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Cook the Book: 'The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread'
drop cookies - oatmeal chocolate chip or raisin
Cook the Book: 'Fat'
anything with brown butter, mac and cheese with cream and good cheese, rendered bacon fat on potatoes!
Weekend Book Giveaway: '101 Wines' by Gary Vaynerchuk
juicy berry kiss
oh I'll have another glass
purple lips be damned
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My favorite edible gift to give is ______
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Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
tonight, ricotta/tomato/caramelized onion pizza and beet salad with poppy seed dressing, though it would usually be something like a banana with almond butter.
Cook the Book: 'The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread'
drop cookies - oatmeal chocolate chip or raisin
Cook the Book: 'Fat'
anything with brown butter, mac and cheese with cream and good cheese, rendered bacon fat on potatoes!
Weekend Book Giveaway: '101 Wines' by Gary Vaynerchuk
juicy berry kiss
oh I'll have another glass
purple lips be damned
Cook the Book: 'The Modern Baker'
Disaster:
Making clafoutis in a REMOVABLE-BOTTOM tart pan. Enough said.
Cook the Book: 'A16 Food + Wine'
When I wasn't yet a teenager my dad let me try his glass of wine. I distinctly remember it being an Amarone, and I knew at that time I'd always love red wine!
This Weekend in 'New York Times' Food News
It's spelled with an H and the H stands for "hip," says the New York Times!
I love my fair city of Pittsburgh!
Cook the Book: The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper
Mario Batali
Could you teach me to make Starburst pan sauce?
Cook the Book: 'Top Chef'
I would make something crazy like fish poached in watermelon consomme with sriracha sauce. I would probably lose in the first week.
Burger Book Giveaway: 'Hamburger America'
oh the grill's sweet muse
medium rare, if you please
monday please arrive
Cook the Book: 'Mario Batali Italian Grill'
i tend to grill pretty simply with olive oil and s&p. Although I have made great spice pastes with arbol chiles, garlic, cumin, etc...
Cook the Book: Wine Bar Food
pizza sounds awesome. i'll go with the classic oysters.
Cook the Book: Cowgirl Cuisine
My mom hates to cook, but she loves brunch. She makes the best french toast I've ever had.
Cook the Book: Lidia's Italy
I do mostly vegetarian cooking ... I've made gratins before that everyone loved and were quite beautiful.
My favorite edible gift to give is ______
Forecast for this year: ubiquitous limoncello!
I'd love to try to make it!
SE users: please introduce yourselves.
Oh I love these. Hungrygrl and Susquehanna, I'm another fellow Pittsburgher. I'm 23, in graduate school for physical therapy. Secretly though, I organize my pantry and daydream about what I'll make for dinner when I should be studying. It just makes me so happy to be in the kitchen.
Sourdough starter
I"m so glad someone asked, because I was thinking the same thing - how do I get a starter? My question is this: has anyone who has made one successfully compared it with an old one from somebody else? I've heard that the flavor is better. It is always a better idea to get a portion of an old starter?
Cook the Book: The River Cottage Cookbook
Right now, just herbs (third floor apartment, grad school). Chives, basil, savory, and mint.
Harissa: What do you do with it?
I was sitting in class yesterday and I realized that I have some ground pork in the freeze. How good would pork burgers be filled with harissa, onions, and garlic?
Signature ingredient -- and is it a flaw or fav?
Parsley. I mean, it is good and all, but it's ridiculous how much I put it in my food. Already green salad? Parsley, check. Yogurt? check. The only line I draw is my morning oatmeal :)
What one famous chef would you choose to emulate?
Gabrielle Hamilton. Whenever I read/hear anything from her, I think that she sounds so down to earth and off the cuff regarding Prune and her menu. I like that she is humble AND inventive about her craft. Plus, I remember seeing something on the menu once that I had made recently for myself, in some incarnation: it was a "sandwich" of green tomato jam with bacon. I was jealous and admiring at the same time!
Dinner Tonight: Open-Faced Egg Salad And Watercress Sandwich
How about curried with diced apples and nuts?
Cook the Book: The Cornbread Gospels
It used to be at Alto Cinco, little American-Mexican joint in Syracuse, NY. Jalapenos and bacon. Recently, they've really modified the menu to make it veg-friendly. It's still decent, but bacon is supreme, right?
Do you tempeh here?
I agree that it isn't my favorite, but it can be good for a little variety. With tempeh, it is all about marinating. I like it marinated in a tamari/mirin/sesame oil mixture. You can pan-fry it with some garlic and onion powder in that mixture. I've made it this way and finished it roasting in the oven with some also-seasoned sweet potatoes. That was very yummy!
Cook the Book: The Sweet Melissa Baking Book
brownie a la mode. Sometimes I think it would be something more serious, but I think it's heaven and I love it the most!
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
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Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I eat PB&J sandwiches often when alone
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Egg salad with pickles
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I eat ice cream and candy when I'm alone.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I like quesadillas when I'm alone. I'll add a little shredded chicken breast, salsa and cheese.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Miscellaneous egg dishes, which can be adjusted depending on how hungry you are (e.g., scrabled eggs, eggs over easy, egg salad, etc.)
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Scrambled egg on a bowl of miso soup drizzled with hot sesame oil. At other times: hot dogs, mustard and deli dills with a glass of wine.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I like to eat meatloaf. garrettsambo@aol.com
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Salad sandwiches. Really, really big ones, with all the different salads that I normally feel guilty about taking so long to prepare. God they are good!
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Scrambled eggs and whatever veggies I have
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Normally Ramen Noodles, it's easy to make!
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
eggs with veggies and cheese in a homemade tortilla!
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I eat macaroni and cheese
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I like nilla wafers in French onion dip. I also like maple syrup in beef stew but once that's in it's not as obvious as the cookies in dip.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
When I eat alone I usually make toast and add tuna with a slice of tomato and then melt cheese on top. Yum
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I add cheese to everything and tend to ignore signs that food has gone bad like mold... blame the economy! I'm a poor recent college graduate :)
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
A baked potato or yogurt and fresh fruit.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I usually make myself a big salad with nuts and berries in it!
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Italian food of most any kind. I have adopted it.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Usually something light, like a salad or sandwich.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
When I eat alone, the treat is really in not having to choose something to make and not having to cook anything. So I snack on crackers, bagels, cherry tomatoes, toast with butter and jam and especially fresh popcorn.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I usually boil some pasta and top it off with an easy homemade sauce consisting of tomatoes, olive oil, basil, and garlic. A little cheese on top is nice, too. kneecree at gmail dot com
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I live alone, so I eat alone most of the time. I really like the frozen fish that comes individually packed because I can take it out of the freezer the night before or even that morning and I don't have to worry about mediocre leftovers. I also like eating breakfast foods for dinner since making up a nice omelet is a quick and easy meal.
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About Littlebluesiren
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
About: I'm currently in graduate school for physical therapy. I hope I can encourage a healthy lifestyle in my patients someday, including the importance of nutrition and the joys of using ones kitchen.
Favorite foods: most kinds of chili, sweet potatoes, tabouli, dark chocolate, bacon, pickled things.
Last bite on earth: End on a sweet note ... a frangipane tart.
tonight, ricotta/tomato/caramelized onion pizza and beet salad with poppy seed dressing, though it would usually be something like a banana with almond butter.