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@ allot and mollykate... thanks. you wont be sorry. I generally make a double batch making sure to use whole milk, generous salt and pepper as well as a smidge of nutmeg. Off the heat I add in a few handfuls of good aged romano, give it a wisk and call it good. I let it cool for a good 15 minutes before I assemble the layers so it doesnt overcook the pasta.

@ ChefRobert...dude, Im not sure who you think you are dealing with, exactly. You can add "chef" to the beginning of any name you want and that doesnt make them one. You most certainly DO NOT need ricotta for a lasagna and bechamel is most certainly NOT better suited just for mac n cheese. (Uhhhh, any facebookers out there want to re-itterate this comment by my foodie pics on my catering/personal chef page??? I believe there are quite a few photos to substantiate my comment). THAT being said, the texture of bechamel is far more appealing than that of ricotta. You can make ricotta in 10 minutes but why in the hell would you want to? Its wet. Its gross. Its generally flavorless. Bechamel makes a delightfully creamy addition between the layers and when ladled on the final noodles as the topping, browns and gets that oh so cheesy deliciousness that everyone loves.

Also, while I enjoy TK very much, there are no onions in sauce. EVER. Can I get an amen from the dagos and waps in the room? We are straight off the boat, baby.

Bechamel rules. Onions and ricotta do not. Period.
Love,
ChefChelleyD01

p.s. @ Joyyyy...yes. it is, only we prefer to be Varsity...never the JV.

Well, my dog does not have digestive issues, she is just a real spoiled bitch. I purchase food, open it, put it in her dish, microwave it, stir it, place it in front of her and she sniffs it and walks away. This is my life. Around day 2.5 of her hunger strike and my impending bankruptcy regarding the multitude of food purchases for her to disregard, one of 3 things happen.

1. I make her scrambled eggs and toast to mix in one of the disregarded cans of food and she eats it with happiness.

2. I make her a plate of whatever we are having for dinner and she eats it with happiness.

3. I do the most logical of the 3 and go to the store, buy a package of hearts/livers/gizzards and cook them low with chicken broth, carrots, celery, garlic, parsley and whatever other random broth veggie I have laying around. I add whole wheat couscous at the end and mix a cup full of this muck over a bowl of puppy chow (she is 14...she likes it, whatever) and she eats it with happiness.

Moral of the story? Im a fucking chump when it comes to this silly bitch dog and she knows it.

Some things, for lack of a better way to say it, just shouldnt be fucked with. Tradition is best. There are absolutely people that want to take things to the next level, deconstruct something, give it a fresh twist. Thats all bullshit. People like to add a bunch of crap to traditional things so they feel like they have actually accomplished something instead of dicking it up.

There are masters of the old school and will remain the masters. No matter how much cumin, sriracha, wasabi or any other "new and unique" thing someone adds, it doesnt change the fact that a classic will bust the balls of any new age hack job there is.

Tell your Dad to hold on tight, make a shitload of mole and watch as the youngsters always circle back to the old schoolers. HOWEVER, Rick Bayless aint no joke. I would jump at the chance to eat his food.

Okay, I'll bite. Are you actually being serious? I have never, ever, EVER in my entire cooking life heard that there are reasons not to use black pepper other than if I sniff too fast I sneeze.

Love pepper, in any form.
There is no myth/non-myth.
Id REALLY love to see something in print.

900 bajillion chefs/cooks/casual cooks/caterers/michelin starred restaurants/classically trained/home ec class taking 13 year olds/beer drinking frat guys with a pizza and a pepper grinder cant be wrong.

probably just continue to do crazy things like washing my hands, avoiding icky people or things as a whole, using clorox clean up on any inanimate object within 500 yards and not inhabiting restaurants that 1. have Board of Health write ups 2. are subpar in the way the restaurants cleanliness and waitstaff presents themselves.

Get a flu shot just for kicks.

uhhhhh, search box at the top of the page. Its kinda like a wonder bra for the food world.

I love you, simon. Lets get married and run away together since everyone hates us anyway!

The HFCS is not going to kill the kid. He is an athlete and I assure you, there are far worse things he could be putting into his body than some G2. It gives him what he needs to replenish and realistically, PRO athletes drink original and G2 all day, every day, so it cant be all that awful. Give the kid a steak and a salad and it will round it all out.

@ honeybunches.... email me. TaintedHalo0028@aol.com. (psychos and nutcases, back up off me). I have successfully opened 2 coffee houses from ground up.

beef.
starch.
beer.
sugar.

its whats for dinner.

@ joyyyy and sadiepix. I am the owner of not 1 but 2 small coffee houses. (Screw you, Dunkin Donuts). I served breakfast at both. I did not poach a damn thing because 1. I did not have burner space. 2. I was alone 99% of the time and did not have time to babysit poaching eggs. 3. It didnt fit into my small, albiet eclectic menu.

To say that "if you dont have poached eggs you cant cook" is a total freakin crock. I am fairly secure in my ability in the kitchen and Im sure the myriad of people that request me as their personal chef, caterer, party planner or just the best damn chef they know would agree. Get over yourselves. I mean....really.

Id rock an SE tshirt...as long as the logo was on the back. Im okay with a teensy over the heart logo on the fronts of things but I prefer back of shirt logos and white, bleachable tshirts.

SE Crew? Whats the probability?

Well hey, any and all that are so mortally offended by this horrible Sun Chips post, which is CLEARLY marked as "From Our Sponsor:" (meaning, gee, you dont have to read it) wouldn't have any issue donating cold, hard cash to Serious Eats so that they can forego the big, bad sponsor....RIGHT???

I mean, Im sure the SE Team can wrangle up a paypal account and you can put forth your hard earned dollars toward the page we get so much joy from....RIGHT???

Gimme a break...your telling me you people cant honestly find something ELSE to bitch about than this? Lexapro. Prozac. Wellbutrin. Rumor has it they all work wonders.

Dont worry about the shower...let them do what they want. You have far bigger fish to fry.

As for me, I believe I had my favorite men at my shower...Jim, Jack, Johnny Red and Johnny Black as well as copious amounts of grain alcohol. Food? I don't remember in the least. You can thank the boys for that one.