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Grilling: Green Chile Cheeseburger
We totally did this over Labor day weekend, husband's idea. Also roasted some hatch peppers with the poblanos. They were great!
Dinner Tonight: Soy-Marinated Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Sounds great, I have a similar marinade that includes a little orange juice.
Grilling: Mexican Roadside Chicken with Green Onions
I took a cookbook, in which the binding failed a month after purchase, to Kinko's. A few bucks later it has a new plastic binding and plastic cover. It was a paper back, i dont know if they would do a hard back.
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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
fajitas, hands down.
Grilling: Green Chile Cheeseburger
We totally did this over Labor day weekend, husband's idea. Also roasted some hatch peppers with the poblanos. They were great!
Dinner Tonight: Soy-Marinated Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Sounds great, I have a similar marinade that includes a little orange juice.
Grilling: Mexican Roadside Chicken with Green Onions
I took a cookbook, in which the binding failed a month after purchase, to Kinko's. A few bucks later it has a new plastic binding and plastic cover. It was a paper back, i dont know if they would do a hard back.
Compiling recipes for a family cookbook - advice?
Dont forget the strange stuff your family eats at holidays, given any, both sides of mine has a few :)
Popcorn: Do You Err on the Side of Unpopped or Burnt?
UNPOPPED! it takes way tooo long to get the smell of burnt popcorn out of my nose and the kitchen.
Serious Salsa: Chile Morita Salsa
I do not find it strange that you would bring salsa to a barbecue, I might find it strange that there wasn't a good salsa at a gathering, barbacoa or standard barbecue. We love tomatillo based salsas, I will have to look into making this one!
Cook the Book: 'Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies'
I made a gorgeous apple pie, the apples were even a nice texture, not too crisp not all mush, then someone said it looked like Martha Stewart made it... what a way to ruin a nice high. Recently made a Jelly cake with blackberries and black berry jam, looked lovely!
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
i have a box sitting in the pantry now. havent decided when it would be safe to make them... they may be lower fat etc....... but not if you consume the entire package...
Cook the Book: 'Bottega Favorita' by Frank Stitt
My dad's chicken spaghetti, I can't get it to come out the same
Serious Heat: 30 Things To Do With Leftover Salsa
"you mean you can have left over salsa?" --my husband. we go through lots of salsa... dip grilled cheese in it, mix with sour cream for a salad dressing, spoon it on to a sandwich, oh yes also with chips and rice and veggies... when there is time and the right mood we make our own too.. Tomatillo generally.
Le Creuset: Is it worth it?
I have 2 dutch ovens, a Lodge Enamel and a Calphalon enamel. No Le Creuset due to the price tag. I LOVE the Lodge, found it at Kroger of all places for ~$40, should have picked up one or two more. No exposed iron edges to rust. It is coated in black flat enamel with a white inside and a colored exterior. We use it almost as soon as we get it clean. The Calphalon is a huge 8qt. had to take the first one back as we got it home and the inside had cracks, so did the next three i opened up at the store. finally found one with no cracks. it doesnt get much use. unless something large is going in the oven
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks
simple sirloin medium if eating out, otherwise a ribeye
Cook the Book: Jamie at Home
venison roast with red wine sauce, potato gratin (both based on a Jamie Oliver recipe) and roasted veggies
Pecan tree question
The green husks will open up to reveal the pecan nut in a hard shell, the green part will dry out and turn brown and then generally. They will not continue to ripen off the tree. We pick up a few every time we wonder out into the front yard and crack them open to see what we can find. So far we've had a few good ones but most did not get enough water the end of this summer and are shriveled and not tasty. good luck on finding good ones. make sure you get all the shell picked out of the nut meat, its not good.
Cook the Book: 'Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin'
My Smashed potatoes, they have never come out like the first time around though. I'm pretty well known for opening the fridge and rummaging then opening the spice cabinet and making something quite tasty... there have been a few duds but what is one to expect!
Cook the Book: 'The Modern Baker'
The biggest disaster was bran muffins that came out salt muffins. I still don't know how or why aside from clearly there was more salt than needed. They were scrapped and I tried again with success.
Cook the Book: 'The Shun Lee Cookbook'
Steak and Scallops
In Videos: Chicken Fried Bacon
There is a place Brenham, Tx -- just down the road and around the corner from Snook, that also does chicken fried bacon. Haven't tired it yet, don't know if i can bring myself do it.
If you ever happen to be in Snook go a little farther West on 60 from Sodolak's and stop in ">http://www.slovacek.com/site/index.php> Slovacek's. They are fronted by a (really nice) gas station but have a full meat counter inside. Armadillo eggs are great, the fresh Westphalia sausage is like none other around.
Cook the Book: 'Screen Doors and Sweet Tea'
ice tea with lemon and enough sugar to be just barely sweet
Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway
ooo dark, dark, dark chocolate!
I need advice re: a cast iron enamel dutch oven...
Cook's Illustrated did a little review of inexpensive dutch ovens in the February Issue. They liked a Tramontina, 6.5 qt (~$40) and one from Lodge, 6qt (~$65). My husband got me a Calphalon 8qt, its a beast. He liked that its top handle was not plastic. The lid is self basting, has little spiky things the inside for liquid to drop off of. It was a little cheaper that Le Creuset too. Dillard's has them but make sure you look at the inside enamel before you purchase, otherwise you have to lug it back to exchange it.
Cooking Through the New Year
So happy to hear there are more of us out there... I once thought about tossing some of my Cooking Lights after getting an annual. Husband replied to my thoughts with: 'Well are all the pictures in there that are in the magazines?' he had good intentions.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Southside Market Sausage
My house! There is also this place in Huntsville, Tx that I went to many years ago that was very tasty.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Wild rice soup. Creamy and comforting.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My favorite family dinner is veggie lasagna
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My mom would make a dish with country ribs and sauerkraut that was so good! I'm glad I finally learned how to make it.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
peruvian chicken with rice and green beans
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
One of our favorites would be roasted turkey with dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, butternut squash, green bean casserole and homemade biscuits.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
I've always loved stew that's cooked all day in the slow cooker paired with a mixed green salad and freshly baked bread.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Our favorite dinner meal is Lasagne, baked potatoes, Caesar Salad, Garlic bread and cherry pie. garrettsambo@aol.com
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Definitely meatloaf and mashed potatoes
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
When it gets cool, the husband likes to make turkey chili and I make the honey cornbread. So good!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Our fav meal is an oven roasted chicken with sides like green beans creamed potatoes and a nice dessert like cheese cake
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Deep fried breaded chicken breasts make with homemade super crunchy breadcrumbs :)
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Cold weather is chili time! Made with fresh tomatoes, chunks of steak and some diced habanero for a little extra kick. A big bowl of chili, caesar salad, and cheddary potato rolls are a truly memorable and satisfying meal.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Mom's homemade shrimp creole night is a big family favorite year-round, followed by Mom's holiday time cookie bake-a-thon. Yum!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
A big bowl of steaming hot noodle soup!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
chicken and biscuits!!!!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Old fashioned turkey dinner does it.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
I love my Mom's boiled chicken and a big bowl of soup she makes with the stock!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Kielke and farmer sausage with "gravy" (aka cream sauce with onions). Oh thank goodness for Mennonite roots. If only I worked like a farmer to work it off.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
I love Ziti and galic bread! Delicious!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Mom's Thanksgiving feast!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Roast chicken with mashed potatoes!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
I love pot roast with roasted potatoes, onions, and carrots. YUM!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Spaghetti and meatballs always goes over well here.
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Eat for Eight Bucks: Dumplings Two Ways, with Freestyle Dipping Sauce
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About MadameD
Website: http://cookinginspace.wordpress.com
Location: Brenham, Texas
About: Husband and I both love to cook all sorts of stuff.
Favorite foods: I tend to lean towards Mexican and Asian flavors. A good steak is always fabulous. Love wine. I can't drink reds, tannins or sulfides do evil things to my brain. We are working on finding out what it is through mild experimentation.
Last bite on earth: Chocolate chip mesquite cookies.....

fajitas, hands down.