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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Thanksgiving at my parents' home - Alton Brown's brined turkey, Hawaiian sweet bread stuffing, fresh made cranberry sauce, green beans with almonds, and a reduced sugar pecan tartlette.
Man, I miss home :-(
Need some good Karma-What's for dinner 11/1?
Fuddrucker's for a sorority event. Blah, I'm not really looking forward to it.
It's Over - What candy is left, and what will you do with it?
Lucky. The kids in my neighborhood, somewhere between 6 and 7:30, had not only taken all of my candy, but they stole the bowl as well. x_x
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Where to eat/farmers markets in Malden, MA?
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Redefining Beach Food with the Pretzel Burger at Hudson House in Redondo Beach, CA
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Redefining Beach Food with the Pretzel Burger at Hudson House in Redondo Beach, CA
Great review, Damon, and spot on commentary on Redondo. I'm from the area originally, growing up there. Your observations make me miss my home terribly - my best friend, who lives in Seattle now, and I used to go to that very El Torito you mentioned for their crappy Sunday brunch, just to enjoy the view. I guess I'll have to grab a burger there the next time I'm home.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Thanksgiving at my parents' home - Alton Brown's brined turkey, Hawaiian sweet bread stuffing, fresh made cranberry sauce, green beans with almonds, and a reduced sugar pecan tartlette.
Man, I miss home :-(
Need some good Karma-What's for dinner 11/1?
Fuddrucker's for a sorority event. Blah, I'm not really looking forward to it.
It's Over - What candy is left, and what will you do with it?
Lucky. The kids in my neighborhood, somewhere between 6 and 7:30, had not only taken all of my candy, but they stole the bowl as well. x_x
Kiss the Cook!! What's for dinner Thursday Oct. 29th?
Garlic rubbed bison ribeye with a scallop and pea bechemel.
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
I love SE and Alinea at Home. Carol is hilarious.
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
I love SE and Alinea at Home. Carol is hilarious.
Good food in San Jose?
Hi lexa99. I graduated from SJSU in 2008, there are plenty of unique places to eat.
In the downtown area, visit Zanotto's Market on 2nd and Santa Clara for great lunch panino.
Vietnamese places are abound in San Jose, just about any one you go to will be excellent.
Original Joe's on San Carlos has great, higher end Italian food.
Avoid Hi Life. It's pricey, the food is not that great, and it's in an unsavory part of town.
Whereabouts are you staying? Will you have a car?
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
A really good wonton soup from Guilin Chinese restaurant here in Tucson - light, not greasy, and super cheap at $5.75.
What's for dinner tonight-9/29
No idea. Have class and tutoring until nearly 10pm...with no break. I'm just hoping a sushi bar is open late...
SE College Division...
Grad student at the University of Arizona here. Awesome idea!
Drying or Freezing home-grown herbs
Alton Brown covered this in an episode of Good Eats.
The important thing he mentioned was blanching them before attempting to dry or freeze, as to remove as much of the yucky stuff as possible.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 83: Bad Road Food Habits in Chicago
Honestly Ed, if you didn't gain a pound or two while in Chicago, I would say something went terribly wrong.
Cook the Book: 'Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book'
Strangely enough, I have not had much great BBQ - it could be where I live. I did go to Rendevous in Nashville, but I was so young I don't remember. Most of the BBQ here in Tucson are chain restaurants or are not consistent at all.
What's for Dinner? 08/29
ericjpdx - YAY GO CATS!!!
Sucks about the store-bought corn tortillas. I'll ship some your way - I had to do that for a fellow Wildcat alumni in Boston.
The time is upon us.
We get them in some of the Mexican markets here in Tucson - I love them. Many of the markets roast them daily and sell them. I bought some for my taco-fest yesterday evening.
What's for Dinner? 08/29
Pollo asado, achiote seared shrimp, and puerco adobado soft tacos (tortillas made within 5 miles) with cotija cheese, guac, salsa verde, salsa rojo, and grilled onions. Jamaica tea to drink.
It's back to the U of A BBQ time at my house :-) Viva Arizona!
young ladies drinking 'sweet wines'--ha!
I'm sorry, but I'm with Amandarama on this one.
This post was rude, and not a great way to start on SE.
And as for happyeats, I'm sorry, I expected better from you. Your post criticizing Amandarama was COMPLETELY out of line, and horrendously immature. And what was with the language? Unnecessary.
This is a community for lovers of food and wine. Not a place to drop f-bombs on regulars.
Can we drop this already?
Tasty Tofu in Orange County, CA.
As I said in a previous comment...post this stuff on Yelp!, not here.
Great Barbecue Sandwiches in Huntington Beach, California
Sorry about the earlier comment.
However, I'd recommend to you to post these things on www.yelp.com.
Great Barbecue Sandwiches in Huntington Beach, California
Do they have SPAM?
young ladies drinking 'sweet wines'--ha!
26 year old female here - and I NEVER drink white zin. I have a fine collection of red zins, chardonnays, viogniers, cabernet sauvignons, and others. HOWEVER, I am Jewish, and during passover, my table is never complete without Maneschewitz blackberry or concord grape 'wine'.
Honestly, did you think that this would NOT raise flames on here? There are quite a few 20-something women on here...
Watch It With Us: 'Top Chef Masters,' Episode 10, the Season Finale
@Adam No. That was filmed at UWisc-Madison.
Watch It With Us: 'Top Chef Masters,' Episode 10, the Season Finale
@Adam I go to the U of A, where RotN was filmed. Go Cats!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Spaghetti with meatballs and chunks of Italian sausage in a smooth garlicky red sauce, caesar salad with homemade garlic croutons, warm crusty Italian bread with butter, a nice barolo, and lemon cheesecake for dessert.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
fajitas, hands down.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Layer sauerkraut in a casserole dish, place pork chops on top and season (I use cracked black pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika), cover with lid or seal with foil, bake in 400 degree oven for 45 minutes. I like to make mashed potatoes with it, but have also just done steamed veggies on the side.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Grandy's roast beef, carrots, and mashed potatoes
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Mom's from-the-Campbell's-can versions of Chicken a la King and Beef Stroganoff!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Mom's homemade lasagna, bread, and apple pie.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Coming from a Turkish household, my favorite family dinner is mercimek çorbasi (lentil soup) with köfte (ground beef/meatball-like patties), domatesli pilav (tomato rice), and yogurt.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Favorite family dinner would have to be my childhood birthday meal of Earl Abel's fried chicken and black bottom pie.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Sauerbraten and homemade sides.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Really anything, as long as it's accompanied by family and laughter. We often have shrimp scampi in the summer and a roast with Yorkshire Pudding in the winter....mmm.... :)
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Our favorite family dinner is Homemade Lasagna with a green salad and homemade yeast rolls.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
spaghetti and meatballs
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
We called it "chicken and glop", but it was chicken and rice. How did my mother put up with us?
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
It depends on the weather for me, but at this time of year it's roast chicken, mashed potatoes, peas (homegrown, please; frozen peas from the store are inevitably overripe), green salad, and pie.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
meatloaf and mashed potatoes!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My favorite family dinner would have to be posole. We have it every christmas eve with fresh tamales and it is sooo good.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Gosh, my favorite family dinner!? That's hard . My family is full of great cooks so I guess it has more to do with the atmosphere. So then I would have to go with Christmas eve dinner. 14 cousins plus 16 Aunts and Uncles all eating and drinking and being merry. Usually there's a goose (which doesn't hurt) and floating islands for desert. super yummm, it warms my heart just to think about it.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
ribs. lasagna. soup. anything my mom makes
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Our favorite comfort food is mapo tofu - spicy and warming - over rice with some sauteed greens. Something about one bowl foods you can hold in your hand do it for us...
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Pasta with meat sauce and bread!
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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Boring but comforting - an overly stuffed tuna salad sandwich, on wonderful crusty rye bread, a slight smear of mayo, crisp iceberg lettuce, juicy tomato, cut in half please.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Irish Coddle. A big pot, almost stew but with not quite enough liquid, of potatoes, bacon, sausage and onion. Gets you fattened up for hibernation season.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
barbeque salmon and broccoli slaw, mom's favorite summer specialty
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
One of my favorite family meals is banh xeo. They're savory, yellow crepes and having all sorts of people in my family through marriage, some being born in Vietnam, some being born here, etc., my mom gets a lot of different requests as to what to put in them. First she makes the vegetarian kind for those folks then regular Americanized ones then the hardcore ones.
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About missvenuz
Website: http://vivatucson.blogspot.com
Location: Tucson, AZ
About: Grad student at the U of A, from Los Angeles.
Favorite foods: Japanese, SE Asian, Sonoran Hot Dogs, chicken fried steak.
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Great review, Damon, and spot on commentary on Redondo. I'm from the area originally, growing up there. Your observations make me miss my home terribly - my best friend, who lives in Seattle now, and I used to go to that very El Torito you mentioned for their crappy Sunday brunch, just to enjoy the view. I guess I'll have to grab a burger there the next time I'm home.