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The 10 Worst Food Trends? Really?

"something feels disconnected when a chef has to buy a machine costing tens of thousands of dollars to cook"

Like... a restaurant output stove? Like a walk in refrigerator?

From Talk

I don't have a ___ in my kitchen and I don't want one.

Don't want:
- Electric coffee machine. I have a chemex and I love it.
- Electric carving knife.
- Popcorn Machine.
- Ants.

In defense of:

- Enameled Dutch oven: I'm frankly shocked at the backlash. I used mine tonight to make pasta sauce. I make bread in it. Soup. Chili. Stew. I roast chicken in it (the "french chicken in a pot" method). In a pinch I could fry burgers, make bacon, etc. While I don't tend to deep fry I know it does that to. If I could take one cooking vessel to a desert Island, it'd be my Le Creuset. It's probably the highest quality implement in my kitchen.

- Food processor: I use my for bread making (as did Julia Child) and any time I have large amounts of shredding/chopping.

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Worst Food You Ate at a Party

I feel like, more and more, every party I go to features a Costco or Safeway or similar cheese and/or meat and/or veggie tray (not always provided by the host: sometimes a guest shows up with one of these in hand). Living in the Bay Area, with nearly unlimited access to amazing food, I find this incredibly sad.

Ok, a little off topic but: I am always astonished when I go to people's parties and there isn't any ice. And I always think it's truly gauche when the host hasn't considered non-alcoholic beverage options (score an extra point if the inconsiderate host is drunk when you arrive). While I drink alcohol, I frequently have to drive, and so digging through someone's fridge for the last swig from an old, flat bottle of Pepsi Zero (or One? Or two?) is super irritating.

I feel like hosts must consider that their guests' time is valuable. If you throw crappy parties with bad food, you are essentially wasting the time of your guest, who might have instead thrown their own party, or who might have declined another invitation to attend your event.

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From Serious Eats

The 10 Worst Food Trends? Really?

"something feels disconnected when a chef has to buy a machine costing tens of thousands of dollars to cook"

Like... a restaurant output stove? Like a walk in refrigerator?

From Talk

I don't have a ___ in my kitchen and I don't want one.

Don't want:
- Electric coffee machine. I have a chemex and I love it.
- Electric carving knife.
- Popcorn Machine.
- Ants.

In defense of:

- Enameled Dutch oven: I'm frankly shocked at the backlash. I used mine tonight to make pasta sauce. I make bread in it. Soup. Chili. Stew. I roast chicken in it (the "french chicken in a pot" method). In a pinch I could fry burgers, make bacon, etc. While I don't tend to deep fry I know it does that to. If I could take one cooking vessel to a desert Island, it'd be my Le Creuset. It's probably the highest quality implement in my kitchen.

- Food processor: I use my for bread making (as did Julia Child) and any time I have large amounts of shredding/chopping.

From Talk

Worst Food You Ate at a Party

I feel like, more and more, every party I go to features a Costco or Safeway or similar cheese and/or meat and/or veggie tray (not always provided by the host: sometimes a guest shows up with one of these in hand). Living in the Bay Area, with nearly unlimited access to amazing food, I find this incredibly sad.

Ok, a little off topic but: I am always astonished when I go to people's parties and there isn't any ice. And I always think it's truly gauche when the host hasn't considered non-alcoholic beverage options (score an extra point if the inconsiderate host is drunk when you arrive). While I drink alcohol, I frequently have to drive, and so digging through someone's fridge for the last swig from an old, flat bottle of Pepsi Zero (or One? Or two?) is super irritating.

I feel like hosts must consider that their guests' time is valuable. If you throw crappy parties with bad food, you are essentially wasting the time of your guest, who might have instead thrown their own party, or who might have declined another invitation to attend your event.

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Dinner Tonight: Caldo Gallego

We've made this several times now, it's fantastic. The chorizo we have access to is fairly large in diameter, so we now cut it smaller so that there's chorizo in every bite or every other bite.

Also, we've taken to scooping off some of the beans/turnip/potato mixture, and pureeing it with a stick blender. This gives the soup a little more body and made for a slightly more modern variation.

The first time we made this we were lucky enough to actually have some turnip greens, which were pretty amazing-- they stayed bright green and had a distinct lemony flavor, adding another layer of flavor. In contrast, chard (which we also tried) tasted OK but turned dark green and was less interesting. We've had trouble finding turnip greens subsequently, but we discovered that sorrel (if you can find it!) makes a fine substitute, because it too has a lemony flavor.

This pairs (somewhat obviously, I guess) with a nice Spanish Red wine. Finding a really nice loaf of crusty bread is worth the effort.

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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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