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Use Popeye's Chicken Nuggets to Make Awesome Homemade Chinese-American Food

I've done this with Pizza Hut boneless wings. Made some great Peking chicken.

aharste at 10:03AM on 10/20/11

What would you make if you had two days off and were housebound

I've done Thomas Keller's beef stroganoff from Ad Hoc and another time I made the Big Night timpano.

aharste at 5:21PM on 08/10/11

IHOP Adds Chicken: International House of Chicken and Waffles?

The only time I've ever had chicken & waffles was at the now defunct Twiam's in Louisville. They served the most amazing waffles I've ever had and the chicken was great too. I'm afraid my bar is set very high.

aharste at 7:41PM on 04/06/11

The Search For America's Best Hot Dog: Down South

Jack's Cosmic Dogs in Charleston, SC

aharste at 5:24PM on 02/01/11

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Southside Market Sausage

Ridgewood's in Bluff City, TN

aharste at 1:13PM on 12/07/10

Cook the Book: 'The New Portuguese Table'

Appalachian & Southern

aharste at 9:50AM on 08/12/10

Video: Feeding a Baby Manatee at SeaWorld

I think the world would be a happier place if we all worked with baby animals.

aharste at 2:53PM on 08/10/10

Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork ideas?

Add a couple of smoked ham hocks or a hunk of country ham to the slow cooker to add some richer flavor to the pork. The meat on the hocks can be shredded along with the pork.

aharste at 9:52PM on 07/26/10

Cook the Book: 'Pig: King of the Southern Table'

Luscious pulled pork with crispy burnt edge pieces mixed in

aharste at 12:47PM on 05/17/10

What Are Your Favorite Regional Farmers' Markets?

Madison, WI!

aharste at 1:38PM on 04/23/10

Cook the Book: 'Forgotten Skills of Cooking'

One of these times I AM going to win. The power of positive thinking : )
For us, tomorrow is just another day.

aharste at 1:59PM on 03/16/10

Do you shop Farmers' Markets or belong to a CSA?

I live in Minnesota and subscribe to a CSA from a farm in Wisconsin for berries, melons, vegetables and cheese. I also fill in at various farmer's markets. They're just too fun to resist. My hobby seems to be collecting food.

BTW, if you're new to a CSA and discouraged about how much you discard, you get better at using it every year. I didn't believe it would happen but it's true. You start knowing what to expect and when, and you can plan.

aharste at 9:09PM on 02/22/10

Cook the Book: The Grand Central Baking Book

Almond kringle and date filled sugar cookies at Denny's 5th Ave Bakery in Bloomington, MN. This is a throwback bakery where you can still buy cookies for under $1. They're usually .50-.75. Denny's bought the kringle recipe from Blackey's bakery, an old school Eastern European bakery which closed down a few years ago in Northeast Mpls.

aharste at 5:29PM on 02/08/10

Dinner Tonight: Chipped Beef Gravy

My mom used to make this when I was little. I still make it, though rarely, and it's great comfort food. I make it much like above and serve over toast.

aharste at 5:25PM on 02/08/10

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Indianapolis Food Culture?

Jonathan Byrd's cafeteria rocks.

aharste at 12:37PM on 02/02/10

Cook the Book: 'The Best Soups in the World'

That's too hard! Maybe a butternut squash with sausage, wild rice, and corn that I make. Or the noodle dumpling soup with roast pork at Mandarin Kitchen? Or fried egg and tomato soup at Grand Szechuan? Too hard to chose.

aharste at 4:43PM on 01/28/10

Dinner Tonight: Egg in a Hole with 'Shrooms

So weird. I was just thinking about making toad in a hole for dinner tonight.

aharste at 4:34PM on 01/28/10

Cakespy: Doughnut Upside-Down Cake

I'd like to try it with raspberry filled jelly doughnuts.

aharste at 9:17PM on 01/18/10

French in a Flash: Boeuf aux Carottes

I recently substituted a chuck roast for short ribs with fabulous results

aharste at 11:59AM on 01/15/10

From Slice

Vintage Pizza Ads from 'Vintage Ad Browser'

Hmmm. I've been looking for an old recipe from a Campbell's soup ad. Maybe this will help me find it.

aharste at 5:33PM on 01/13/10

What Are Your Best Vending Machine Memories?

Oh, and Milo ice cream sandwiches in Singapore at Sunei Bulogh park on another unbelievably hot and humid day.

aharste at 12:11PM on 01/12/10

What Are Your Best Vending Machine Memories?

When I was little (the 60s) getting chicken & dumplings from the vending machine where my brother went to the orthodontist.

When I was about 12, getting a bottled orange soda from those old box-style pop machines at a gas station in the middle of nowhere on the prairie of Saskatchewan. It was 105F outside and the soda was so cold it was slushy.

aharste at 11:57AM on 01/12/10