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Video: Alton Brown Makes Bacon in Waffle Iron
I tried the waffle iron method. Doesn't make very much bacon and made a big mess. I'll stick with the oven.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
mashed potatoes
Cook the Book: 'How to Roast a Lamb'
Gyros and grilled chops
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Pumpkin Pie Alternatives for Thanksgiving
Even canned pumpkin is not always pure pumpkin. Sometimes there's other varieties of squash in it. Just substitute your favorite squash. Delicata makes really good pie.
Video: Alton Brown Makes Bacon in Waffle Iron
I tried the waffle iron method. Doesn't make very much bacon and made a big mess. I'll stick with the oven.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
mashed potatoes
Cook the Book: 'How to Roast a Lamb'
Gyros and grilled chops
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
pulled pork with homemade buns
Kimchi Donuts from Dunkin' Donuts in Korea
I just e-mailed a friend who lives in Korea and told her I want a full report on these : )
What strange things are in the door of your fridge?
salted black beans, a bottle of rennet
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
Impossible to pick one
Cake Wrecks
Serious Eats
The Kitchen
Heavy Table
David Lebovitz
Simply Recipes
Grape/gorgonzola flat bread
It's more of a coffeecake (sciaciatta), but you've given me some ideas. If I bake it tonight I may refresh it in the oven before I leave for work. It's being served at 9 am. Or I may reduce the yeast and let it rise overnight and bake it while I'm getting ready in the morning. Rest assured, I would NEVER microwave it!
Anthony Bourdain and Vegetarians/Vegans
Tony has eaten in some very poor parts of the world and has made the point that in wealthier countries people have the luxury of choosing whether to be a vegetarian; that many people in the world don't have that choice; they're grateful to have something to eat. I have a cousin that was a vegetarian before he was in the Peace Corps in Africa in a very poor area. When someone served him something out of the goodness of their heart, he ate it.
To tell or not to tell...
If you don't like doing it in person, you can send a nice e-mail, if possible. We were being treated to dinner once, and the seafood dish didn't have half the things in it that it was supposed to. I didn't want to complain in front of our hosts, so the next day I wrote an e-mail to the restaurant. I received a prompt apology and a gift certificate for another visit.
Cook the Book: The Southern Italian Table
homemade meatballs first fried and then simmered in crushed tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil, over cappellini
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
Don't forget about Gale Gand and Jacques Torres
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
Still-warm chocolate cream pie at a now-closed diner in Asheville, NC, eaten at breakfast time because we were leaving town and it was the only chance to have their pie.
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
Our favorite soup is butternut squash with spicy kielbasa, wild rice and finished with some cream.
Tasting P.B. Loco's Wacky Line of Peanut Butters
P.B. Loco's Asian Curry is great spread on naan and eaten with a curry or a bowl of ramen noodles.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
I has received cookbooks as gifts, but I think the first one I really bought for myself was Julia Child's The Way To Cook. It was quite an investment for me at the time. I still use the Pate Brisee recipe for a savory spinach pie I make and I used to wow people with the chocolate mousse in my early days of cooking.
Cook the Book: 'Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book'
Ridgewood's in Bluff City, TN
Seriously Asian: Searching for the Perfect Wok
I was really puzzled this summer when I used my carbon steel wok over coals in a campfire because I thought I'd be getting the heat I wasn't able to get on the stove. Now I know that the problem was the heat retention of the steel.
Who Likes Grape Soda?
Love it! This also gives me the freedom to admit I love Tahitian Treat
Gadgets: The Aebelskiver Pan
I found one of these pans at a garage sale a few years ago. Homemade ones are easy and great.
Freezing Eggs
I had some eggs accidentally freeze in an old fridge at the cabin a couple of weeks ago. The shells cracked a bit, but otherwise the eggs were frozen intact. Kind of neat, like uncooked hardboiled eggs. I should have just peeled them and thrown the eggs in a ziploc freezer bag.
Cook the Book: 'Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies'
Making zucchini bread with cucumbers
Cook the Book: 'Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes'
The Delano Burger at the Peppermint Twist in Delano, MN. Triple decker with cheese, fried onions, bacon, and mushrooms. Second favorite, the burger at Vincent in Mpls. A burger stuffed with braised short ribs and smoked gouda, served on a challah bun.
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: A Piece of Cake
Almond flavored white cake with almond/vanilla flavored buttercream
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
My favorite Thanksgiving side is stuffing with gravy.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Sausage and cornbread stuffing. Yum!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Fried Turkey, stuffing and gingersnap gravy in one bite. By far my favorite holiday as it is truly THE holiday for food lovers! I can't wait!!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Oyster stuffing. Tough part, finding enough people who aren't oyster-phobic...
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Gotta go with roasted garlic mashed potatoes. I could eat it all.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
green bean casserole, from scratch of course!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
My moms - potatoes, summer savory and crushed crackers, also includes tons of butter and a few onions - I miss stuffing since it started killing people :(
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
I love homemade warm applesauce!! That and the apple pie are my favorite part of Thanksgiving. I don't like most of the other food including the turkeY!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Pumpkin Pie Alternatives for Thanksgiving
Don't forget the citrus! We have big lemon fans in my family and it's really nice after a big meal. I'm making my own meyer lemon curd this year *fingers crossed*.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
This year it will be pumpkin ravioli with sage brown butter sauce.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Mashed potatoes and gravy....
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Warm, fresh cornbread, straight from the oven
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
spaghetti squash with jalapeno cream. mmm...
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Dinner rolls from Cook's Illustrated. I could just eat those and nothing else.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
i love potatoes of any kind...so...creamy, garlic-y mashed potatoes.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Love it when the cranberry sauce creeps into the dressing and mashed potatoes...deeelish...hope I win :)
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Pumpkin bread like only my mother can make!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Thanksgiving wouldn't feel right without a chunky, moist dressing (or stuffing, though I'm taking Alton's advice to heart and keeping it out of my turkey this year). But I've also a particular fondness for all the orange Thanksgiving sides -- caramelized yam, pumpkin purees, fleshy marrows. Those Squash Half Moons with Butter, Sesame, and Salt sound like heaven.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Cornbread dressing!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
My mother's cornbread dressing, with a little giblet gravy, and a dollop of cranberry sauce.
Video: Alton Brown Makes Bacon in Waffle Iron
I have to agree, this seems messy and not practical. Having said that, I love Alton and everything he share on his shows, his idea or not. I think I'll probably have to try this at least once.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
I love stuffing/dressing of any kind, but it's tough to choose between that and a good green bean casserole. More, please!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Green bean casserole for me, please !
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Mmmmm...stuffing...I would have to agree with that!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Stuffing. No doubt about it.
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Even canned pumpkin is not always pure pumpkin. Sometimes there's other varieties of squash in it. Just substitute your favorite squash. Delicata makes really good pie.