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The cooks illustrated turkey. I would trust them to make sure that it turns out perfect.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Roasted chicken with some potatoes.
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
Paupered Chef. I really like the food projects and of course dinner tonight. What isn't there to like?
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Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
The biscuits look really good too.
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
The cooks illustrated turkey. I would trust them to make sure that it turns out perfect.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Roasted chicken with some potatoes.
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
Paupered Chef. I really like the food projects and of course dinner tonight. What isn't there to like?
Cook the Book: 'Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book'
Carolina cue in my home state of course.
Dinner Tonight: Jacques Pepin's Crusty Chicken with Mushrooms and White Wine
I was super pumped when I found these shows online.
http://www.kqed.org/w/morefastfoodmyway/episodes.html
The penne ratatouille recipe was my dinner last night. I would HIGHLY recommend it right now since it is that time of year for all the produce.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
penne with canned tuna, some tomato, lots of red pepper flakes and parsely.
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Dungeness Crab pasta. The simpler the better.
Cook the Book: 'The Barcelona Cookbook'
It would have to be the chorizo at harvest vine in seattle. So good it might influence your serious eats login name.
Seriously Italian: A Sicilian Breakfast To Beat The Heat
There is a great chapter in "The Man Who Ate Everything" by Jeffrey Steingarten where he travels to Sicily to learn and eat their fabulous granita. I just finished the book yesterday. There are recipes too, but like Gina's, they are simple. Thanks for the post. It is hot here in Seattle so a granita sounds great.
Cook the Book: 'Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes'
Dick's Deluxe here in seattle. Served best at the end of a night of adult beverages.
Cook the Book: 'L.A.'s Original Farmers Market Cookbook'
RIght now it is veraci pizza at the ballard/fremont markets in seattle
Cook the Book: 'Bottega Favorita' by Frank Stitt
gnocchi with mushroom ragu.
Cook the Book: ''Wichcraft'
bolito...just do it please
Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'
Carbonara with zucchini, courtesy of Jamie Oliver. Good stuff
Dinner Tonight: Chorizo and Potato Frittata
I really enjoy Jamie at Home, so I ran a search for some streaming videos. Here they are. http://www.surfthechannel.com/show/112.html. Such a great show....and there is "Potatoes."
Seriously Italian: Pasta alla Gricia
Welcome back. You are my favorite contributor to this site. Oddly enough, my girlfriend's sister's ex-bf cures his own pork products. I just got a beautiful hunk of gianciale from him which is great. Living in seattle, I can also just hit salumi. I got it there once before and it was a tad salty, but I will never speak ill of the food from the fine people of salumi. I will have to try it again. Could you post your Amatriciana recipe? Of course variations abound but I would like to know what you garnered from your time in Roma. Thanks for the great post.
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Flay's chimchurri turkey and guava/cranberry sauce.
Dinner Tonight: Paprika-Spiked Home Fries with Poached Egg
I have been tinkering with a good potatoes recipe and this recipe provided the proper insights for perfection. The micro trick works well, and the potatoes really form a great crust. Keeping the onions separate also adds to a great dish. I got fancy with mine and drizzled the poached egg and taters with a touch of tarfufo oil. Outstanding.
'Top Chef' Season 5, Episode 1
Things we have learned over the years from Top Chef:
1. don't make salads (spinach with balsamic? boring)
2. don't make drinks or little shots of drinks (hasn't happened, probably will)
3. Try at a little presentation (Jeffrey this week with his slop plate, Fabio's must have been pretty bad to lose to that; also the "punk" guy from last year, pretty much everything he made was just ladled all over the plate)
A few observations:
-what's the deal with all the lamb chops? I think half the field made lamb. I'm not sure what kind of options the cooks have, but it seems to always be scalops, pork tendo, LAMB, and maybe beef or fish. What about all the other wonderful meats/cuts? If anyone could cook these they would have a huge advantage.
-Also I was fairly amused with the chef who lucked out and scored Little Italy not named Leah. She walks into the Italian market saying something like "I have no experience with Italian food." REALLY? NONE? How is that even possible??? Something to ponder going forward.
Predictions:
-Winner: Hosea
-Runner up: Stefan
-Crowd fave: Gene. Loved it when Padma proclaimed: "you just made one of the most authentic...." Good stuff there.
-Darkhorse: the mom from jersey. GO MOM FROM JERSEY! (no idea why she is the darkhorse but, hey it is week #1.
Dinner Tonight: Moorish-Style Chickpea and Spinach Stew
This might sound crazy, but I am going to go ahead and recommend a similar style soup by Dave Lieberman from food network. I can't remember the name but it is intensely flavored and I like the consistency once it is mashed up. I also add some shredded chicken. Honestly it is worth a try.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/dave-lieberman/moroccan-spiced-chickpea-soup-recipe/index.html
I sure like Jose's tv show better though so there you go.
In Videos: The Kitchen Gun
I was searching for cooking videos on youtube and came across the "Unemployed Gourmet". It's pretty funny with one ep including a deep fried cheese and pepper and bacon "corn" dog. Worth a look.
Cast Iron Pans: Seasoning Issues
there's a good cast iron video on the cook's illustrated podcast available through itunes for free. Check it out
Dinner Tonight: Jacques Pepin's Crusty Chicken with Mushrooms and White Wine
One lovely part of this recipe is you can make enought to feed four - or just one person.
And, it's terrific with just a salad and a bit of bread.
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Congrats to our winner ceforrester, and thanks to everyone who entered! The winner has been notified and the Contest Winners page has been updated.
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james beard roast turkey
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cornbread & sausage stuffing
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Smoked-oyster sticky rice stuffing in lotus leaves sounds amazing.
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Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Candied Pepitas and Cider Vinegar will definitely be on my menu. I'm always on the look-out for Brussels sprouts recipes, and this is different from everything I've tried!
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Delicious! I've only recently learned to love bread pudding, and this has all of the right elements: Pumpkin Brioche Bread Pudding.
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Today I'm craving pie so I'd have to go with the Ginger Custard Pumpkin pie. That just sounds so good.
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Corn Bread-Sausage Stuffing With Apples
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I like the classic menu with some of the healthy menu items mixed in - I'm a traditionalist but my daughter is a vegetarian and my husband watches his diet. The vegan diet was too far over the edge for my taste.
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Oooh pumpkin brioche bread pudding!
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The pumpkin ravioli sounds amazing to try if I don't win the turkey ;-)
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Spaghetti Squash with Ricotta, Sage, and Pine Nuts. Yum.
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The brussel sprouts wiht bacon
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cranberry sauce with champagne..l'll try anything that has champagne!
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Congrats to our winner yellowrice, and thanks to everyone who entered! The winner has been notified and the Contest Winners page has been updated.
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Mmmmm. Pan roasted brussels sprouts with candied pepitas and cider vinegar!
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Cornbread Stuffing Muffins with Ham and Sage, from 'Bon Appétit'. The recipe is just ho hum but the idea that every person maximizes their stuffing crispy bits due to the muffin tins is amazing.
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The Cranberry Relish with Orange and Ginger sounds great! I love cranberries with orange juice/zest. I've tried lots of variations, but never with ginger before.
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I could stick my whole face in the pumpkin pie brulee right now.
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The Pumpkin Cheesecake with Marshmallow-Sour Cream Topping and Gingersnap Crust from 'Bon Appétit' sounds like something that I'd need to be alone with in the shower..mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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Honey brined and smoked turkey for me. I live on the seventh floor of an apartment house so I gave my brother a smoker for Christmas last year so he could smoke me some turkey.
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Perfect mashed potatoes!
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The Pioneer Woman's Sweet Potatoes sound very tasty.
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I can't wait to try the apple stuffing!
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The biscuits look really good too.