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gorgeous. Can't wait to try this myself!
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Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken
it would have to be hands down to chick fil a. take into consideration the quality of their food as well as price point, flavor and texture. i've had both. i was Extremely disappointed with mcdonalds (as always really). i'm not one for take out and fast food however knowing that chick fil a hand batters each breast, fresh (Actually Fresh!) is a winner. i worked at a mcdonalds - it makes no sense how they are comparable - to me its a sad sad copy cat. oh, PS...mcdonald's "southern style" chicken on a biscuit is also a joke.
Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken
I really hate pickles on a chicken sandwich period, no matter who makes it! I always pick them off!
Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken
Chick-Fil-A definitely has the better sandwich but McDonald's is not a bad second if you can't get to CFA! McDonald's is open later and on Sundays!
How to Make Macarons
Hi i've tried making macarons a couple times and ive encountered multiple problems. My first batch was just a regular almond macaron. my batter felt a little thick to me, since when i made a peak, it sank but didn't sink completely back into the batter. I also piped very small dots that time. I rotated the pan halfway during the baking but i didn't leave the door ajar with a wooden spoon. many of the macarons had tumors but non burned and some had offset feet.
My second time was a maraschino cherry flavored macaron where i mmixed in a couple tsps of the liquid from a maraschino cherry jar and some red food coloring with some extra almond to balance it out. The mixture still seemed a little thick to me. I piped larger discs than the first batch. During baking, many tumors formed and after, some had airpockets that opened popped open after i took them out of the oven. One pan also had burnt bottoms.
So how would i increase the perfection rate of these cookies? (ie having smooth surfaces, no burns, no tumors, etc) Also, how would you get rid of the air pockets while piping?
sorry for this gargantuan post i just really want to try and make perfect macarons. :]
Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken
As a person who's been eating both McDonalds and Chick-Fil-A my entire life, the winner hands-down is Chick-Fil-A. There is no other fast food chain I can think of that has great customer service, fresh food, and amazing taste. Chick-Fil-A takes a fresh boneless breast of chicken (on site), seasons it to perfection, breads it, and finally pressure cooks it in 100%peanut oil. On the other hand, McDonalds has pre-breaded frozen chunks of meat arrive on a truck in bulk and throws it into a common deep fryer (which many other things are cooked in).
I was pretty shocked when I heard a commericial for the McDonalds version where a female remarks "I'd like to find the man who found this chicken and shake his hand". The man is Truett Cathy, my friend. The founder of Chick-Fil-A.
To me, the decision is simple.
Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken
It is healthier. I remember my store quite a few months back having a health sheet up and it was ranked first with the healthiest sandwiches and salads. My other job KFC was ranked second.
Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken
Whoever said that CFA marinates their CFA sandwiches in pickle juice then you're wrong. I work at a chick-fil-a here in Cincinnati Ohio and I've worked in the back a lot of times and they have never marinated them in pickle juice. I think Mcd's does that b/c the last sandwich I had without the pickles tasted just like pickles only and the last few sandwiches I've had from there were all bland.
Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken
No comparison between the taste.
Chick-Fil-A uses a better breast of chicken, which is bigger, more flavor, and some added crispyness.
Good effort by McDonald's, though. They should add american cheese and bacon and then you'll have a sandwich.
Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken
Don't forget about differences is service and cleanliness.
Chick fil a has much better service in general. There are a few bad stores for chick fil a compared to a few good stores by McDonalds. You also don't feel like you're going to get a disease in the bathrooms. The sweet tea at Chick-Fil-A is always fresh and the same everywhere.
Overall, unless its Sunday, go to Chick-fil-a. Even if its 30 miles farther than McDonalds.
Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken
I love Chicken, I love Both
Throwdown: Chick-fil-A vs. McDonald's Southern Style Chicken
I've eaten the sandwich for Breakfast & lunch at McDonald's. It is tasty, if you like the flavor of pickle juice. It was very consistent in browning & texture, but I will tell you I don't like condiments & the one thing I didn't like was the taste of PICKLES!!!
Today, my dad took my daughter to McDonald's, not one close to me & raved about this sandwich. They ordered them to be made to order. When my daughter got it, she said it tasted like it had something on it. My dad looked it over & wasn't happy that she was complaining, it had nothing on it. She told me when she got home it tasted like pickles. I thought maybe they prepped it with pickles & pulled them off when they made one ordered without condiments. Like I said, the breakfast one tasted like the juice as well. I decided to blog & this site came up when I mentioned pickle juice. Does anyone work at McD's that can confirm this. It actually really caused an argument.
It's HOT in NY!
My favorite simple summer meal is a grilled chicken paillard (marinated in lemon juice, olive oil, shallots, S, and P) topped with a salad of baby arugula, goat cheese, some halved baby heirloom tomatoes, and a light vinegarette. I put it on a pretty plate and have a glass of white wine, and it almost makes me forget how God-awful the heat is!
Granted, I've also been known to eat ice cream out of the container on the couch when it's too hot to cook...I am a classy lady.
It's HOT in NY!
Planning to make the following items:
* Chicken wings (broiled in toaster oven) with spices
* Cannellini beans and roasted red/yellow peppers salad
* Sauteed spinach and eringi (king oyster) salad with garlic
and a huge huge huge glass of water or seltzer :-)
It's HOT in NY!
Gazpacho in the blender, or ceviche. Both are very easy to make.
It's HOT in NY!
If you have the time, poach a whole chicken: you'll need a large stockpot filled with about 6 quarts of water. Add a couple bay leaves, a tablespoon of black peppercorns, whatever fresh herbs you like and a tablespoon of sea salt. Bring it to a boil and add a 3-3.5 pound chicken (keep it submerged by putting a plate on it if necessary). Let simmer for about 15 minutes. Then turn off the burner and let the chicken sit for 3 hours in the hot liquid. At the end of the 3 hours, remove the chicken and let cool. Then shred the meat from the bones, discarding skin and fat.
The end result will be a cooked chicken that you can use for a variety of salads with minimal house heating. The leftover cooking liquid can be strained, cooled and frozen for use in less warm weather!
It's HOT in NY!
Shred some chicken from the local rotisserie place over fresh tomatoes and spinach, dressed with some balsamic. Cool sliced watermelon for dessert.
It's HOT in NY!
I didn't have it last night but sometimes ice cream for dinner is all that will cut it in this weather.
It's HOT in NY!
I made a big salad for dinner tonight - leftover chicken breast, sundried tomatoes, marinated artichoke hearts, and mushrooms on a bed of lettuce and drizzled with olive oil and Parmesan cheese. It was light yet satisfying, and it didn't require a lot of work. Dessert was a handful of animal crackers dipped into a jar of Nutella, but that would have happened regardless of the weather!
It's HOT in NY!
It's been so hot here for the last week or so, the humidity is discusting. It's sad we are inside all winter then June comes and it's so humid all of a sudden. So I've been making salads and made some shrimp & avacado spring rolls with rice wrappers. Nice and cold, tomorrow maybe some grilled fish. The worse part is I cook in a restaurant and it will prob. be 90 or so in the kitchen for lunch service. Fun wow!!!!
It's HOT in NY!
Spicy vegetable stir fry is always nice - get that pan good and hot and you're done in a couple of minutes. Serve over rice from the Chinese food joint around the corner, if you're lazy like me!
It's HOT in NY!
No ideas, none. It was 48 degrees when we went to lunch at 1:30.
It's HOT in NY!
Hot days and nights call for spicy food! Tonight I am cooking up some spicy tacos, with cool avocado and lots of cold beer!
How to Make Macarons
Ok.... I have way too many egg whites left!! I am going to try this!!! Hopefully it'll turn out!!
Got some question, how do I do different flavor Macarons? I was searching around.... and would I be correct to say that you subsititue the granulated sugar for what ever flavor you want? ie cocoa powder.
As for the filling, is there a special name for it when I goggle for different flavors? Or would you by chance have those recipies too?
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