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Dinner Impossible

I love Michael Symon, and I think he is a great replacment for Irvine. He was a pretty good chef, but unlike the previous poster, I didn't like the way he stressed out all the time.... Michael Symon is cool (and funny) under pressure!

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Eating for Two: Peanut Butter Cookies

I can answer for the previous poster and say that yes, the recipe is correct - no flour needed. I have made this recipe myself many times, and it is really the best (and easiest) PB cookie recipe ever!

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Napolitos

they are good - they sort of taste like green beans, but have the texture of okra. Fresh is much better than canned, we can get them here in Phoenix at the market already cleaned and diced. I like them in scrambled eggs.... I also make a veggie side dish by just combining them with frozen corn and pop in the micro for a couple of minutes and add butter - yum!

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Overheard at Goodwill...

I always label any new jars of spices I buy with the date I bought it, and toss them after about 6 months.... it's not that they go bad, just lose a lot of their punch.... it wouldn't hurt anything to use spices that are older, but you won't get the same flavor.

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Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?

It would be easy to give up pasta, I don't eat much of it anyway... but I could never give up my coffee!!!!

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Anyone watching "Jamie at Home" on FN?

I love Jamie Oliver and I'm so glad to see him back on FN! They need more 'real chefs' on there....

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Best weird taste combinations?

my brother and I grew up eating peanut butter and potato chip sandwiches:

Wonder bread
extra crunchy peanut butter
strawberry jelly
Lay's potato chips

We would put a thick layer of potato chips over the jelly, and smash it all down - so yummy!! I guess it was the salty/sweet combo that we loved - I still make them every once in a while!

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I'm cravin' a big bowl of _____


I would love a big bowl of split pea soup, with some fresh baked bread on the side... and the warm rice pudding sounds really good for dessert!

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Holiday Dinner - Hits and Misses

Diana - your 'traditional' dinner sounds very much like ours! I love to cook new things, but the family only wants the food we grew up with on Christmas... the few times I tried to throw in my own touches (home made cranberry sauce instead of the canned stuff) it was met with 'this is good, but it's not the same'. sigh...

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Seriously Delicious Giveaway: Zingerman's Gift Certificate

I have not found a cheese yet that I don't like, but if I have to pick a favorite, it would have to be Gruyere!

Responses to Comments by jeepgirl42

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Napolitos

So does any one know how to cook them? When you use them in scrambled eggs or tacos they are cooked, right?

From Talk

Dinner Impossible

So is Symon still going o be on Iron Chef?

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Dinner Impossible

Symon didn't cut it for me. Too happy, not enough chaos. I can see Lisa Garza from NFNS as a great Irvine replacement. She's bossy, frenetic and a good cook. Imagine her flying through a tiny, crowded kitchen in her designer clothes, high heels and wearing one of her signature aprons. That's entertainment in and of itself. She'd probably spend a great deal of time dodging flying objects being hurled at her by her sous chefs. Bring Lisa back.

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Eating for Two: Peanut Butter Cookies

Being a peanut butter fanatic and a huge peanut butter cookie fan, I grabbed this recipe and went to work. My judging audience are the members of my Wednesday night "Pastry Meeting", and their reviews were mixed and surprising. Some that DON"T like peanut butter cookies LIKED these a lot, and others who preferred my version "without" the chewy aspect gave these a thumbs down. I myself had mixed emotions, but did enjoy the cookies. Thanks for a different take on a great classic.

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Eating for Two: Peanut Butter Cookies

Speak of the devil, I JUST made these cookies for a friend's birthday (and I made them *before* looking at this post). They were a big hit! My only complaint is that I wish the recipe didn't call for non-natural peanut butter.

From Talk

Dinner Impossible

EDIT TO 30 MINUTES, THIS WAS SORT OF A FLUFF PIECE. I AM HOPING THAT THE REGUALR SERIES WILL GO BACK TO AN HOUR FORMAT. HAVING IRVINE'S VOICE IN MY HEAD AND SIMON'S LAUGH MAKE THE NARRATION A LITTLE FREAKY.

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Dinner Impossible

@ Pumpkinbear: It's not just you. I found Irvine's histrionics very entertaining. I don't think he treated people like crap, unlike some other reality-show chefs (ahem). Symon seems like a talented chef and a really pleasant guy, and I'd happily eat anything he prepared. Unfortunately, as a television personality, he leaves me cold.

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Dinner Impossible

I found myself bored with the Michael Symon episode... He didn't seem to have any passion for doing the task, thus it felt like he was punchin in for a paycheque. Yawn-o-la

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Dinner Impossible

I dug Michael Symon on the show, although I have to watch it in secret because his giggle drives my partner crazy. A nice change was that it seemed like Symon was having fun, like the whole experience was fun. I never really got that from Irvine's time on the show.

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Dinner Impossible

@izatryt--Let's face it, Iz, whenever you break away, they pull you back in.

@all: Symon is a food god, and Dinner: Impossible is now worth watching. Not that I thought Muscly Bob was all bad, but Symon, so far, is just all good.