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Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
Chicken broth. Eggs. Rice. So comforting and so basic.
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
Discovering there was no sugar after mixing every other ingredient for cookies. Oops.
Do Gals Eat Less When Guys Are Around?
Personally, I eat a shitload no matter who I'm around. :) But an interesting casual survey of my university dining hall revealed this:
Tables of all girls: everyone has a salad.
Tables of all guys: everyone has ginormous burgers, hot dogs, fries, red meat, etc
Tables of mixed genders: much more balanced meals.
Of course, this isn't an ironclad rule. But I'd definitely say it applies to 85% if not more. Just interesting how perceptions of the "right" way to eat in a social group can influence habits.
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Pricey Providence, RI
Excellent! La Laiterie has been added to the list for sure. I'm a little hesitant about doing La Laiterie + Gracie's or Chez Pascal just because they sound like somewhat similar establishments. Is that wrong?
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
Chicken broth. Eggs. Rice. So comforting and so basic.
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
Discovering there was no sugar after mixing every other ingredient for cookies. Oops.
Do Gals Eat Less When Guys Are Around?
Personally, I eat a shitload no matter who I'm around. :) But an interesting casual survey of my university dining hall revealed this:
Tables of all girls: everyone has a salad.
Tables of all guys: everyone has ginormous burgers, hot dogs, fries, red meat, etc
Tables of mixed genders: much more balanced meals.
Of course, this isn't an ironclad rule. But I'd definitely say it applies to 85% if not more. Just interesting how perceptions of the "right" way to eat in a social group can influence habits.
Mixed Review: Fantastic World Foods All Natural Falafel Mix
@ssdf23: Spike's is gone! :( Sucks. I love ESP too, but in reality, the rest of the Thayer St. area is overpriced, mediocre eats. Sigh. Oh college. Not looking forward to being back that much.
Taste Test: Milk Chocolate Bars
Whoa, there. Are YOU guys serious? G&B is amazing. Intensely cocoa-y rather than sugarly, without that overly-sweet-turned-sour aftertaste that most milk chocolate has. I love it! Lindt and Ritter sport are nice texture-wise but so, so...BORING. All milk and sugar.
Hm. To each his own I guess. But chocolate riles me up. D:
Cook the Book: '660 Curries' by Raghavan Iyer
If at first you don't succeed...
My first encounter was when I was six and attended my Indian neighbor's birthday party. After nothing (and I mean nothing) but Chinese food three meals a day for six years, the spices DESTROYED my stomach. I was off Indian food for more than a decade afterwards.
Attempt two: a local Indian place’s lunch special had, at four o’clock, clearly been sitting around since the lunch hour. Topped off by mealy rice = fail.
And finally, the thing that got me back to try a third time was naan. A bread aficionado, I took bites and then hunks of chewy-crisp naan, then finally moved in for a dip of curry. Success! :)
Mixed Review: Instant Miso Soup
Oh and finally...waiting a bit to let the seaweed fully rehydrate is best. The pieces in your pics look like they haven't sat for long enough
Mixed Review: Instant Miso Soup
Just FYI, I buy that type of Hikari miso soup and it's darker, redder, and more complex because you're drinking "aka" miso. "Shiro" (white) miso is the type you typically get in restaurants and its milder. So this isn't quite a fair comparison. :) Hikari makes shiro miso soup as well if you're interested!
How to Make Kimbap
Thank you thank you! I dislike sashimi for its texture, futomaki is always ridiculously overpriced at a good Japanese restaurant ($5-7 for four pieces without meat or seafood?!), and kimbap is that good old Korean standby that too many Korean restaurants don’t offer. :) I’ll be making this for myself soon!
That's That: Una Pizza Napoletana Is But a Memory as Mangieri Packs It in for SF
HAHA CALIFORNIA WINS AGAIN! yessss :) I'm psyched about this, sorry to the rest of you, but very very excited for me.
What's Your Favorite Food Court Stop?
I'm with you on Cinnabon. The pliable, just-chewy softness of the dough...the sugar...the cinnamon...screw calories. I actually REJOICE when I see employees rolling out a new batch, diligently filling each counter-long roll of dough with pounds of butter and sugar :D Cinnamon buns are time-consuming to make at home, especially given I only want them warm and fresh. Also, making them myself makes me cringe at the indecent amounts of sugar and butter and skimp.
A Bread Basket For The Ages At Commerce in the West Village
LOVE. And a piece of pain epi? Nothing better.
Video: How to Peel a Banana Like a Monkey
Best banana-opening trick: take banana in both hands by each end. SNAP. Doesn't sound like it'll work, but it does. The first time I tried it, skeptical, I was so shocked by the banana giving way that both halves flew out of my hands.
Seriously Italian: A Sicilian Breakfast To Beat The Heat
FINALLY! Vindicated!
I've been telling people for YEARS that ice cream (straightouttathecarton) makes for the best summer breakfast ever. :) Hey, it's dairy...not that different from milk and yogurt, right?
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Lemon Aid
I admit it--from the mix :)
Summer reading and food: Anyone read these two or suggestions?
Agh! The first one looks fabulous...but my bookstore was out of the one copy they had ordered :(
Egg in Toast: What Do You Call It?
Nothing--I make long fumbling descriptions :) But that looks delicious...and is that bread Acme Pain de Mie? DOUBLE DROOL
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Pancake Mountain
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. ;) I'm even willing to replace maple syrup with the stuff.
Win Tickets To The Great American Food & Music Fest
One for you, three for me.
Guilty Food Pleasures
Hershey's Cookies and Cream Bar. Heck, it doesn't even taste like chocolate or cocoa but MAN is it strangely good for that sugar-and-processed-milk-powder flavor :)
And sometimes, just bad soft white rolls. The kind that are a shame to the "baguette" label that they sell in generic grocery store bakeries, but when I want carbs and they're soft and warm...mmmm haha
Ian's Pizza: Built for Drunk College Students, But Good Enough for the Rest of Us
I would argue against there being no pizzeria like Ian's. :) My college's local place serves a pie topped with tortellini rather than mac and cheese, but same idea. Even better tho is the chicken parm slice...mmmm
What's the strangest thing you have had/crave for breakfast?
ICE CREAM
out of a carton. with my fingers. no utensils.
the perfect spring/summer (ok, and sometimes fall/winter) breakfast. :) ice cream, pjs, and a sunny day outside...what could be better?
Hershey's to Close Scharffen Berger Plant in Berkeley; Robert Steinberg Spinning in Grave
WHAT THE FRICK. :( I have to visit one last time and eat in the cafe...
Egg in Toast: What Do You Call It?
A Hole in One!!!! My grandfather used to make these for me when I was a very little girl, visiting him in Lancaster, PA. He was not a golfer. He was first-generation American of Swedish descent, who had grown up in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
i completely botched a pineapple upside down cake. too much butter and too much pineapple led to a buttery pineapple mess... too bad cause i know its a good recipe.
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
I don't bake, baking scares me. One time in high school I decided to overcome this fear and suprise my mother with a pan of brownies. I hate nuts in my desserts, but she loves them so I figured I'd take one for the team and throw in the bag of walnut pieces I found in the back of the pantry. Well, she takes one bite and makes this face because apparently the nuts were rotten and the whole pan of brownies was ruined. I still don't trust nuts in baked goods and haven't thought twice about baking something since then.
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
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Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
I love vegetable stew!
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
Mine is my awesome Chicken Tortilla Soup. I throw in all kinds of things, from fried tortilla strips to guac.
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
I love minestrone soup with garlic breadsticks.. MM! I could eat that every.single.day!
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
my mom's potato soup
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
I'm a simple kind of lady, so my favorite soup is homemade chicken noodle. I like to make it with escarole and egg noodles. It's just so delicious.
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
Currently I crave the Thai Suki after reading all this. I'm sad that I never see it in the states. My fav place in Thailand is MK restaurants. Super cold restaurant, super hot soup!
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
homemade soups, starting with meat bones and ending with seasonal vegetables....the best! takes hours to simmer on the stove...but the end results are used in so many meals...the simplest being laddled into a big bowl and with a crusty bread on the side.
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
When I went to stay with my aunt and uncle this past summer, my aunt's mom made potato bacon soup for dinner one night. It was delicious! :)
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
Wild rice soup. A thick, creamy base with vegetables and chicken added. Top with parmesan cheese and homemade croutons.
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
My most recent baking mistake: Making oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and forgetting the oatmeal. It took an embarrassingly long time to figure out what was missing!
Not baking, per say, but the olive oil story reminded me of a time when I tried to make Annie's mac and cheese without butter. I substituted EVOO instead thinking it would taste the same (stupid). It was hands down the most disgusting pasta I've ever had.
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
growing up, my mother made the best borsht. It was full of potatoes and meat and was so good and hearty.
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
My favorite meal worthy soup would be homemade bean soup with ham and bacon in it. I make it with a ham bone and let it simmer for about 3 hours. Very tasty and filling. I also like my mom's homemade vegetable soup with fresh veggies from the garden! Mmm good!
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
My mother made a hearty chicken noodle soup with lots of chicken and vegetables. garrettsambo@aol.com
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
Cakes and dogs--never a good combination. How many of us have left the celebratory creation just a tad too close to the edge of the counter, only to come home from the big meal out, mouths set for sugar, to discover that fido has once again proven his real reason for being, i.e., to grab all the available food whenever you're not looking?
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
French Bread. It never rose, it smelled weird and ended up baking into a puddle. Ate it anyway.
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
Anything I bake is probably a disaster, but that I why I let my wife do all the baking.
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
My Momma liked to make big ol pots of soups and stews. All us kids and our kids would come over and eat. Sometimes she'd be creative and add different things. My Daddy would smell it and come in and ask what she was cooking. She would tell him she was making "stuff". It was funny. She was a great cook.
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
I love a good Colombian sancocho with lots of garlic and cumin!
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
We ordered a store-bought cake when my mom received her masters degree in writing. As we were putting the candles on, we realized it read "Congrulations!". We decided the misspelling was highly appropriate for the celebration...
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Excellent! La Laiterie has been added to the list for sure. I'm a little hesitant about doing La Laiterie + Gracie's or Chez Pascal just because they sound like somewhat similar establishments. Is that wrong?