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Thanksgiving Day Appetizer Suggestions

The pastries / mini quiches / baked brie should all work out in a decent toaster oven if you have one available. Just keep your eye on them since the temperature / timing isn't as reliable as a proper oven!

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Thanksgiving Day Appetizer Suggestions

I find that wrapping anything in store-bought puff pastry makes it "fancy" and a big hit. Whether it's caramelized apples, onion and fontina, sauteed mushrooms with cream cheese (as mentioned above!), chicken curry (not quite "thanksgiving", but delicious) or chicken sausage for a fancy pig in a blanket - most can be made a day ahead of time and popped in the oven when you're ready to serve.

Also: spiced pumpkin seeds are great nibbles, seasonal and super easy to make.

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Dinner Tonight: Creamy Corn Soup with Roasted Poblano Chile

When recipes say "milk" do you assume only whole milk is acceptable? Or do you think I can get away with 1% or 2%? Or substitute 1/2 the milk with stock? Or am I just really killing this delicious sounding recipe?!

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Thanksgiving Day Appetizer Suggestions

The pastries / mini quiches / baked brie should all work out in a decent toaster oven if you have one available. Just keep your eye on them since the temperature / timing isn't as reliable as a proper oven!

From Talk

Thanksgiving Day Appetizer Suggestions

I find that wrapping anything in store-bought puff pastry makes it "fancy" and a big hit. Whether it's caramelized apples, onion and fontina, sauteed mushrooms with cream cheese (as mentioned above!), chicken curry (not quite "thanksgiving", but delicious) or chicken sausage for a fancy pig in a blanket - most can be made a day ahead of time and popped in the oven when you're ready to serve.

Also: spiced pumpkin seeds are great nibbles, seasonal and super easy to make.

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Dinner Tonight: Creamy Corn Soup with Roasted Poblano Chile

When recipes say "milk" do you assume only whole milk is acceptable? Or do you think I can get away with 1% or 2%? Or substitute 1/2 the milk with stock? Or am I just really killing this delicious sounding recipe?!

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In Season: Brussels Sprouts

Favorite fall weekend breakfast: Brussel sprout hash with bacon & potatoes and a poached egg sitting on top. Outrageous!

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

roasted chicken ... nothing beats the smell of the house when there's a chicken in the oven

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Kiss the Cook!! What's for dinner Thursday Oct. 29th?

I was just trying to figure out what I possibly can make at home to avoid having to order in (fresh foods are at critical low) ... read yesterday's "what's for dinner entry" and was inspired! I have salmon in the pantry so I will be having salmon cakes and roasted broccoli.

Can't wait to get home now !

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Dinner Tonight: Cod with Tarragon-Anchovy Breadcrumbs

You're killing me ... It's almost 5, I'm starving and this looks outrageous. Will definitely be giving this a try next week. Do you think store bought panko versus homemade breadcrumbs would work as well?

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The Most Unhealthy Thing You've Ever Made

How could I forget?! This summer there was an incident with some lobster alfredo. White pasta, copious butter, free flowing cream and a pile of cheese. Aaaaahhhhhhhh, delicious!

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Edible Gifts for the Holidays

Simply recipes has great apple butter and pear butter recipes that would be nice around christmas, but you would need to make them now while the fruit is still in season!

I also like making a hot chocolate mix. You can include a pretty wooden scoop and directions, you can definitely find some variations on line.

Not edible, but made of food products: A sugar scrub is always greatly appreciated and very cheap to make!

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The Most Unhealthy Thing You've Ever Made

let's see ... bagel with chicken salad, cheese and bacon ... that was a gnarly hangover day. In college, we'd come home late night and make nachos out of doritos .... not ideal.

Most recently, a chicken and leek pie ... butter, cream, puff pastry ... delicious but not so much heart friendly!

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CHINESE DINNER

sorry - dumplings weren't on meat lite, they were from eat for $8

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CHINESE DINNER

I just read an article in F&W with some Asian options that sounded great. Mind you, this was not chinese specific. It can be found here:
http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/best-fast-asian-favorites

Also: there is a recipe from meat lite for dumplings that I use often that's easy and much butter if you have help wrapping!

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Seriously Asian: Burmese Chicken-Coconut Soup

you lost me at fava flour ...

this is something that I would LOVE to eat, but never motivate to make. Sooooo.... got any leftovers?!

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Impressive Lunch in NYC this Friday

See ... All those places sound great. But to me? An impressive in lunch for out of towners would be taking someone to baogette for awesome banh mi, or caracas for some delicious arepas , momomfuku for some ridiculous ramen ... I love NY food for the diverse, delicious, cheap eats you can get. I think it's something that a lot of other cities are missing. And you can top it all off with dessert from the cupcake truck :)

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What Are We Eating Today-10/14

Breakfast: cereal (Fart Smart as the BF insists on calling it) and a hard boiled egg
Snacks: baby carrots and an apple
Lunch: leftover pork tenderloin w/baked beans, barley and asparagus
Dinner will be: roasted bone-in chicken breast with stuffing (not homemade) and broccoli in some shape or form.

BUT what I'm really excited for is that I'm trying out the pear, pecan, blue cheese quiche recipe from a couple of weeks ago, mmmmm

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Thanksgiving: eh?!

Soooo ... I'm looking forward to redeeming myself for thanksgiving this year. I tried out one too many recipes for the first time and they all could use some tweaking. I brought a few different sides / accompanients to my parents

The cornbread with red pepper was too spicy - I think I'll make good ole cheddar chive this year. The sweet potato / banana casserole thingy I made (courtesy of Tyler's Ultimate) was great when I made it the day before but did NOT reheat well. (so much for saving time). I also made spiced pumpkin seeds and even though you can eat them with the shells, the general preference was for the shell-less ones I made (with a spicy curry concoction, delish). Will recreate this year, only all sans shells

Pecan pie and cranberry sauce were old standbys that were a hit, though my family, too, prefers the canned stuff. I would love to try the ginger cran version though, recipe please?

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Pascal Rigo's Blue Cheese, Pear, and Pecan Quiche

Is there anything you would suggest replacing anise or caraway seeds with? I don't care for either and don't have any at home and would love to try this out! I could just omit, but wouldn't want the quiche to be missing a flavor ...

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The Perfect Fried Egg Sandwich

poached or runny fried egg, fresh whole wheat toast, slice of heirloom tomato and homemade pesto. lived off these this past summer ... sublime.

NOW, if I'm hungover, that's another story. then it's quick and dirty: fried egg (with butter), white toast and a slice of american. hits the spot!

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Holy Apples!

Wow, thanks everyone! I'm getting hungry looking at all this. Will definitely be exploring all the pork and apple ideas ... and how could I forget waldorf salad? LOVE waldorf salad

Also - one of my favorites for fall is apple and celeriac salad - yum.

Now I just need to get cooking ...

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"Date night" lunch on Friday

go to eleven madison park for an extra special treat! yes, for lunch it's pricey - but the service is lovely and the food phenomenal. It's a great deal at $28 for a 2 course pre fixe lunch. (remember: this is relative!). That also includes an amuse bouche and great warm bread. Enjoy!

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To tell or not to tell...

I went to Minetta Tavern and while the veal sausage was incredibly delicious, the sauce on top of it was really too salty for the average person. I like my food salty, but it was excessive - I still ate most of it, but at the end of the meal I let the waitress know. Looking back, I wish I had sent it back. Instead, I told the waitress that I wasn't looking to be compensated but that she should let them know about the problem. She took me up on the "no compensation", ha!

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Mixed Review: Pillsbury Fudge Supreme Peanut Butter Swirl Brownie Mix

Brownies are so easy to make from scratch, that it's really uneccessary to use a box mix. Melted chocolate, butter, sugar, eggs, flour - done! My go to recipe is the "supernatural brownies" from a couple of years ago in the times. They come out thick and decadent.

I'm going to have to puzzle over how to incoporate some peanut butter in those bad boys though, because that sounds delish

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Heading to Sonoma - Must Eats (and Drink), Por Favor

I love the idea of the picnic and the bike path! Thanks for the suggestions - definitely want to check out Quivera.

We'll be staying at the Fairmont, which I believe is in Sonoma town - we'll have a car though, too - so don't mind a drive if it's not TOO far.

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The Nasty Bits: Pig's Ears Two Ways

I've never been so enticed to eat a pig's ear as I am right now. Chichi, I look forward to your posts every week. Keep them coming!

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Our fav meal is an oven roasted chicken with sides like green beans creamed potatoes and a nice dessert like cheese cake

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Deep fried breaded chicken breasts make with homemade super crunchy breadcrumbs :)

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Cold weather is chili time! Made with fresh tomatoes, chunks of steak and some diced habanero for a little extra kick. A big bowl of chili, caesar salad, and cheddary potato rolls are a truly memorable and satisfying meal.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Mom's homemade shrimp creole night is a big family favorite year-round, followed by Mom's holiday time cookie bake-a-thon. Yum!

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

I love my Mom's boiled chicken and a big bowl of soup she makes with the stock!

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Kielke and farmer sausage with "gravy" (aka cream sauce with onions). Oh thank goodness for Mennonite roots. If only I worked like a farmer to work it off.

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Dinner Tonight: Creamy Corn Soup with Roasted Poblano Chile

This soup was wonderful! We made it with half 1% and half 2% milk which turned out just fine. The leftovers are just as good as the day it was made. This will definitely go into regular rotation!

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

I love pot roast with roasted potatoes, onions, and carrots. YUM!

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Spaghetti and meatballs always goes over well here.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

My family would be happy if I'd make them chicken and dumplings at least once a week. (And it's so easy!)

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

My family did roast chicken dinners every Sunday when I was growing up. Can't beat grandma's cooking!

From Talk

Thanksgiving Day Appetizer Suggestions

We've always done crudites with a fairly light dip. Makes a real texture contrast with most of the Thanksgiving meal proper.

Also do the old Hellman's pine cone recipe. I use neufchatel & light Hellman's, and the original used 12 oz cream cheese to the same amount of herbs. Makes a great dip, or form into an airfoil and shingle pecans onto the surface at the last moment.

8 oz light cream cheese (Neufchatel) (Nuke for 30 sec or so)
~1/4 cup grated parmesan
~1/8 tsp garlic powder
~1/2 tsp dried oregano

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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.

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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.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Mom's from-the-Campbell's-can versions of Chicken a la King and Beef Stroganoff!

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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.

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