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Meatless Main Dishes for Thanksgiving
@brucey79: Ha! Somehow I missed that. Or I was just trying to dupe you with a sneaky gateway meat.
Taste Test: Frozen Apple Pies
@downhillguru: Not microwaved. It's actually baked for 45ish minutes in the oven just like the rest of them, but it might as well be zapped in the microwave, since either way it tastes like a dead pie.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I would consider myself a crust person but like Mrs. Lee, can't enjoy it without the lingering presence of filling. Maybe this is what Bono was talking about when he sang "I can't liiiiiiive with or withooooooooout you.."
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'Top Chef' Season 7 Casting Calls
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The Best Use of Butter: Kouign Amann Pastries
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Meet Your Farmers: Jennifer Megyesi of Fat Rooster Farms in Vermont
@lemonfair: Indeed, it should be bestow. Thanks! All fixed now.
Meatless Main Dishes for Thanksgiving
@brucey79: Ha! Somehow I missed that. Or I was just trying to dupe you with a sneaky gateway meat.
Taste Test: Frozen Apple Pies
@downhillguru: Not microwaved. It's actually baked for 45ish minutes in the oven just like the rest of them, but it might as well be zapped in the microwave, since either way it tastes like a dead pie.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I would consider myself a crust person but like Mrs. Lee, can't enjoy it without the lingering presence of filling. Maybe this is what Bono was talking about when he sang "I can't liiiiiiive with or withooooooooout you.."
Taste Test: Frozen Apple Pies
@katieelby: Paula Deen has a frozen apple pie?! Where would one hypothetically buy such a thing?
Taste Test: Frozen Apple Pies
@sally599: The cinnamon level in the Vermont Mystic wasn't too out of control. More than anything else though, it was lemony.
Serious Beer: Tasting American Rye Beers
The Reunion really does combine the wonderful worlds of beer and fresh-baked cookie aromas. Minus all the awful potential that could have. And take Maggie's advice—eat it with cheese!
Sandwich Alley: New York's West Village Block of Sandwich Deliciousness
The cross-section of the Italian Special from Faccio's Pork Store..so beautiful. It's like a sunset made of sandwich meats.
Fresh Food on TV: Weekend Edition
@ryyyan: Oops! All fixed now.
The Burger Lab: Bacon Attack!
I am pro foods with exclamation points at the end.
Cereal with Water and Other Cereal Compulsions
@wunami: Toushe. I was wondering if someone would catch that. Maybe I'm delusional, but I believe the Special K with Berries flakes are more coated (ergo more protected against sogginess) than the normal Special K flakes. So I bumped them up to the other category. Does that make any sense?
The Best Artisanal Chocolate Bars
@hungrychristel: The photos were all Miss Robyn Lee! Also, I left out the whole violent sugar crashing afterward part...
Yankees vs. Phillies: The Serious Eats World Series
Carey and I believe you were a sports announcer in another lifetime.
Kimchi Donuts from Dunkin' Donuts in Korea
@acidic: Ahh, thanks for clarifying. I was pretending to understand the Korean website but failed.
Street Food Profiles: Nom Nom Truck in Los Angeles, California
@The Wandering Foodie: We have indeed met the Fojol brotherhood in Merlindia!
Cook the Book: Paula Deen's Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes
@ieatgoodfood: This breaks down the measurements for many gooey substitutions. For a peanut butter gooey, for example, you'd use a chocolate cake mix for the "crust" part and a cup of peanut butter for the gooey. Everything can be gooey cake-ified!
Fruit Wine and Cider Donuts at Russell Orchards in Ipswich, Massachusetts
The best in all of New England? I dunno.. Atkins Farms makes some pretty magical dough rings.
Cook the Book: Paula Deen's Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes
@susanova: Ooh, I've never split up the batter like that but that sounds like a reasonable amount of time. Report back!
All About Curry
@ana1983: Thank you for the clarification!
Need Off The Radar Dining Suggestions
Agreed with Carey. And Robyn introduced me to the wonders of Famous Sichuan. Ooh and you should also take one for the team and help save Prime Burger (aka eat juicy burgers).
Enter the Serious Eats Pumpkin Carving Contest
@kevster: Unfortunately just the U.S. Sorry about that! I added a note above to clarify this.
October 13, 2009: Slice's Six-Year Anniversary
Slice Dude! You didn't appreciate our off-key birthday choir? Psh, good thing I didn't see you sneak in. Otherwise I would have EATEN YOUR FACE.
P.S. Birthday wishes!!
Cook the Book: Paula Deen's Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes
@valeriam: Yes! This was the first year I finally 3/4thed the powdered sugar and it was more enjoyable. As in, I didn't feel like napping for the rest of the day to recover. Plus with the whole box of powdered sugar, the pumpkin taste starts to fade. Which is not acceptable.
Street Food Profile: Only Burger in Durham, North Carolina
@ratbuddy: According to Only Burger, there's nothing else on the sign. The egg carton was just there because they usually do a breakfast-style burger for morning and late-morning at the farmers' market.
Serious Beer: Tasting American Rye Beers
You seem to have missed Terrapin's Rye Pale Ale. It's worth seeking out.
Taste Test: Frozen Apple Pies
Delicious Orchards pies have always been very good, but not exactly convienient to NYC. One of the best pies in NYC is without a doubt the ones from The Little Pie Company of NYC. They've gone up in price quite a bit in the last two years, and their satelite store in Grand Central is no more, but that shouldn't dissuade you from braving mid-town. (Their sour cherry is to die for!)
There are some other excellent pies as well, such as the one's from Two Little Red Hens on the UES in the 80's, and the Lexington Candy Shop nearby also has a very good ones, but their's has to be ordered ahead of time as they come from a bakery in Southampton. Of course one can always go to Payard for a Tarte Tatain...$$$
Meet Your Farmers: Jennifer Megyesi of Fat Rooster Farms in Vermont
You might also want to see the chicken gallery and video interview of Ira Glass talking about the personalities of chickens...
http://www.gastronomista.com/2009/10/chicks-man.html
Serious Eats Finds New York's Best Bagel
Agree with one of the above posters that Jumbo on 2nd Ave. (Manhattan) extremely underrated, and that both H&H & Ess-a-Bagel horribly overrated. Tal (a chain) is pretty decent. David on 1st Ave. had a great pumpernickel. And there's actually a good bagel now in North Brooklyn: Baker's Dozen, on Manhattan Ave. in Greenpoint. But for me, the number-one bagel is "Hot Bagels" on 79th st. & Metropolitan in Middle Village.
Meet Your Farmers: Jennifer Megyesi of Fat Rooster Farms in Vermont
ANOTHER extremely inspirational and happy-feeling farmer review. I can't get enough of these!
I particularly love the answer to "Why do you farm?"....perfect!
They appear to have a happy life :) all that matters.
And their tomatoes are gorgeous!
@gastro: I know me too *awwww!*
Taste Test: Frozen Apple Pies
We love Marie Callender's pies as well as the ones from Sam's club/Walmart. Surprisingly large and hearty is the pie they have and I'm not sure if it's Sam's or Great Value, since our Walmart only had it for a short time. It was great!
Meet Your Farmers: Jennifer Megyesi of Fat Rooster Farms in Vermont
i want to hug that sheep. so sweet....
Serious Heat: What to Make with Bhut Jolokia, the World's Hottest Chile
I cooked half of one in a mixed vegetable dish and it added serious heat.
I use habaneros in chili, in hot Mexican cheese dip (which is a big holiday pot luck winner, half the folks at most parties love it the other half won't taste it) and in omelets. I will use the Bhut peppers in those . I got a few from a friend who grew them I am going to dry them out and try to plant the seeds next spring to grow my own.
Hot pepper does stimulate stomach acid so if you have an ulcer it can make it worse but it doesn't actually burn the skin, just stimulates the pain and heat receptors in the nerves to fool the body into thinking it is being burnt. The heat and pain receptors use the same nerve fibers so both are stimulated at the same time. Blistering from hot peppers is a result of the body being fooled so it is not really common. No flesh is actually being harmed by the hot pepper you just think it is. It is very true (from bitter experience) that the peppers do pass through into the stool and eliminating them can be VERY painful.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I have ignored fillings before, yes. It is better when you can eat the filling and the crust together but the crust is almost never problematic.
Taste Test: Frozen Apple Pies
I love those microwavable chicken pot pies that come in the paper pie pan. I mean...they aren't the most terrific chicken pot pies by a long shot, but in college when my dorm had one kitchen and I had a microwave in my room, it was pretty good for a random snack. Ah nostalgia.
I've heard Marie Callendar's generally tries very hard to get their frozen stuff to be close as possible to the stuff made in their restaurants. So I'm not surprised they beat out the other "classics" but perhaps a little surprised about the other pies (but not so much after your descriptions).
Meatless Main Dishes for Thanksgiving
these all sound so lovely, but i know the times my neice and i have tried making a "fill-in" centerpiece dish for ourselves, it's usually mercilessly cast aside lest it suck up too much potato/green bean/pie space in the tummy!
Taste Test: Frozen Apple Pies
ahhh ok, the paper pie pan threw me off for a second.
but still.. gross.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I think whoever said "maybe crust haters are used to store bought crusts and never had a scratch crust" might be onto something. Well-made scratch crust...OMG, nothing like it. And you KNOW that someone making a scratch crust would not waste such a labor of love on acky Sandra Lee canned filling.
Serious Eats Finds New York's Best Bagel
Personal Favorites:
Brooklyn: Montague Street Bagels
Manhattan: Ess-a-Bagel
Favorite used to be Bagel Zone (Ave A between 3rd St & 4th St), until they changed their name and stopped baking their own. Was the perfect bagel -- crisp on the outside, soft and bready on the inside...I'd pay a ridiculous premium just to taste one again.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I agree that a higher crust-to-fruit ratio is preferable with fruit pies. The filling is often too sweet and I like a good thick crust to balance it.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I loooooooove pie crust unplugged, especially hot, with a glass of ice cold (whole) milk. I usually make a two crust recipe even if I just need one for a pie so I can have a special treat.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Not particularly but my husband loves, loves, loves pie crust by itself.
Serious Beer: Tasting American Rye Beers
Bear Republic's Rye is great bottled, but we sell it on tap at my work, and it's a deliciously hopped ale, but I can only imagine its depth were it served on cask. Anybody hear of that being done?
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@PommeDG: Knowing Robyn's mom personally... yeah, this conversations definitely happened.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I totally ignore the fruit - especially when its way too gooey. I'm a crust eater all the way.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@PommeDG: Yeah, she was....I talked to her on the phone yesterday afternoon before I wrote this post. (Can't say I have a recording of the conversation, but my coworkers overheard me.) After she told me how much she liked crust and how not into filling she was, I said something like, "Uh mom, people usually like to eat both together," and she she responded with surprise. Not that she doesn't understand that people tend to eat both together, just that her tolerance for sweetness must be so low that she's surprised most people enjoy the fillings, or something like that.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
When you told her, your mother was suprised that people like to eat filling and crust together?!? :-| Shouldn't an artifice at least serve a purpose and be a little less obviously contrived?
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I heart pie crust. I usually eat the fruit filling first leaving the pie crust to enjoy last. When I have leftover pie dough scraps, I end up putting dabs of Nutella in and making mini turnovers.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Oh I have been doing this for years! I used to joke that I performed "stealth surgery" on pies because I could hit the dessert table at family Christmases or Thanksgivings and remove 2 slices worth of crust, leaving behind most of the filling, and no one realized what I was doing:)
If fillings are made with good, fresh fruit and not loaded w/ sugar, I'll eat them. But all too often, I'd take a bite and realize the apple or cherry filling was canned. Not wasting calories on that, thanks!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I also love pie crust and save it for last. On the rare occasion that my mom made pies from scratch, she'd roll out the scraps and do the sugar/cinnamon thing as a few people above described. I liked that better than the pie.
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Leftovers: The Day's Stray Links
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 9, 2009 at 6:40 PM
'Top Chef' Season 7 Casting Calls
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 9, 2009 at 5:45 PM
The Best Use of Butter: Kouign Amann Pastries
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 9, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Street Food Profiles: Don Chow Tacos in Los Angeles, California
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 9, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Captain Yaar, a Doughnut-Loving Pirate Comic
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Unique Food Trends: Denver, Colorado
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Meet Your Farmers: Jennifer Megyesi of Fat Rooster Farms in Vermont
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 9, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 6, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Meatless Main Dishes for Thanksgiving
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 6, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Video: Chez Pim's Super Easy Pie or Tart Dough
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 6, 2009 at 12:00 PM
The Voice of Wallace in 'Wallace and Gromit' Doesn't Like Cheese
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 6, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Leftovers: The Day's Stray Links
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 5, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Leftovers: The Day's Stray Links
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 4, 2009 at 6:15 PM
'Iron Chef America' Competes at the White House in January
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 4, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Video: Where Do Whisks Come From?
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 4, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Video: Rube Goldberg Breakfast Machine
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 4, 2009 at 7:30 AM
Based on Turkey Hill Ice Cream, the Phillies Should Win
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 3, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Leftovers: The Day's Stray Links
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 2, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Winners of the Serious Eats Pumpkin Carving Contest
Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 2, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Street Food Profiles: SoupCycle in Portland, Oregon
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Baby Pygmy Hippopotamus Wants Lettuce
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Hot Dog of the Week: Half-Smoke
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The AHT Guide to Hamburger and Cheeseburger Styles
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A Southern Biscuit and Dinner Roll Taste-Off with Nora Ephron
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@lemonfair: Indeed, it should be bestow. Thanks! All fixed now.