I bought a mesh bag of plain, medium sized onions about a week ago. Yesterday I cut into one of them and the very center looked fuzzy, not exactly moldy, but almost crystallized!! Are my onions still good? What's all the fuzz about?!
I had one of those horrible mornings today, where EVERYTHING goes wrong, and I started to think, I would KILL for a reese's cup and a piece of lasagna right now. Then I thought, this can't be normal comfort food. I've never been a huge ice cream fan, and I only eat stew and mashed potatos on rare occasions, so I'm wondering, does anyone else have any comfort foods specific to them? Maybe things that other people would think weird but are really the only things that can satisfy a bad day?
Does anyone have a fairly easy recipe for curry? I only recently started liking Indian food, and have NO experience with Indian cooking, so I want to start slow.
So I recently made cornbread with broccoli in it, and I'm wondering, should I refrigerate it? As a rule, I won't refrigerate muffins, cakes, breads, etc., but if there's any perishables involved, doesn't it make sense? Can't I leave it out for a LITTLE while before destroying that soft cakiness I love so much? What's the best way to keep cakey/bready things fresh in the fridge? Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
@Amandarama - Oo I forgot my mom used to make "egg in a hole" - I'm guessing it's the same as egg in a nest. SO delicious, my favorite way to have them was cooked over the fire when we went camping.
@simon - hahhahahaha! Oops!! Friday afternoon, I guess! Still, it fits in with the thread I guess! :)
We got crepes after my senior prom, but I'm having trouble remembering my junior prom......I think it involved Jack Daniels.
Honestly I don't think it's fair to label lasagne "kid food," and if they're renting a hotel room that means they're gonna be drinking, and not wine-tasting drinking, case of Keystone Light drinking. If this is the case, they're going to want a big, hearty meal, especially if there's boys involved. Then again, I don't know your sister or her friends, I'm just judging this on having been a teenager 3 short years ago, and knowing that 95% of teenagers would appreciate something simple, classic, and filling. Hey - if I was still the size I was in high school, I'd eat mac and cheese and french fries almost every day - no shame in that!
Definitely berries, I am the raspberry queen. Frozen raspberries are my favorite snack. I guess I would miss my morning grapefruit....mmm in-season strawberries....yeah definitely berries.
The saddest day of my life was when I discovered peas were a starch. I used to eat MOUNTAINS of them (actually, I still do, but they're more like hills, really) thinking I was getting my greens. Sigh.
@wookie, lol!! I had a friend in high school who prided herself on eating only salads (these justified her late night candy binges). I couldn't bring myself to tell her that they don't really count as salads if they include fried chicken, wontons, or lots of cheese. Actually I had dinner with her the other day and she said she was "just going to have a salad" -- the sirloin salad. Three pieces of mescaline mix covered in marinated beef. Old habits die hard!
Oo hard boiled, or scrambled really dry. Runny yolks remind me of mucous, I can't eat them! My dad used to fry me eggs before school when I was younger; he'd fry them normally, then break the yolk and flip them over and fold them into sort of a mini-omlette. Mmm.
I'd go with some sort of cassarole - not messy, easy to transport, easily reheated (or heated in the first place - you can assemble and they can bake it). For sides you could do an undressed salad and have them dress it there!
@cassaendra - That's interesting! I don't know why it is, but I find men with hearty appetites really attractive. My old roommate, who's Russian, once told me that in Russia there's an old test for manual labor jobs - a prospective employer will give you a big plate of food and you have to finish it. This somehow proves you're a strong worker. I guess I can see that - in peasant countries, like Sicily, jobs are traditionally manual labor, and if you eat a lot it shows that you're healthy, and therefore a good worker. Also I think Sicilians have such big meals because they're traditionally poor farmers - you ate what you could when you could, and therefore appreciated it more.
I think that might have something to do with the "clean plate" philosophy that has only recently stopped plaguing American families. How many of us remember being rewarded for cleaning our plates when we were young, and scolded for leaving food? ("starving children in Africa," etc.) I personally think it's part of the reason America has such a problem with obesity, because we're programmed to feel guilty when we waste food, and portion sizes are out of control, but that's a WHOLE other tangent.
After reading this threat and the article, I went home and checked the expensive, Whole Foods shrimp I had in my freezer - sure enough, farmed in Thailand. It was pretty hidden on the package, but I found it. On friday, my friend and I were grocery shopping, and we asked the guy at the seafood counter where the shrimp was from - it was ALL from Thailand. We managed to find one package that was made in the US, the Emerill brand. Absolutely ask ask ask, you should always be aware of where your food comes from.
Lasagne and reese's cups. Not at the same time, obviously! Also chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
I talked to the 'kids' tonight to finalize plans, so I can start shopping and cooking tomorrow. They have a fancy dinner tomorrow night before prom, and an expensive brunch the morning after in the hotel, so this dinner is basically a relaxed, fun meal in their suite. We decided on a couple of pans of macaroni and cheese, garlic bread, salad, and tiramisu. I hope all goes well!
Not to interrupt this very good post but, what and where is Whole Foods? Also, just out of curiosity blankplate, please share with me how you feed 3 people for a week for $60, I live in Philadelphia, not too far from you, and I must be doing something wrong.
Citrus. No question about it.
(A blueberry pie isn't complete without a touch of lemon zest....)
what a cruel thought... i'd have to keep the citrus. i have a constant supply of lemons and limes in my fridge, i don't know how i would live without them!
over medium between two slices of heavily buttered cinnamon raisin bread and a couple of strips of crisply cooked bacon. lots of hot sweet milky coffee to wash it down.
or shirred in salsa with a heavy gooey blanket of melted swiss cheese on top.
but i never, ever eat them that way anymore... now it's hard boiled, or scrambled in a tiny bit of olive oil and garlic with dry toast. accompanied by unsweetened tea with low fat milk.
dang.
sigh...
I like eggs in omelets, scrambles, and souffles, and hard-boiled.
About 4 times a year I'll really want poached eggs, but the rest of the time the liquid yolk tastes too eggy (haha, no kidding!). It's just the usual sulfurous, metallic egg-taste that lets me know I'm eating something full of iron and vitamin A, but it's too strong if the yolk isn't set.
When I was in high school and college, I used to eat "healthy" vegetarian proteins like boca burgers, morningstar farms sausages, and fake chicken nuggets.
And they're all full of the over-processed soy protein, wheat gluten, and preservatives that I avoid now that I'm so much older and wiser.
I'm sure I'll look back in a few more years and shudder at my current whole milk regime, but for now I'm happy.
Wow...prom was a one day activity for me. I can't imagine people making this into a weekend long event. That just seems like a lot.
At first I was thinking, given how much money they are spending, why would they only give you $50 for Prom dinner for 10-15 people. I think some people spend that much per person. But if it's the day after, I think everyone else's pasta suggestions would probably be the best.
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Location: Boston, MA
About: I grew up on a small, traditional family farm, so I'm fiercely defensive of small businesses, local produce and quality vegetables, though I love frozen peas, and use them in everything.
Favorite foods: Tomatoes, cheese (really sharp cheddars and most Italian cheeses,) basil, raspberries, peanut butter, garlic, eggplant, cucumbers, brussels sprout, peas, curly fries, bacon, chocolate mousse, mustard greens.
Last bite on earth: Hagen Daaz Dulce de Leche ice cream, or a really good bite of pasta.