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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate
Dark chocolate and chocolate milk!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks
Rare strip with blue cheese on top.
but...
Around our house with the budget in mind we all enjoy a *gulp* round steak baked in the oven with a tin of whole tomatoes poured on top.
Does round steak even really count?
Kids Tired of Brown Bag Lunches: Any New Ideas?
Very funny, gfweb!! If only that would solve the problem!
I have really appreciated all of the great ideas.
I looked into the Mr. Bento lunch boxes. THey looked great. But, (the big but!) So far this school year we have lost 2 lunch boxes and broken 1 $8.00 thermos. It would be about $180 to buy each of the kids a Mr. Bento, plus replacement costs.
Ugh.
Maybe I should just homeschool!!
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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
crispy! and nice and salty. and covered with mayo and letttuce and tomato wrapped in very fresh white bread.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate
Dark chocolate and chocolate milk!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks
Rare strip with blue cheese on top.
but...
Around our house with the budget in mind we all enjoy a *gulp* round steak baked in the oven with a tin of whole tomatoes poured on top.
Does round steak even really count?
Kids Tired of Brown Bag Lunches: Any New Ideas?
Very funny, gfweb!! If only that would solve the problem!
I have really appreciated all of the great ideas.
I looked into the Mr. Bento lunch boxes. THey looked great. But, (the big but!) So far this school year we have lost 2 lunch boxes and broken 1 $8.00 thermos. It would be about $180 to buy each of the kids a Mr. Bento, plus replacement costs.
Ugh.
Maybe I should just homeschool!!
Cook the Book: 'Crescent City Cooking'
Definately red beans and rice. i could eat them evryday!
pizza stones -- do you use yours?
I love my stone and use it all the time. It is black with use. I don't clean it, just some hot water.
I love it for cookies and bread, also.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Secrets...
I always replalce the white sugar with all brown sugar. I like them soft and chewy. Sometimes we use a recipe that has a box of pudding in it. Those are very soft, also.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters
The French Toast at this resturaunt in Murray Hill right near my parents apartment. Oh Yummy! I don't remember the name of the place.
And yes, I love bagels, too.
your perfect burger : only 3 toppings +1 Cheese
vidalia onion, mayo, green leaf lettuce cojack cheese
Egg salad...what's your secret ingredient?
I like thinly sliced cucmber. And a littl edried mustard mixed with the mayo.
Please don't use that Miracle *gag* Whip stuff. Nasty!
HTML Hints?
Oh, I wish I had read this before I posted earlier. i am going to try. My website is
OH MY GOSH!!! Wait until my 15 year old gets home from basketball. I used HTML! He will be so impressed.
To celebrate I am going to go and post my favorite pumpkin muffin recipe. (Rather than eat it!)
Thank you Chiff0nade for asking the question that I didn't think to ask.
Ever do anything totally ridiculous in a restaurant?
I am the mother of 6 chidren, so resturaunt eating is an expensive affair for us. We always make sure that nothing is wasted.
There was a new Mexican resturaunt in town and I took the kids to lunch there. My second son was about 8 years old. He had said as we left that he didn't feel too well. About half way through the meal he proceeded to throw up all over his food. I took sent him to the bathroom and had my older son go with him. I then proceeded to get to go boxes and box up everyone elses food before I would leave.
Waste not want not!
canning
I would freeze what you have.
The Ball Blue Book is a great canning guide. I would also suggest The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest by Carol Costenbader.
Canning is dangerous, like everyone else here has said. Be careful!
(We can salsa every year.. Okay, I use the word we loosely. My husband cans every year, but I like to read all of his wonderful cooking/preserving books)
Which vegetable do you refuse to eat?
Peppers and turnip greens.
What dishes can you put flaxseeds in?
You have to grindflax seeds up. I use a Whisper Mill Wheat Grinder. I never put the flax in by itself, though. It is very oily and will gum up your mill. I mix about 1 cup flax to about 6 cups wheat and then grind. If you didn't have wheat to grind then add it to oats and make an oat-flax flour. You could add this to anything you use regular flour with. Rather than look for new recipes try incorporating into your tried and true ones. You will be much more likely to use the flax if it starts to be an ingredient in your everyday recipes and foods. If you don't bake a lot I have several recipes that use wheat flours that are good with flax in them. I was going to make a link but I only know how to do that on blogger. :-) Anyway. go to my site by clicking on my name and search under recipes.
Onion tart for breakfast
Onion tart sounds very yummy. Would you share the recipe?
So, what did everyone have for Thanksgiving?
THis year I brined the turkey for teh first time. We couldn't decide if we liked it better. I also made stuffing with a mix of french bread and cornbread and cooked it in teh bird. I had my kids in teh kitchen. They carefully followed my recipes and made cranberry sauce, cornbread casserole, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, sweet potato casserole and mashed potatoes. I also made rolls. My SIL brought a strawberry cake tha twas wonderful and my MIL made banana pudding. That was something I had never seen until I moved to the south!
We are still eating the leftovers. There are 8 in our family and we had 8 visitors and we still had way too much food. I wouldn't have it any other way, though!
Egg salad...what's your secret ingredient?
A touch of Spectrum organic mayo just to bind the eggs together, chives, a squeeze of lemon juice, salt and pepper. Occasionally I'll add in a handful of diced celery for crunch.
Egg salad...what's your secret ingredient?
Two eggs, tuna, a dod of lurpak slightly salted butter, salt & pepper all mashed up together.
Eat in whatever fashion you like!
Some other extras could be some spring onions. You could even try a little sweet chilli dipping sauce to give you a kick up the arse or maybe thats just me cause im obsessed with the stuff haha.
Egg salad...what's your secret ingredient?
I like some dijon mustard, just a touch of mayo and some finely grated onion - onion juice is awesome.
Egg salad...what's your secret ingredient?
About 1/4c frozen peas (thaw them a few mins on a paper towel)! My hubby and kids aren't fans of onion or celery, but they love peas. I don't like peas, but mixed in with the egg salad I can tolerate it, and it feels healthy at least!
What dishes can you put flaxseeds in?
Is there another way to grind the seeds? I bought some seeds before I found out about the grinding requirement. I want to use them, but I'm not buying any new equipment (we're moving overseas soon and I'm not about to add any electronics).
I have a coffee grinder, but I actually use it for coffee. I also have a blender. Will it gum up the blender? How ground does it need to be?
Sorry if I sound like an idiot, but in this case (among others), I am. Thanks.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Secrets...
All butter, chilled dough. Plus, I add 1/4 tsp water to the egg/vanilla mixture.
Cook the Book: 'Crescent City Cooking'
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pizza stones -- do you use yours?
Wow, Urban Mom - I've never thought of using my stone for cookies - I love that idea! How does it affect them?
I use mine all the time for pizza and it's fantastic. Definitely agree on not washing -- I just brush it off. If some sauce drips on it I just spot wipe with a lightly moistened paper towel.
pizza stones -- do you use yours?
Mine is nasty looking but never ever leaves my oven. It regulates heat well and helps put that tasty crust on my pizzas. Yeah!
Ever do anything totally ridiculous in a restaurant?
Laughing like a maniac here. Some great stuff.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
We have a winner!
And it's ... kitchenninja. Someone from Serious Eats will be contacting you shortly for shipping info.
Thanks to everyone who commented, and tune in again later today and throughout New Year's Day for a contest each day.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
Crispy AND pliant, please!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
As Vincent Vega so eloquently phrased it in "Pulp Fiction":
"Bacon tastes goooood..."
Either way...crisp or plient...bacon is magical in any form!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
Gorgeously crisp, with a nice fatty streak that melts in your mouth. Mmmmm. No wonder there are so many "bacotarians" (vegetarians who make an exception for bacon).
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
I like my bacon crisp, but with a little give to it. I usually buy from the local farmer's market so it's a thicker cut.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
Pliant - but cooked through. Heaven on a BLAT!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
i'm going to be 'that girl' here and say in between. i don't like bacon that is so crisp it crumbles, it's got to have that little bit of chew so it doesn't fall apart in a blt!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
It depends on what the bacon is for - if I am making it to crumble over my salad then crispy. If it is simply to go with my eggs - pliant
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
count me in for crisp!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
OMG, I adore bacon. When I was pregnant with my daughter that would sometimes be what I had for dinner :D Crispy, please!
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Website: http://www.halefamilysite.blogspot.com
Location: Rural Tennessee
About: I am an Urban Yankee Mom cooking for her rural southern family. Sometimes we butt heads about dinner, but generally we just enjoy our time together around the table. I love to cook with my kids.
Favorite foods: Fresh baked wheat bread, chicken salad with fruit, oatmeal toffee cookies.
Last bite on earth: oohh. That is hard. Last bite I guess the mom side of me comes out and it would have to be chicken salad. I make myself sick on it when I make it.
crispy! and nice and salty. and covered with mayo and letttuce and tomato wrapped in very fresh white bread.