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Hot Coffee: Portland's New Breed of Micro Roasters
I live in Portland and I enjoy visiting independant coffee shops. Stumptown is great! I also like Java Mama in Beaverton and A J Java on N. Albina where they blend and roast the beans in their stores - and of course there are many others. I'm glad that there is so much support in Portland for these independent purveyors of 'The Bean' who really care about good taste and take time to craft excellent brews. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MICRO-ROASTERS!! (I also love Dutch Bros. even thought it is a chain)
Have you discovered any new amazing foods lately?
Barley as a breakfast cereal w/ a bit of butter - really good
Best Farmer's Market you've been to
Pike Place Market - Seattle, WA - beautiful fish, fresh fruits and veges, also many vendors who sell hand made items + great restaurants and the original Starbucks store. When I lived in Atlanta, also liked to the Curb Market downtown - great for pig parts!!
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For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
Sexy chef = technique, final product, then looks
The ultimate food master Masaharu Morimoto
Wolfgang Puck - he is old, but the way he handles food is sexy!
Same for Jacques Pepin
Tyler
Alton
Martin Yan
Jacques Torres
and just love Fabio Viviani - somebody give him an show!!
Hot Coffee: Portland's New Breed of Micro Roasters
I live in Portland and I enjoy visiting independant coffee shops. Stumptown is great! I also like Java Mama in Beaverton and A J Java on N. Albina where they blend and roast the beans in their stores - and of course there are many others. I'm glad that there is so much support in Portland for these independent purveyors of 'The Bean' who really care about good taste and take time to craft excellent brews. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MICRO-ROASTERS!! (I also love Dutch Bros. even thought it is a chain)
Have you discovered any new amazing foods lately?
Barley as a breakfast cereal w/ a bit of butter - really good
Best Farmer's Market you've been to
Pike Place Market - Seattle, WA - beautiful fish, fresh fruits and veges, also many vendors who sell hand made items + great restaurants and the original Starbucks store. When I lived in Atlanta, also liked to the Curb Market downtown - great for pig parts!!
'Top Chef' Season 5, Episode 11: One Fish, Two Fish, Another Bloody Fish
If Leah doesn't go home next - I'm boycotting! - Like anyone would care :) . I do like Toby's dry humor - he's not such a bad guy - love the movie references.
'Joy of Cooking' must-trys
My favorites are: (a 1970's version)
Hoppin' John
Sugar cookies
Pound cake
Lemon squares
Split Pea Soup
Worst Food You Ate at a Party
lamora - free yourself and Stop Bringing the Chickens - you don't have too! Just bring the same type of items that everyone else is bringing and you won't be so stressed. Yes - they will complain, but after a few months go by it won't be such a big deal. They'll say ' hey remember those chickens you used to bring?' your answer: 'Yeah - so what do you think about the weather?'
My worst experience was a potluck at someone's home who cooked "curried chicken" that tasted like mothballs!
Asian Markets Attract Budget-Minded Chefs
H-mart Portland OR - rocks - great prices - great quality. Love it.
In Videos: Slap Chop Infomercial Featuring Vince, the Enthusiastic Host
Vince looks like he was just released from Rikers last week. Love when he disassembles the gadget - he's too cool for school. But I can only do this for 20 more minutes.
I'm secretly in LOVE with Alton...
I met him once at a book signing for his cookbook (which is great). He's very cool & funny in person - and of course cute too!!
I WON A KITCHEN AID. Now, what do I do with it?
That's great - you are so lucky. You are going to love using it.
How did you win it?? Is the contest still going on?
Confession: I am a mustard junkie. What are you addicted to?
Butterscotch squares
M&Ms
Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger
Kumquats
Persimmons
Funny Kitchen Disaster Stories
Grabbing the handle of skillets that have been in the oven - that was me last night.
My kitchen disaster occurred when I was making my marvelous chocolate cake w/cooked fudge frosting for a bake off contest. I was filled with much pride because I just knew that I would win. I went out and bought heavy square pans so my cake would not be round and boring. It was a hot day in August w/no A/C, so I put a fan in the window for circulation. When I took the cake out of the oven, I tried to remove it from the pans too soon, and it cracked a bit but I thought it would be OK and that I would still win!! Then - kerplunk - the fan fell onto the sink faucet and the faucet cracked off. I was still determined to win!! On to the cooked fudge frosting - a masterpiece of course, I poured the hot frosting into my trusty Kitchenaid - it was coming together nicely - then I decided to add a bit more butter. I threw the butter into the frosting and because it was hard it caught in the beater and blew out the motor. (Ouch - lost my Kitchenaid). I still tried to frost the cake, but it fell apart while I was applying the frosting. I never even entered the bake-off. Goes to show you - pride goes before a fall!!
Chewing the Fat: Alton Brown on Donuts
Love Vodoo Doughnuts in Portland OR!! The maple w/bacon are outstanding along with a bunch of other unusual flavors and vegan doughnuts too. It is literally a tiny hole in the wall in downtown and they really do hold weddings there!! Very Portland!!
i'm looking for the best pound cake recipe ever!
There is a really good one in the Mrs. Wilkes Boarding House cookbook. I don't have it on me right now - but you might want to check it out - uses cream cheese. It tastes great - the only problem is that your oven must be a the right temperature - it's kind of delicate.
Crescent roll recipe
Thanks so much for all of your responses!!!
Top 10 ingredients I will never have in my kitchen
This makes me wonder - if so many of us hate Miracle Whip, including myself - who IS consuming this gloppy, crappy concoction?
May I add:
2. boiled peanuts
3. fake butter
4. potatoes in a box
5. fake vanilla
6. fish in a jar
7. cake mix
8. frosting in a can
9. gravy in a pouch, jar, can, or powdered
10. cheap chocolate
old tyme ginger beer
D&G is imported from Jamaica and has a really good smooth taste.
Key Lime Pie Recipe
Has anyone ever made it using a bit of Rose's Lime?
What are you known for?
Chocolate cake w/cooked fudge frosting
Last Bite?
A hot T-bone steak, slightly charred on the outside - the part that is nestled in the "T" part of the cut next to the bone, with a bit of charred fat on the edge - that is all the steak I need!!
What About Top Pastry Chef?
You should try Top Chef. I think the contestants on Hell's Kitchen are from McDonald's or they stock the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday's or something - and it seems that they don't really know how to cook in the classic sense. I don't understand that show.
Top Chef has real chefs who actually know how to cook. Some of the challenges are very interesting. Try it!
What About Top Pastry Chef?
I would love a Top Pastry Chef show as well
Hey - did anyone every wonder how the cakes from Charm City taste? I love Duff and the entire staff and all of the creative things they do, but it seems like the cakes sit around for days on end!!!
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
HA! HA! OMG! some of these posts are freaking hilarious! Thanks!
okay...I have a serious thing for Chris Cosentino...always liked him on the Next Iron Chef...
Aaron is pretty yummy too....Has anyone seen his tats before???
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
The Deen Boys, Bobby and Jaime, are adorable! They got my vote!
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
If there's a hands down, all around winner - and I'm not saying there is - it's Alton Brown. He's smart. He's creative. He's talented . And he's adorable. .
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
Aarón Sánchez is just perfect.... he is so funny, talented, and down to business... I love his laugh... and the serious face he pulls on "Chopped" when he has to judge. I wish him the best. xoxox
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
Arron Sanchez is my choice. So cute and adorable. He's the highlight of chef vs. city :D
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
i'll be the single vote for george duran, i guess.
he's just so damn cuddly.
i miss 'ham on the street.'
'secret life of' is just so crappy.
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
Tyler Florence used to be my fav FN hottie then he got puffy. Strangely I find Adam Richman on Travel channel's man vs food to be sexy and hes definitely on the beefy side but a cutie none the less. Id also have to say Iron Chef Symon with his soul patch.
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
Another vote for Bourdain...
For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?
Wow, first of all I have to say lay off Tyler for gaining weight. Holy crap ladies, you would not tollerate those kind of comments about a woman.
When I first started watching Emeril I thought he was very sexy/cute. The major determining factor for me is definately personality-- I love Guy Fieri, and I soooooooo love Duff Goldman! These are guys you know would be fun in and out of the kitchen! While Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone and the like are very physically attractive, they lack personality big-time. I think Ramsay is great too-- he is all fire! And isn't this poll about heat?
Unfortunately, none of the FN men compare to the sex appeal of the hottest woman on the network-- Nigella Lawson! She exudes sensuality and emphasises the look, taste and texture of food. Show me a man who makes food that appealing!
Worst Food You Ate at a Party
This may not be the worst food I ever had but it's a good story. When I was a kid, my grandmother made Thanksgiving dinner. She always has been a very tidy housekeeper. She took extra care about making sure there was never a time when she did not have plenty of mothballs in all her closets. I love her but her house always smells of that awful mothball stench. (She'll be 90 next month!) Where did she stash the extra loaves of bread she bought a few days early for the stuffing? You guessed it. The hall closet. Ah, the aroma and taste of sage, onion and mothball............
Worst Food You Ate at a Party
How about defrosted dips and cheeseball and lil smokys frozen from a previous party. Oh my god served in the plastic bowl they were frozen in. These same people serve left over breakfast stuff at brunches,ever had leftover frozen omelet , um yummy!! gotta get rid of these penny pinchen people out of the group !!!!!!! Yeh Gads! can you believe
Best Farmer's Market you've been to
P.S. Moosewood serves the ice cream made by the guy who used to sell at the Farmer's market. It's very much worth saving room for dessert. Also, if you want to avoid the crowds, go for the Thursday (I think) market.
Best Farmer's Market you've been to
@mikemcl55, Congrats on Cornell! I just graduated in May. Pretty much anything you eat at the Farmer's Market is great, but my favorites are: Peanut Noodles from Macro Mama's, breakfast burritos, Samosas from the Indian place, and ice cream (not sure if this guy is around anymore- he had an ice cream truck). I firmly maintain that Ithaca has the best breakfast anywhere. Once you get sick of dining hall food (Risley has the best dinner, btw), head to CTB (of course), ABC cafe for omelets & breakfast burritos, the Carriage House for Brie stuffed french toast and homefries with amazing homemade ketchup, and Stella's for omelets and excellent coffee (or mimosas:) Other places to hit are: The Moosewood Cafe (classic), The Thai Cuisine (across from Wegman's) for seriously amazing Thai food, and make your parents take you to The Heights Cafe or John Thomas. Enjoy!
Best Farmer's Market you've been to
I have to say the best farmer's market I've ever been to is a bit unconventional, but still the best IMHO: Rue Cler in Paris. It's a narrow, pedestrian-only street lined with farmers and vendors selling their goods in small storefronts and carts. There are several different produce vendors with overflowing wooden boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables, a storefront that sells homemade honey and related honeyied products, friendly cheese mongers who jump at the chance to tell you the story behind each cheese, and numerous bakeries and chocolate shops. It was heaven.
Have you discovered any new amazing foods lately?
Breast milk, just discovered in the previous blog.
Best Farmer's Market you've been to
@Embackus - I can't wait for the Ithaca market. I am a senior in highschool in NC and will being going to Cornell next year. I made a quick trip to the market while I was up there this past summer and wish I had had more time to look around. What are some of your other favorites? Ithaca favorites to eat?
Have you discovered any new amazing foods lately?
@mandybre -- what a coincidence that you've also listed their web site in your about me!! sigh, kona.
Best Farmer's Market you've been to
San Diego here. I've been to everyone they have to offer. The one in La Jolla at the elementry school on Sundays is by far the best. Its the largest and best set up.
** The Solana Beach one is also pretty good too. It is tiny, but it packs a punch.
Have you discovered any new amazing foods lately?
Just had a sweet chili sauce from Trader Joes and it is amazing. I put it on anything asian and even on a cracker with a little cream cheese.
Have you discovered any new amazing foods lately?
I just had almond champagne and I loved it! This will be making a re-occuring appearance in our home!
Best Farmer's Market you've been to
I believe that the Pike Place Market is maybe the best anywhere for variety, character and the view! The wildest I've been to is an outdoor market in Bangkok that had some "scary" things for sale - spiders, etc.
Have you discovered any new amazing foods lately?
For me, just the combination of shrimp and cheddar, more than any food in particular. I always thought seafood or shellfish + cheese sounded like a pretty unappealing combination, but I've been reading Kenny Shopsin's "Eat Me" and he has an open-faced sandwich in there with shrimp and cheddar, and it's unbelievably good.
Oh, and here's a pic I took of the sandwich:
http://flickr.com/photos/maxcriden/3319593539/
Really, just surprisingly excellent.
Have you discovered any new amazing foods lately?
Potato chips. They're slices (aka "chips"), of a tuber called a potato. Sliced moderately thin, deep fried, and generously sprinkled with salt. Truly delicious.
They came with my lunch today. Another exotic concoction called a "grilled cheese sandwich". I haven't figured out what it's made of yet.
Have you discovered any new amazing foods lately?
@toasteebagel, I love Great Harvest Bread! While I'd take crusty homemade bread over GH anyday, as far as sliced bread goes, it's hard to beat. Their Honey Whole Wheat is my favorite, but Apple Cherry Pecan and Cinnamon Raisin Walnut are also amazing, and I had a sample of one of their breads that I think had Asiago cheese in it, which was also very good. And there are so many more flavors I'd love to try that are on their site but I haven't had a chance to eat yet (Pizza? Spinach Feta? Mediterranean Olive? Mmm...).
@therealchiffonade, I am so jealous. Homemade cavatelli sounds fantastic right now.
Have you discovered any new amazing foods lately?
We joined a CSA last year and were exposed to a couple of new vegetables. Garlic scapes and pea shoots were among my favorites.
Found a fromagerie in Green Bay, Wi which had the most amazing, mild-salty crunch rind and rich, smooth, tangy, buttery interior. It was from Spain. The name escapes me, the the memory will remain forever.
Our new discories and cook dabbling is with grains. We'll be trying kasha tonight. Have to let you know how it goes.
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Sexy chef = technique, final product, then looks
The ultimate food master Masaharu Morimoto
Wolfgang Puck - he is old, but the way he handles food is sexy!
Same for Jacques Pepin
Tyler
Alton
Martin Yan
Jacques Torres
and just love Fabio Viviani - somebody give him an show!!