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'Koodie': Another Term to Describe the Children of Smug, Self-Satisfied, Food-Obsessed Parents

@ricewins, I'm with you. I thought that "Dexter" column in the NYT was a spoof, but after seeing it again and again it does actually seem to be some besotted Dad rambling on about his little kid's 'recipes'. We all love our kids, but - Ick! Koodie indeed.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, a big green salad - a perfect family dinner.

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Mixed Review: Sprinkles Pumpkin Cupcake Mix

@j - thanks for the link to the pumpkin cupcake recipe. I just made a batch and they're a huge hit. The maple cream cheese frosting is a winner too. Thanks!,

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Special Halloween Meal?

Good one, @dmcavanagh. I was thinking the same thing.

I've made pumpkin soup, all cute in little hollowed-out pumpkins - but really, all everyone wanted was to head out trick or treating.

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'Koodie': Another Term to Describe the Children of Smug, Self-Satisfied, Food-Obsessed Parents

@ricewins, I'm with you. I thought that "Dexter" column in the NYT was a spoof, but after seeing it again and again it does actually seem to be some besotted Dad rambling on about his little kid's 'recipes'. We all love our kids, but - Ick! Koodie indeed.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, a big green salad - a perfect family dinner.

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Mixed Review: Sprinkles Pumpkin Cupcake Mix

@j - thanks for the link to the pumpkin cupcake recipe. I just made a batch and they're a huge hit. The maple cream cheese frosting is a winner too. Thanks!,

From Talk

Special Halloween Meal?

Good one, @dmcavanagh. I was thinking the same thing.

I've made pumpkin soup, all cute in little hollowed-out pumpkins - but really, all everyone wanted was to head out trick or treating.

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Homemade Kahlua

Thanks Sadiepix. Good ideas about the brown sugar and vanilla. I'll start experimenting!

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Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'

The first time I had creme brulee - what an amazing combination of hot and cold, crisp and creamy - yum.

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Mario Batali's Jarred Pasta Sauces

I'm with the Rao's bottled sauce fans, although its a splurge. Has anyone tried the recipe at the Rao's website? Is it as good as the ready-made stuff? I might go for the hour's simmering if it can save me some $$s (Rao's Marinara is $9+ locally, but definitely a quick 'n' easy weeknight pasta solution.)

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Cook the Book: '100 Best Vegetarian Recipes'

Farfalle with a sauce of ground toasted walnuts, garlic, chopped herbs, a little cream and a little pasta water to loosen it up, and lots for Parmegiano of course!

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The Term 'Housemade' Is the New 'Homemade'

I see what everyone's saying, but nah. For me, "housemade" isn't even a word, and on menus it reads as pompous and affected. Plus I don't really believe it - is that mayo actually whipped up from eggs and oil in the restaurant kitchen? Doubt it. But maybe there's a fun thread in pretentious menu language??

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The Term 'Housemade' Is the New 'Homemade'

Just more foodie pretentiousness, like "dipping sauce" instead of dip, or "smashed potoates" instead of mashed, or "tablescape" instead of - I don't even know what. Its annoying, cut it out.

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help: great eats near pismo beach ?

I second Buffy's suggestion, the Cracked Crab. Amazing crab bisque, and group-friendly 'buckets' of crab legs etc for the table. Also on Price Street are Guiseppes and Rosas, both good Italian places. Have fun!

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Cook the Book: 'Tacos'

There was a great taco place, El Caminero, in my neighborhood in Mexico City. My best meal there was when I discovered you could get their wonderful carne asada tacos and grilled spring onions to go! The tacos were always brilliant, but it wasn't the kind of place a young gringa could eat on her own after work. So take-out was perfect. Still miss those fresh tortillas.

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Cook the Book: ''Wichcraft'

Red-oak grilled Santa Maria style tri-tip, sliced thin on a crusty sourdough roll

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No Beets Will Grow in the White House's Organic Vegetable Garden?

Yay for the Presidential veggie garden. Beets make me gag - @cooklocal may be right, maybe its a genetic thing. But there's plenty of other good stuff to plant in DC, and don't forget the fresh local goodies at the Eastern Market and elsewhere.

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$29.95 for America's Test Kitchen website?

Thanks guys, esp. @sailordave. I'm still snickering. Now about that refund.....

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Cafe Tacuba chicken enchiladas?

Thanks for the links, especially @intheyearofthepig's copy of the Bayless recipe. I did search for it, but managed not to turn it up. Enchiladas this weekend!!

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Sunday Brunch: The Best Silver Dollar Pancakes Ever

The Breakfast Book is brilliant. Try the Apple Pancake - my book's spine is cracked at that recipe after years of making it. But you won't go wrong with anything in that book, for breakfast or whenever.

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Bread Baking Books

Yes, try the Bread Bible. Some the recipes look intimidatingly long, but once you read through them once or twice its clear that the individual steps aren't hard, and most of the time required is just for proofing - no effort on the baker's part. Her basic white sandwich bread can't be beat for a kid-friendly alternative to chemically supermarket loaves.

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Cook the Book: 'Kneadlessly Simple'

Just a honest loaf of white sandwich bread - perfect for kid lunches and morning toast

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'Koodie': Another Term to Describe the Children of Smug, Self-Satisfied, Food-Obsessed Parents

I'm having a kid in a few months and there is no way in hell I'm ever going to let him become anything close to a word that sounds like "cooter."

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'Koodie': Another Term to Describe the Children of Smug, Self-Satisfied, Food-Obsessed Parents

@ Adam Kuban....the article on Grups was fantastic...I am, now, officially a Grup. Laughed outloud, but also wondered what the hell I am doing sitting at this desk all day, while life and the things I am truly passionate about pass me by. I may quit this 9-5 tomorrow, it really does suck. I think I'll rock the Hives on the way home today, stop for a 40oz, and sing at the top of my lungs. Thanks.

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'Koodie': Another Term to Describe the Children of Smug, Self-Satisfied, Food-Obsessed Parents

Ugh, forced coinage. Also ugh, becoming a snob about anything, whether that thing is food, parenting, or one's oh-so-superior management of one or both.

That said, if we need a term to describe little gourmets-in-training, I vote "taster tots."

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'Koodie': Another Term to Describe the Children of Smug, Self-Satisfied, Food-Obsessed Parents

I love the retro picture, but hate Dexter. Can't wait until he grows up and starts eating peanut butter by the spoonful and drinking milk out of the carton when he turns 16.

However, watching Julia Child as a kid was FUN. That is not 'new'--JC and the Swedish chef=universal childhood delight without pretence.

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'Koodie': Another Term to Describe the Children of Smug, Self-Satisfied, Food-Obsessed Parents

Also: Slap me if, the day I have a kid myself, I start blogging here about Baby's First Foie.

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'Koodie': Another Term to Describe the Children of Smug, Self-Satisfied, Food-Obsessed Parents

@jessetay and @Carioca: I should have elaborated in the post the way I originally intended to after writing that headline. It's great that parents are feeding their kids real, natural food. And if you read the whole post in which Phil Lempert coins "koodie," his message is a good one—that these kids will, we hope, end up eating better, be healthier, and avoid the obesity issues that their peers and kids before them have encountered.

My eye-rolling is targeted at the sort of parents who seem to use their kids as a sort of creative accessory, flaunting their tots' sophisticated food choices as a way of saying, "Hey, look what an awesome parent I am. My 2-year-old is eating foie gras, can tell the difference between ten types of imported olives, and prefers sushi to fish sticks."

For background, these people are straight out of Stuff White People Like or, for lack of a better word, are the type of parents New York magazine identified as "grups" in this 2006 article on hipster parents. See also the first paragraph of this blog post: http://anthony-bourdain-blog.travelchannel.com/read/goodbye-to-all-that

It's just sort of like, why can't these folks just feed their kids good, real, or "challenging" food and not make a big deal about it and turn it into some sort of "look at my gastronome kid"?

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'Koodie': Another Term to Describe the Children of Smug, Self-Satisfied, Food-Obsessed Parents

I guess parents can't win. If the child is a picky eater and only eats "white food" her parents are bad. If the child is a picky eater and will only eat gourmet meals, her parents are bad too.

But I'd take the latter any time. Call me smug and self-satisfied.

This "koodie" think really sounds like the brainchild of a parent whose child is the former.

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Homemade Kahlua

REAL (ALMOST) KAHLUA RECIPE

We usually start this on a Friday night & blend the next day. Makes about a gallon.

Bring 2 quarts water to boil.
Add 1 lb. good ground coffee
Return to boil for TWO MINUTES.
Remove from heat, cover & let sit overnight or 12 hours.

At same time, boil 4 cups water with 8 cups sugar
about 10 minutes, til slightly syrupy. Remove from heat,
cover & let sit, also.

Next day: Use a cloth bag or clean old pillowcase to strain grounds from
coffee.
Then mix: coffee, sugar syrup, 2-teaspoons real vanilla, & 2 pints grain alcohol (NOT VODKA). Vodka is something you mix with Kahlua, not an ingredient in it.
This is a recipe I've been making for years & it's a hit as a gift. We make it evey Christmas. Makes a whicked good White Russian, also.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

My mom would make a dish with country ribs and sauerkraut that was so good! I'm glad I finally learned how to make it.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

One of our favorites would be roasted turkey with dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, butternut squash, green bean casserole and homemade biscuits.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

I've always loved stew that's cooked all day in the slow cooker paired with a mixed green salad and freshly baked bread.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Our favorite dinner meal is Lasagne, baked potatoes, Caesar Salad, Garlic bread and cherry pie. garrettsambo@aol.com

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

When it gets cool, the husband likes to make turkey chili and I make the honey cornbread. So good!

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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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