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the sauteed brussels sprouts with bacon for sure!

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Green Tomatoes! What do I do with them all?

@CJ McD - Thanks! Oh yeah, the buttermilk definitely makes it! It's not actually "my" recipe ... it's from Southern Living, but it's the best recipe for fried green tomatoes I've ever tried. Your green tomato relish sounds out of this world! It has been copied and pasted straight to my recipes. Can't wait to try it!

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Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey

the sauteed brussels sprouts with bacon for sure!

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Green Tomatoes! What do I do with them all?

@CJ McD - Thanks! Oh yeah, the buttermilk definitely makes it! It's not actually "my" recipe ... it's from Southern Living, but it's the best recipe for fried green tomatoes I've ever tried. Your green tomato relish sounds out of this world! It has been copied and pasted straight to my recipes. Can't wait to try it!

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Green Tomatoes! What do I do with them all?

These are the BEST!! We dip them in ranch dressing.


Fried Green Tomatoes

If your family has a large appetite, you may want to double this recipe.

Makes 4 to 6 servings

1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, divided
1/2 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 medium-size green tomatoes, cut into 1/3-inch slices
Vegetable oil
Salt to taste

Combine egg and buttermilk; set aside.

Combine 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, cornmeal, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl or pan.

Dredge tomato slices in remaining 1/4 cup flour; dip in egg mixture, and dredge in cornmeal mixture.

Pour oil to a depth of 1/4 to 1/2 inch in a large cast-iron skillet; heat to 375°. Drop tomatoes, in batches, into hot oil, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels or a rack. Sprinkle hot tomatoes with salt.

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It's Over - What candy is left, and what will you do with it?

We have a whole bowl of assorted candy (didn't have as many trick or treaters as expected) and 2 unopened bags of Reese's Lovers (which I'll freeze). The bowl is on my kitchen island so we're kinda just picking through it.

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Thanksgiving Vegetable Sides

oops - after "drain" it should say remove green beans and set aside.

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Thanksgiving Vegetable Sides

I make these every year and they are the BEST green beans!!


Garlic Green Beans

2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter or margarine
4 garlic cloves, pressed
1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper

Place first 3 ingredients in a Dutch oven; cover and cook over medium heat 30 minutes. Drain.
Melt butter in Dutch oven; add garlic and lemon pepper, and sauté mixture over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes. Add green beans, and sauté 5 minutes.

Makes 8 servings

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What desserts do you crave?

brownies
butterscotch pie
rice pudding

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Any food you could eat daily til' you kick the bucket?!

I could eat eggo waffles with butter and real maple syrup every day and not get sick of it. Oh, and cheese ....... I loooooove cheese.

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Best Halloween Candy?

sour patch kids, gummy bears, warheads, twizzlers

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Pizza: A cure for the blues?

Yes! Pizza always makes me feel better!

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Chocolate Covered Star Cookies

Look at the cookies in the middle of the tin ... is that the cookie?

http://www.stauffers.net/products/tins

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Chocolate Covered Star Cookies

I'm pretty sure those are made by Stauffers. The star cookies aren't on their website but you could call or email them and find out for sure if they make them.

http://www.stauffers.net/

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Stupid to Make Homemade Halloween Treats?

@arm1970 - we have that law in our schools too.

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Special Halloween Meal?

I make buffalo chicken wing dip every Halloween. I just happened to make it one Halloween night 5 years ago and now it's sort of a tradition.

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Stupid to Make Homemade Halloween Treats?

I have 2 children, ages 18 and 13 so they don't trick or treat anymore, but when they were little I wouldn't let them eat homemade treats unless I knew the person who made them.

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@Alaina, I have Windows XP, Internet Explorer and Version 8 - I am also unable to "save" a favorite post. Nothing happens when I click on "Favorite"

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Coke=Stroke

SavtaShayna, I agree with jerzee: if you can find a hispanic grocer who sells Mexican coke (in the small glass bottles!), that is the way to go.

Also, around Passover time, look for the two litre bottles of Coke Classic with the yellow cap. Not Coke with Lemon or any of the diet versions. 2-litre Coca-cola Classic with the yellow twist cap. See if the cap is marked Kosher for Passover by one of the certifying agencies. If so, stock up. That's US manufactured Coke made with sugar instead of HFCS, since corn is not allowed for Jews of ashkenazi descent at Passover. The 2-litre bottles hold up their carbonation just fine, until opened.

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Coke=Stroke

savtashayna, i think what most people who live in midwood do is stock up on the pesadig version, which is made with real sugar. or you could follow jerzee's suggestion and track down a hispanic grocer.

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Mmmmm. Pan roasted brussels sprouts with candied pepitas and cider vinegar!

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Cornbread Stuffing Muffins with Ham and Sage, from 'Bon Appétit'. The recipe is just ho hum but the idea that every person maximizes their stuffing crispy bits due to the muffin tins is amazing.

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The Cranberry Relish with Orange and Ginger sounds great! I love cranberries with orange juice/zest. I've tried lots of variations, but never with ginger before.

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I could stick my whole face in the pumpkin pie brulee right now.

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The Pumpkin Cheesecake with Marshmallow-Sour Cream Topping and Gingersnap Crust from 'Bon Appétit' sounds like something that I'd need to be alone with in the shower..mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

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Honey brined and smoked turkey for me. I live on the seventh floor of an apartment house so I gave my brother a smoker for Christmas last year so he could smoke me some turkey.

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The Pioneer Woman's Sweet Potatoes sound very tasty.

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I'm in love with pumpkins this season. So naturally I would pick Pumpkin Pie Brulee. I love cracking the sugar on top!

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the pumpkin cheesecake, and any combo of dessert and pumpkin

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Mark Bittman's braised and glazed brussels sprouts will be on our table this year

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Ham in coca-cola!! i can make a soda exception in this case. mmmm

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I like the Cook's Illustrated's Roasted Brined Turkey, but I'd substitute a Weber for the oven.

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Nice recipes......................Can I have the turkey?

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The butternut squash apple cranberry bake looks so great and I have been trying to decide on a diff. recipe for my butternut squash!! THanks!

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Sautéed Brussels Sprouts With Bacon -- hardly anyone in my family (except my dad and I) likes brussels sprouts, so maybe this is the year I can convert them!

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Honey-brined and smoked turkey ......sounds AMAZING !

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About caramel

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Location: somewhere in VA

About: married with children

Favorite foods: just about anything Southern, fried green tomatoes, chicken n dumplings, biscuits n gravy, etc.

Last bite on earth: my chicken n dumplings, a big glass of Vernors ginger ale over ice, and a hot cup of illy coffee :)