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Video: The American 'Ethnic' Food Section at a German Grocery Store

HA ! So funny ! I live in the Netherlands and they have the same shelves here. And only Jim Beam BBQ sauces - no other brands. Same fluff too. They also have skippy PB here, root beer cans, helmann's mayonaisse, and butter flavoured micorwave popcorn. What a weird selection !!

majacooking at 11:14AM on 06/29/10

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Asian Turkey Burger with Sriracha Mayo: A Turkey Burger That Doesn't Suck

I add grated peeled apple to my turkey burger mixture and that keeps them from drying out. You can't taste the apple either.

majacooking at 9:22AM on 05/10/10

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Feeding a hungry guy (almost like a hippo)

Ah ! Great discussion. My husband is big & tall and does bodybuilding regularly. He needs not only a lot more calories but also a lot of protein too. But with a bit of planning it can work for both of you. This is what we do: if we have a simple vegetarian meal or large salad for dinner, he also gets 2 roasted fish fillets (straight from the freezer frozen bonless tilapia or salmon, in the oven for 25 min. with some seasoning and olive oil added). Or he also gets a sauteed chicken breast or 2. If we are eating a dinner that has meat or fish in it already, he jut gets a double portion. We had turkey burgers this weekend, I had 1, he had 2. Having dessert also helps. Oh and he adds bacon to a lot of meals. Hope this helps !

majacooking at 8:47AM on 05/04/10

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Video: 'The Delicious Miss Dahl' on BBC2 with Sophie Dahl

I caught a bit of her show the other week (we get BBC2 in Holland) and I watch even bad cooking shows, but I did find her iritating. Something about her is just not very genuine or convincing. Like she is pretending to like cooking homey foods and eating them. Like she thinks this is what is cool now, so she better do it. I just don't buy it. But Great British Menu which is back on BBC 2 this year is something I regularly DVR so I can watch after work. Definitely the best BBC cooking show.

majacooking at 9:05AM on 04/16/10

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Cook the Book: 'Ready for Dessert'

cheesecake ! quite easy to make and super impressive ! and delicious too. Foudn the recipe on allrecipes.com long time ago and it is perfect.

majacooking at 5:25AM on 04/14/10

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Sardines for Breakfast Anyone?

My husband is from Sierra Leone, West Africa and there they eat sardines for breakfast, in an omlette, but mixed in with the eggs, not as a filling in the middle. They also add chopped onion and eat the omlette in a bread bun. It smells fishy but it's not bad.

majacooking at 7:30AM on 04/01/10

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What's the stupidest thing you ever ordered at a restaurant?

Can't believe I can't remember any of my own mistakes, but the most vivid memory is of me and my friend on a holiday in Tunisia. Did a 3-day trip through the desert spending nights in isolated hotels in little oasis. Trip was amazing but we were tired and hungry a lot. My friend was very unreasonble. Would always order the most exotic thing on the menu (dinner was included in price of trip). One particular night we were famished. She ordered the calamari in tomato sauce ! In the middle of the desert !!! I ordered the 2 egg omlette and toast. 1 egg omlette really when I had to share it with her.

majacooking at 5:48AM on 03/25/10

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Cook the Book: 'Italian Easy'

Carbonara ! I didn't know how easy it was to make until, years ago, I looked up the recipe and made it. What a star dish yet so simple to make.

majacooking at 1:45PM on 03/08/10

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Cook the Book: 'The Art of Eating In'

I love cooking and most of the time what I make at home tastes a lot better than food from a restaurant !

majacooking at 4:08AM on 02/25/10

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How to Cook Dried Beans

I always soaked beans overnight,until recently when I soaked some dutch brown beans overnight and then forgot to cook them in the morning. So after soaking for about 24 hours they cooked in about 45 minutes. I was kinda stunned at that speed. I repeated the same 24 hour soak for some black eyed peas last weekend and they cooked in about an hour. They usually take me 2 hours or more, so I am delighted with my new discovery. I usually salt them towards the end of cooking.

majacooking at 12:00PM on 02/22/10

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Cook the Book: 'Salt to Taste'

Does sauerkraut count? Cabbage in winter transformation.

majacooking at 10:24AM on 02/16/10

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Cook the Book: Ad Hoc at Home

Fat Kee chinese restaurant in The Hague, Holland, where we live now. Fat is what we will be if we keep going there once a week.

majacooking at 3:25AM on 02/09/10

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Cook the Book: The Grand Central Baking Book

I'm not from the US, but we have some pretty good bakeries in Macedonia. My favorite - Special Bakery near my mom's house. Neighbours started gaining weight when they started baking a second batch of white loaf bread at 3 pm every day. When it's warm It's irresistible.

majacooking at 3:22AM on 02/09/10

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Cook the Book: 'Jamie's Food Revolution'

Stir-fry, shrimp or beef, couple of different veggies and served with noodles.

majacooking at 12:13PM on 01/07/10

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Cook the Book: 'The Art and Soul of Baking'

gingerbread cookies. Not available here in Holland so I can't wait to get to the US to stuff myself.

majacooking at 3:41AM on 12/01/09

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

Green bean casserole for me, please !

majacooking at 8:14AM on 11/20/09

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Cook the Book: 'How to Roast a Lamb'

Aaah, lamb.... My favorite dish is from where I'm from, Macedonia, although I think most of the Balkan countries make it, and Turkey possibly too. It's called Elbasan Tava, (tava meaning pan), and it is roast leg of lamb, with a surrounding of a plain yogurt and egg mixture added toward the end of roasting. The eggy mixture bakes in the lamb juices and it is simply divine. I can't wait til spring when I can go home to eat some. And then eat some more.

majacooking at 8:26AM on 11/10/09

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Book Giveaway: Mike Colameco's Food Lover's Guide to NYC

I've lived in Macedonia, Sierra Leone and now the Netherlands. None of them do good mexican food ! I would love to visit New York City to eat proper mexican, but also bagels and bahn mi.

majacooking at 5:14AM on 10/27/09

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Last Night's Dinner for inspiration and Smitten Kitchen for inspiration and reliable recipes ! I check them daily and suffer withdrawal symptoms when they don't post for few days.

majacooking at 4:52AM on 10/27/09

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