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Favorite Kitchen/Food Smell...
Chocolate cake.
Favorite On-The-Go Bars
I love Nature Valley Dark Chocolate Granola Thins and Chocolate Cherry Cashew Kind Bars.
Entertaining for a crowd in May - Looking for recommendations
Stuffed Mushrooms can be made ahead - My favorite is with sauteed onion, spinach, breadcrumbs, and Parmigiano Reggiano.
You can make crostini, and serve with various cheese dips, olive tapenade, hummus, etc. All can be made ahead.
Best Frozen Spinach Brand?
zucchini, that sounds like Birds Eye. I use the chopped. Here are photos of both the chopped and whole:
http://www.birdseye.com/vegetable-products/pure-simple/chopped-spinach
http://fresh.amazon.com/product?asin=B000SKLOW0
Best Frozen Spinach Brand?
I like Birds Eye.
Bake the Book: Home Made Summer
Honeydews!
mother's day lunch, I get to bring desert
How about a flourless chocolate cake? Most lactose-intolerant people can eat butter. You can serve the cake with freshly whipped cream on the side for those who can take it.
Bake the Book: Home Made Summer
Honeydew!
Taking leftovers and making great food!
I do that often, including tonight - made a mega salad with leftover sliced chicken breast, extra sharp cheddar, navy beans, grape tomatoes, black olives, green peas, sweet onion, and red bell pepper, tossed with a Dijon vinaigrette. Crusty baguette on the side.
vegan picnic menu ideas
P.S. Regarding the Curried Couscous Salad - I drain the crushed garlic from the dressing before pouring it over the salad.
vegan picnic menu ideas
This is fantastic - I've made it many times:
CURRIED COUSCOUS SALAD WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/curried-couscous-salad-with-dried-cranberries-10000000226616/
Cook the Book: 'Family Table'
My first Italian Christmas dinner.
Can you help me name this drink?
Raspberry Rapture
Can you help me name this drink?
I'm with PoorOldMama - I love "Blushing Bride." Good work, korovka!
Most underrated and overrated ingredients
Plus, the poster was asking about ingredients, not people.
Most underrated and overrated ingredients
Zinnia,
Your comment about vegetarians is absolutely ridiculous.
Most underrated and overrated ingredients
Right on, again, Mr. Nick!
Most underrated and overrated ingredients
Mr. Nick - You're right on about celery. I especially love the leaves, which are underused. Maybe most people don't realize they're edible.
Most underrated and overrated ingredients
Overrated: "Gourmet" sea salts or just sea salt in general - it's so "in" to sprinkle it over everything. Boring....
Cook the Book: 'The New Persian Kitchen'
I love saffron in various dishes.
Cookie Monster: Chocolate Covered Digestive Cookies
The link to the recipe is not working.
Homemade Condiments You Keep on Hand
I make salsa, black olive tapenade, and Dijon vinaigrette on a regular basis.
Birthday cake
These are both fantastic:
MEXICAN CHOCOLATE ICEBOX CAKE
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Mexican-Chocolate-Icebox-Cake-101955
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE WITH FLUFFY WHITE FROSTING (I omit the white frosting and use a dark chocolate ganache):
http://www.godiva.com/recipes/recipe.aspx?id=518
What's for dinner tonight?
What's for dinner tonight? We're having rainbow trout with a white wine/butter/garlic sauce with a little lemon juice, chives, thyme, and chervil. Brown rice and roasted broccoli and cauliflower on the side.
Dessert will be later - something deep chocolatey.
Why aren't the links clickable when posting?
When I add links, they're not clickable. They used to be, but not recently.
Anyone else having problems getting onto this site?
Since yesterday, either this site doesn't load at all or it takes forever. Also, once it loads, logging in has been near impossible. Has anyone had this problem?
Product Tasters
Has anyone who signed up in Oct. received any products to test/taste?
"We Need Tasters!"
101 Fast Recipes for Grilling - NY Times
I thought this looked interesting - some simple, good ideas here.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/dining/30mini.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=homepage
Chocoholic: Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce
Classic hot fudge is the king of ice cream toppings. Deeply chocolate, satiny smooth, and with a viscosity that transforms from warm and gooey to thick and slightly chewy after hitting the freezing cold ice cream. More
5 Non-Lame Treats to Make for Your Valentine
Oh, Valentine's Day. As a chocolatier, I can certainly wear the cynical hat. I have nothing against the holiday, per se. It's just all the gifts people get each other tend to be saccharine, tacky, and/or cliché—and tend to cost an unnecessary amount of money. Accordingly, here's a list of five non-lame things you can whip up at home. They're quick, easy, and only as cutesy as you want to make them. More
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BBQ in NC.