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Dinner Tonight: Blue Smoke’s Iceberg Wedges with Roquefort Dressing
I used to be ashamed to admit that I love iceberg lettuce, but now I don't care what people think. It's cool and crunchy--I frequently add it to my leafy salads, and it's always so refreshing to get a bite of it with the soft stuff. And it's a nice foil for bitter greens. One of my favorite snacks used to be a slice of cheddar with some iceberg wrapped around it. The nice crunch with the texture of the cheese is great!
Purple cauliflower?
I agee with Passy about the soup. I made potato soup with purple potatoes once-it tasted great but no one would touch it because of the color!
Roasted Eggplant Salad
An Algerian friend of mine once gave me this recipe for eggplant and red pepper salad. She didn't give any measurements so I've always had to wing it, but it always turns out great:
Roast however many eggplants you want over the grill until nice and charred and soft. (If you use small ones there won't be so many seeds.) Peel and chop into 1/4-1/2 inch pieces. Do the same with a couple of red peppers (and a green one, if you like) , . Mix them up with some chopped red onion, salt and pepper, olive oil and lemon juice to your tase. Delicious! The roasted peppers and eggplant give it a great smoky flavor.
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What to Do With Leftover Wine: Mulled Wine Syrup
I freeze my leftover wine in a mason jar and use it for cooking. It doesn't freeze solid so it's easy to scoop out with a big spoon. Works great!
Dinner Tonight: Blue Smoke’s Iceberg Wedges with Roquefort Dressing
I used to be ashamed to admit that I love iceberg lettuce, but now I don't care what people think. It's cool and crunchy--I frequently add it to my leafy salads, and it's always so refreshing to get a bite of it with the soft stuff. And it's a nice foil for bitter greens. One of my favorite snacks used to be a slice of cheddar with some iceberg wrapped around it. The nice crunch with the texture of the cheese is great!
Purple cauliflower?
I agee with Passy about the soup. I made potato soup with purple potatoes once-it tasted great but no one would touch it because of the color!
Roasted Eggplant Salad
An Algerian friend of mine once gave me this recipe for eggplant and red pepper salad. She didn't give any measurements so I've always had to wing it, but it always turns out great:
Roast however many eggplants you want over the grill until nice and charred and soft. (If you use small ones there won't be so many seeds.) Peel and chop into 1/4-1/2 inch pieces. Do the same with a couple of red peppers (and a green one, if you like) , . Mix them up with some chopped red onion, salt and pepper, olive oil and lemon juice to your tase. Delicious! The roasted peppers and eggplant give it a great smoky flavor.
Cheese
cybercita, Thank You! I claim that exemption! ( I wonder if it's the same gene that makes asparagus do that thing.....)
Cheese
My neighbor wants to take away my foodie license because I can't stand Cilantro! And I really have given it my best shot--for years. I can detect it even if there is one little piece of a leaf in a big scoop of salsa and ugh--I'll skip the salsa and chips even if I'm starving.. For a while cilantro seemed to be the herb-du-jour, but seems to be a little less ubiquitous in recipes lately. Thank goodness!
Cambezola is a great cheese to start with on the stinkies. Very creamy and mild, not really stinky but enough of the bleu flavor to know it's there.
Made any stupid kitchen gadget purchases lately?
I got home from work one day to find my husband and son watching an infomercial for the Ron Popiel Rotisserie. They were so excited about it that they ordered on right away! I was skeptical, but we have used that thing for years and it makes GREAT rotisserie chicken.
What do you do with buttermilk?
I make buttermilk gelato or a buttermilk sherbet. Delicious!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
thin and crispy or thick and chewy!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks
flank steak or skirt steak
Sunday Brunch: Southern Corn and Bacon Soufflé
This was pretty good. I actually liked it better the next day, either room temperature or warmed up a little.
Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'
Hard to pick just one...BLT with avocado would be towards the top of the list.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Southside Market Sausage
The stuff we make at home!
Five Basic Tastes
I thought I knew a lot about food but I just heard of Umami very recently. Somehow it never showed up in anything I've ever read! After reading about it recently I know what they're talking about but I had never heard it called "Umami." Guess I'm not as well read as I thought I was.
Annoying tomato paste packaging
I freeze it in tablespoon quantities like PerkyMac said. It works great! I tried the tube once and the tomato paste got all weird and brown looking!
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Still fresh buffalo mozzarella
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
Crispy for snacking, pliant for eating on a sandwich or dipped in maple syrup!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks
flank steak--just the right amount of chew!
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really good butter and a fresh baguette!
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fresh buffalo mozz
What to Do With Leftover Wine: Mulled Wine Syrup
I have a chef friend who uses wine to boil pasta in! Drunken Pasta has been a favorite of mine since then, and I use the leftover wine to make this dish. U can use part wine and water, depending how much wine is available. Toss is some fried peppers, hot and sweet, chopped parsley, grated cheese and enjoy!
What to Do With Leftover Wine: Mulled Wine Syrup
What is leftover wine? I've never had any.
What to Do With Leftover Wine: Mulled Wine Syrup
wish i knew of this earlier! it would have been such a great gift for the holidays!
What to Do With Leftover Wine: Mulled Wine Syrup
@donnamarie ~~~~~ I thought I was the only one who thought that!!!!
What to Do With Leftover Wine: Mulled Wine Syrup
Leftover...wine? What is that? I
If it's left over, that means no one wanted to drink it. Doesn't that mean it tasted bad and no one drank it in the first place? Wouldn't reducing it to one third it's volume make it worse?
Purple cauliflower?
I've often seen a purple cauliflower
I often hope to see one
But I can tell you anyhow
I'd rather see than be one.
Cheese
Thank you all for your comments. I loved that you took the time to answer me. But I have decided tht the "cheese police" can do what they want. I'm going to stick to the ones I like and there are plenty of those. I'll just have another puff pastry with whipped cream instead.
Now tell me why I make the greatest mussels this side of France (the only compliment I ever got from my french spouse) but yet I will not eat them and he loved them and so did my two sons. I guess there's a reason I'm a little weird. My late husband always turned his head when I ate "gefilte fish" but I thought it was great and I'm sure there must be a french version of this item. So who knows what turns one on and what turns one off. Thanks again for clearing things up for me. Shirl
Cheese
Don't worry if you don't like them, cheese is very personal! Just eat more of the ones you like :)
I have loved 99.9% of the cheese that I have tasted BUT:
The other night about 6 of us were out to dinner and we got the cheese plate to start. There was one cheese on that platter that, to me, tasted like cat urine (or at least how I would imagine cat urine to taste). I actually had to spit it out. Everyone else loved it. Go figure.
Cheese
jenjen, some people have a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap to them. if you're one of those people, you are automatically exempt from having your license revoked.
Cheese
I used to abhor goat cheese and now I adore it. Go to Sala on the Bowery, get the fried goat cheese balls with caramelized onions and honey... I know it sounds crazy but it is one of the best food sensations on your tongue-you will LOVE it.
http://www.salanyc.com/salabowery.html
(even better ask for Eddie as your waiter, you'll have the best time)
Made any stupid kitchen gadget purchases lately?
I'm definitely not smirking at your post, although I do have a very small, carefully selected selection of kitchen gadgets/tools/appliances. I hate the idea of something simply taking up space, and will usually take great pains to find a good home for superfluous items. Generally, I only buy something if I find myself often needing it, and then I do a good bit of research or take a good look around before buying. The down side of this is that I have to improvise until I actually get a necessary item, and although this is usually fine, there have been some tragicomedies arising from this.
Made any stupid kitchen gadget purchases lately?
My parents bought the Magic Bullet (single serving blender contraption) and got an extra set for me...used it once, put it back in the box, and has been sitting in the basement or the garage for two years. I think my parents actually use theirs daily for their health food shakes.
Made any stupid kitchen gadget purchases lately?
i was seduced by something called a safety grater. it looks like wire mesh and is supposed to grate stuff without bloodying your knuckles. it makes a bloody mess of the food, i can tell you that.
another time i was charmed into buying a peeler from that british guy at the union square greenmarket. what a piece of @)$##%.
Made any stupid kitchen gadget purchases lately?
We have a large ginsu knife that my husband has had since college many moons ago and although we treasure our Wustofs and treat them like gold, that ginsu is really one tough knife. It's been used to trim shingles, shrubs and at one point it was even employed as a saber to fight off a vicious killer mouse.
In a fit of boredom, my hubby ordered plastic mandolins from an infomercial. Of course, they were BOGO. So how do you decide who to gift the other piece of crap kitchen implement to? That was a tough call, so it went to a relative we never much cared for. I'm pretty sure it was regifted or garage sale fodder.
What do you do with buttermilk?
How long does buttermilk last? I always use mine way past the expiration date. Is that okay? It never smells any different.
What do you do with buttermilk?
I read somewhere that in Ireland it's common to pour buttermilk on oatmeal. I tried it and thought it was pretty good.
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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
Crispy, firm but not burnt.
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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
Crispy, but not so much that it breaks apart when you bite it and before it all gets in your mouth. Also, bacon wrapped around ANYTHING is the best!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
I like it pliant because most people get it too crispy.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
Crispy, but not black. Makes the house smell delicious.
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I freeze my leftover wine in a mason jar and use it for cooking. It doesn't freeze solid so it's easy to scoop out with a big spoon. Works great!