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How Do You Survive with One Oven on Thanksgiving?
We use a smoker to cook our turkey, so that frees up the oven. I also have an electric roasting pan that is very handy for keeping things warm or cooking the dressing.
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
Avoid the Jeremiah Weed iced tea vodka. It's not worth it. Firefly is the BEST. Good luck finding it.
Apple-Brined and Smoked Turkey
This is the EXACT recipe that I have been using for many years. It makes a fantastically moist and tasty turkey. I've had people tell me it is the best turkey that they've ever had. We get a locally grown bird or two and smoke them on a Brinkman charcoal smoker, the kind with the water pan. In addition to being the best turkey, ever, it frees up the oven for other uses.
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Lactose-free Thanksgiving etiquette tips/dessert ideas please!
You can make a pumpkin pie with coconut milk instead of evaporated milk. Make the pie crust with lard or shortening instead of butter.
How Do You Survive with One Oven on Thanksgiving?
We use a smoker to cook our turkey, so that frees up the oven. I also have an electric roasting pan that is very handy for keeping things warm or cooking the dressing.
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
Avoid the Jeremiah Weed iced tea vodka. It's not worth it. Firefly is the BEST. Good luck finding it.
Apple-Brined and Smoked Turkey
This is the EXACT recipe that I have been using for many years. It makes a fantastically moist and tasty turkey. I've had people tell me it is the best turkey that they've ever had. We get a locally grown bird or two and smoke them on a Brinkman charcoal smoker, the kind with the water pan. In addition to being the best turkey, ever, it frees up the oven for other uses.
Uncooked rice: The new hero of teens with ipods and cell phones.
We keep a bottle of drierite dessicant on hand. We have rejuvenated iPods and phones with it. You can get it at amazon. It is typically used in laboratories for drying out various kinds of materials.
Unwieldy parchment paper
I just lightly wet the surface upon which I am placing the parchment. The paper sticks just enough.
Give some lovin' to your oven! Dinner Thursday 10/8?
Thanks @wilma, @dhorst, and @erinlovestoeat. I'm about to spread the cheese on a roll. The oven is warming up. I'm going to roast the cauliflower and sweet potatoes together. This will get tossed with some sauteed corn, the black beans, and some defrosted rotel-style tomatoes I have in my freezer. I think I'll squirt a little lime juice over it all and serve. That should be enough for our dinner tonight and lunch tomorrow!
Give some lovin' to your oven! Dinner Thursday 10/8?
I could use some help figuring out what to make for dinner. Anyone? I have the following in my fridge: one head cauliflower, two ears of corn, a wee bit of blue cheese, some eggs, half a can of black beans. I also have some sweet potatoes.
Lasagne: Bechamel or Ricotta?
When we make homemade pasta, we always use bechamel. It makes for a much more delicate dish.
Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Greens and Beans
Thanks for this! I've had a very trying and tiring day. And I just realized that I didn't take anything out of the freezer for dinner. But I do have some kale, some pasta, and some beans!
Grits vs. Yellow Cornmeal
I made that arepas recipe using regular grind cornmeal and it didn't work. The meal was too coarse. I agree that polenta is the way to go. I know that there is a special grind of cornmeal made just for arepas, but that might be hard to find. Good luck! Mine were tasty little pancakes rather than tasty little muffins.
Gluten-Free Tuesday: Teff
I have a bag of teff at home and was wondering if it could substitute for bulgur in tabouli? Guess I'll just have to try it and find out. I would love to see more teff flour recipes! I've never quite figured out what to do with it.
Mark Bittman - Food Matters
I plan by the week. Sometimes plans go awry but not too often. It definitely helps keep the grocery bill in check and it makes it easy for me to figure out what to fix for supper when I come home from work all tired and cranky. We love to have leftovers for lunch, so I make larger quantity dishes (casseroles and the like) early in the week and save things that make limited quantities for later.
Critic-Turned-Cook Steels Herself for Canning Season with Canning Across America
I love canning. So far this year, I've canned ginger peach nectarine jam, pickled okra, cherries in red wine, Black Catsup, salsa, a few pints of tomatoes, and succotash. I need to do more tomatoes and salsa. I've pretty much given up on the water bath canner and am pressure canning everything. It takes a lot less energy for the same results.
I'm concerned about the photo accompanying this article. That doesn't look like a pressure canner and to do water bath canning properly, the jars should be covered by a couple of inches of boiling water.
Pressure Cooker Phobia?
I have a 16 qt Mirro that was my mother in law's; I use it for canning. It takes a lot less energy to can with a pressure cooker than with a boiling water bath. Even though it is old, it won't explode. It has a pressure relief stopper that will be shot out if the pressure gets too high. The one thing it doesn't have that I would like is a gauge to tell me exactly what the pressure is. I have to guess by the jiggling of the weight.
lunch box lunches for 5 yr. old
If you pack the lunch in plastic containers with lids, be sure to let him practice opening the containers at home. We did this and discovered that my son could not pry open the lid of his sandwich container so we switched to something that he could open easily.
Cook the Book: Easy Gluten-Free Baking
Mmm, peach pie. I would give just about anything to be able to produce a workable GF pie dough so that I could bake a real peach pie!
Recommendation needed for Gluten-free cookbook
One thing that aggravates me about most GF cookbooks is that they contain a lot of recipes that are already GF. What I'm looking for are tolerable substitutes for pasta, bread, desserts, etc. . I don't need a GF cookbook to tell me how to roast a chicken.
I just got Gluten Free Everyday and am enjoying the dessert recipes. But it does have a fair number of recipes that I don't need or won't use
I have the Babycakes">http://www.amazon.com/BabyCakes-Gluten-Free-Sugar-Free-Recipes-Talked-About/dp/0307408833/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1249568493&sr=8-1">Babycakes book which is all about baked goods. Unfortunately, they rely heavily on bean flours and Bob's Red Mill GF flour, neither of which appeal to me. If that is not a problem for you, then it looks like a good book.
And I have a Coconut Flour Cookbook. I really like the cupcake recipes a lot, but they do use a ton of eggs.
Buffalo Chicken Challenge
When I make wings, I use the recipe on the bottle of Frank's for the sauce. I sub butter for margarine, though. If I want it hotter, I replace a portion of the Frank's with sriracha. Oh, it is good!
The delicacy that is SWEET TEA
If you like sweet tea, you might like Sweet Tea Vodka. It is all the rage in my circle. Mix it with lemonade for a divine summer drink.
Are you game enough to eat chitlins or tripe?
Mmm, Tripes à la mode de Caen. I made it once, I believe the recipe was from Mastering the Art of French Cooking. It was fantastic! I first had tripe when I was in high school and my boyfriend's mother fixed it "Italian style". She and I were the only two in a house full of people who would eat it. More for us!
Do you have a recipe you won't share?
Black Catsup. This is a condiment that I make every other summer. I usually put up around 6 pints and that lasts for 2 years. It is spicy and mysterious and delicious. It is really a dark brown rather than black. The reason I don't share the recipe? My mother-in-law handed down this recipe developed by her grandmother. It is a family secret and is to remain so!
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
love firefly! so tasty. they usually have it at the big place on broadway and eighth in manhattan.
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
The House of Wine and Liquor on 34th Street between 2nd and 3rd Ave has it
Lactose-free Thanksgiving etiquette tips/dessert ideas please!
If you don't like the kid's parents, you could lie, load the kid up like a lactose bomb, and wait until he's safely out the door and in the car before the, um, fireworks start...
Just kidding - children aren't weapons.
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
Astor WInes; also maybe think I saw it at Chelsea wine vault (but i may be wrong on that)
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
Hey all!
Thanks for the inquiry into Firefly Vodka - we really appreciate it. My name is Matt and I work for Firefly Vodka. Our distributor in New York is Southern Wine and Spirits. and they can be reached at 516.921.9005 (Metropolitan area). If you give them a call they will tell you the accounts they have open in your area that serve or sell Firefly Vodka. You could also have your local liquor store order Firefly from them.
Hope this helps in your search. Thanks again!
Best,
Matthew Berman
Twitter:@fireflyvodka
Facebook.com/FireflyVodka
email: matt@fireflyvodka
How Do You Survive with One Oven on Thanksgiving?
It's a really good thing that turkeys need to rest.
Lactose-free Thanksgiving etiquette tips/dessert ideas please!
Michael Smith has a recipe for tofu mousse that uses incredibly dark chocolate and silken tofu - you can probably snag the recipe on foodtv.ca.
Lactose-free Thanksgiving etiquette tips/dessert ideas please!
I'm also lactose intolerant and only really have to stay away from milk and ice cream. I'm fine with cheeses, butter and heavy cream (used in cooking). Also, I almost always have lactaid skim milk around for normal stuff like cereal, etc.
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
great drink, but we call them John Daly's
Lactose-free Thanksgiving etiquette tips/dessert ideas please!
Did you confirm that he can't eat butter. I'm lactose intolerant and am okay with it as long as I'm not downing sticks. The lactose is in the non-fat portion of the milk, so when the fat separates out into butter there's very little left BUT it all depends on someone's sensitivity. If his parents say he can't eat butter, don't test it. I know lactose intolerant people who can't have a drop of butter and ones who can eat cheese with very little problems as long as they stay away from milk - there's very wide variation.
I agree on the tofu mousse idea. There's a recipe on 101cookbooks that is delicious - it uses amaretto so you might want to substitute a little vanilla or something for a child, though. It's very chocolatey - I made it with dark chocolate chips but if you hit the health food store you might be able to find non-dairy "milk" chocolate that's not as strong.
Lactose-free Thanksgiving etiquette tips/dessert ideas please!
I second Knitter's suggestion. My husband is lactose-intolerant and this is the pumpkin pie recipe that I'm making: http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/jamaican-spiced-pumpkin-pie.aspx. You can also use lactaid milk to help make the holiday menu easier. It tastes just like regular milk so your other guests wouldn't even know...
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
a shop on 2nd avenue - either 25th or 26th streets - has a sign in the window stating that they carry it.
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
Haven't checked for it in a while but Warehouse - the giant liquor store near Washington Square - always had it.
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
Ok this is going to be a pain in the ass but I KNOW that the liquor store in Astoria - 2811 Steinway definitely has firefly. It depends how badly you want it. but I promise it's there.
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
astor wines had it a few months back - 4th and laf
How Do You Survive with One Oven on Thanksgiving?
I learned, after hosting 30-40 for dinner when I had little kids, that you cook most of it the day before. We had the best turkey and sides that year. So now I make my turkeys the day before , slice them and put them in a pan and pour in chicken broth to keep it moist. The sides are made and in serving casseroles the day before and just hit the oven when the appetizers come out. I use to spend the day in the kitchen while everyone else enjoyed themselve now I can relax and enjoy myself with everyone else and dinner is still great. Another benefit, my inlaws and mother want a good deal of leftovers to take home with them. I can make extra and have it already packaged for them without trying to get that done after dinner.
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka: Where to buy?
they have this at the liquor store next to dunkin donuts on 10th and 2nd ave
enjoy!
Coke=Stroke
SavtaShayna, I agree with jerzee: if you can find a hispanic grocer who sells Mexican coke (in the small glass bottles!), that is the way to go.
Also, around Passover time, look for the two litre bottles of Coke Classic with the yellow cap. Not Coke with Lemon or any of the diet versions. 2-litre Coca-cola Classic with the yellow twist cap. See if the cap is marked Kosher for Passover by one of the certifying agencies. If so, stock up. That's US manufactured Coke made with sugar instead of HFCS, since corn is not allowed for Jews of ashkenazi descent at Passover. The 2-litre bottles hold up their carbonation just fine, until opened.
Coke=Stroke
savtashayna, i think what most people who live in midwood do is stock up on the pesadig version, which is made with real sugar. or you could follow jerzee's suggestion and track down a hispanic grocer.
Apple-Brined and Smoked Turkey
I don't have a smoker, but I think this brine sounds wonderful. Do you think it would work to brine it and then cook in the oven? Any other suggestions are more than welcome- this is my first Thanksgiving that I won't be cooking in a tiny Manhattan apartment, so the sky's the limit!
Coke=Stroke
I must admit that when I read the name of this topic, the first thought I had was "Crack is wack." Then I saw a drug-riddled Whitney Houston defending Bobby Brown. And now I have to work all day to release THAT image from my head.
In any case, I stopped listening to "studies" back when I realized they were something like home appraisals. The end result is dictated loooong before the study participants are even assembled and whoever pays for the study will win the day.
Coke=Stroke
To my knowledge, as someone who has high BP, no other form of sugar or any sweetener has been linked with hypertension. With obesity, diabetes, etc., on the rise due to the american diet, I see this link as signifigant and not tinfoil hat fodder. I'm just sayin'.
Coke=Stroke
thanks squiddave, you can now join meryl streep with her warnings about alar.
Coke=Stroke
Does anyone know where I can get Coke with real sugar? I work in the financial district and live in Midwood, Brooklyn.
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You can make a pumpkin pie with coconut milk instead of evaporated milk. Make the pie crust with lard or shortening instead of butter.