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How much money do you want to spend and are you looking to "dress up" or have a simple, good, meal? Sanford is recognized nationally as a great restaurant however the owner/chef also owns a place called Coquette Café that is also great.
Would you rather give up bacon or french fries?
I'd put bacon salt on the fries...
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Serious Milwaukee Eats
How much money do you want to spend and are you looking to "dress up" or have a simple, good, meal? Sanford is recognized nationally as a great restaurant however the owner/chef also owns a place called Coquette Café that is also great.
Would you rather give up bacon or french fries?
I'd put bacon salt on the fries...
coffee
The best way to make coffee at home is with a Toddy and my favorite way to drink it is iced.
Office/School Birthday Treats
@brooke29 - that was where I was coming from (I neve want to make a big deal out of the day - I'd prefer it pass with no one noticing).
@chiff - you are right, I often bring in "extras" my wife has baked and enjoy that others have a morning or afternoon treat. I'm not that much of a scrooge.
What are you known for?
Deviled Eggs - I was always asked to bring them to family events (they thought I couldn't handle anything more difficult) and now it is more or less a joke.
A better question is - what is the recipie for your butterscotch brownies?
Taste shapes: Kiki and Bouba in the kitchen
I don't want to offend, but I have no clue what you are talking about…
Pink/Curing Salt in New York
The Dean & Deluca in SoHo has it...
For the record.......
@JudyV - Wow... take it easy. My comment was sarcasm, NorthernBBQer got it (nice reply btw BBQ). You were right when you said, “…are now not only 'attacking' SL, but each other! Makes you wonder. If you say the wrong thing and inadvertently offend someone, will you be next?”
Maybe if I plan to “joke” or include “sarcasm” I’ll need to title my posts as such.
Stay happy!
For the record.......
@NorthernBBQer because you pointed out my early morning spelling error, I am now going to quit.
For the record.......
don't let the perverbial door hit you in the ass
Food Writing/Paula Dean
Far and away the best recipe involving Paul Dean
Food Network Celeb = Restaurant Chain Spokesman?
I’ve never understood the whole “sellout” mentality – whether it was a Chef, Author, or Band. They are all in the business of what they do to make as much money as possible (just like you) and considering them less of a person/professional because they have become successful enough to better themselves (be it financial or otherwise) is a little hypocritical.
No one ever looked at you cross-eyed because of the career choices you made (or didn’t make) and it doesn’t make you any less of a professional. Kudos to Pepin, Child, Tyler, Guy, Rocco, Ming, Emeril, Alton and any chef that can branch out into other parts of the game – be it fast food, mass media sit-down dining, or their own line of cookware or seasonings.
While Bourdain can poo-poo Ray and Cora all he wants – I don’t think that either he or Ruhlman would turn down the opportunity to have their own brand of cookware (or in Bourdain’s case – a signature Zippo lighter).
Favorite Chocolate Bar
Local company Omanhene (Milwaukee, WI) deals in chocolate from Ghana. The company story is interesting and the chocolate is very good.
Worth a look if you are truly into chocolate.
Never put ____ on my pizza!
Mushrooms, tomato slices, and green peppers (which is funny because I like the green peppers with almost everything else).
Ketchup On Burgers...
If you get a burger at McDonalds in TX - does it come with ketchup?
What popular foods do you hate?
Raspberries - so awful...
Food Podcasts: Do You Listen? What's Your Favorite?
I used to never miss Good Food, on KCRW – hosted by Evan Kleiman (there are both audio and video podcasts). Essentially it is an hour long food talk show with guests and interviews. Really good stuff (although I have fallen behind in my downloaded episodes and need to catch up).
What do you do with a box of graham crackers?
As a kid I used to break them up in a bowl and pour milk over them - like a bowl of cereal. I still crave it now every once in a blue moon.
What is your favorite local microbrewery?
@frederika - there are times I wish I was. I'm in Milwaukee, WI (one time beer capital of the USA). If I was in PA, I'd have all the Yuengling I'd want...
What is your favorite local microbrewery?
When Anxiety Is at the Table
I am not obsessive-compulsive, but am good friends with a girl that is. She thinks anyone that is bald or balding as well as any people that have cuts or scars (or anything like it) has cancer and that cancer can be transmitted by touch or via the air we breathe (like a cold).
This is only an issue when, you go to a deli and the guy serving the food is bald (she won’t take it from him and has to leave the deli). When you go to the market and the person helping you has a bandage on their hand and that person bags the veggies you just bought (she informs the person she has changed her mind and leaves abruptly). Or when your waiter or waitress has another table with a bald individual at it – leave the restaurant. Things have changed recently and life, for now, is better for her but at times it was a constant challenge.
Needless to say her diet was very limited but hanging out with her always made for good stories…
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
Oh, man, I thought I had blocked out my Gatorade Gum cravings!
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
I miss bbq munchos, planters cheeseballs (there is another brand available now in a large container that are good but...) and morton raspberry filled powdered donuts. Oh, those were the days.
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
does anyone else remember "Milkshake" candy bars. Tasted like a chocolate malt.Also a Japanese hard candy in a round red tin. We used to call it umeboshi candy.
wisconsin eats?
Madison = I’m a vegetarian too and I would definitely agree with mazacote, try Glass Nickel Pizza. The feta pizza they do is great, but I also love the lasagna. Go to the one on the west side of Madison. Also, I really like the black bean burger at the Nitty Gritty (Frances St). Both are Wisconsin favs.
wisconsin eats?
Oops - sorrry. I forgot to mention - I was writing about Cafe Manna. Brookfield road just south of Capitol Drive.
wisconsin eats?
.In Brookfield (west side of Milwaukee) is a beautiful little upscale Cafe that is 100% vegetarian. They may be the only one in the entire area that is. Their food is WONDERFUL, as is their service and decor. If the weather's nice, sit on the patio. They are also Wisconsin's only restaurant certified by the national Green Restaurant Assn.
Chosen by the Milwaukee Journal as one of the top 8 new restaurants of 2008. They are world class (nice people, too).
How do you build the perfect breakfast sandwich?
For my supreme sandwich I use 1 whole plain bagel, 1 egg, and 6 pieces of salami. First toast the bagel about medium. Then fry your egg, (not scrambled.) Once done take your 6 pieces of salami and cook them for about 5 minutes till some brown appears. Then in order put bagel, 3 pieces of salami, egg, 3 pieces of salami, then bagel. It is delicious and you should try it!
Best TV Chef? Worst TV Chef?
I miss "Microwave Master" with Donovan Jon Fandre, "Capril's Kitchen" with Caprile Pence, "Cooking Monday Through Friday" with Michelle Urvater and "Sunshine Cuisine" with Jean-Pierre Brehier.
As far as the worst, I would rather watch the chef on "The Muppet Show" than Alton Brown. David Rosengarten was so much more professional and didn't rely on forced humor.
Is there a Rice Cooker without an Aluminum Insert?
I'm coming into this very late I know, but . . .
The Panasonic/National or Zojirushi induction rice cookers have stainless rice bowls--induction doesn't work with aluminum.
Carolina Plantation lists a stainless steel stovetop steamer--this is an upgraded version of the stovetop rice steamer my mother used, once a staple of Southern cooking.
The cheap plastic Black and Decker rice steamers that you get at department stores for 30-40 bucks also do an excellent job, and should work as well with a stainless bowl as they do with the plastic one that is included, as long as it is about the same size and shape.
Both the Black and Decker and the stovetop rice steamer do as good a job as my Panasonic/National induction heating model, perhaps a wee bit better, although they're not nearly as convenient.
For that matter, a stainless bowl on a rack steamed in a Dutch Oven should do a very nice job. In a pinch I've done this with a Corelle soup bowl and it has worked fine.
None of these options will produce a crust, though.
I would like to win a life-time supply of _____
Parmigiano reggiano.
I would like to win a life-time supply of _____
scallops. or serrano ham.
I would like to win a life-time supply of _____
a lifetime supply of filet mignon would be the greatest. perfect for BBQ's. cooked medium rare. best cut of meat there is, no question.
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
I think it was Keebler used to make these fudge sandwich cookies in a box. They were like a coco flavor with a fudge creme center. the were just called fudge sandwich cookies. Haven't been able to find them since the early nineties. The were great.Also miss the cheez balls in a can.
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
I loved lemon coolers too, and also pecan sandies. I also miss rice honeys cereal - they also had a really cool cowboy bee mascot on the package and in the commercials.
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
OK, Marathon Bars were the bomb, especially frozen. Does anyone remember a chocolate bar called Chocolite. It was alll chocolate, but had a lot of air bubbles on the inside. How about actual Gatorade Gum? I do remember the bacon chips, they were small bacon shaped crisps. Does anybody remember Doritos Sour Cream and Onion?
A word for former vegetarians who eat free range meat?
Compassionate Shopper? If you are one, and in the UK, you might find Compassion in World Farming's Compassionate Shopping Guide useful
Is there a Rice Cooker without an Aluminum Insert?
I love the crusty bottom, too, but for some reason mine isn't just crusty, but totally stuck to the bottom of the cooker. This seems to happen whether or not I add oil, take the rice out right on time, leave it in a little longer, etc. Any ideas? Is this just a symptom of having a cheap rice cooker? I also usually make long-grain brown rice, if that makes a difference.
Is there a Rice Cooker without an Aluminum Insert?
I have a confession to make... I can't make rice without a rice cooker.
I can't either and my mom is Vietnamese. Rice is a still a staple in my diet made in my trusty rice cooker. My mom gave my sister and I rice cookers when we moved out and it's the one piece of equipment that if we need it, she will gladly provide it along with a big bag of rice no matter our age or financial status. If we say our rice cooker is broken or on its last legs, a new one appears courtesy of mom. I've had my current model for years. To make sure I get that fabulous crusty rice on the bottom, I usually just leave the cooker on warm a little longer than necessary (like while eating.)
Is there a Rice Cooker without an Aluminum Insert?
Here a rice cooker that uses a clay pot: http://www.essenergy.com/
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
What about Celeste's Pizza with the big pepperoni's not the little one's. Haha
Would you rather give up bacon or french fries?
Bacon is harder by far to give up. Fries do not tempt me. Now tater tots on the other hand I cannot resist. Rather have a tot than a fry any day.
Would you rather give up bacon or french fries?
Oh, I would have to fight hard for both...but if I had to give up one I think it would have to be bacon. Hot crispy fries rock the casbah!
Is there a Rice Cooker without an Aluminum Insert?
Regarding the dangers of teflon, my understanding is that teflon used at high heat (500 degrees) can be a danger. Rice cookers heat evenly at around 250-275 degrees. There were reports a few years ago about the dangers to workers making teflon products in factories. So at low heat, un-chipped teflon is safe to use. As long as you use a non-metal utensil your rice cooker insert shouldn't chip thus giving you years of service.
Serious Milwaukee Eats
I was at the Lakefront Brewery a few weeks ago...saw rats on the deck...ick!
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Anything "> Sanford (Sandy) D’Amato does is pretty good – both on a local and national level.
If you have the time it is really worth the effort.