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Grilling: Pizza

We tryed grilled pizza on the gasser this weekend. Prepared a simple dough with 3 c. flour, 1 c. water, 1 tsp. yest, salt and a couple of Tbsp. olive oil. One rising, then divided into 4 balls and refridgerated for about 6 hours. Brought to room temp before grilling.

Set grill on high one side and other off. Pressed out dough on parchment strips. Oiled top well, then flipped over onto cool side. Dragged over to hot side with tongs. Cooked up beautifully. Topped and place bakc on grill. Started on hot side until dough was done, then moved over to cool side to finishing melting cheese.

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maduckie at 7:40PM on 07/13/09

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Le Creuset: Is it worth it?

This Christmas, DH purchased a Kitchen Aid 5 qt. Oven Dutch Oven for me. It is enamelled cast iron, similar to LC. I have used it a couple times now and am very pleased. and the price was right, regular $175. (CDN) on sale for $49.99. I do have LC from the early 70s. It was my mom's and we use it for deep frying. We have always called it Grandma's Magic Chip Pot.

maduckie at 8:20PM on 02/09/09

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How Old Is Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?

No age limit but put some effort into the costume. If I think you are a little too old to be out, I might insist on a little entertainment before I hand out a treat, sing me a song, dance a couple of steps, tell me a joke. The first of the group usually balks, but by the time the 2nd or 3rd starts they are all into and laughing. And if they don't want to play - go home.

maduckie at 10:08AM on 11/03/08

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Grilling: Pizza

We tryed grilled pizza on the gasser this weekend. Prepared a simple dough with 3 c. flour, 1 c. water, 1 tsp. yest, salt and a couple of Tbsp. olive oil. One rising, then divided into 4 balls and refridgerated for about 6 hours. Brought to room temp before grilling.

Set grill on high one side and other off. Pressed out dough on parchment strips. Oiled top well, then flipped over onto cool side. Dragged over to hot side with tongs. Cooked up beautifully. Topped and place bakc on grill. Started on hot side until dough was done, then moved over to cool side to finishing melting cheese.

Yum Yum

maduckie at 7:40PM on 07/13/09

From Talk

Le Creuset: Is it worth it?

This Christmas, DH purchased a Kitchen Aid 5 qt. Oven Dutch Oven for me. It is enamelled cast iron, similar to LC. I have used it a couple times now and am very pleased. and the price was right, regular $175. (CDN) on sale for $49.99. I do have LC from the early 70s. It was my mom's and we use it for deep frying. We have always called it Grandma's Magic Chip Pot.

maduckie at 8:20PM on 02/09/09

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How Old Is Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?

No age limit but put some effort into the costume. If I think you are a little too old to be out, I might insist on a little entertainment before I hand out a treat, sing me a song, dance a couple of steps, tell me a joke. The first of the group usually balks, but by the time the 2nd or 3rd starts they are all into and laughing. And if they don't want to play - go home.

maduckie at 10:08AM on 11/03/08

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Le Creuset: Is it worth it?

I just checked out the lodge enameled dutch oven and IT'S MADE IN CHINA , probably has lead in the enamel , so I will not buy it no-matter what , give me one free I'll give it back. The lodge castiron D.O.'s are still made in the U.S. I used my 7qt. last night for an old fashioned pot roast and it was perfection as usual thanks to the dutchoven no-burning, no-scorching just thick rich full flavor melt-in-your-mouth meat falling apart moist with onions potatos carrots and garlic. now tonite I'm going for leftovers.

shipwreck at 10:31PM on 02/11/09

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Le Creuset: Is it worth it?

Le Creuset is a quality product but is not the only quality product available. I believe that cast iron products from Paderno are also top quality - http://tinyurl.com/b8gqg7 There are less expensive good products but some of the issues mentioned above could be a concern. The French developed products are of similar quality but less expensive (still not cheap).

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yogiwan at 1:09AM on 02/11/09

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Le Creuset: Is it worth it?

I'm still using the Le Creuset oven my grandmother got as a wedding present in the early '30s. It was probably expensive then too, but if you figure it has been used 200 times a year for almost 80 years, the per-use cost is pretty reasonable. I love the terrines and the ridged grill pans too, although the skillets are better for cooking down onions or tomato sauces than they are for searing.

condiment at 2:10AM on 02/10/09

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Le Creuset: Is it worth it?

LC, Staub, and Lodge are expensive, but they've earned their good reputations with Dutch/French ovens. Personally, I was good with the gorgeous red $40 Tramontina I got from Target before they stopped carrying them. They sell a different brand now. I use the hell out of it, from braising, stewing, baking no-knead bread--it's held up awesomely.

Double-check your packaging when you buy something in a Le Creuset box from TJ Maxx, Ross, or Marshall's. That cookware is often enameled steel, not enameled iron. And LC's enameled steel products are often if not always manufactured in China.

OneWallKitchen at 10:56PM on 02/09/09

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How Old Is Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?

I think there should be no age limit, I think even grannies should show up, we could give them baby food for their dentures, you know? It's only one day out of the entire 365 days that we get to meet our neighbors? Why some people are rude about giving out candy to others is beyond me. But like someone mentioned, definitely come dressed as something, not just your regular clothes/uniform, at least put some effort into it. :)

cardamom at 9:50PM on 12/30/08

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How Old Is Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?

I think it's hard to decide when its the right time to tell your child their to old especially if they are still acting as a child should act at the age of 10 and 11, and believe me I am very thankful for that. I didn't think my daughter was too old to go trick or treating seeing some of the other kids in the neighborhoods trick or treating until this past Halloween. We had so much fun I took both my daughter and little sister out trick or treating it was the last house that we decided to stop at considering it was getting late. The young woman answered the door and took a good look at my girls and stated "No, you guys are too old to be trick or treating." then she shut the door in their faces. I was in total shock. Of course it's her right to decline to give her candy away, it just really made my girls feel bad, they didn't understand and it left them feeling a bit angry. I sat and talked with them about maybe having that halloween night be the last time they did trick or treating, and that they could do parties instead. They were happy in the end and it didn't seem to matter much, even though they still talk about it.

dewilliams at 9:16AM on 11/04/08

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How Old Is Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?

My Mom made my siblings and I stop when at 12.

Fatfudge at 2:52PM on 11/03/08

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How Old Is Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?

I went trick-or-treating this year, and I'm 20. I put a fair amount of effort into my costume, and we drove 45 minutes to get to the nearest town that wasn't my college. Trick-or-treating is more fun than illegal boozing, and we're not really in it for the candy, just for entertainment. After three neighborhoods, no one said no to us. We might have gotten less candy than the little ones, but that's fine with us.

Narwhal at 1:48PM on 11/03/08

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How Old Is Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?

I last trick or treated for myself when I was 15. I knew I was too old for it and I didn't give a damn, I was at a party and we all decided it would be a brilliant idea to run around the neighborhood for one last hurrah. We got denied at a few homes for being too old though, heh.

Honestly, after 8th grade you're too old. If you really want to trick or treat, take your younger siblings out or something (that's what I did!).

O_Leaozinho at 1:45PM on 11/03/08

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