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I daydream about being able to cover cupcakes with brightly coloured icing all day...
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I third How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman. I too am a student just starting culinary adventures and this book has been very helpful. It has a great mix of the basics as well as more adventurous recipes, and lots of good information about ingredients, methods and equipment.
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What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I'm the opposite of kmalldi - I haaate the texture of raw bananas, though the flavour is fine and I love them in smoothies. This is odd, since I do like many of the things that other people don't because of their texture - cottage cheese and jello for example.
My all-time nemesis is caraway seed. I have had many a good cheese and bread combination ruined by them.
Dream job
I daydream about being able to cover cupcakes with brightly coloured icing all day...
Best books / web sites for a real newbie of a cook?
I third How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman. I too am a student just starting culinary adventures and this book has been very helpful. It has a great mix of the basics as well as more adventurous recipes, and lots of good information about ingredients, methods and equipment.
Favorite Drink
B - Yes, caesars all the way! They're so refreshing and a nice change from sweet drinks. It's a total Canadian thing.
I also enjoy gin & tonics and mojitos. Awesome, I know what I'm doing after work today!
Kitchen in a Box
As a university student in the process of moving to a new apartment, I think it's an interestign concept. Though, it's kind of a shame that so many of these things are bought new, only to be discarded a few years later.
I bought much of the above PLUS a frying pan and a fully functional coffee maker from a thrift store for about $30. If you're not spending tons of money, it's worth it to look at second-hand things.
I top my pancakes & waffles with_______
mmm, pancakes are my favourite breakfast, with fresh blueberries and lots of real maple syrup!
Is Bahn Mi sandwich heaven? If not...what is sandwich heaven?
I've never had a bahn mi, though my interest is piqued now. A favourite sandwich of mine, though not terribly original, is crusty multigrain bread, good dijon mustard, a creamy cheese like edam or provolone, and lots of crisp and spicy greens and edible flowers!
How do you flavor your popcorn?
Nothing beats lots of butter and salt over air-popped pocorn, though the chili powder + lots of freshly grated parmesan mix is also really good.
For something sweet, I like to melt a little honey in the microwave and drizzle that on. (It gets sticky though, so I often resort to eating it with a spoon...)
The Most Wanted $15 Bag in the World
When the bags were for sale at Holt Renfrew up here in Canada, most of the people buying one carted it out of the store INSIDE a separate Holts shopping bag.
I hate how utterly greedy and ridiculous this whole thing is.
Dinner Tonight: Seafood Salad Tacos
awesome idea for a column! Those tacos look delicious. I second the idea of vegetarian recipes occasionally, as well as those geared to singletons!
Post your profession...
I'm a 19 year old student on Vancouver Island, BC, doing a politcal science degree and experimenting with food in my basement apartment. I read this site and dream of my life in 10 years.
Cook the Book: 'Baking, From My Home to Yours'
Peanut butter cookies!
Or, chocolate chip oatmeal with crystallized ginger, a great twist on the classic.
Reading cookbooks
I'm glad there are other out there who read cookbooks too! No one around me really seems to get it. Some of my favourties are the Moosewood restaurant cookbooks that have been around my house since my mum's healthy-vegetarian days... they have great anecdotes and really good, interesting vegetarian recipes. Another category are dessert books... I can stare at the chocolate porn to my heart's content!
Which TV chef cooks the most authentic Italian food?
Hey everyone - I agree that Giada De Laurentiis' recipes aren't as authentically Italian as those of Mario Batali or Lidia Bastianich, but what's with all the derogatory comments about her appearance and clothing on TV? Is she worth criticizing only because she's slender and attractive?
Come on, no one (so far) on Serious Eats has slagged a young, attractive male chef for his looks and clothing choices!
Question of the Day: Wanted: a personal chef
If by "personal chef" we mean "attractive person I can keep around the house to obey all my food whims" then obviously Dave Lieberman. I can never remember exactly what he makes on his show since I am busy making eyes at him. that smile! mmmm!
I agree that Nigella would be great too, she'd probably end up being a great friend and someone you could count on to cheer you up with food/alcohol when life sucks. Her food is simple and yummy as well.
Which TV chef cooks the most authentic Italian food?
LIDIA IS YOUR BEST BET RIGHT NOW TO GO FOR ITALIAN FOOD .
MOST OF HER RECIPE ARE SIMPLE A TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL WAY OF COOKING.
MARIO CAN BE A BIT COMPLEXED
YES JADA IS A JOKE, SHE IS NOT AN ITALIAN COOK STAY AWAY FROM HER STUPID RECIPE
Which TV chef cooks the most authentic Italian food?
wow what is with the dereogatory bashing against giada? The way someone dresses has nothing to do with their cooking ability, remember this is food network not style so her clothing choice should not affect you this much. If you think Giada dresses so 'sleezy' you must think that Sandra Lee dresses similar to a prostitue. And might i add that she adds a twist to italian food therefore making them not authentic but her take. And her recipies have all turned out incredible for me so maybe its not the recipe.......
back on topic Lidia B is definitly the way to go for the most authentic recipies
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I can't stand tomatoes or green peppers. My mom's side of the family is Italian, so these two dislikes were particularly difficult growing up(sausage & peppers, peppers and eggs, tomato salad, caprese salad...) I've only recently come around on red peppers. And cooked tomato things like sauce and ketchup are fine by me. Raw tomatoes, though, are horrifying to me and seem always to be added to otherwise perfectly good things in order to "enhance" them; e.g. guacamole, spinach and artichoke dip (garnish), black bean soup (garnish), fajitas and burritos (you didn't tell me there'd be pico de gallo!!)...
i hate raw tomatoes...
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Not overly common, but I can't stand pinenuts. With you on the capers, yuck. And all you celery haters? I love it enough for all of you:)
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I've had the ones made with lemon. Still get hives. I've never had a eggless mayo though...
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
pbisNOTmyname: "the doctor says its a reaction between the egg and vinegar".
There are many Mayos made with lemon instead of vinegar, and there are vegan Mayos made without egg (which aren't bad considering how little egg there really is in most commercial mayo).
Ever tried them?
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
peekpoke, you're certainly entitled to your opinion about this all being in our minds--but what preconceived notion could I possibly have about celery, which I have hated since I first encountered it as a child?
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
this won't add much, but i agree that green bell peppers should be banned from any recipe, although i don't mind them raw on a crudite plate.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Peekpoke--the doctor says its a reaction between the egg and vinegar... and it is really hard to ignore the hives/uncontrollable headache that pop up whenever I eat mayo/mayo based foods.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I'm not a fan of celery either. But what I really can't stand is cantaloupe. YUCK. The smell makes me ill.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I hate celery too! My mom always jokes after a big family meal she knows which plate is mine because there is a little pile of celery left.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Caraway. Hate, hate, hate it. Bleargh.
Not fond of capers, but it's nothing like the caraway hate.
I like the taste of onions; it's the texture I'm not fond of. I'll still eat around them; have since I was a kid.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
How the heck can you be allergic to Mayo? It's mostly oil, a tiny bit of egg, a tiny bit of vinegar or lemon, and a tiny bit of seasoning.
A friend wouldn't touch Mayo. I finally narrowed it down to the mustard used to season most Mayo, he hates mustard. Of course when I quizzed him carefully it turned out he ate all kinds of things made with Mayo that he didn't know were made with Mayo, like blue cheese dressing.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
All of you picky eaters, go read Jeffry Steingarten's classic
The Omnivore - Learning to eat everything
http://slate.com/id/3152/
This sort of thing reminds me the friend who hates raw onion, tomatoes and any green peppers. But loves all forms of fresh salsa. After I pointed out what is in that salsa he loves, at first he didn't believe me. Now he's slowly starting to appreciate all the raw ingredients he claimed he hated.
Or the other friend who will eat no kind of fish or shellfish, hates them all, but has loved Worcestershire sauce his whole life, dumps it all over food. I told him it's made from fish... now he won't touch it.... sad.
It's all in your mind, your preconceived notions.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I can't believe that I dont agree with a single thing on this list. In fact at the moment I can't come up with a single (simple ingredient)thing. I used to say I hate raw tomatoes but read here to see how that changed. Black olives sort of (not on my pizza) but I am starting to come around to those "in" things. I had a high school Home Economics (I don't think they even have that class anymore) teacher who used to say at least once a class. "Your taste buds change every 4-7 years" I am beginning to agree.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Another vote for bell peppers. I love any type of hot peppers, though.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Celery and green pepper haters unite!
When raw they both have an unpleasant watery crunch and a weird taste-residue that refuses to leave my mouth. Even worse cooked!
I hated chicken for a long time because I'd only eaten it roasted with celery, and I thought all that gross taste was coming from the bird.
I'm also with you on water chestnuts, Amy_Leigh. An accidental bite of one ruins the rest of the dish for me.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
I have to stand behind the pepperoni and black olive (only the canned type) haters-they are the two best ways to ruin a fine pizza pie. Also, tender-crisp veggies; what a great point. Green beans top the list of things people love to under cook- that waxy/grainy texture of an 'al dente' green bean is truly one of natures punishments.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Mayo (taste, texture, and allergy), Ham (texture), Hersheys (why waste the calories on something that tastes like wax? give me GOOD chocolate instead), Black Olives, and Button Mushrooms
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
If it's basic ingredient we're talking about then.. hmm.. raw tomatoes and raw garlic. There are some things I don't really like, but I don't make my way around them.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Celery haters, I never knew there were so many of us!
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Green pepper. Any vegetable cooked "tender-crisp." Either serve them raw or cook them through! I love just about any fish but absolutely cannot stand salmon.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Fresh cilantro, raw carrot, and anything that even resembles licorice. I can't even stand root beer. I like the taste of mushrooms, but can't eat them because of the texture. I also don't like pepperoni.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Bananas, jello, and cottage cheese. And its all about the texture. For the same reason I don't like cheesecake-even Lindy's (NYC). Okay, cheesecake is not a specific food, but I know people find it strange that I simply do not care for it.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Water chestnuts are probably the only thing I would refuse to eat. I can't taste them, but the crunch when you accidentally bite into one delivers a shock that makes the rest of whatever the water chestnuts are in unpleasant. Maybe they're not really a basic ingredient, but they're still pretty terrible.
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I'm the opposite of kmalldi - I haaate the texture of raw bananas, though the flavour is fine and I love them in smoothies. This is odd, since I do like many of the things that other people don't because of their texture - cottage cheese and jello for example.
My all-time nemesis is caraway seed. I have had many a good cheese and bread combination ruined by them.