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The Ten Most Recent Comments By amber

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Dinner Tonight: Broccoli Sautéed with Crisp Garlic

I don't have oyster sauce....would fish sauce work? Forgive me if this is a stupid question!

From Required Eating

In Videos: How To Peel a Kiwi

Add me to the list- I've been doing this for 15 years now! I still run into people in my business (bakery/pastry shop) who have never seen it before though and they always think I'm a genius...... I learned it from the owner of a Mexican restaurant I worked at.

From Talk

Soda, cola, pop, coke, etc.?

Soda- and I was raised in Dallas. My mom, who was from the Oklahoma/Texas border area called it pop or soda-pop.

From Required Eating

Don't Drink Eight Glasses of Water a Day

I am one of the "maybe 1 out of 20 people" who actually drinks that much water- I just really like like water and don't drink sodas or iced tea. It's good for people who have a hard time drinking that much water to know that they don't really 'need" to, but it won't hurt me to continue doing so, right?

FatBastard- I agree about beef selling itself, but a catchy number like "Pork: the Meat of Kings" could only help!

From Required Eating

In the News: China to Monitor Food Plants; Additives Impact Hyperactivity; Potatoes Are the Future

re-read that first article....they inspected 18, but only found violations in 3. The intro you wrote is misleading.

From Required Eating

Cook the Book: The Sweet Melissa Baking Book

Can't choose a favorite, but for the sake of this post I will say cheesecake.

From Recipes

Sunday Brunch: Johnny Apple's Crazy Creamy, Crazy Good Scrambled Eggs

I like to use sour cream with the same cooking method. I think I should try cream cheese!

From Required Eating

The End of Apples

Fujis are also my go-to out of season apple, but nothing- I mean nothing- beats a fresh Michigan Honeycrisp. Too bad they are so short lived!

From Required Eating

Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway

I love the mint pastel M&Ms they used to make.......sadly I have not seen them for years.

From Required Eating

Who Really Fathered the Everything Bagel?

I personally love a good everything bagel, but since I'm not a New Yorker my opinion probably doesn't count when it comes to bagels!

BTW, why can't you put lox on an everything bagel? I'm pretty sure I remember doing it and it was delicious...... Don't laugh- I'm not from New York.

Responses to Comments by amber

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Broccoli Sautéed with Crisp Garlic

Lovely broccoli, but what's the toasted sesame oil for?

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Broccoli Sautéed with Crisp Garlic

I have oyster sauce in my refrigerator, and will make this. I'm always looking for recipes for broccoli. The image is beautiful! Thanks for the recipe!

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Broccoli Sautéed with Crisp Garlic

You can definitely make a similar recipe with fish sauce. My family loves
this one.

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Broccoli Sautéed with Crisp Garlic

@amber - Fish sauce wouldn't have the right consistency. You would have something more soupy, less clingy.

The "vegetarian" tag is a bit misleading...real oyster sauce is decidedly NOT vegetarian. Of course, there are versions of "oyster sauce" that are made with mushrooms and thus vegetarian, so I guess any vegetarians would know to substitute that. Still....

From Required Eating

In Videos: How To Peel a Kiwi

Can't wait to try it!

From Required Eating

In Videos: How To Peel a Kiwi

I was taught this trick by my Exec Chef years ago. People are still amazed when I show them how easy it is.

From Required Eating

In Videos: How To Peel a Kiwi

This is good if you're needing slices for presentation purposes. (And new to me!)

But the easiest way to eat a kiwi is just to slice it in half and scoop it out with your spoon.

From Required Eating

In Videos: How To Peel a Kiwi

New to me! That was beautiful ;)

From Talk

Soda, cola, pop, coke, etc.?

Growing up in New York, we called it "soder." Moving to Boston (OK, Somerville) in 1988 to be with my girlfriend, I had to get used to "tonic" or "pop."

In 1990, I moved with my sweetie Andi from Somerville to Seattle. Here, it seems to be "pop," "soda" or "soda pop."

I'll have the house fizzy water, as I usually say.

From Talk

Soda, cola, pop, coke, etc.?

In Texas, we call it coke unless you are ordering and then you request whatever the name of the drink is.