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brussels sprouts and bacon! Bacon makes everything edible!
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I thought the 1/4 on the measuring cup was the same as 1/4 tsp of salt. A quarter of a cup of salt in the cookies= inedible cookies. Lesson: don't let a 10 year old make cookies by themselves.
What Was Your Favorite School Cafeteria Food?
Fridays were nacho day at my high school. Nachos with a side of beef and bean chili to dip the nachos in.
Also, this tasty chicken lo mein stuff that wasn't in the ordinary school lunch, but you had to pay extra for it. Probably a lot of MSG in it, but it had vegetables.
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Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
sides! Mostly cuz in my family, they ALWAYS order the turkey from Safeway and it's ALWAYS dry so the sides are the only edible thing (even though the mashed potatoes are gummy, but I like them that way)
although last year my aunt made the mashed potatoes with flakes and spoilt milk so nothing was eaten :/
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
brussels sprouts and bacon! Bacon makes everything edible!
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
I thought the 1/4 on the measuring cup was the same as 1/4 tsp of salt. A quarter of a cup of salt in the cookies= inedible cookies. Lesson: don't let a 10 year old make cookies by themselves.
What Was Your Favorite School Cafeteria Food?
Fridays were nacho day at my high school. Nachos with a side of beef and bean chili to dip the nachos in.
Also, this tasty chicken lo mein stuff that wasn't in the ordinary school lunch, but you had to pay extra for it. Probably a lot of MSG in it, but it had vegetables.
Any Bring-From-Home Snack Ideas?
Raw almonds and Kashi crackers, cuz anything else I will eat vast amounts of. A fistful of pork cracklins if I feel like being a fatty.
World's Strangest Fast-Food Items
@Osmatic There's a couple of Jolibees in the Bay Area as well. I like their pancit palabok and their peach mango pies (probably because the pies are deep fried :D). The chickenjoy is a little oily (reminds me of Church's chicken) and I haven't had a Yumburger outside of the Philippines. There is some weird taste in the burger which is strange and not delicious, probably some weird chemical or filler.
As for weird fast food, Hot Dog on a Stick's cheese-on-a-stick is weird to me. Corn dog outside with melted cheese inside! Mindtrip!
What's Your Favorite Food Court Stop?
I like Hot Dog on a Stick's lemonade. The red kind especially. And Orange Julius is great, I like their smoothies better than Jamba cuz they're a lot easier to drink and usually smaller. Unfortunately, I the only one I know of in San Jose closed like 10 years ago, so I miss them. I found one in Seattle, so that was great.
The Joys of Unnaturally Flavored Sodas
Fanta Strawberry flavored soda. My favorite burger place has it in their fountain, one of the reasons it's my favorite.
I also like Mountain Dew: Game Fuel. It's kind of a cherry-citrus flavor and it's in stores now, but Mountain Dew is tricky and discontinues and rehashes flavors all the time.
Cheese in your Eggs Benedict: Yea or Nay!
Radioactive orange cheese sets off my lactose intolerance anyway. And after reading Kitchen Confidential, I rarely order hollandaise :( It just sounds kinda gross, especially when fake cheese congeals back into plastic.
The best eggs benedict I've had was at Brenda's Soul Food in San Francisco: breaded and fried catfish instead of back bacon and homemade biscuits. :D
'The Most Revolting Dish Ever Devised'? Or Have You Seen Worse?
This macaroni salad: http://www.recipezaar.com/Sweet-N-Sour-Macaroni-Salad-19486
There was a video I saw of a woman making this salad and it was pretty soupy. Vinegar-mayonnaise-condensed milk-sugar soup. Looked disgusting.
Dinner Tonight: Chicken Adobo
When my father makes adobo, he says he puts a yellow spice in it for color. I don't remember the tagalog name for it but I am thinking it's turmeric or cumin. He and my mother also say no ginger in the recipe.
The BEST adobo I've had was the pork belly adobo from Valerio's in San Jose. I couldn't stop eating it! It is a sometime food as the fat was so thick, but delish nonetheless. Frying the meat after cooking is the best part with the crispy, vinegary bits.
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: Pancake Mountain
plain pancakes with good butter and condensed milk!
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
Sour Patch watermelons, but I buy them at a store since the movie theater packs are kinda big on portion size.
Movie popcorn butter always smells like earwax to me.
San Francisco food trucks
I don't really know any food trucks either in SF-- I live in the downtown area so there really isnt a lot of space, but I think most trucks are down by the Mission area.
I agree with all the stuff caroliiine said before me (It's gonna be my mission in the summer to locate Creme Brulee cart!). The Civic Center Farmer's market also has a tamale truck which I heard is really good (i havent tried it because the lines were always really long when I go to the market)
The Ferry Building Farmer's Market is on Saturday mornings and there's usually some food trucks there. I think there's a rotisserie truck.
El Tonayense was reviewed on Check, Please! Bay Area and it got good reviews: http://blogs.kqed.org/food/2008/04/04/el-tonayense-reviews/
There's also the Tamale Lady in the Misson and the Bacon-hot dog man. Yelp.com is really good for looking up restaurants, there may be a sub category for carts.
Red-Stemmed Swiss Chard
This is my favorite chard recipe (SmittenKitchen).
I did it with a mix of white and red chard recently and it was delicious.
Banh Mi Update: Tam Ngo Sets Us Straight (Again) with Ba Xuyen
I second Saigon Bakery in San Jose! (near king road I think, but more accurate it's McLaughlin and Story) They have shorter baguettes but then if u buy 2 sandwiches, u get one free! And sandwiches are 1.50$!!!! Dollar for a sandwich!
I love Lee's too. Very good banh mi and lots of other food in the store too. I am so glad they opened a store here in San Francisco. Damn tasty and cheap.
Crispy Skin on Roasted Chicken
When I roast chicken, I always make sure it's dry before putting it in the over then shove a pat of butter under the skin on top of each breast. I think my basic recipe was from derived from Elia's seven deadly sins chicken on Top Chef Season 2.
Asparagus: What to do?
I love roasted asparagus. It's my default meal whenever it goes on sale. Toss with olive oil and lots of salt then throw in a blazing hot oven until the shrivel a little and the tops are crunchy-licious.
The only problem is that my roommate's cat likes to eat the bottoms and hides them in my closet. :D
Cook the Book: 'Into the Vietnamese Kitchen'
eat less takeout
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
I'm with Ed. Let's eat pie.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Do I really have to choose? They're all so good.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
This year we are having 18 for dinner.My daughter and I do nearly all of it. She always brings mashed potatoes, cornbread dressing (yuck!), a pumpkin cheesecake, her Sexy Salad ( greens with sexy stuff in it), my dad's green beans (with shallots and bacon - coming from our garden this year), and chile con queso. I do the rest, usually, although this year Jose Luis and Carmen are bringing smoked brisket and tamales. (They recently inherited my cast-iron smoker which Jose-Luis can make sing arias.) I will be making a sweet potato pie, a few apple pies (the youngest child and his beloved are bringing New England apples they picked last week with his roomates), at least 3 pecan pies, and a carrot cake for dessert. If I can squeeze it in, I want to also make a 3 layer chocoalte cake for me. The sides I make are cranberry-ginger sauce (the cranberries are also being brought directly from the bog in MA), 8 dozen homemade rolls, a relish tray with homemade pickled green beans and pickled okra, and tiny gherkins and our friend Richard Moon will augment it with different olives and throw some sweet pickles, baby carrots and left-over celery from the dressing on the plate. I might make some hummus for that.
I have a 25.7 lb turkey in the freezer and a 10lb ham in the fridge. We should be in good shape. I've been saving plastic send-home containers for a few months so everyone can bring stuff for sandwiches the next day.
My mouth is watering for Friday's breakfast which will be turkey (breast meat only, please), mayo, cranberry sauce and dressing on sourdough sandwiches.
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
The Silver Palate's Corn Bread-Sausage Stuffing With Apples, it just looks as if it is something that would be delicious even if there wasn't a 25 pound bird sitting next to it (not that anybody would dare get rid of the bird)
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
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As a huge Shepherd's pie/ cottage pie fan I think "Shepherd's Pie, Thanksgiv-ified" is the best use of Thanksgiving leftovers I've seen yet!
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Brussel sprouts and bacon!
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
Brussel Sprouts and Bacon!
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
hmm… I don't think we are having a turkey this year, but plenty of squashy things.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Even though I have to watch my carbs and sugar for health reasons, I always have been and always will be a sides girl (just gotta eat little bits of it now instead of going all out!). I like ham and turkey just fine, but I eat deli meat a lot throughout the year, so it doesn't really seem like anything special. Southern cornbread dressing, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato casserole (we do a pecan streusel-mini marshmallow mixture on top), orange-cranberry sauce, yeast rolls... it's all so good!! Of course, I adore pumpkin pie and pecan pie too... have to have a little bite of them to really call it Thanksgiving!
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
Bittman's bread stuffing.
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I would love the coca cola ham!!! My kids would love it too!!!
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I make this all the time, so not sure if it counts as a Thanksgiving recipe, but I am looking forward to having the Sautéed Brussels Sprouts With Bacon!
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For my first non-vegetarian Thanksgiving in more than a decade: Corn Bread Dressing with Pecans and Bacon!
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
Mmmmm the Pumpkin pie Brulee sounds most yummy to me!!!
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Corn Bread Dressing with Pecans and Bacon!!!
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Brulee anything is a winner
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That's a whole lotta yummy going on- For me I'd take the ever so intriguing Pumpkin Pie Brûlée- such an elegant way to reinvent the crown jewel ingredient of fall desserts! Just sounds (and looks) heavenly.
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Blue Cheese Pear Quiche!
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CHIPOTLE MEATBALLS!
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chipotle meatballs
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brussels sprouts with bacon for sure--i love those!
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HONEY BRINED and SMOKED turkey...omg...its like all the good things in one!!
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Squash tiramisu please!
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Today, turkey sounds good. I love America's Test Kitchen, so I'll go with Cook's Illustrated's Roasted Brined Turkey.
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Website: http://reginalegaspi.blogspot.com
Location: San Jose
About: Illustrator and blossoming foodie :D
Favorite foods: vietnamese, pork, simple pastas, gnocchi, pizza, noodles, stuff on rice, umeboshi
Last bite on earth: fried pork belly and filipino pork barbecue

sides! Mostly cuz in my family, they ALWAYS order the turkey from Safeway and it's ALWAYS dry so the sides are the only edible thing (even though the mashed potatoes are gummy, but I like them that way)
although last year my aunt made the mashed potatoes with flakes and spoilt milk so nothing was eaten :/