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The Hamburger Cushion, on Etsy
seems kinda expensive. im pretty sure i could make that myself with a week and about $75-100 worth of fabric
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
im sorry i am still 100% that kelly choi never eats (a bite for the camera doesnt count) and has a majherrr eating disorder. i am going to prove this.. or at least continue to spread the rumor
How to Cook Like Your Grandmother
how to cook like my grandma? two steps: scratch and stir. i always lost weight after summer's at my nanas in florida. every plate of beans and rice and steak include stray gray hairs, dead skin cells, cigarette ash, maybe an insect corpse or two and the worst of it all.. too much pepper
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Grits vs. Yellow Cornmeal
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The Hamburger Cushion, on Etsy
seems kinda expensive. im pretty sure i could make that myself with a week and about $75-100 worth of fabric
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
im sorry i am still 100% that kelly choi never eats (a bite for the camera doesnt count) and has a majherrr eating disorder. i am going to prove this.. or at least continue to spread the rumor
How to Cook Like Your Grandmother
how to cook like my grandma? two steps: scratch and stir. i always lost weight after summer's at my nanas in florida. every plate of beans and rice and steak include stray gray hairs, dead skin cells, cigarette ash, maybe an insect corpse or two and the worst of it all.. too much pepper
Is Los Angeles the Best Jewish Deli Town?
omgzz that picture. get some summa that!
Video: How to Make Brownies in a Waffle Iron
zomg.. if they figure out how to make a glazed donut in a waffle maker, im never leaving the house
Is Ham the New Bacon?
now i LOVE love LOVE love pork. bacon, pork chops, pig feet, pork rinds...you name it! but ham? ham is truly disgusting.
since the day i heard that myth about putting it in cocacola and worms come out... i haven't been able to enjoy a thanksgiving ham
What Fictional Foods Do You Wish Were Real?
the choclate cake from the 'matilda' movie. apparently it had blood and snot in it or something but i always thought it looked awfully tasty
Table 8: Inconsistent and Overpriced
this cant be true. govind is just... so attractive. i dont understand
Student-Designed Heinz Ketchup Packets
i loooooove these packets. and i had no idea aBOUT the contest so i was pleasantly surprised. heinz-kerry gets mad cool pts for this one
'F*** Yeah, Cilantro'
cilantro sucks! i havn't been able to make ONE dish w it. im no Batali but still...
If Obama and McCain were food... What food would they be?
obama: fresh strawberry poppyseed salad from panera
mccain: frozen chicken pot pie from costco
How to Cook Like Your Grandmother
My Grandma Ruby was born in 1903. She taught me the old ways like making egg noodles and fluffy dumplings. She always baked her cornbread in a sizzling hot cast iron skillet for a crunchy dark golden crust. Her green beans cooked forever and were laden with onion and ham hocks. Chicken was fried in bacon grease after being simply dredged in seasoned flour. Pork chops browned next to apples and onions while potatoes fried on the next burner. The biscuits she made were a mile high and equally delicious under gravy or topped homemade jam. The dried apple fried pies she made are still a family favorite today.
Grits vs. Yellow Cornmeal
Save the hominy and make yourself a big ol' pot of menudo.
Mmmmmmm, tripe.
Grits vs. Yellow Cornmeal
I made that arepas recipe using regular grind cornmeal and it didn't work. The meal was too coarse. I agree that polenta is the way to go. I know that there is a special grind of cornmeal made just for arepas, but that might be hard to find. Good luck! Mine were tasty little pancakes rather than tasty little muffins.
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
@Howlandwolfe
I'm pretty sure you're seeing Hubert Keller's name, possibly overlapping someone else's as it zooms by.
Is Los Angeles the Best Jewish Deli Town?
I'm feeling a pretty heavy "basin bias" in these comments. Langer's and Canter's are certainly delicious. But it's tough to beat LA's #1 deli for the last 15 years -- Brent's in Northridge. Of course, it does mean braving the 405 (and the Valley). But trust me... it's worth it.
Is Los Angeles the Best Jewish Deli Town?
Hmm. Arts is still #1, maybe Cantors.....Nate n Als? Juniors? No way...mass produced drek
The Hamburger Cushion, on Etsy
I wrote about the hamburger bed on my blog but I'll probably stop there. I would maybe consider getting one of these more so than the bed though.
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
Ed Levine is correct in his comments
Show is hitting its stride -- unlike Top Chef there doesn't seem to be producer manipulation of keeping the most interesting chef around.
The best chef wins. period.
Is Los Angeles the Best Jewish Deli Town?
Langers tops NYC delis - i've tried them all
no whining from new yorkers - it's fact, sorry.
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
@DanielJ
I whole heartedly agree about Kelly. A fourth grader can read the script better than she can!
The Hamburger Cushion, on Etsy
"somone throw me a tomato"
The Hamburger Cushion, on Etsy
My only complaint is that the meat patty and the bun look the same. Frankly, I asked for medium rare.
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
Why do I keep seeing Thomas Keller's name during the opening sequence to the show when he hasn't made an appearance?
The Hamburger Cushion, on Etsy
***grabby hands**** want this!
The Hamburger Cushion, on Etsy
I'm sure you could, akapluto, but you're not paying for just the fabric when you have someone else do it.
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
"Chiarello and Bayless should just smooch and get it over with."
TFF bruisedbuddha, I was thinking the same thing. They would be so cute together. (NOT being sarcastic either, they totally would!)
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
Lo is a flinty-eyed kitchen assassin. I want to drink with her! Chiarello and Bayless should just smooch and get it over with. What was with the "limp wrist" comment someone made to Art? It would be nice if the show was longer, to really show us mortals the techniques these chefs are using.
Is Los Angeles the Best Jewish Deli Town?
I live in San Francisco. I have nothing to add. It's sad. A town steeped in a Jewish past, not one decent Jewish deli. A shanda!!!!!!!
Is Los Angeles the Best Jewish Deli Town?
Well, I was born in L.A. so I have been to Canter's. My husband and I would go there all the time for everything. I have lived in Phoenix and they had a really good Jewish deli, but I can't remember its' name. I live in Raleigh, NC and they don't have anything that comes close. No kishkas,
no motza ball soup, no good brisket. Being a college town, one would think by now they would have come up with a decent deli here, but so for not so. Oh, and my mother was from Brooklyn so she was a deli maven herself!
Is Los Angeles the Best Jewish Deli Town?
I live in NY, and Langers is as good as anything in NY and certainly cheaper. So many of NY delis the are culinary equivilent of "I heart NY" t-shirts anyway, which is to say overpriced and uncomfortably stuffed with tourists. Langers on the otherhand doesn't suffer from too much walk in foot traffic...
Is Los Angeles the Best Jewish Deli Town?
Sorry, but what the heck is a 'Jewish deli'?
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
A hard-boiled egg inside a meatball did not wow the judges.
Also wondering when Art tossed all those Cajun sweet potato fries and they fell on the floor if the 3-second rule applied, or if he still had enough left over in the bowl for service.
How to Cook Like Your Grandmother
My one grandmother's not much of a cook, but a terrific baker. Her pies are amazing.
My other grandmother once cooked the Thanksgiving turkey in a microwave. She's best known for her "party cake," a recipe that does not include a single ingredient not found in a box or a can.
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
Anita cut through those chickens like they were butter!! I haven't seen knife skills like that since Sakai's on Iron Chef!! Go Bayless!!
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
there's just too much love up there on the screen. No love triangles, no back stabbing, just cooking. Really good cooking by serious chefs. That's refreshing, but it's hard to root.
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About: i am... unremarkably unordinary
Favorite foods: gummi bears
Last bite on earth: chicken, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, strawberry cheesecake

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