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"dinner" vs "supper"
I detest the word supper. It conjures up images of gross casseroles and grayish limp green beans and jello molds. I have no idea why now that I think about it. Needless to say - I call it dinner.
I don't go there, because I can't eat the food
This din't happen to me but.... my husbands best friend when over to a new girlfriends place because she wanted to cook him dinner. She made hot dot pie. Yep - hot dog pie... to impress him?!?!
From what he was able to remember it consisted of sliced hot dogs(obvi), baked beans a layer of mashed potatoes(instant I'm assuming) and crushed potato chips on top! wtf!!!
Thankfully he was smart enough to end it after that - I shudder at the thought of what could have been really awful dinner parties and double dates :)
Quick - Whadya Have For Lunch Today?
Tuna salad made with sour cream, country style Dijon, Herbs de Provence, finely chopped string beans (because I'm out of celery and it's a great sub), s&p on toasted sour dough
2 clementines
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Grilling: Yogurt-Marinated Chicken Kebabs with Aleppo Pepper
I received a pouch of Aleppo pepper for my birthday (along w/ a nice assortment of other spices from Kalustyan's - great gift) so I tried this last night. Amazing! The flavor was awesome and the chicken was so moist, super yummy.
"dinner" vs "supper"
I detest the word supper. It conjures up images of gross casseroles and grayish limp green beans and jello molds. I have no idea why now that I think about it. Needless to say - I call it dinner.
I don't go there, because I can't eat the food
This din't happen to me but.... my husbands best friend when over to a new girlfriends place because she wanted to cook him dinner. She made hot dot pie. Yep - hot dog pie... to impress him?!?!
From what he was able to remember it consisted of sliced hot dogs(obvi), baked beans a layer of mashed potatoes(instant I'm assuming) and crushed potato chips on top! wtf!!!
Thankfully he was smart enough to end it after that - I shudder at the thought of what could have been really awful dinner parties and double dates :)
Quick - Whadya Have For Lunch Today?
Tuna salad made with sour cream, country style Dijon, Herbs de Provence, finely chopped string beans (because I'm out of celery and it's a great sub), s&p on toasted sour dough
2 clementines
What recipes do you have memorized?
I am absolutely not ashamed to admit that no matter how many times I've made something I always go by the recipe. I don't know if it's that I don't have the confidence in my abilities yet or what (I've only been cooking seriously for about 3 yrs), but I would be terrified if I didn't have that page up on my stand. Maybe in a pinch I could go without... but I'd much rather have it there in front of me.
Favorite Meal to Entertain With?
Thank you so much for all of the suggestions! I'm leaning towards a baked pasta dish, as many of you suggested this... though I've always wanted to try Chicken Marbella from Silver Palate, I actually won that book during a contest on this site last year! I'm torn - it's gonna be a game time decision. Thanks again - great ideas!!
Cold Cereal Confessions
Cheerios's, Special K and Kashi Go Lean Crunch are my current go-to's...
As a child, whenever my Brother and I visited our Grandmother she made us Rice Krispies with TONS of mini-marshmallows mixed in - I haven't though about that in years! I was pretty amazing if I recall correctly.
Cheese
Don't worry if you don't like them, cheese is very personal! Just eat more of the ones you like :)
I have loved 99.9% of the cheese that I have tasted BUT:
The other night about 6 of us were out to dinner and we got the cheese plate to start. There was one cheese on that platter that, to me, tasted like cat urine (or at least how I would imagine cat urine to taste). I actually had to spit it out. Everyone else loved it. Go figure.
Overheard: strange things you've heard people say about food.
we wanted to take a co-worker out to dinner to celebrate her birthday... when we asked her what her favorite restaurant was she responded, without missing a beat, 'Olive Garden'... so sad.
NYC: Inexpensive and Elegant
Malatesta Trattoria (Washington & Christopher) is wonderful. Great service, low prices and very cool atmosphere... when I lived in the city this was our goto for 'special' dinners that we didn't want to pay an arm and a leg for.
I will also second Otto.
Going to Charleston!
Frederika: It's funny you shoud ask about Fish, they're doing the catering for my wedding! It is very good and is quite romantic, espicially if you can sit upstairs on the balcony... J. Bistro is great for Mt. Pleasant, but since Red Drum opened we always go there when we're over the bridge ( the best Steak Frites I've ever had in my life hands down is at Red Drum)
FYI our Food and Wine Festival was this past weekend and they've finally worked out the kinks... it's worth planning a weekend around it next year if you're looking for another excuse to visit!
Going to Charleston!
Are you coming to my wedding? I'm getting married at the William Aiken House on April 26th, stop by for a drink if that's the weekend you're in town!
Anyway, okay the pressure is on! I have been living in Chas for 10 years now and we go out to dinner A LOT - so here are my recs:
Brunch:
Hominy Grill- Be prepared to wait, but it's worth it. You have to try The Big Ugly, trust me.
High Cotton- Great atmosphere, high end brunch.
Lunch:
Cru Cafe-This is also a fantastic dinner spot but so nice for lunch too, truly one of our favorites.
Gaulart & Maliclet Cafe (or as the locals call it 'Fast & French')- fantastic croque-monsieur, the seating is crowded/ community tables, but it's a unique atmosphere that I enjoy.
Jestine's Kitchen- this is kind of a tourist trap, but for a super southern lunch this would be my suggestion.
Dinner: (UGH, there are so many fabulous places not on this list, but here are my top 5)
FIG- my pick to experience local ingredients, this is my go to when I have out of towners visiting.
Fat Hen (John's Island)- this is kind of a hike, but so worth it. So good!
McCrady's- to my knowledge this is the only place in Chas that you can experience the molecular gastronomy trend... so if that's not your thing, be warned. The food is excellent but different that what your going to find in the more traditional places in Chas, I also think it's the most beautiful restaurant downtown.
Grill 225- best for steak
The Wreck- now, I haven't been here since college, but I'll go out on a limb and put it as my rec for bare bones, fresh & local seafood. It is not easy to find so make sure you have good directions from your hotel (or googlemap it before you go. This also serves as your warning to NOT go to Hyman's, enough said.
Hope you enjoy!
Food Podcasts: Do You Listen? What's Your Favorite?
I have been completely addicted to Splendid Table for at least a year. I love it, love it, love it. Jane and Michel Stern crack me up every time.
What’s your favorite quick fix dinner?
Microwave 'baked' Sweet Potato w/ low fat cottage cheese, salt and pepper. YUM.
Or just pasta w/ olive oil, fresh garlic, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and some parm... I have to have made this at least 1000 times.
where are the cooks in my generation?
I'm 27, love to cook and I tell anyone who will listen about it. One thing that has worked for me is to use food mag subscirptions as gifts. In particular, Everyday Food, it's un-intimidating and totally manageable. One of my best friends, who had never cooked in her life, now makes it a point to cook every recipe in every issue! It's a great inexpensive birthday/Christmas present. It's also great because we can talk about this recipe or that recipe and how it went. It's funny how impressed some of my friend are when I cook them a meal... my standard response is: if you can read, you can cook.
Let's Talk Knives,,,
I'm so glad this came up, I just got a full set of Cutco for Christmas from my future mother-in-law and they are amazing!
I had never really heard about them so I'm curious:
What what is the anti-Cutco argument?
Best weird taste combinations?
I like to dip my grilled cheese, usually swiss on rye, in blackberry jam... really anything sweet/salty really hits the spot to me.
Oh, and chocolate covered potato chips!
Favorite Food Discoveries of 2007?
Beef Short Ribs. Had them served in a Thai Red Curry sauce over jasmine rice. To die for.
Post your profession...
27 year old sales rep for a designer lighting firm based here in Charleston, SC. Love living at the beach and in such a an amazing food city. If you haven't been to Charleston you need to come... just to eat.
Food/cooking/eating is my all time favorite thing in the entire universe. I love that I can come to a place a "meet" so many people that don't necessarily work in the food industry, but are as fanatical about it as I am.
What is your biggest food difference with your sweetheart?
Main difference: I like mashed potatoes, he likes rice. This drives me absolutely crazy. How could you prefer rice to mashed potatoes??? Boo.
He also doesn't eat dessert unless it involves the peanut butter chocolate combo, not that I don't enjoy pb&c, but I love all desserts.
He also will not eat any shellfish which makes me sad and frustrated seeing as we live at the beach.
Question of the Day: Dinosaur Food
Jello Pudding and Jello Gelatin Pops.
I know that they recently put the pudding pops back on the market, but they are not the same and that makes me extremely upset!
The Mangosteens Are Coming
I grew up in Thailand and I can not explain in words how excited I am for this, I've been reading about this for about 6 months now... now let's see how long it takes for them to get from NYC to Charleston, SC.
All I hope is that it doesn't become the "new" lychee...
Question of the Day: Snap! We love crisp food.
Funny, my favorite word in the english language (since childhood) is 'crisp' ... I can not explain it.
Anyway, my fave crisp foods: celery, good pickles, Macoun apples, chocolate covered pretzels.
Question of the Day: I love the smell of...
K- oh my goodness, I have never heard anyone else express hatred for the smell of wet peanut butter, I thought I was the only one! It is revolting, I have to hold my breath when i wash off the knife!!!
Best: coffee, bread baking, onions sauteeing in butter, bacon, and rosemary. The standards.
Are they disgusting or what??
I live in Charleston, SC (a.k.a. grits capital of the world) so when I have my Northern friends visit, which they often do, I practically force feed them Shrimp and Grits. I have converted even the most determined haters into lovers.
I would highly highly highly recommend Anson Mills brand- http://www.ansonmills.com/.
They are above and beyond the best grits you will ever have. Period.
Grilling: Yogurt-Marinated Chicken Kebabs with Aleppo Pepper
@sevter I would guess that 2 1/4 pounds of chicken should make quite a few skewers. Keep in mind you can get long or short skewers. If you're serving this for a crowd, I'd suggest using the short skewers that have 3-4 pieces of chicken on them. I'd venture to guess that it would make about 20 skewers.
Grilling: Yogurt-Marinated Chicken Kebabs with Aleppo Pepper
Hi guys! I'm planning to make this for my BBQ next week. How many skewers does the recipe yield? (or how many people does it serve?)
Grilling: Yogurt-Marinated Chicken Kebabs with Aleppo Pepper
Made this for dinner last night and it was excellent. Thanks! It was well received by a group from age 16 to 81. Served with a simple rice pilaf and grilled zucchini.
"dinner" vs "supper"
Poultrygeist (great name!) was right in citing Webster's that it's the largest meal (but not breakfast). So to the extent it was regional it was because the largest meal was more likely to be at noon in agricultural country, and then the evening meal was supper. As we've become more urban more of us who used to have dinner at noon now have it at suppertime, and have lunch at noon.
My mother grew up in Massachusetts where they called soda "tonic." When my sister had to be taken to the Dr in Texas where they were stationed during the War ('40's) he told her my sister needed some tonic, and mom couldn't imagine why.
"dinner" vs "supper"
I'm with Kappamaki.
I live in Northern Autralia and for me it's either dinner or tea, depending on my mood. In my family they are interchangeable, but supper is almost never mentioned, unless we are visiting my Grandparents.
And it's neither soda nor pop. It's soft drink. Or we call it by the type ie "Do you want a lemonade?"
"dinner" vs "supper"
I grew up in central MA. The evening meal was supper. The midday meal was lunch, expect on Sundays or holidays. Then it was dinner. These days I tend to call the evening meal dinner. The midday meal is still lunch.
Carbonated beverages have always been soda to me. The only person who called them tonic was my grandmother.
"dinner" vs "supper"
Lunch was referred to as Lunch, but in my memory, I can hear my mother calling "supperrr" or "dinnerr" for the evening meal and I think it depended on her mood.
Pop for me is dark, like Coke, Pepsi, etc.
Soda is clear, like club soda, Sprite, 7 UP, tonic, etc.
South western Ontario, represent!
"dinner" vs "supper"
I grew up in Nova Scotia, and for me, while Supper and Dinner were used interchangeably, carbonated beverages were always referred to as pop. The only time I'd hear Dinner being referred to for a time other than supper-time would be if one was talking about "Sunday Dinner at Church" or something of that sort.
"dinner" vs "supper"
Dinner always refers to the largest meal of the day. If you have your largest meal mid-day then it would be referred to as dinner and your evening meal would be a supper. However if you have your largest meal in the evening then it would be dinner and your mid-day meal is lunch.
"dinner" vs "supper"
I grew up in Northern California and it has always been "dinner" as the evening meal and "soda". It makes me giggle when I hear people say "pop", it's always seemed old-fashioned to me. When I was little, I remembering asking what the difference was between dinner and supper and I seem to rembmer that it was explained to me that dinner was lunch and supper was the evening meal. But also that supper was more informal than dinner.
I always thought it was a regional thing (or maybe, depending on the country?)
"dinner" vs "supper"
'Supper' comes from the same root word as 'soup'. It was originally a light meal containing soup and bread eaten right before bedtime. Dinner was the midday meal and was the one with the meat in it.
Here in Britain, there's also a meal known as 'tea', which is an early supper, usually very light (maybe some cheese on toast). It's more common in the North and in Scotland.
"dinner" vs "supper"
i'm australian.
i consider "supper" to be either a light dinner, or it could also be a small snack (not something you would think of as desert) some time after dinner.
i don't use "soda" or "pop": soda i understand, but "pop" to me is a sound,not a drink. i call it soft drink.
"dinner" vs "supper"
I'm from MS and we called it dinner, though i have heard it called suppertime. a soda was coke and it didn't matter the brand except root beer and that was Barq's or A&W. having lived in the north for far too long--i have heard others call it pop and soda, or just by the brand name. while I am in FL now the area I am in might as well just be an extension of the north.
"dinner" vs "supper"
I'm with gastronomeg: The word "supper" just bugs me. I am a dinner/soda, but so is everyone I know here in the NYC area. Growing up in Central Ohio, all the kids around me were dinner/pop.
"dinner" vs "supper"
i just learned this teh other day from a Canadian friend...
In FRANCE:
Breakfast = Petit Déjeuner
Lunch = Déjeuner
Dinner = Dîner
In CANADA
Breakfast = Déjeuner
Lunch = Dîner
Dinner = Supper
i guess it's all french to me...
"dinner" vs "supper"
@ nightowl
I grew up and still live in Southern Virginia, and yes, Soda is used quite often, but so is Coke. I've noticed more and more that when someone refers to soda in my area, they are talking about anything from 7-Up to ORange Crush. When someone says Coke, it could mean Coke, Pepsi, or even RC. Nobody calls root beer Soda or Coke. It's always Root Beer.
Where I live both terms "supper" and "dinner" were used, and often it meant nothing more than the evening meal. They weren't used in proper context. My mother would tell me what time "dinner" would be ready, but when she called me home from outside, she would yell "supper's ready".
"dinner" vs "supper"
Supper sounds quaint and country-ish. I don't care for it.
"dinner" vs "supper"
I grew up in the Northeast - raised by Northeastern parents. We always used the terms interchangeably and the mid-day meal was lunch. But we did have a neighbor who was raised in Kansas - and always called the mid-day meal dinner and the evening meal supper.
"dinner" vs "supper"
I grew up in the northeast, but with a mother from the south. Dinner was lunch and supper was the evening meal. When I married it was into a very strong matriarchal family in the same northeast area and she made it clear that I was wrong:-) It really didn't matter and I now call our evening meal dinner.
I can't remember what my mother called soft drinks, but I remember that when I visited the south it was RC Cola and Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper made a stronger impression in the north than RC cola did. I call it soda now.
"dinner" vs "supper"
Like pjracz10, I grew up in Seattle, so it is "dinner" and "pop". However, like flavacrisp, I think it was also generational - my maternal grandparents called it "supper" (breakfast and lunch were the other two meals of the day), but my parents called it dinner. Interestingly, my dad's parents (immigrants from Norway during WWII) took ESL classes in Seattle in the 1940s and 1950s, and were taught that "Sunday dinner" was not the same as a week-day "supper" (Sunday dinner was more formal), so if my grandmother invited us over on Sunday or a holiday (like Thanksgiving), it was for dinner, but any other night of the week was for "supper".
"dinner" vs "supper"
Chris Kimbal (America's Test Kitchen) was on NPR today talking about America's Frugal Food Roots http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106227509 and he gave the origin of the words as ... Dinner was lunch, Supper was the later meal. Over the generations, I'm sure its morphed into different meanings depending on location.
The article doesn't talk about it, but the 7 minute play list would -- for what it's worth.
"dinner" vs "supper"
I grew up with the definition: lunch is at noon, supper is in the evening, and dinner is any meal that you eat on a holiday (Thanksgiving Dinner, etc).
"dinner" vs "supper"
I grew up in New Orleans and it was dinner. And all carbonated beverages were Cokes.
I'm in Mississippi now, and I hear supper much more frequently, but not exclusively. And it's still Coke.
"dinner" vs "supper"
Dinner/soda for me, but I remember my days of being obsessed with the Little House books and they always called lunch dinner and dinner supper. Confused me for a bit as an 8 year old, but then I accepted it as being an old-fashioned thing. Of course, when I was pretending to be Laura Ingalls Wilder I'd say supper hahhaaa...
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I received a pouch of Aleppo pepper for my birthday (along w/ a nice assortment of other spices from Kalustyan's - great gift) so I tried this last night. Amazing! The flavor was awesome and the chicken was so moist, super yummy.