Question of the Day: Any former vegetarians out there? What happened? Why'd you go back to meat?
After five years I was having dreams about fried chicken and ham. I started eating meat again and never looked back.
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I love growing chives, but hate the way they spread. I usually plant the pot into the ground to control them spreading that way. Then I have to remember to cut the flowers before they seed out.
Tuna. In a Can. Love it or Hate it?
Love it.
On soft white bread with just butter.
Also mixed into mashed potatoes with sour cream.
On a grilled cheese sandwich.
Cook the Book: Cowgirl Cuisine
She introduced me to tofu in sukiyaki when I was about 4 years old. I instantly loved it. Quite a feat, I think, for the 1960s in Minnesota.
Also, a macaroni and cheese made with a locally made swiss cheese in the 70s, served in a huge stoneware casserole while overlooking Lake Superior on a stormy day.
What's good in Charleston SC?!
Everything! But if you're willing to travel a few miles off the beaten path:
Wreck of the Richard and Charlene, Mt. Pleasant: (Seafood)
http://www.wreckrc.com/
See Wee Restaurant, Awendaw (Seafood and homemade cakes!)
http://seeweerestaurant.com/
Jack's Cosmic Dogs (hot dogs) Alton Brown approved (He has signed the wall somewhere there and it was featured in his first motorcycle show)
Gullah Cuisine, Mt. Pleasant (Regonal Gullah specialties)
http://www.gullahcuisine.com/
Photo of the Day: Pastel de Choclo, Chilean Corn and Meat Pie
Oh this looks so good. I think I'll have to make this too.
A Guide to Bakeries in Manhattan's Chinatown
I fell in love with chinese bakeries in Singapore. I haven't found one near me in Minnesota. Oh I miss custard filled buns.
Cook the Book: The River Cottage Cookbook
Just herbs: Italian parsley, curly parsley, basil, rosemary, thyme, lavender, etc. I did some kale last year, but the bunnies ate it down to the ground. I've tried veggies in the past, but don't have a green thumb or the patience to nuture things along. I usually lose interest by July 4. I love Hugh on the F-Word.
Photo of the Day: 1957 Neon Dunkin' Donuts Sign Being Dismantled
It should go to the Smithsonian, I think. I love neon signs. When we were in Great Falls, MT a couple of summers ago a lot of places still had their old neon signs. It was great. I hate to see things like this disappear, but I've read they're very expensive to run.
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Cook the Book: Cowgirl Cuisine
The most memorable meal was when I was sick as a kid- it was very simple- cinnamon toast and soup. As an adult it is the best comfort food.
Cook the Book: Cowgirl Cuisine
We always loved funnel cake from the local fairs and festivals and one year we were all too sick to attend and we were sad to miss the funnel cake. My Mom bravely attempted a funnel cake at home. It didn't look right or taste right but it was full of memories :-)
Cook the Book: Cowgirl Cuisine
My mother still is the best cook ever! The meal she cooks that will always knock my socks off is a pork loin roast. She stuffs it with just the right amount of garlic and adds her homemade gravy. No matter what sides are there, you will always remember the roast.
Cook the Book: Cowgirl Cuisine
My mother was a fantastic cook. Raised during the Depression, she honed her cooking skills from her mother, a Swiss immigrant in a small mining town in Virginia. Her Swiss cooking was superior. What she excelled in was Hungarian cooking. She married my father, a first generation Hungarian American. They lived in a close-knit Hungarian neighborhood where the flavors of Hungary were reflected in their garden and kitchen. My grandmother took my mother under her wing and taught her to cook the Hungarian way. My most memorable dinner was her Chicken Paprika served over Hungarian spoon dumplings and accompanied by a simple cucumber and onion salad. The perfect ending for the meal was a slice of Dobes Torte, a rich Hungarian nut torte. This meal was reserved for special occasions. I worked in the kitchen with my mother to make sure that I could recreate these dishes. I am pretty good at preparing this meal. Of course, it pales in comparison to my mother's and grandmother's versions of these dishes.
Cook the Book: Cowgirl Cuisine
I would have to say the desserts were more memorable than the meals.... blueberry coffee cake, chocolate chip cookies (which won a blue ribbon for me at the local fair last year!), chocolate chip light brownies, cocoa drop cookies, marshmallow brownies, and sea foam, just to name a few.
thought she was a good cook also!
Cook the Book: Cowgirl Cuisine
My father was the real cook in the house, but mom had a couple of specialties like her lentil soup she made every New Year's Day (along with the black-eyed peas, of course!). But, one that I really remember (because it reminds me of how she would always make the best with what we had), was a time when my dad had been without a job for awhile and money was very tight. She took a couple of can's of spam, whole. She scored it and studded it with cloves, then basted with her brown sugar/mustard/honey sauce and baked it. Just like she would do when we could afford a real ham!! All of us kids loved it! It was like eating mini hams.
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