What popular foods do you hate?
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What's your all-time, hands-down, favorite potato recipe?
It has to be potatoe salad made with Hellman's - not Miracle Whip. I just made a huge bowl for a Valentine Party we had this weekend. I used Yukon Gold potatioes. It was the best!
The French Laundry
Hi Jeremy - I would love to say I had been there because I grew up in Napa. Unfortunately, I moved away before Thomas Keller arrived. I hope you get to make the trip and enjoy the valley, the wine, and Thomas Keller’s cuisine.
What was the greatest dish you've ever eaten in your life?
I have two that are memorable.
First, lobster with drawn butter, prepared by a restaurant that specializes in sea food. (I've been to several that were spectacular.)
Second, Macaroni Grill's Chicken Marsala. Excellent!
The perks of frozen entrees...
Lein Cuisine - Steak Portebello and Brocolli
It's tastes good, easy to take to work for lunch, and low in carbs.
What foods do restaurants most often mess-up?
It has to be never providing enough salad dressing, unless you order it on the side. Also, serving bottled salad dressing instead of making it fresh.
Where else do you food surf?
Serious Eats is a great site to visit for good food ideas. I go to Food Network when I'm looking for a specific recipe.
Anyone watching "Jamie at Home" on FN?
I watched is show last night. I'm going to try the stuffed peppers and his pork roast goulash. Looks like he'll have some great recipies!
My Seven Go-To Foods for the New Year: What Are Yours?
I make various soups at home made with lean meats and veggies. I take this to work for lunch with a big veggie salad. That way I always have something nutritious to eat.
At home I make lean meats and a variety of veggies and salad ingredients. I don't keep anything with sugar in the house. This is working for me. As long as I have plenty of the "right" foods around, I'm not tempted to eat the wrong things.
Good luck!
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Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 3
Don't eat the damn food if you don't like the content! You are not being forced to make these recipes, nor eat the food. YOU eat what YOU like and the rest of us mature adults will eat what WE like. I am sure that you have eaten a hamburger, french fry or doughnut in your lifetime....well, guess what, you have just eaten a fried cheese and butter ball. It's all the same thing, just a different flavor.
Remember, it is people like you and me who made her famous, not to mention her scrumptious recipes. There is no harm in eating food like this if you ingest in moderation.
Where else do you food surf?
Oh my gosh, so many.
101 Cookbooks
Smitten Kitchen
The Wednesday Chef
The Pioneer Woman Cooks
and
TasteSpotting, the ultimate clearing house food site link - go in and see.
I have to say though that SE is hands down my favorite all-round. Good food site, good community.
Who's your most/least favorite food personality on Food Channel?
Rachael, Guy and SLoP should be BANNED. Every Rachael recipe I've tried has come out like s**t.
I love just about everyone else on the FN.
Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 3
bigassbob, all I can say is AMEN! When I began viewing this blog, I loved it. After viewing it daily, I have come to realize some, but fortunately, not all, claim to be serious foodies, while in reality are simply food SNOBS. Lighten up, people! We all are allowed to make CHOICES, and some choose to occasionally make a poor nutritional choice, just for a buttery/cheesy/creamy/chocolatey sensory satisfaction. We don't ALL just eat to live. How boring is that? I had no idea the food police monitored this so closely, yet the same people constantly bad mouth anyone who dares to be different, or shows creativity, no matter how bad the creation. Paula may not be my favorite food personality, but who am I ---- or you, to tear her apart? Save it for those more worthy. You all love and approve of Bourdain, who eats live snake hearts and all manner of strange things, but let that southern lady promote her love of butter and such, and you're ready to lynch her. Ya'll probably secretly have to hide in your closet to enjoy any type of goodie, after all the preaching you do. How much fun are you to live with? You may live long, but not well. Being the serious foodie I am, all this serious talk has me craving something decadent. Maybe I'll whip up a batch of Paula's Velveeta fudge, or her Gorilla cake, or her wonderful blueberry dumplings. Has anyone tried them? Yummy!
JudyV
Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 3
Paula Dean can simply say the word "mayonaise" I practically burst into flames. She is unbearable, her recipes are down right irresponsible (and nasty). Have you seen The Lady's Brunch Burger recipe? Bacon and a fried egg, on top of a burger w/ a glazed donut serving as the bun.
I am not making this up.
What popular foods do you hate?
I detest:
- onions
- garlic
- cilantro/parsley
- sweet-sour anything
- brown rice
- basmatic rice
- celery in my salads (I don't mind celery sticks, but I hate that "Suprise!" chopped celery in any type of salad)
- un-thoroughly-cooked bell peppers
I don't care for
- pork/bacon
- chocolate
- pizza
- pilaf (sacrilege!)
What popular foods do you hate?
We actually did a Monthly Mouthful on this same question...."What food does everyone else love that you can't stand?" We got some good answers!
What popular foods do you hate?
Mayonnaise or any mayonnaise based foods. I hate cole slaw, I hate potato salad, egg salad....all that stuff. Yuck.
Hillary
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