Is there any such thing as summer comfort food?
i know sounds strange as a summer comfort food but fresh homemade roasted tomato soup is my go to comfort food all summer.
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Irrational (or rational) food prejudices you have had or have
I have to admit I'm a snob when it comes to people making and or eating anything with canned soup as an ingredient. I TRY not to say anything, but all I can think is OMG this must be the person that keeps Shmandra Lee on the air.
Cheese Please
fat free chedder slices (SO loves that crap)
Kraft singles (easy way to give dog her pills)
and soy cheddar flavor (mine iunfortunately)
a small piece of really good parm(mine,screw the lactose problems)
and a couple of blocks of ricotta salata sucker sealed and in the freezer for when SO wants fresh pasta with brown butter and cheese.
Weather Emergency Meals
we worry less about hurricanes here in the northern part of Ala. but, we do get ice storms that can knock power out for up to a week at a time. I always keep crackers, peanut butter, (stick with the brand name stuff that needs no referigeration) tinned meals are ok, but I usually go with just soups, I also keep dried foods on hand, fill up everything with water that you can, and if you have little ones, lots of bored games and dont forget to take those books you';ve been wanting to read out of the library. You will be in my thoughts! Good luck!
Weird parental food preparation
my aunt used to make meatballs (inoffensive and innocent globes of goodness) and plop them in a sauce made with grape jelly bottled bbq sauce and other truly horrifying ingredients. I've never tried this concoction but I've heard alot of ppl rave about it. somehow i cant bring myself to even sniff it never mind actually eat one. (sitting in the corner shuddering now)
Rare Chicken
I love Anthony Bourdain BUT rare chicken is not something I could do, actually a good 60% of the stuff he puts down on his shows is out for me. I love adventerous eating but sorry I'm not that adventerous!
Lots of cilantro...
Onepercent I agree!!! throw it away or you could use it if your kid starts cussing, after all it does taste like soap. ;-)
What is your worst cooking disaster hosting a dinner party?
the worst was when I asked a friend if her new husband had any food allergies and she assured me he had none. The night of the dinner we watched as his face turned red and then white and swelled like an overripe watermelon, it seems he was allergic to shellfish but had never said anything to anyone, I had made paella with chicken sausage and shrimp. He thought just "eating around" the shrimp would be ok :S Needless to say we spent the evening in the emergency room.
I've Lost My Broth Mojo
I would agree with more salt but also you really should try throwing in different parts of the bird, the breast is usually the least flavorful part of the bird. I dont know if this makes a difference but I always roast the meat then cut it off and throw the bones with just a little meat still clinging into the pot. Also I recently tried using smoked turkey wings, they really seemed to up the flavor considerably.
The Cooking Loft.....what did you think?
I watched the cooking loft just before work yesterday, I couldnt wait to get home and make her caramel tomatos! they are awesome, although I roasted mine for 40 min, my oven goes wonky occasionally. I truly hope FN considers doing more of this type of cooking show. Less grunting and screaming and more honest low key teaching!
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Irrational (or rational) food prejudices you have had or have
Coke NOT pepsi. I'm from Tx and no matter what carbonated soft drink you're going to have, you call it a coke. For example; I'm going to get a coke does anybody want one? What kind? I grew up Miracle Whip and margarine. Now I'm totally butter and real mayo (often a homemade garlic aioli).
If you can make it yourself, why use a box? The process and flavor just do not compare. Boxed mashed potatoes? Gross. Bisquits in a can? Seriously people, are these things hard? My 11 year old son can make buttermilk biscuits better than mine (which I love). My daughter is 23 and wouldn't dream of making biscuits, cookies, cake, frosting, etc... from a box. She just moved to New York and has a new room-mate. She decided to make a cake- rum scented dark chocolate mousse between 3 layers with a chocolate/cream cheese/buttercream frosting- and was looking and shopping to find a covered cake plate. She called me and said that MK wanted to know why she needed a cakeplate. Umm, 'cuz she was making a cake, duh. Stevie said, no way am I wrapping my perfect cake in plastic wrap or something. I love my kids.
I grew up with canned and generic foods. My mom worked and she always played with us but she could NOT cook or bake. My prejudice now I guess tends more toward the way my great grandma cooked and shopped and grew her own. Lucky me, I had her around until I was 36years old.
@HoneyBumper, yeah, does Shandra Lee make you crazy? Soo annoying. And the matchy matchy clothes and kitchen...Ick
@LizShelman, whole milk, absolutely. The rest is floury water.
Irrational (or rational) food prejudices you have had or have
Growing up my mom always looked down on store bought cookies and would never in a million years think of buying them. Secretly, I thought they were delicious. As a child I used to fantasize about being old enough to be on my own so I could buy them. Now, of course, I know better, but if I am having a terrible chocolate chip craving, I will still succumb to a blue Chips Ahoy bag. I know its wrong!
Irrational (or rational) food prejudices you have had or have
I grew up in the country where the closest pizza delivery place was 25 miles away (and didn't exist until I was almost out of high school). On Friday nights, my mom would always make "homemade" pizza (the crust and sauce were from a green Jeno's box but she added her own hamburger and mozzerella cheese; pepperoni and sausage were unheard of it my bland conversative family). It was also the one night of the week we were allowed to have soda (Diet Pepsi) so homemade pizza night was always a big deal. But I always envied the kids who lived in town whose parents worked in factories instead of farming....their mothers had to work so they got to eat store bought frozen pizzas. I would always get really excited if I was invited to a birthday party in town as this meant there was a strong possibility I would be served frozen pizza. To this day, my mom refuses to buy frozen pizza...but I still love it...and consider it a treat!
Is there any such thing as summer comfort food?
anything hot off the bbq with cold salads like pasta salad or coleslaw.
Is there any such thing as summer comfort food?
a big fat slice of a freshly picked Brandywine tomato.
Weird parental food preparation
There seem to be a lot of ketchup-as-main-offender items here, I have one to add from my family:
Place four saltines on a plate. Divide one slice high-quality ("no Kraft singles!") American cheese into quarters, placing one piece on each cracker. Top each cheese cracker with a healthy dollop of ketchup.
We used to get this as an after-school snack; apparently my dad and his brothers were raised on it. Strangely all the men of the family--uncles and male cousins--still eat this regularly, and the women can't stand it!
They are also huge fans of ketchup on spaghetti. How can something so offensive have so much popularity across the country??
Is there any such thing as summer comfort food?
potato salad, hamburgers, spare ribs, hot dogs, macaroni salad, pasta salad, summertime bbq food is the ultimate comfort food! i'll take a burger, rare, with avocado and homemade mayo over a chicken pot pie or braised anything, any old day.
Irrational (or rational) food prejudices you have had or have
Pringles are not interchangeable with potato chips.Cool Whip is not interchangeable with whipped cream. Coffee "lighteners" are not interchangeable with cream, or milk. Miracle Whip is not interchangeable with mayonnaise. I don't understand, but can respect people who really like the faux products. What astounds me are people who cannot tell, or don't mind, the difference.
Is there any such thing as summer comfort food?
Coleslaw with enormous lumps of crab in it. Chocolate milkshakes made with extra malt powder. Baba ganush & hummis with fresh pita. Corn cut and scraped from the cob, sauteed on butter--just add salt and coarse ground pepper. And I agree with everyones' "warm and ripe from the garden" suggestions.
Irrational (or rational) food prejudices you have had or have
I've always been a Jiff, Helmann's, Heinz, Dijon, Philly Cream Cheese guy. What i don't understand is how people in NYC order pizza from Domino's, when the best pizza in the world is just as available if not more. That needs to be explained to me.
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