jeepgirl42’s Profile
Recent Comments
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!
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!
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.
See more comments by jeepgirl42 ยป
Recent Posts
jeepgirl42 hasn't written a post yet.
Recent Favorites
jeepgirl42 hasn't favorited a post yet.
Recent Polls
jeepgirl42 hasn't answered any polls yet.
Recent Quizzes
jeepgirl42 hasn't taken any quizzes yet.
Recent Comments | Response to Comments
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!!!!
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....
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!
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!
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...
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!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks
I love a good ribeye!
Napolitos
So does any one know how to cook them? When you use them in scrambled eggs or tacos they are cooked, right?
Dinner Impossible
So is Symon still going o be on Iron Chef?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Dinner Impossible
All that's coming up in our area (Indy) are still the repeats! What gives! My tivo is not locating any new ones I even did a manual search.
www.directorylanesuperstore.com/
Eating for Two: Peanut Butter Cookies
The first time by accident, and since then on purpose, I've been leaving the vanilla out of peanut butter cookies. I feel a subtle aspect of the peanut flavor comes through better.
Napolitos
I've had them and my dad eats them often. They're good in scrambled eggs and they're often used as a topper for things like tacos.
Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?
Well, being as how I only drink coffee every other am, alternating days with strong tea, I could give up coffee. I only drink one cup anyway. But, pasta???, are you crazy?? I could no more give up my pasta than I could fly! I probably have at least a dozen boxes of various pasta in my pantry right now.
Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?
Pasta. Radley24, I went through that caffeine withdrawal, it took me 3 days to get over it! But now I'm back on one cup a day and am a mess without it ..
Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?
I would give up coffee... no contest.
Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?
Oh JEP, why, WHY? I'd have to say coffee, since I'm down to 1 cup a day. But it would be a sad, sad world without it. [Sob!]
Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?
Yeah, it'd have to be coffee. I was horrified when I recently went for 2 days without caffiene, convinced that I wasn't addicted since I can go to sleep 10 minutes after drinking coffee or Diet Coke and I had the WORST headache of my life that did not end. It ended about halfway through my first mug. I don't want to be in that state again, so I have been slowly weaning myself...can't give up that pasta!
Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?
Such unrelated, but both necessary goods! Oh boy I don't even know. I haven't eaten a lot of pasta lately. If I do, I normally substitute noodles with spaghetti squash--oh yes, JEP, I will beat the system :)
That being said, I guess I would give up pasta. I think there are more substitutes for it. But I have to have my cafe au laits (no black coffee here!)
Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?
Coffee. No question.
Gotta have my carbs.
Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?
We eat very little pasta, so I could give that up much easier than coffee. Just the thought of no coffee sends me into a very unhappy place...
Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?
Interesting choice for comparison this time JEP!
I'd easily give up coffee over pasta. I depend too much on pasta for sustenance a lot of times, and I've recently kicked my coffee habit :)
Hillary
Chew on That
Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?
Pasta and (don't shoot me) chocolate--can't live without wine and cheese!
Would you rather give up coffee or pasta?
There is no way on God's green earth I'm giving up pasta. Are you insane, asking an Italian girl that kinda question? ;)
Recent Posts
jeepgirl42 hasn't written a post yet.
Recent Favorites
jeepgirl42 hasn't favorited a post yet.
Polls
jeepgirl42 hasn't answered any polls yet.
Quizzes
jeepgirl42 hasn't taken any quizzes yet.
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!