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off the (meat)hook
Twitter: offthemeathook
URL: BlogURL
Twitters about: everything! with lots of food-related tweets.
Meatpacking or Chelsea Neighborhood Faves?
spice thai is cheap and good with a nice decor, hipster vibe, good sangria
Hamburger Mary's, a Gay-Friendly Burger Franchise
The hamburgers are pretty good, around Fuddrucker's quality maybe- not amazing but tasty. Good drinks and brunch. The Palm Springs location is one of the nicest but San Diego has a great patio...
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Onion Dip Missing a Certain Zing
so funny. I made this too but used some sour cream + yogurt because I only had nonfat yogurt, and I added tabasco. I was nervous bc Heidi from 101 Cookbooks was actually a guest at the party and I had tweaked the recipe a bit... I'll try the worcestershire next time too!
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
off the (meat)hook
Twitter: offthemeathook
URL: BlogURL
Twitters about: everything! with lots of food-related tweets.
Meatpacking or Chelsea Neighborhood Faves?
spice thai is cheap and good with a nice decor, hipster vibe, good sangria
Hamburger Mary's, a Gay-Friendly Burger Franchise
The hamburgers are pretty good, around Fuddrucker's quality maybe- not amazing but tasty. Good drinks and brunch. The Palm Springs location is one of the nicest but San Diego has a great patio...
Viral Stride Gum Videos Featuring Matt Dancing Around the World
Not to be a hippie or anything, but all I can think of him when seeing him in these places is: is it worth the ginormous carbon footprint to fly around the world and make these videos? Seems a tad irresponsible.
Pictures of Bacon for Karen
Yeah, my name is Karen too and I was really confused by the headline at first, because I also love bacon. Yay
Misleading 'New York Times' Headline of the Week
I totally felt the same way when I clicked through to the article only to find it was about FRANCIS Bacon. Gosh darn it.
Tender steak!
London broil can be so delicious! Marinate it first. Put it in the broiler til medium rare. Slice against the grain as thinly as possible and it will be tender and delicious. The next day make a sandwich with the leftovers.
pasta salad for a crowd
look at 101cookbooks.com- she has some good ones on there to choose from!
Eating out in SoHo, NYC
Rice or Kelley & Ping for inexpensive great meals are my recs!
SE users: please introduce yourselves.
I'm kind of late on this but it is so exciting to learn more about people! For me: I'm Karen, age 31, born and raised in the wonderful food city of San Francisco, with 5 year stints in San Diego and Brooklyn. I was a pastry chef but I got sick of the lifestyle so I founded an
online t-shirt subscription company which makes cooking at home SO much more fun. I make a lot of mistakes when I cook which still surprises me. I write about food at off the (meat)hook and I really enjoy the good natured community of Serious Eaters- y'all are SO much less bitchy than chowhounders :) I love meat, and bacon. And butter, and salt.
How do you make fried matzoh?
Thank you all so much! I will have to figure out which of your methods I will pick, although let's be honest all of you saying "fry in butter" had me at "hello."
Cooking with liquor?
It's good to marinate meat in liquor- breaks it down and tenderizes it.
Ice cream ratios
You don't want too much liquid or it will get icy. What did you have in mind?
The best thing to do where applicable is to infuse the cream/milk with a flavor, eg cinnamon sticks, vanilla beans, tea leaves, mint leaves, you get the idea. That will not affect the texture.
With liquor, be careful- you can add liquor but not too much- remember that liquor won't freeze, which is why you can put a bottle of vodka in the freezer and leave it there. So if you put too much liquor in, it will never freeze. E.g. if you make Bailey's or Kahlua ice cream or something.
Good luck and let us know what you end up making!
The Boundless Value of Disposable Chopsticks (and More)
Those are good tips, but I'm not sure you can "lay claim" to them- my grandma did the cheese cloth thing, and we were taught the tablespoon apple coring thing in culinary school years back...
Savory rhubarb recipes?
I know there are some Indian recipes with rhubarb in a savory context... but I don't have any specifics. Good luck!
"Drop It Like It's Hot"
Love all the comments, glad to know I am not the only clumsy one!
I dropped a whole upside-down cake on the floor... a little overachieving on the upside-down part I guess... but people ate it! And you know what... we lived to tell the tale...
Ice cream cake - can you help me make it?
I have done it before with a regular white cake- I have a tall sided pan, line with foil, spray with cooking spray, make ganache, pour it in the pan, put cake, ice cream, cake, ice cream, pour ganache over and let pour down sides. Freeze. To unmold carefully run hot water over the outside and flip onto a plate. Peel off the foil. It will be pretty and already iced with the ganache from top and bottom!
Another idea: I usually do it with a brownie, but what about a blondie?
Cookie Contest
Every single person who has tasted these (myself included) has later declared them their "new favorite cookie" - I swear!
mac n' cheese recipes
This recipe from Wish in Miami is ridiculous good:
http://offthemeathook.com/2007/08/20/ridiculously-good-mac-n-cheese.aspx
Real jambalaya??
People who say stuff like "Real Jambalaya does not have x, y, or z" are just silly. Who is to say what's real and not real?
Anyway who would be anti- putting together more and more delicious meats?!?! :)
original Iron Chef, or Iron Chef America?
No competition! Original.
Roscoe’s vs. Rosscoe’s: Battle of the Fried Chicken and Waffle Restaurants
The same thing happened in Oakland, CA, a few years ago. There was a "Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles" there but if you were a true LA Roscoe's aficionado it was clearly not the same thing. They had to change the name to "Home of Chicken and Waffles." So it's not as good as LA Roscoe's but on the plus side it's open til 4 AM on the weekends...
http://www.hcwchickenandwaffles.net/
Meatwater: Hungarian Goulash and More!
It's funny how so many people thought it was real and posted as if it were... probably because the Meatwater website was so thoroughly convincing!
Hot & Spicy
You know what, I never could eat very spicy food- a little spicy, OK, but not really spicy- and then I spent about a week in Chengdu (China), in the super spicy Sichuan province. They are famous for their food, especially street foods, but ALL of the food there is filled with loads of hot peppers. At first it was pretty painful but then I started enjoying the food more.
When we got to our next stop, in NE China where there is a lot of Russian-influenced food... there I was throwing hot chilies on everything! It tasted so boring after I got used to the spice! So I think you can get used to it... maybe a trip to China or India is in order for you if you want to become a spice lover :)
(You can check out pictures and descriptions of the Chengdu eats in a 2-part blog post: Part 1 and Part 2.)
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Twitter: peekandeat
URL: peekandeat.com
Twitters about: NYC and international restaurants, random recipes, cooking adventures, nerdy or cool food news
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
The Haute Kitchen
Twitter: thehautekitchen
URL: TheHauteKitchen.com
Twitters about: family and budget-friendly food, wine, & recipes
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
RawMazing
Twitter: Rawmazing
URL: www.Rawmazing.com
Twitters about: the healthy, tasty world of raw food.Great recipes, pictures and lifestyle information
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Bouchon For 2 - Mel
Twitter: BouchonFor2
URL: BouchonFor2.com
Twitters about: Beloved Recipes, Delicious Photos, Culinary Misadventures around Vancouver.
Dinner Tonight: Bourdain's Mushroom Soup
This recipe is pretty awesome. I made this using the liquid from rehydrating dried mushrooms I needed for another recipe and enough water to get to the 4 cups of stock called for. I also used shallots in place of the onion and substituted shiitake mushrooms for half the button mushrooms (ok, so I used the outline of the recipe as an excuse to clean out my freezer, pantry and fridge). I drizzled the sherry called for in the recipe over the individual servings in the bowls and added a small dollop of sour cream and a sprinkling of chives. This soup is totally going into the regular rotation!
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Twitter: SevillaTapas
URL: http://azahar-sevilla.com/sevilletapas/
Twitters about: Tapas in Sevilla and other parts of Spain, usually with photos attached.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
StellarEats
Twitter: christellar
URL: stellareaats.blogspot.com
Twitters about: Food, eating food, cooking food, nutrition, food labelling, graphics, eco-sustainability, organics, animal-friendly formulas, whatever else I find interesting
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Eat Chicken!
Twitter: chickenftw
URL: EatChicken.com
Twitters about: All things Chicken! Need a chicken recipe or dinner idea? We've got you covered.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Picky Cook
Twitter: pickycook
URL: http://www.pickycook.com
Twitters about:recipes, food related articles, cooking/baking ideas
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Brownies for Dinner
Twitter: brownies4dinner
URL: http://browniesfordinner.com
Twitters about: Food, life, random thoughts.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
The Good Mood Food Blog
Twitter: DonalSkehan
URL: The Good Mood Food Blog
Twitters about: Simple, healthy, homecooked recipes, packed with flavour and fun!
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
The Internet chef
Twitter: Bridget_cooks
URL: www.theinternetchef.biz
Twitters about:
Food, food glorious food!
Tweet me and I tweet you back!!
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
The Veggie Queen
Twitter: theveggiequeen
URL: Veggie Queen Adventures
Twitters about: Plant-foods, farmer's markets, adventures, farming, pressure cooking. Registered Dietitian includes recipes, vegetarian, vegan, vegetables and nutrition-info as related to deliciously fresh food
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Hungry 4 More
Twitter: hungryfourmore
URL: http://hungry-4-more
Twitters about: All things food, mostly recipes but also informative articles, tips and news in the food world.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
simmer down!
Twitter: @simmer_down
URL: simmer down! (a food lover's blog)
Twitters about: Food randomness, recipe ideas, what I'm eating and craving, local market goodness... I have eclectic taste and love to try recipes from around the world!
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Life's Ambrosia
Twitter: @DesereeK
URL: www.lifesambrosia.com
Twitters about: New recipes I post, my passion for food and a little here and there about what I am up to on any given day.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Bite Me New England
Twitter: Janis
URL: bitemenewengland.blogspot.com
Twitters about: Being a transplant from California to New England has left me foodless. I twitter about what I am making or seeking to find in the way of ingredients. I also tweet about blog updates.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Guilty Kitchen
Twitter: Guilty Kitchen
URL: Guilty Kitchen
Twitters about : I Twitter about what I'm cooking that day, or what I will be cooking soon, new recipes, food around me...anything to do with food. I also Twitter about daily happenings in my life.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
The Daily Spud
Twitter: DailySpud
URL: http://www.thedailyspud.com
Twitters about: 2 kinds of food: potatoes and everything else; if I grow it, cook it, make it, bake it or even watch my family eat it, you'll read about it here...
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Brown Eyed Baker
Twitter: browneyedbaker
URL: http://www.browneyedbaker.com
Twitters about: Everything food! What I'm eating, what I'm baking, new blog updates, cookbooks, etc. And when I can't help it, Pittsburgh sports :)
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Kimberly9938
Twitter: kimberly9938
URL: http://kimberlyhenricks.blogspot.com/
URL: http://adventuresineatinglocally.blogspot.com/
Twitters about: All things food: locally grown food, sustainable food, Slow Food, food I make, food I eat
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Hobson's Choice
Twitter: HobsonsChoiceLA
URL: Hobson's Choice
Twitters about: Travel, original recipes and cocktails, as well as LA based food events. But really... any food ... so long as it is delicious.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
TasteFood
Twitter: TasteFood
URL: http://tastefoodblog.com
Twitters about: Recipes, cooking and entertaining, feeding friends and family while living an international life in 6 different countries.
A List of Food Bloggers Using Twitter
Tasty Chomps! A Blog on Tasty Eats
Twitter: TastyChomps
URL: Tastychomps.blogspot.com
Twitters about: Tasty eats, savory succulent delicious food, restaurants, yummy food, photos, reviews, Central florida, Orlando, New York City, etc. etc etc.
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About karenita
Website: http://www.offthemeathook.com
Location: san francisco
About: ex-pastry chef who loves eating and traveling above all else
Favorite foods: meat, bacon, pork, meat, bacon, butter, meat
Last bite on earth: ideally, a rare porterhouse from peter luger in brooklyn
so funny. I made this too but used some sour cream + yogurt because I only had nonfat yogurt, and I added tabasco. I was nervous bc Heidi from 101 Cookbooks was actually a guest at the party and I had tweaked the recipe a bit... I'll try the worcestershire next time too!