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quiche making suggestions
Is this all going into the same quiche? If so, how about shallots or caramelized onions? I think for the asparagus especially the shallots would be a lovely compliment. Perhaps not the "vegetable" you had in mind, but I would keep it simple to concentrate on the flavors you already have.
Mother's Cookies, Returning to West Coast Stores May 4
I am now literally counting the days. I second anitaepler....don't mess with the frosted animals!
Giant Cheetos vs. Regular Cheetos
@violetcrumble: I'm not the only one who likes them a bit stale!
I have an unnatural love of all cheeto products. I also liked the planters balls, but have not seen them in years.
Mmmmm, now I need some cheetos!
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In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
We did this with leftover frosting when I was a kid. I thought we were the only ones! It does sound sort of gross, but is actually delicious! Plain saltines with buttercream or cream cheese frosting. Graham crackers are ok, but I always preferred the saltiness of the cracker against the sweetness of the frosting.
quiche making suggestions
Is this all going into the same quiche? If so, how about shallots or caramelized onions? I think for the asparagus especially the shallots would be a lovely compliment. Perhaps not the "vegetable" you had in mind, but I would keep it simple to concentrate on the flavors you already have.
Mother's Cookies, Returning to West Coast Stores May 4
I am now literally counting the days. I second anitaepler....don't mess with the frosted animals!
Giant Cheetos vs. Regular Cheetos
@violetcrumble: I'm not the only one who likes them a bit stale!
I have an unnatural love of all cheeto products. I also liked the planters balls, but have not seen them in years.
Mmmmm, now I need some cheetos!
Serious Eats: Sex Foods
It is very possible; easy in fact. I've done a double knot.
Who Should Be on Reality TV: White, Steingarten, or Ramsay?
I'd love to see a show with MPW and GR in a cookoff! I love both of them and find them each fascinating in their own way. They both have such an intensity and passion for their craft.
'The Chopping Block': Do We Really Need Another Cooking Competition Show?
I watched it and was somewhat entertained. I would have preferred to see more of MPW and, as is my complaint with most of these cooking "reality" shows, more of the actual cooking/food! I'm less interested in the personal stories/squabbling of the contestants than I am in the food they cook.
Also, I thought a few of the show's stunts were just silly. 24 hours to set/prep a restaurant? Come on. I miss real cooking shows like Julia had back in the day. Would love to see one of those with MPW.
Photo of the Day: Panda Head Cake
You need a reason to buy a panda head cake? I just hope the cake isn't red velvet. That could be disconcerting when you cut into it.......
Favorite Julia Child Recipes
Her Caesar Salad recipe, based on the original Caesar Cardini recipe is my go to. Her croutons are the best I've ever had. She has so many it's hard to choose, but I'd say that's the one I make most frequently.
The Supposed Top 10 Worst Fast Food Campaigns of All Time
I love the sponge monkeys. Favorite commercial ever. Why oh why did they abandon these strange creatures? They are impossible to forget.
Asparagus: What to do?
I second (third?) the roasting option. I love it simply roasted.
You can't go wrong with asparagus in my book.....enjoy!
I don't go there, because I can't eat the food
I am both fascinated and repulsed by this thread.....can't.....stop....reading.....
Fries with That Salad?
The first time I went to Pittsburgh I fell in love with this salad. And of course, Primanti Bros, as others have mentioned. The salad works, for those of you who are wondering. Any city that puts fries in salad is a fine city, in my book.
Go Steelers!
Recommendations: Where Should I Eat, Snack, Munch, and Drink in Las Vegas?
I second Mon Ami Gabi. Excellent food and charming view of the Bellagio's dancing waters from the patio.
Red Square in Mandalay Bay is a wonderful Russian place with walk in vodka freezer. The food is good and it has a fun atmosphere.
And yes, if you must do a buffet, the Bellagio's is good.
'Culinary Slumming'
Cheetos for me, too. Damn their cheesiness!
Ancient Lobster
Can't eat 'em. They look like big red cockroaches to me.
New mixer!!!
I was just given one for Christmas and would love recipe recommendations, especially of the bread-y variety.
@renzata- would you mind sharing your brioche recipe? Not sure I'm ready for croissants. Yet. :)
Butternut Squash Soup recipe w/out cream
I don't have a specific recipe, but I don't put cream in any of my thickened soups. Simply cook until everything is tender and then use your immersion blender. It's like magic! Makes everything so smooth and creamy. People are always surprised there's no cream in it.
Good luck! I hope you love your immersion blender as much as I do mine.
Champagne: Way or No Way?
Love champagne. Love prosecco, cava, sparkling wine.......it's all good to me. Tomorrow night I'll be making champagne cocktails.
Happy New Year Serious Eaters. May you all drink the stars.
Mock Champagne?
What about doing a lovely "mocktail" in a champagne glass instead? Combine a little pomegranate juice with club soda or sparkling water and garnish with a twist? Other juices could work as well.
Or flavored simple syrup (mint, ginger, meyer lemon....) again with some club soda or sparkling water and the appropriate garnish in champagne glass. You could tailor the flavor to the theme of your menu, or just choose something elegant you think your crowd would enjoy. Part of the fun of champagne for me is the glass and the celebration.
Old Kitchen Equipment
One of the selling points for me when I found my apartment was the kitchen with original pink gas stove and oven (late 50's??). Think Barbie's Dream kitchen come to life. I dread the day either one dies and gets replaced with a brand new white appliance.
Everyone loves _____ but I hate it.
Its so funny to see most of my "no- nevers" on all of your lists! You can still love food and love to cook but not love every food out there.
Mayo (and most condiments)
Salmon
Tomato juice/soup/bloody mary type drinks
Lima beans, garbanzo beans, brussel sprouts
Any organ or other random meat items
Too many more to list.......always more gourmet than gourmand! :)
Canned Soup: Way or No Way?
Only when I'm too sick to make my own. Then it's a relief to just open and heat something up and I'm probably not concerned with taste. Progresso has a few flavors I can take.
Quick! What's the last thing you made in the kitchen?
Hot tea with lemon and honey...preceded by home made chicken soup. Can't seem to shake this cold!
Godiva liqueur - Help!
How about a chocolate martini? You can even add a small candy cane as garnish if you wanted to feel more festive.
I second insane milkshake, drunken hot chocolate, and even pour a bit over really good vanilla ice cream as an elegant dessert.
Southern Food - What's your favorite?
I am surprised that only @Divadog mentioned banana pudding - my, my, how well I remember my first taste in South Carolina - would love a real recipe - up here in Canada one can get banana cream pie, but it cannot touch southern banana pudding.
Also, hush puppies, not the mass produced ones, but the lovely crispy, fluffy ones produced in small restaurants - bliss.
Frogmore stew or Brunswick stew - I have seen it called both, but I have reproduced it in Canada to rave reviews - I had to buy my Old Bay seasoning stateside, though I believe if you shop around in specialty stores you can find it now.
Deep fried okra, biscuits, shrimp & grits - need I go on - our vacations in the South necessitate a great deal of restraint.
I have mentioned before how lucky people in the South are, to have both sweet and non sweet ice tea available at almost every restaurant you enter. There is absolutely nothing nicer than to walk in from the torpid heat and humidity and have a large, cold glass of tea!
Southern Food - What's your favorite?
I'm a southern girl..born and raised in Texas.. and my favorite southern style foods are chicken fried steak, biscuits and sausage gravy, real texas chili (no beans) it's gotta be meaty, bbq brisket, cornbread and pintos, hush puppies, ambrosia, pecan pie and I like an occasional crawfish boil :) And I love sweet tea :)
purple potatoes?
I grew them this summer, and they are as easy to grow as any other potato. They are tasty and cheap!
Giant Cheetos vs. Regular Cheetos
Try Tastees - they are like Cheetos. People in the UK are loving them!!
Everyone loves _____ but I hate it.
I won't eat chocolate cake, chocolate ice cream, most chocolate candy bars, chocolate chips in cookies/mint ice cream
I can eat milk chocolate Reese's are awesome but I have to eat drink milk to get rid of the aftertaste.
Olives (green and black)
licorice (Any flavor)
Steak, Turkey, Lamb Chops. Really any meat except seafood, chicken, ham and beef.
I actually hate pizza without ranch dressing.
Kellogg's Saves Mother's Cookies
Just found out Kellogg's are NOT planning on producing Mother's Gingerbread Man cookies for Holiday season this year. I am sad.
What About Corn on the Cob?
I love corn without any fixings -- dunked in plain, boiling water for a couple of minutes, as well as raw.
What About Corn on the Cob?
Try this method. It hasn't been presented above and it is the recipe of a famous French Canadian cook of the genre of Julia Child. Use very fresh, sweet corn, husk and place in cold water with some sugar - squeeze the juice of 1/2 a lemon, then throw it in the water. Add a tray of ice cubes and cover. Bring to a boil covered, then removed lid and turn the heat off. The corn will be crisp and flavourful. It can be eaten as is, but I prefer to butter, S & P it before eating. I also like to put the cobs on some paper towel to absorb any water. I would love to hear any feed back if someone tries this method.
What About Corn on the Cob?
I discovered this trick last summer. Peel off outer husks, wrap ear in paper towel and microwave for about 40 seconds. Handle VERY carefully - will be super hot. Peel back husks and the silk comes off all in a clump. Then brush with melted butter and add S&P and devour. This is sometimes my whole dinner!.
Super good.
What About Corn on the Cob?
I too am married to a Southern Man. I found that "True Southerners" do not add sugar or salt to the water when boiling fresh corn on the cob, they add about a tablespoon of Dark Karo Syrup! Yummy Sweetness and brilliant color! I am a convert to this method!
purple potatoes?
I would think it would be awesome to make little mini- potato gratins in ramekins - you and use the red, white and purple- I bet it would look really awesome once turned out onto a plate and topped with a bit of fresh herbs.
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
best snack ever -- original Wheat Thins, a little peanut butter and a drop of honey. i've been slightly obsessed with this combination since about 3rd grade.
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
Mmm, PB on tortilla chips sounds great.
@Pointy- check out the blog "boots in the oven." This is the first reference I can think of that refers to lowbrow snack food. The blogging couple has eaten at some of the finest restaurants in the world, and they cook some incredibly delicious and healthy-looking recipes at home. Neither of them is even remotely overweight. Cut "boots" some slack.
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
honey drizzled on pringles. weird? definitely yes.
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
You know, I tried the Nutella chips and was underwhelmed.
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
I want this now. How could this NOT be delicious?
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
I line a baking sheet with graham crackers that have been spread with chocolate, or vanilla or strawberry frosting. Cover the whole thing with wax paper and throw it in the freezer. Yummy.
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
Hubby and I used to LOVE cream cheese frosting on Bugles, but we can't find the dang Bugles anymore! Now I stick with pretzels and icing, which I've been doing since junior high - we always used to have them at parties. And we weren't even stoners!
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
After my second semester of graduate school, while I was waiting to receive my first paycheck from a summer job that paid very little, I had almost nothing in my fridge and pantry except for a package of saltines, canned chocolate frosting, a box of prunes, some tins of tuna, and a bunch of grapes, a head of iceburg lettuce, a bottle of wine vinegar, and a jar of Hellman's mayo. I lived for a good three weeks on tuna salad with grapes on saltines, iceburg lettuce with plain vinegar, and for a real dessert treat, chocolate frosting spread on saltines, topped with prunes.
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
No surprise obesity and feeling unwell is rampant: people will eat any crap if it's "tasty".
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
I hate frosting -- even on cakes -- but the Nutella thing is genius.
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
I've done Nutella on saltines (it's great), but never thought of using frosting. That sounds good; I'll have to try it sometime.
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
When we were little and our parents would take us to McDonalds, I'd always dip my nuggets in honey while my brother used his milkshake for the french fries.
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
I remember I used to eat tortilla chips with peanut butter. There's a nice blend of sweet and salty with that mix.
In Genius Snack Ideas: Frosting On Saltines
So, this weekend, for absloutely no altered-reality reason (stoner food indeed!), I decided to fill those scoopable corn chips with dollops of strwberry ice cream. O! a transcendant experience! Then, inspired a nudge further, I added a drizzle of chocolate sauce...I have long loved the salty-crispy-sweet combo, by I hafta bet that it is the reading I've done here at SE in the months since I discovered the site that is renewing my sense of playfulness when it comes to snacking.
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We did this with leftover frosting when I was a kid. I thought we were the only ones! It does sound sort of gross, but is actually delicious! Plain saltines with buttercream or cream cheese frosting. Graham crackers are ok, but I always preferred the saltiness of the cracker against the sweetness of the frosting.