About these things called "ramps"...
Do you slice the whole ramp up, or just the ends? Besides making the recipes (compound butter and another one i can't recall right now), what do you use them for?
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What do you eat a Vidalia Onion with?
I used to cut up Vidalia onions with tomatoes, cucumbers and chick peas, pour some Annie's Cilantro and Lime dressing over it and eat it...the dressing sort of cut the raw-ness of the onion. Annie's doesn't make that dressing any more and i love raw vidalias, but what to put on them or with them? Any ideas?
Immersion Blenders--worth it or not?
I've been thinking of getting one...are they worth it? Do you have one and do you use it often? What brands are recommended? Are they really more convenient than a blender?
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A Party for The Graduate
Roasted vegetable and orzo salad with basil vinegrette--the basil v. recipe is the same one from the mango and mozerella chese posted earlier this month, and otherwise you roast a bunch of veggies: red peppers, onions, zucchini, summer squash, eggplant, garlic, etc., and mix them up with orzo. Serve at room temp.
Make a couple beer-butt roasted chickens, slice, and serve at room temp with a lemon vinagrette drizzled over the top.
Roasted pork loin, made ahead, serve at room temp.
Spinach leave, strawberry and sliced almond salad.
For dessert: fruit salad, lemon bars and chocolate chip cookies, or borrow a chocolate fountain from someone and do dip your own strawberries, marshmallows and pretzels. Or, you can do dark and white chocolate dipped strawberries.
You can also buy little mini-hot dog buns and make up some lobster salad, egg salad, and tuna salad sandwiches.
Cook the Book: Lidia's Italy
Short ribs in a red wine marinade, white wine risotto and roasted asparagus.
Immersion Blenders--worth it or not?
Ok, i'm totally convinced! KitchenAid immersion blender, here I come!
Thanks everyone for all your great comments.
Mangos and Mozzarella: An Italian Classic with a Tropical Twist
I made this last night and it was really, really, really good. So good that i went out today and bought more mangoes and cheese to use up the rest of the dressing! Highly recommend this.
Fresh Artichokes
I mix up some fage greek yogurt with lemon juice, and dip the leaves in that instead of butter.
Cook the Book: The Oprah Magazine Cookbook
I would like to dine with...wait for it...Jerry Springer! And the reason why: I listened a couple weeks ago to a piece on This American Life about Jerry Springer, and how before the tv thang, he was a John Kennedy-esque politician who truly believed in fighting for the rights of the unheard, giving voice to those who have none. He was incredibly idealistic and very effective; was elected 3 times (the 3rd after a scandal during which he resigned and then was talked into running again) for Chicago government and has considered running for national office. His peeps actually floated his name out there for the last election period, and his speeches convinced all who heard him that he should run. He couldn't get out of his tv contract however, so he did not run.
Anyhoo...I found the whole story fascinating, and that's why I would love to sit down to dinner with Jerry Springer and find out how he got from where he was to where he is and what he wants to do now.
For the meal...it should be something incidiary...pasta diablo?
Cook the Book: The River Cottage Cookbook
Heirloom tomatoes, basil, sage, chives, cilantro, dill, oregano, and parsley.
the next 3 days suck....Easter Help PLEASE!
Lemon sorbet with fresh raspberries on top and those really thin gingersnaps on the side. Mini-chocolate cadbury eggs in a bowl on the table. No baking, got the lemon AND chocolate in, a little fruit and you're done!
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
Cadbury mini-eggs, hard-boiled eggs hidden in a basket, and peeps!
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A Party for The Graduate
I recently went to a graduation that had a shish kebab bar - there were a number of meats and veggies cut and laid out on a table inside, and you went through (with a pair of tongs) and created your own shish kebab to bring out to the host, who was outside waiting at the grill to prepare them. There were also a number of salads (pasta, veggie, and fruit) and a sandwich bar with different types of breads, deli meats, and roasted vegetables. Everything was a hit!
A Party for The Graduate
My son graduates too this June we are planning the taco bar, grilled chicken, deep fried ravioli with marinara sauce and a bunch of different salads. My daughter suggested a whipped potaoto martini bar that you use basic whipped mashed potatoes in martini glasses and have different hot items for on top, but I reminded her it will be warm by then and that would prob. be too heavy for the weather.
Cook the Book: Lidia's Italy
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Cook the Book: Lidia's Italy
salmon with a pecan-honey mustard topping... looks gorgeous, easy to make and people are usually surprised by it!
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