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Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Cheese quesadillas, grits and scrambled eggs, roasted veggies or peanut butter with some kind of fruit if i'm feeling really lazy
signature drink for a bbq?
Firefly liquor and lemonade - like a spiked Arnold Palmer. Yum!
Bad Kitchen Habits
I don't mind hand washing dishes but I HATE to dry them so I leave them in the second side of our two part sink until they're dry. The boy can't stand it. I tell him if it bothers him so much, dry them and put them away.
Also, the boy uses the dishtowel to clean up EVERYTHING in the kitchen (including wet dog food) and doesn't put it in the laundry when it's dirty so I inevitably go to dry my hands and just have to end up washing them again(after I have retrieved a clean dish towel).
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Funeral Food
What I remember most about the food after my grandmother's funeral was the cheesy baked onion dip. My cousin and I sat around that damn dip with a bag of potato chips and ate almost the whole thing. It was definitely the heavy, indulgent, comfort food that I think we were both looking for.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Cheese quesadillas, grits and scrambled eggs, roasted veggies or peanut butter with some kind of fruit if i'm feeling really lazy
signature drink for a bbq?
Firefly liquor and lemonade - like a spiked Arnold Palmer. Yum!
Bad Kitchen Habits
I don't mind hand washing dishes but I HATE to dry them so I leave them in the second side of our two part sink until they're dry. The boy can't stand it. I tell him if it bothers him so much, dry them and put them away.
Also, the boy uses the dishtowel to clean up EVERYTHING in the kitchen (including wet dog food) and doesn't put it in the laundry when it's dirty so I inevitably go to dry my hands and just have to end up washing them again(after I have retrieved a clean dish towel).
What does Christmas taste like to you?
Christmas Eve tastes like Egg Nog and plain oatmeal cookies and fruit salad with the marshmallows. Christmas day tastes like Mimosas, Dad's breakfast casserole, baked brie, rum balls and a big italian dinner that my mom started doing a few years back when we all were sick of having turkey three times a year. :) I can't wait.
What do foodies do?
I work in marketing research and am trying to save my money to go get a degree in food studies or something of the sort. I have only been in a 9-5 position for four months but it has already proven to me that i would much rather be doing something I am passionate about and of course that something is food.
Funny food word pronunciations expanded
My younger sister had a unique spin on "spaghetti" aside from the way it's normally mispronounced. She used to call it "ska-betti" or "ska-betti-os" if they came from the can. She also used to wake up and ask for "brefixt" instead of "breakfast".
SE users: please introduce yourselves.
Oh yeah, and I live in the Northern Virginia area and went to school at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg
SE users: please introduce yourselves.
Hello All SE! My name is Amber and I'm a 21 year old student soon-to-be graduate. SE is like my refuge. I come here when I should be studying/working. I love food and have since I was old enough to wield cooking implements. I mostly bake as I don't have the cash flow to buy all the ingredients I want to use in my cooking and I have to use the communal sorority kitchen. I can't wait to find a job (scary and frustrating but I keep trying) as well as a kitchen that is (mostly) my own. Thanks for all the humor and compassion I have found from this blog!
Guy Fieri for Fridays
thank you all for your insights. I am absolutely aware that most serious eaters are not generally impressed by chain restaurants (I like to think of myself as one of you all). I wanted to get your opinions to compare them to the information being written in newspapers and in the press releases for the restaurants that are using Food Network personalities. I value the opinions of most of the people I see posting here on a regular basis and thought that the question would spark some good dialogue, which I think it definitely did and I look forward to incorporating this information into the final project
Racial Tipping point
having been a waitress, i almost always overtip. i have, as well as evilchefmom/souschef been the victim of age discrimination. going to any restaurant around my college is always a test of whether they treat us like normal patrons or just figure that we are poor college students. i have not received wonderful service in so long that i don't get excited to go out anymore and prefer to just cook myself.
Cook the Book: Chocolate Sablés
Farley Drexels. My friend and I made chocolate chip cookies in 4th grade and forgot to add the flour so the chocolate melted. We took the cookies out of the oven, added the flour and Farley Drexels were born (named after our favorite series at the time Judy Blume's Fudge).
In the future will everyone be a vegetarian?
For us college students, going pretty much vegetarian isn't necessarily a choice, rather a necessity. You can either choose to make your own salad, being able to inspect each veggie for its "apparent freshness" or eat the unidentified meat in sauce or the soup that was probably made with yesterday's leftover sauced meat.
The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll
Mom's Apple Pie Company has the best pie I have ever tasted. They do not use preservatives at all and grow a lot of their own produce on their farm. The crumb topping is to die for and I love the sour cherry, blackberry and well...pretty much everything. They ship their pies all over the country too!! Absolutlely out of this world.
Best weird taste combinations?
french fries in vanilla ice cream/milkshakes. it is something my father taught me when i was a kid and is now teaching my sisters. anytime we resort to fast food, that's the first thing everyone eats.
Weekend Book Giveaway: The Oxford Companion to Italian Food
Tutti gli salumi italiani...Capicola, prosciutto, mortadella, pancetta etc. etc.
Funeral Food
jlewfoodie, that was a beautiful way to put it..funeral food is anything that is served straight from the heart. Lovely and true. When my dad died in 2006 I didn't have to lift a finger for anything. After making sure there were round foods-symbolizing the circular nature of life and the first foods a mourner is usually given after the funeral-my friends, true to Jewish tradition, not only brought meal-type food (not just sweets) but also cleaned up after everyone and stayed for the evening prayers as well. This went on for 6 days. I was able to cry at will,( which was most of the time), or talk, or not. They took care of me in the best sense of the word.
I always bring food, usually not sweets because so many other people bring cakes etc when I go to a condolence or shiva call. In Jewish practice the food is really not given to feed all comers. It is given so that the family won't have to do anything about feeding themselves. I never expect to eat at a condolence call. However, I know that other people do and that families sometimes tell their visitors to have something to eat. To each their own.
My great-grandfather died when I was 13. It was the first family death I had experienced. After the funeral we had a gathering at a family apartment. I was appalled by what I thought of as a party atmosphere. What I couldn't understand then and only understood later as an adult was that people often need to talk about their loved ones and hear stories about them. At my dad's post-funeral gathering I couldn't get enough. I even told some and was able to laugh with everyone. My dad would have loved it. I know that some people don't want to hear a sound, some people definitely WANT the distraction of NOT talking about the deceased, and still others want something else. It is important to feel this kind of thing out and respect others' wishes. No one says you have to agree with them!
My advanced directive gives instructions for my post-funeral gathering; as I love to cook for friends and family, I want anyone who shows up to be fed (by a caterer, although anyone who feels like it is welcome to contribute) the way I'd want them to be fed; that is detailed and will be pre-paid. I also want my daughter to be cared for the way I was, but I know I don't have to have that in writing. I see nothing weird or morbid about this. It is like any form of pre-planning for one's own last days and funeral. It is a kindness to your family, especially if you know that things will have to happen in rapid sequence (as someone else said, Jewish law says 24 hours, 48 max if possible, and Muslim is similar). Catboy, you are a special person and your aunt was lucky to be able to do some of the planning with you. I am so impressed with you and yes, this is an outstanding thread. All the food suggestions are just right!!
Funeral Food
When my dh's grandmother died, there were many small children in attendance and the funeral was early in the day. One of the best things I remember being sent was a large platter of homemade mini-muffins along with a nice spread of fresh fruits. Though my grandmother-in-law was an older woman, her death was sudden and we had to travel a long way in a short time. The breakfast foods were so nice as it gave our little ones something to eat before the service and it kept well. There were also paper goods that made cleanup easy on the family.
Funeral food isn't always just for the immediate family. Often the family has a houseful of unexpected guests and the food is extremely helpful in allowing the family to mourn and not have to worry with hosting duties.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
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Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I eat PB&J sandwiches often when alone
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Egg salad with pickles
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I eat ice cream and candy when I'm alone.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I like quesadillas when I'm alone. I'll add a little shredded chicken breast, salsa and cheese.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Miscellaneous egg dishes, which can be adjusted depending on how hungry you are (e.g., scrabled eggs, eggs over easy, egg salad, etc.)
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Scrambled egg on a bowl of miso soup drizzled with hot sesame oil. At other times: hot dogs, mustard and deli dills with a glass of wine.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I like to eat meatloaf. garrettsambo@aol.com
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Salad sandwiches. Really, really big ones, with all the different salads that I normally feel guilty about taking so long to prepare. God they are good!
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Scrambled eggs and whatever veggies I have
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Normally Ramen Noodles, it's easy to make!
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
eggs with veggies and cheese in a homemade tortilla!
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I eat macaroni and cheese
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I like nilla wafers in French onion dip. I also like maple syrup in beef stew but once that's in it's not as obvious as the cookies in dip.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
When I eat alone I usually make toast and add tuna with a slice of tomato and then melt cheese on top. Yum
Funeral Food
My condolences CatBoy. Funeral food is anything that is served straight from the heart. Having said that, most people I've known tend to serve comfort foods like mac n' cheese, freshly fried chicken, potato or pasta salad. Definitely something that can feed the soul in this time of need.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I add cheese to everything and tend to ignore signs that food has gone bad like mold... blame the economy! I'm a poor recent college graduate :)
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
A baked potato or yogurt and fresh fruit.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I usually make myself a big salad with nuts and berries in it!
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Italian food of most any kind. I have adopted it.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Usually something light, like a salad or sandwich.
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What I remember most about the food after my grandmother's funeral was the cheesy baked onion dip. My cousin and I sat around that damn dip with a bag of potato chips and ate almost the whole thing. It was definitely the heavy, indulgent, comfort food that I think we were both looking for.