Serious Eats: brandi's Profile

My Texas family has always salted watermelon, cantaloupe, any melon. I fell out of the habit as an adult, but just tried it again a couple of weeks ago and it was delicious.

brandi at 11:29AM on 07/08/10

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Cook the Book: 'Fiesta at Rick's'

Oh man, Rick Bayless for sure. LOVE him.

brandi at 12:13AM on 07/06/10

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Cook the Book: The Good Stuff Cookbook

I love Twisted Root in Dallas. It's the only place we always make sure we go when we're in town.

brandi at 12:43AM on 06/22/10

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Cook the Book: 'The Tex-Mex Grill and Backyard Barbacoa Cookbook'

Anything involving fajita steak and avocado or guacamole. Really, just a plate of fajita steak and avocado would work just fine for me.

brandi at 4:31PM on 06/10/10

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Cook the Book: 'The Vegetarian Option'

I have been trying to incorporate more vegetarian meals into my life, but I don't really know what I'm doing! So far I've been doing a lot with roasted vegetables and beans. I would LOVE to have a cookbook to help me out!

brandi at 4:03PM on 05/03/10

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Dairy Queen's Blizzard Turns 25

They have seasonal Girl Scout cookie blizzards... the Tagalongs one is good, but they do Thin Mints in mint chocolate chip soft serve and it is AMAZING.

brandi at 11:50AM on 04/19/10

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Cook the Book: 'Ready for Dessert'

My grandma's chocolate pie. It is perfect and delicious and it's hard not to just go ahead and make three at a time just to have them.

brandi at 7:07PM on 04/12/10

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Valentine's Day Giveaway: Peanut Butter & Co. Chocolate Hearts

Anything dark chocolate, preferably with almonds involved.

brandi at 4:57PM on 02/05/10

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Cook the Book: 'Mad Hungry'

Dip! Dip! Dip! We put them all out: salsa, hummus, 7-layer, buffalo. Delicious.

brandi at 1:37PM on 02/01/10

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Family-Style Meals at Monell's in Nashville

Monell's is one of the greatest things about living in Nashville. We always have good luck with table-mates and the fried chicken is the best thing ever.

brandi at 4:14PM on 01/21/10

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Chow Mein Chocolates

My mom made them with peanuts, too, and sometimes she used those potato sticks in a can instead of chow mein noodles. They were awesome.

brandi at 7:08PM on 01/15/10

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Cook the Book: Make it Fast, Cook it Slow

I love my immersion blender. It makes my life so much easier.

brandi at 7:40PM on 01/11/10

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New Mexico Sopaipilla Roundup

Pancho's! I definitely had my fair share of sopapillas growing up in Texas. I didn't really realize they weren't an 'everywhere' thing at mexican restaurants until this summer when I ran into one in Nashville and asked for a few to go. When we got home and opened the container we found four HUGE ice cream sundaes in fried dough shells. Delicious, sure, but not sopapillas.

brandi at 9:13PM on 01/07/10

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Cook the Book: 'The Art and Soul of Baking'

Anything with ginger!

brandi at 10:04PM on 12/01/09

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks

Definitely filet.

brandi at 4:22PM on 12/01/09

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Cook the Book: 'Good Eats: The Early Years'

We waited two hours for my husband's aunt and her family to arrive. They finally showed up, angry at each other as all get out. His aunt was carrying one of those jello mold desserts, still in the bundt pan. She goes to flip it onto the plate. Her frustration and the sticky jello, shockingly, did not mix well, and the jello went EVERYWHERE. All over the buffet, the food, the people, the ceiling.

She threw the mold on the floor and they all left. Best day ever.

brandi at 3:27PM on 11/24/09

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