Serious Eats: buffyholic's Profile

When I was growing up, vegetables usually consisted of iceberg lettuce (which was really just a vehicle for croutons) and frozen veggies that were often microwaved beyond recognition. Yet, I still found most vegetables reasonably tasty. I just didn't discover how much I liked them until I learned to cook them correctly. When you compare frozen microwaved brussells sprouts to fresh roasted ones . . . well, you can't because they are completely different.

buffyholic at 1:17PM on 05/21/08

From Talk

Paula Deen's jewelry

I only take my rings off if I'm mixing with my hands (i.e. meatloaf or yeast bread). Otherwise, I'm just too paranoid about misplacing it. I've almost washed them down the drain before when I left them on my cutting board.

buffyholic at 1:13PM on 04/30/08

From Talk

Food blogs

Mine is cookingwithkaty.livejournal.com. My goal in starting it is to help people learn to tweak recipes and also learn to cook without recipes or develop their own.

buffyholic at 6:12PM on 04/27/08

From Talk

How do you replace canned soup in recipes?

I've never tried replacing cream of mushroom soup in a recipe, but maybe you could try simmering canned mushrooms in a tight bechamel. Here's what I'm thinking: one small can of button mushrooms (mushrooms cut up and liquid reserved), 2 T butter, 2 T flour, 1 c milk. Saute the mushrooms in the butter, stir in flour to make a roux, stir in milk and simmer until thickened, add reserved liquid from mushrooms until you reach the desired constistency. That should take about 10 minutes +/-.

I'd love to know what you end up doing and how it works out for you. I love green bean casserole, but I can't stand the thought of making it anymore because of that darn cream of mushroom.

buffyholic at 10:29AM on 04/27/08

From Eating Out

Chipotle Calorie Math Makes Absolutely No Sense

Steak burrito, no beans, corn salsa, cheese, and guacamole.

If you consider how giant Chipotle burritos are, those calorie counts are not surprising. If you get the most caloric burrito and eat half of it (which is about all I can eat), you have a meal that is just under 500 calories. That seems pretty reasonable to me.

buffyholic at 8:34AM on 04/23/08

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Cook the Book: 'Screen Doors and Sweet Tea'

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Adam Kuban at 6:31PM on 07/07/08

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Cook the Book: 'Screen Doors and Sweet Tea'

I'm with mint juleps as well.

skyflyer3 at 2:21PM on 06/30/08

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Cook the Book: 'Screen Doors and Sweet Tea'

Alcoholic- margaritas hands down (fresh limes though)
Non Alcoholic- iced tea

LoriA at 1:22PM on 06/30/08

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Cook the Book: 'Screen Doors and Sweet Tea'

Gin and tonics are my favorite for something cool to drink while sitting on my patio.

minnebelle at 11:23AM on 06/30/08

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Cook the Book: 'Screen Doors and Sweet Tea'

Mint juleps! Forget mojitos, I prefer this classic work of art in bourbon, mint, sugar and ice - the perfect compliment to relaxing on a porch swing or rocker.

littlecabbage at 10:02AM on 06/30/08

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