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Pepper Mill? or Pepper Shaker?
Mill for sure. Shakers are too risky cause people will loosen the top, and next time you go to shake a lil' seasoning on your dinner, it's covered in pepper and you're sneezing. Not that I would know :)
Frozen Candy?
to all the people that love frozen snickers bars, have you tried the snickers ice cream bar? they replace the nougat with ice cream and it's really addicting. they have them all the time at the dining commons and everyone tries to smuggle out as many as they can.
Need a Curry Chicken Recipe
my mom makes a deadly curry. very finely minced fresh cilantro, basil, or mint works wonders for the sauce, with the amounts depending on your taste. i like my food spicy, so lots of cilantro does the trick. i really recommend trying it.
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How do you make chocolate chip cookies?
lots of people swear by adding a package of instant vanilla pudding to the dough. i've tried it, and it's delicious, especially if you like your cookies extra chewy.
Pepper Mill? or Pepper Shaker?
Mill for sure. Shakers are too risky cause people will loosen the top, and next time you go to shake a lil' seasoning on your dinner, it's covered in pepper and you're sneezing. Not that I would know :)
Frozen Candy?
to all the people that love frozen snickers bars, have you tried the snickers ice cream bar? they replace the nougat with ice cream and it's really addicting. they have them all the time at the dining commons and everyone tries to smuggle out as many as they can.
Need a Curry Chicken Recipe
my mom makes a deadly curry. very finely minced fresh cilantro, basil, or mint works wonders for the sauce, with the amounts depending on your taste. i like my food spicy, so lots of cilantro does the trick. i really recommend trying it.
Comfort foods: men vs. women?
@ bitchincamero..... same deal here! my girlfriends favorite comfort food is mac & cheese, while mine is reese's peanut butter cups, esp. the little ones in the foil wrapping. if i'll be damned if someone calls me womanly for eating them by the dozen :)
The Next Food Network Star [Warning: Spoiler]
I poked around the site and Robyn Lee did a Q&A with Coolio a few months back about this show. I'm so glad SE covered this.
The Next Food Network Star [Warning: Spoiler]
food network certainly needs more ethnic cooking! i don't believe this exactly fits their audience demographic, but i found this to be absolutely hilarious. anyone remember coolio?
http://www.youtube.com/user/CookinWithCoolio
yes... this is the same dude who won a grammy!
The Food at Ikea: Cheap and Good
has anyone had a panzarotti from ikea? it's like a pizza pocket. i'm from orange county so maybe they only have it on the west coast? they are delicious.
@ OneWallKitchen & amanda0730..... this is kinda a shot in the dark, but after squinting at the picture of the menu from the article, i think the combo is $2 because you get a polish sausage instead of a hot dog. talk about tricky!
Interesting lecture that all foodies should watch!
i just watched the video, very interesting! in was born in 1988, and i grew up eating all that bad fast food that bittman refers to. the benefits of no longer eating meat from a health standpoint would certainly be positive, but what about the influence that meat dishes have on the culture of food in America? chicken pot pie, buffalo wings, fried chicken, steak, hot dogs, hamburgers, cheesesteaks, turkey dinners... these are all national classics... would you be able to give them up?
Do you have a Signature Dish?
macaroni & cheese. it's such an easy comfort food. i flavor the bechamel sauce with something unexpected, like a bay leaf and whole peppercorns or a sprig of fresh mint. my girlfriend is obsessed with mac & cheese so i just borrowed from all different recipes on the internet and it worked out awesome.
Fish, love it or hate it?
is anyone a fan of poke, the Hawaiian fish salad? it's amazing, i'd bet all the sushi and sashimi lovers here would love it.
Food Commercials Past and Present: Likes/Dislikes?
fastfoodcritic has it figured out... Japanese food commercials are the best. so artistic and epic
http://foodbeast.com/content/?p=279
teriyakkki boy? obviously Kool-Aid Man's sidekick
Food Commercials Past and Present: Likes/Dislikes?
The Burger King commericals lately have been pretty clever. Like their campaign showing customers' reactions when they removed the Whopper from the menu for a day. Whopper Freakout hahaa.
as for dislikes...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=krXP_TUZqsk
.... talk about scary
Pepper Mill? or Pepper Shaker?
Pepper must be ground before use, lest all those lovely volatile oils escape... BUT if you don't want to waste the shaker why not use it for something else? Home-made garam masala? Chili pepper flakes? Another type of salt???
Fish, love it or hate it?
You can find ALL the information about fish and seafood at:
www.EatFish.com
GREAT SITE!!!
How do you make chocolate chip cookies?
I like em' thin, soft, and stick-to-your-teeth chewy. (they make better ice cream sandwitches that way too)
I need to get that recipe from my aunt, they are the best in the world.
How do you make chocolate chip cookies?
^Just to add a note of agreement to the no-cream proponents--the ATK recipe and its many Internet versions calls for melted butter rather than room temperature, to give added density and have even less air in the mix. Makes the cookie more chewy--that's why lots of brownies and blondies have melted rather than room temperature blondies.
How do you make chocolate chip cookies?
i love the good eats cookie recipe i think it was the chewy one.... the best ever, with lots of walnuts....mmmmm
How do you make chocolate chip cookies?
I can also vouch for meechiko's method. The texture of cookies made like this is absolute perfection.
How do you make chocolate chip cookies?
I got my recipe from the pastry chef at a fine dining establishment I worked at while in culinary school in San Francisco. It's the perfect mix of crunchy edges and chewy middle, with a serious whiff of vanilla and the most chip-to-cookie ratio I've ever come across. The secret? Most, if not all recipes tell you to cream the butter and sugar until fluffy - which helps to leaven the cookie while baking - he on the other hand told me to just mix the butter and sugar until incorporated, none of that fluffy stuff. This is what makes the cookie crunchy and chewy at the same time. It really is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe I've ever used. I make the whole recipe - which is a ton because it's written for the restaurant, and keep what I don't use in the freeze until I get a jones for warm chocolate chip cookies. O the unbaked cookie dough rocks too!
How do you make chocolate chip cookies?
OMG the vanilla pudding thing sounds awesome!! I simply must try it next time. I'm betting it would be even better with white chips and macadamia nuts.... okay now I'm drooling and I don't think that's good for the keyboard.
Need a Curry Chicken Recipe
i get totally frustrated because no matter how many times i try to make it, i can never make my curry taste as good as the trader joe's thai red (or yellow) chicken curry sauce IN A JAR. sigh.............
:(
Need a Curry Chicken Recipe
I just posted an entry on my blog about chicken curry with a yogurt sauce. Come by and check it out if you can and let me know what you think.
http://cookingquest.wordpress.com
Thanks,.
Joe
Pepper Mill? or Pepper Shaker?
@Calichef - i took your advise and bought a high powered drill like Alton to grind my pepper corns. Ok, you caught me in a fib. I can't believe I didn't think to use my coffee grinder for pepper. Thanks for the tip!
The Next Food Network Star [Warning: Spoiler]
I am really looking forward to watching this episode after seeing the previews, and watching the snipets on Rachel Ray's website. Thirty minutes to go and we'll know who is going home and who will continue to the next challenge. I still support Lisa, she seems to have the best combination of culinary knowledge, and personality.
Interesting lecture that all foodies should watch!
perky, you can go to youtube and search for the mini minimalist. the videos are all there. he's a hoot.
Pepper Mill? or Pepper Shaker?
Mill! The flavor can't compare, and I get to do my little peppermill dance whenever I give it a grind. (Come on, no one else does that?)
Pepper Mill? or Pepper Shaker?
I always use a mill, too.
@PerkyMac- Cheff'n makes a good peppermill/salt shaker combo. I've had mine for more than 10 years. It's acrylic, has an adjustable grind and a salt shaker in the top. (I drilled the holes a little bigger so kosher salt will fit through them!)
If I need a large quantity of pepper for something, I just grind it in my spice mill, the one that used to be a coffee grinder. :-) Of course, you could hook your pepper mill to a drill like Alton Brown. LOL!
Pepper Mill? or Pepper Shaker?
Mill. I'd like a quality one-hander. Any recommendations that won't break the bank?
Pepper Mill? or Pepper Shaker?
Always a mill. Like many others on this thread, I don't even own a shaker.
Pepper Mill? or Pepper Shaker?
Mills, of course. But does anyone know of a battery-powered mill which won't break on the slightest tumble? I have a dozen of two different brands which I bought on sale recently because I love their one-handed ease of use. However, three of them have already been broken because their flimsy plastic housings have tiny flanges which snap far too easily if they should suffer even a short fall.
Frozen Candy?
FFC -- I just thought you could combine your love of food and assembling things into one activity and perhaps make a bird feeder, or a cutting board.
:)
The vision of candy bars being dissected, and reassembled with PB, then frozen in some sort of Frankenbar will be with me for a while. Better candy than cats though. :]
PS. Try caramel to hold those bits together. Freezing though will create separation especially if they haven't been melted together. Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking: The science and lore of the Kitchen could be very helpful with your chemistry experiments. Remember, always wear safety glasses.
Need a Curry Chicken Recipe
@brownie - thanks for all the suggestions. I think I'm going to have to make it this weekend. It all sounds so good. Don't know which way to do it. YUM!
Frozen Candy?
I loved frozen Charleston Chew back in the day, but I tried one last year (?)and it wasn't the same. The candy might have been stale. Or my tastebuds changed. :(
I have a bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs (the hard ones with the candy shell, not the creme eggs) in my freezer right now. They've been there since March. I haven't been able to eat straight up chocolate since February, and since those little suckers only come out once a year I decided to snag a bag and freeze it so I could have some when my chocolate aversion subsides. Every so often my son will open the freezer, gaze longingly at the purple bag and say "I sure hope you can eat chocolate again soon." Yeah, like I'm going to share those with you after a 9 months chocolate hiatus. Poor kid is delusional.
Frozen Candy?
I am also a frozen snickers and reese's peanut butter cup fan. Darn you people for making me crave candy I don't have on hand!
I also read here about the Indiana Jones Snickers bar that has coconut and haven't been able to find that anywhere--as I'm a coconut lover I believe this would be my perfect candy bar.
Need a Curry Chicken Recipe
@lattelatte -- I love cauliflower and potatoes in it. Chick peas are good, and so are peas. Sweet Potatoes or Butternut squash. I have also used zucchini and eggplant in it with great success (although I am the only one in the family that likes eggplant enough to cook it this way!). Lentils are lovely, too -- especially with loads of spinach!
Just use your imagination. This sauce is so flavorful, and so delicious, the sky's the limit with this recipe!
Need a Curry Chicken Recipe
@brownie - glad you like it too. I've put cauliflower and potatoes in it. What other vegetables have you used??
Frozen Candy?
By the way, I have no desire to cook, and I have plenty of wood, thank you.
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Website: http://www.foodbeast.com
Location: Orange County, California
About: I'm just a college kid that is obsessed with food. Not just eating it, but chirping and learning all about it.
Favorite foods: Everything @ In & Out Burger, jalapeno poppers, good BBQ, and anything served at Disneyland! Fresh Lemonade. Cheese. All kinds of it. Anything I can share and enjoy with those I love.
Last bite on earth: I'm not even gonna try and answer this question. Too difficult. My head hurts just thinkin' about it.
lots of people swear by adding a package of instant vanilla pudding to the dough. i've tried it, and it's delicious, especially if you like your cookies extra chewy.