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Love regular ol' black olives on pizza. Yum!
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The new Momofuku cookbook!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread. Heaven!
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My favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal...
I actually don't look forward to the traditional ham or turkey. I do, however, LOVE my aunt's sauteed mushrooms. Just regular button mushrooms and olive oil. So simple, but so good.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Love regular ol' black olives on pizza. Yum!
Win Tickets To 'Cook. Eat. Drink. Live.' This Weekend
The new Momofuku cookbook!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread. Heaven!
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
I've got so many favorites (besides Serious Eats):
Smitten Kitchen
The Girl Who Ate Everything
Chocolate & Zucchini
Book Giveaway: Mike Colameco's Food Lover's Guide to NYC
This isn't "off the radar," per se, but I've never been to Sripraphai in Queens, and I'm dying to try the best Thai food in the city. On second thought, I guess it's *kind* of off the radar, though...considering how many people are content to stay in Manhattan and eat their mediocre pad thai instead of hiking over to Queens.
Cook the Book: The Southern Italian Table
Spaghetti carbonara, of course!
Cook the Book: Pumpkin Baking
Betty Crocker's Ginger Pumpkin tart!
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
Fig cookies my friend in college baked. Yum!
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
I accidentally added a cup of salt (instead of sugar) when I was making banana bread. *shudders*
Your Fast Food Urge.....just had mine...tasty.
Just went to Wendy's and had an order of chicken nuggets...so bad for you, yet so good.
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
I would definitely have to say congee. It's such a comfort food and keeps me warm during the fall and winter!
New York City Wine and Food Festival: Ticket Giveaway, The Grand Tasting
So many to choose from...hmm. I'm going to say Eric Ripert and Dan Barber!
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'wichcraft...love their sandwiches!
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My first "cookbook" was one I had in 4th grade. All the students in my class contributed a recipe that was for a "typical" dish from their cultural/ethnic/national background. Pretty cool!
Cook the Book: 'Zingerman's Guide to Better Bacon'
Because it makes my taste buds sing!
New York City Wine and Food Festival: Ticket Giveaway, 'Breakfast of Champions'
Toast with orange marmalade and a cup of Earl Grey.
Cook the Book: 'Dishing Up Vermont'
Black and white cookies!
Cook the Book: 'Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book'
Some really delectable BBQ roast pork from some hole in the wall on Canal Street in NYC. Amazing!
Cook the Book: 'Bite-Size Desserts'
Bacon wrapped shrimp...mmm.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Canned soup. (I know, I know.)
Cook the Book: Easy Gluten-Free Baking
There are many...but I'll choose croissants for now!
Cook the Book: '100 Best Vegetarian Recipes'
Eggplant in black bean sauce...yum!
My Favorite Breakfast Meat: Chinese Sausage
Me, me, me! Though I try to forget the nutrition facts that I accidentally spotted on a package of Chinese sausage. It's frightening enough to make you not want to eat it, haha.
Cook the Book: '660 Curries' by Raghavan Iyer
The first time I had Indian food was in college, when I went to a great Indian restaurant in PA. I was instantly hooked on the chicken tikka masala and samosas! :)
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Spaghetti with meatballs and chunks of Italian sausage in a smooth garlicky red sauce, caesar salad with homemade garlic croutons, warm crusty Italian bread with butter, a nice barolo, and lemon cheesecake for dessert.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Oh, I love olives so very much. It's a toss-up between a buttery cerignola or the always delicious kalamatas...
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
fajitas, hands down.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Never met an olive I didn't love. My current favorite is picholine. It will be something else next week...
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Yes, I'm boring, but I'll pop kalamata after kalamata in my mouth just like candy (but picholines are nice too, and Gaetas... )
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Layer sauerkraut in a casserole dish, place pork chops on top and season (I use cracked black pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika), cover with lid or seal with foil, bake in 400 degree oven for 45 minutes. I like to make mashed potatoes with it, but have also just done steamed veggies on the side.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Grandy's roast beef, carrots, and mashed potatoes
My favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal...
ABT: Anything but turkey.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
young, fat, green cerignolas. and sadly those gross pimento stuffed ones in the grocery store
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I love kalamatas with pasta and manzanillas plain or chopped in soups
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feta-stuffed green olives. or black oil cured ones. I love the oil most of all- I practically drink it if it's good enough.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Mom's from-the-Campbell's-can versions of Chicken a la King and Beef Stroganoff!
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I love the ones that have been pressed into oil. :)
My favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal...
I also love Thanksgiving - it's my favorite holiday, hands down. My favorite food is Mama's dressing. She bakes cornbread separately, sautes onion and celery, breaks up the cornbread and adds the vegetables, chicken broth, and some of the drippings from the turkey pan and then bakes the mixture. Since it never goes inside the turkey, it's not stuffing, but dressing, and it is yummy!
I love how everybody talks about how cozy Thanksgiving is. I absolutely agree and I love the day after, too. Turkey sandwiches on sourdough bread - yum!
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Picholine...or a big green one stuffed with a smoked almond. yum.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I love any kind of cured black or purple olives, but Gaeta and Alfonso are my favorites.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
picholine with a little lemon zest and red pepper....mmmmm, too good
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Kalamata are my favorite!
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Definitely Kalamata, or ones stuffed with parmesan cheese...mmmm
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Mom's homemade lasagna, bread, and apple pie.
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Olive oil with pepper flakes
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Nicoise olives to eat out of hand.
A hand stuffed blue cheese green olive for my martini.
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Lugano, for real.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I had to look it up because, like many other above, I'm not familiar with the names, but Lucque olive are quite tasty.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Kalamata but not in brine--must be oil cured
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Eat For Eight Bucks: Paprika-Braised Chicken with Chickpea Puree and Crispy Shallots
Posted by Michele Humes, January 8, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Eat for Eight Bucks: Perfect Roast Chicken with Pomegranate Jus
Posted by Michele Humes, February 12, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Eat for Eight Bucks: Gai Pad Krapow (Thai Basil Chicken)
Posted by Michele Humes, February 26, 2009 at 2:45 PM
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Raising the Bar: Wings Gone Rogue at Mad for Chicken
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I actually don't look forward to the traditional ham or turkey. I do, however, LOVE my aunt's sauteed mushrooms. Just regular button mushrooms and olive oil. So simple, but so good.