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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
Aside from Pioneer Woman and Serious Eats, it would definitely be Simply Recipes by Elise Bauer. No question.
The Barefoot Contessa's Empire
The article that is attached is over 2 years old. She has released another cookbook since then, and has completed her adorable barn.
Joseph Leonard for Lunch: Next Stop, Yummyville?
Wow.........that whole spread got me very, very hungry. That pastrami sandwich sounded like it was to die for. Great photos also.
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Paul Deen has new talk show Mom Logic. Did anyone go to taping?
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HELP...Need Celebrity Chefs for Non Profit Fundraising Cookbook
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The Great American Pie Off at the Bowery Electric, New York, July 26th
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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?
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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
This is very hard, because I can't decide between turkey with all the trimmings or a hearty beef bourguignon with hot crusty garlic bread.
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
Aside from Pioneer Woman and Serious Eats, it would definitely be Simply Recipes by Elise Bauer. No question.
The Barefoot Contessa's Empire
The article that is attached is over 2 years old. She has released another cookbook since then, and has completed her adorable barn.
Joseph Leonard for Lunch: Next Stop, Yummyville?
Wow.........that whole spread got me very, very hungry. That pastrami sandwich sounded like it was to die for. Great photos also.
Chris Kimball's NY Times Editorial
Chris Kimball is in need of a colonoscopy. He's full of a "lot of stuff", and most of it belongs in the toilet.
Did the Internet Kill 'Gourmet' Magazine?
Chris Kimball is in need of a colonoscopy. He's full of a "lot of stuff", and most of it belongs in the toilet.
Cook the Book: Paula Deen's Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes
I just made the pumpkin gooey the other day. It is very, very decadent. Ironically, I had found it in this cookbook which she gave out at her recent tv taping of MomLogic.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
Carrot cake ice cream on a hot piece of apple pie. YUM
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
Spicy Hot and Sour Soup is the way to go. It's good for you, dietetic and easy to make.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
It was an old copy of the Original Fanny Farmer cookbook I found at a flea market. I still have what's left of it, taped together.
Cook the Book: 'Bite-Size Desserts'
baklava, especially warm from the oven.
Video: Brooklyn's Illegal Urban Beekeepers Are Ready to Make Honey
Is Joan Rivers on that Health Code? If not, she should be......lol
Slice Advice for the Obamas: When in Martha's Vineyard, Go to Joey's Pizza in Oak Bluffs
Nicely done, and totally true. Santarpio's in Boston is pizza legend, and this is for sure the best pie on the vineyard. Hopefully the Commander in Chief has a savvy food person who will read this review and take charge on pizza night.
Video: 'Cart, the Film'
Very touching. Nicely done all the way around
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 80: Remembering Our Serious Eater Beagle Brass
My heart goes out to you. That picture was priceless! My basset hound China and our Siamese Mix cat Yummy are serious eaters and have formed a rare bond. When China spots anything up high on the counters that she wants to eat.......she communicates with Yummy. Next thing you know, that loaf of bread, box of crackers, bag of cookies, is on the floor and China is having a blast! The cat looks at me like she knows nothing about the food on the floor, and China revels in her momentary glory. Of course, they wait until there is no one in the room before swinging into action.
Video: Churning Artisanal Butter in Maine
It is excellent butter, no doubt about it.
Video: How to Make Brownies in a Waffle Iron
I am definitely going to make this tonight. Was looking for other ways to use my new waffle maker.
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
My favorite summer recipe would be one that I find inside of this book once I win it. Pretty please.
Cook the Book: 'Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes'
A big juicy burger topped with tomatoes, arugula, bacon, sliced avocado, sharp cheddar and chili mayo. DeLish! I use a fresh onion bulkie or sour dough bread to hold that baby together.
Michelle Obama: Should Our First Lady Also Be America's Chef de Cuisine?
I'd love to see a video of Michelle, Alice Waters and "BO" chasing the President around the white house lawn with a plate of freshly prepared beets.
Cook the Book: 'Endangered Recipes' by Lari Robling
My fondest memory is being asked by my office manager's family to say the blessing and then experience "real" kugel for the first time. Oh my! I was in love, and they were honored that I had learned the prayer for this very special evening. I'll never forget it.
Cook the Book: 'Real Cajun'
Eating a bowl of my mother's American Chop Suey sprinkled with Kraft Parmesan Cheese from the green canister. The ultimate comfort food.
Sunday Brunch: Lazy Asparagus Omelet
@SqueezeBottle........yes, it is very similar to a frittata.
Michael Ruhlman's New Book: 'Ratio'
I just ordered a copy. Can't wait to explore
Williams-Sonoma Profit Down 90%
This is not good news for the bastion of all things kitchen and beyond. I love their stores, but the prices on way too many things are totally out of line with today's economy. Unfortunately, if they too are to survive these ruggedly challenging times, they must adapt quickly. Charging $45.00 for a cookbook that I can get online for $22.99 delivered to my door is a prime example. Perhaps they might investigate realistic pricing on their core items, as well as shaking down some of their suppliers for additional retail support. Otherwise, I fear that this shrine to glamourous kitchen excess might soon fade away.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Coming from a Turkish household, my favorite family dinner is mercimek çorbasi (lentil soup) with köfte (ground beef/meatball-like patties), domatesli pilav (tomato rice), and yogurt.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Favorite family dinner would have to be my childhood birthday meal of Earl Abel's fried chicken and black bottom pie.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Sauerbraten and homemade sides.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Really anything, as long as it's accompanied by family and laughter. We often have shrimp scampi in the summer and a roast with Yorkshire Pudding in the winter....mmm.... :)
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Our favorite family dinner is Homemade Lasagna with a green salad and homemade yeast rolls.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
spaghetti and meatballs
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
We called it "chicken and glop", but it was chicken and rice. How did my mother put up with us?
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
It depends on the weather for me, but at this time of year it's roast chicken, mashed potatoes, peas (homegrown, please; frozen peas from the store are inevitably overripe), green salad, and pie.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
meatloaf and mashed potatoes!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My favorite family dinner would have to be posole. We have it every christmas eve with fresh tamales and it is sooo good.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Gosh, my favorite family dinner!? That's hard . My family is full of great cooks so I guess it has more to do with the atmosphere. So then I would have to go with Christmas eve dinner. 14 cousins plus 16 Aunts and Uncles all eating and drinking and being merry. Usually there's a goose (which doesn't hurt) and floating islands for desert. super yummm, it warms my heart just to think about it.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
ribs. lasagna. soup. anything my mom makes
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Our favorite comfort food is mapo tofu - spicy and warming - over rice with some sauteed greens. Something about one bowl foods you can hold in your hand do it for us...
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Pasta with meat sauce and bread!
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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Boring but comforting - an overly stuffed tuna salad sandwich, on wonderful crusty rye bread, a slight smear of mayo, crisp iceberg lettuce, juicy tomato, cut in half please.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Irish Coddle. A big pot, almost stew but with not quite enough liquid, of potatoes, bacon, sausage and onion. Gets you fattened up for hibernation season.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
barbeque salmon and broccoli slaw, mom's favorite summer specialty
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
One of my favorite family meals is banh xeo. They're savory, yellow crepes and having all sorts of people in my family through marriage, some being born in Vietnam, some being born here, etc., my mom gets a lot of different requests as to what to put in them. First she makes the vegetarian kind for those folks then regular Americanized ones then the hardcore ones.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
(I posted this in the wrong place earlier today--so this is a "re"post!) A general comment about all the "Cook the Book" posts and recipes: The publishers are very smart to provide five free copies to SE because your write-ups have caused me to go online and buy many many cookbooks that I never would have known about otherwise! Sometimes I enter the giveaway with a comment, but I know my chances of winning are slim, so I go ahead and order the book in a frenzy of impatience. The Mark Peel cookbook is an example; it will be winging its way to me today because I love the cover photo and the recipes for green bean salad and mashed potatoes--and I can't wait to receive it! This has been true for several other cookbooks, too. (One time I actually won the cookbook in the SE giveaway, and had to give that second copy to my son. He was Seriously Happy!)
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My favorite family dinner that I make for my roomies is pulled pork sandwiches! Maybe a side of spicy thai cole slaw.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Homemade pizza! Usually 3 different varieties... last time it was alfredo sauce, fresh mozz, marinated artichoke hearts, baby spinach, leftover grilled chicken; marinara, fresh mozz, diced fresh pineapple, julienned canadian bacon, and oregano; and marinara, shredded mozz, and pepperoni for the kids. Everyone gets to help and everyone gets what they want. Then a big caesar salad w/homemade croutons and dressing.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
fried chicken & mashed potatoes!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
I would have to say that my favorite has always been a tie between my grandmothers beef roast and fried chicken. The roast was always cooked with carrots and potatoes that was grown in our garden, served with green beans that we canned our self, and cabbage slaw made with Italian dressing. The fried chicken was always served with mashed potatoes, fried squash from our garden, fried okra from our garden, and green beans. Their was always rolls to go with it, slathered with jelly she had canned. She always makes gravy, brown from the roast, or light white gravy from the fried chicken. It's always better when my grandmother makes it, even if my mother tries to replicate it.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My mother's fried chicken, green salad with Italian dressing (and lemon juice and celery salt), potato salad, dirty rice, and iced tea. Standard Sunday lunch growing up.
Recent Posts
Paul Deen has new talk show Mom Logic. Did anyone go to taping?
Posted by Boscompb, September 21, 2009 at 3:11 PM
HELP...Need Celebrity Chefs for Non Profit Fundraising Cookbook
Posted by Boscompb, December 6, 2008 at 1:35 PM
The Great American Pie Off at the Bowery Electric, New York, July 26th
Posted by Boscompb, July 24, 2008 at 2:34 PM
OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?
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When do you reach for chocolate? Pleasure, pain, or both?
Posted by Boscompb, July 5, 2008 at 11:24 AM
The verdict! Anne Burrell's new show - Did you watch?
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Do you think the Food Network cares about our comments?
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ON the GRILL..Sausage or Hotdog...Steak or Chicken..What RULES!
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Domestic goddess Martha Stewart banned from the UK! Is it FAIR?
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If allowed only one - Salt or Pepper - What would you choose?
Posted by Boscompb, June 19, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Let's talk duck fat... YUM... What's your fantasy recipe?
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Let's Talk Strawberries... What's your favorite recipe?
Posted by Boscompb, June 12, 2008 at 6:41 PM
If Obama and McCain were food... What food would they be?
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Let's Talk CHOCOLATE...What's your favorite "eating" chocolate?
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Let's Talk Cookies... What's Your Favorite "Go To" Cookie
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When and where do you publish the winners of the weekly contests?
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Website: http://www.boscoethecookiedoctor.com
Location: Hull, MA
About: Former corporate sales manager with expertise in the chocolate, spice and nutmeats industries, has exchanged the "corporate" suit for the "white" suit.
My true passion is "hands on" baking and cooking, with an emphasis on all things chocolate.
Favorite foods: Everything chocolate. Also love old, comforting classics with a nouveau twist.............meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, beef bourguignonne, roast chicken, lasagna, chateau briand, and Julia Child's cassoulet.
Last bite on earth: Roast turkey dinner with additional sides of macaroni and cheese, meatloaf, beef bourguignon, chocolate cheese truffles, and chocolate caramel cheesecake with Grand Marnier Ganache.

This is very hard, because I can't decide between turkey with all the trimmings or a hearty beef bourguignon with hot crusty garlic bread.