at 1:57 PM
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I happen to like Boitano; he's one of the classiest athletes the US has produced, the anti-Tonya or anti-obnoxious football or basketball player with a sense of entitlement. The fact that he's a foodie makes me like him even more. Like others have said, if we can watch Fieri or that awful Sandra Lee, why not Boitano???
I can't wait to see his show - there are preview clips available at the FN website.
Leave Boitano the f**k alone.