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Cook the Book: 'Tacos'

First are the tacos at a taco stand in Mexico City - we sat outside, everything was brightly colored, the meat was on a spit but they also threw in a bit of everything, I know there was chorizo, who knows what else, they put the best salsa on it for me and you finish by squeezing a lime on top, yum. It was dirt cheap and the best thing I have ever tasted. Of course you have to have orange fanta with it.

The next (ok, they are a tie) was duck tacos from Cafe MP in Mexico City - OMG. Never leave this earth before having them.

My ex-boyfriend also made amazingly good carne asada tacos from Tyler whats his faces recipes. However seeing as he did not believe in fidelity or truth-telling, I have not had them in awhile.

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Cook the Book: 'Real Cajun'

Huge pot-roast dinners at my grandparents farm, always finished with sheet cake in an aluminum covered pan, Sunday dim-sum in Chinatown with my Chicago grandparents, my mom's toasted cheese sandwiches and my dad packing leftover turkey sandwiches (just plain old white bread, mayo, turkey and pepper) for my trips back to school.

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Cook the Book: ''Wichcraft'

BLAT with extra-sharp cheddar. Or a veggie on home-made wheat with sprouts, fresh tomatoes, cheddar, muenster, little ranch dressing, cucumbers, hummus and avocado.
Or just a plain fresh tomato on white bread with mayo and a bit of pepper. Perfect!

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Cook the Book: 'Tacos'

First are the tacos at a taco stand in Mexico City - we sat outside, everything was brightly colored, the meat was on a spit but they also threw in a bit of everything, I know there was chorizo, who knows what else, they put the best salsa on it for me and you finish by squeezing a lime on top, yum. It was dirt cheap and the best thing I have ever tasted. Of course you have to have orange fanta with it.

The next (ok, they are a tie) was duck tacos from Cafe MP in Mexico City - OMG. Never leave this earth before having them.

My ex-boyfriend also made amazingly good carne asada tacos from Tyler whats his faces recipes. However seeing as he did not believe in fidelity or truth-telling, I have not had them in awhile.

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Real Cajun'

Huge pot-roast dinners at my grandparents farm, always finished with sheet cake in an aluminum covered pan, Sunday dim-sum in Chinatown with my Chicago grandparents, my mom's toasted cheese sandwiches and my dad packing leftover turkey sandwiches (just plain old white bread, mayo, turkey and pepper) for my trips back to school.

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Cook the Book: ''Wichcraft'

BLAT with extra-sharp cheddar. Or a veggie on home-made wheat with sprouts, fresh tomatoes, cheddar, muenster, little ranch dressing, cucumbers, hummus and avocado.
Or just a plain fresh tomato on white bread with mayo and a bit of pepper. Perfect!

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The 20 Dishes you need to know

1. five varieties of grilled cheese with campbell's tomato soup (too tired to list but you can get fancy here!)
6. chicken marbella from the Silver Palette
7. Roasted chicken or at least chicken breast
8. Really really good mashed potatoes
9. Really good, cheesy (my preference) but not rubbery scrambled eggs and good bacon
10. pasta with red sauce
11. chili
12. meatloaf/hamburgers
13. roasted/grilled zuchinni and cauliflower
14. honey/sweet glazed salmon
15. garlic bread
16. correctly choosing and cooking corn on the cob (I am from Iowa)
17. tacos and/or enchiladas (also - your own guac - big time)
18. a tasty salad (I am not talking dressing, just good ingredients, washed, etc.)
19. at least pan fry a steak
20. pork chops

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Serious Complaint: Chex Mix

Actually for me, the microwave idea is trickier than the regular oven. I typically double the recipe and tweek it, but the fact that they think making THAT MUCH chex mix in the microwave is ludicrous. I have a big enough pan in the oven and you have to distribute - crazy for them to give those instructions...

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Favorite Cheap Homemade Meal?

Grilled cheese and tomato soup (canned). I like:
French baguette (sp) cut in half lengthwise, with a little dijon, then topped with swiss cheese, some green onion, lemon pepper and broiled;
Sourdough toast with a little mayo and plain old muenster inside;
White sandwich bread toasted, then put some mayo, slice of tomato and american cheese - then broil;
or of course regular grilled cheese - american (sometimes I add muenster or cheddar), on white or wheat, covered in butter and grilled.

Edamame (I buy frozen package - deshelled), boil it, then toast under the broiler with spices (seasoned salt, garlic, some cumin - whatever is around), then I cut up little chunks of cheddar and mix together.

Baked beans and toast.

Kraft mac and cheese mixed with a can of tuna and frozen peas.

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Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'

Cheesy soft scrambled eggs with fried bologna. Or homemade chex mix.

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Cook the Book: 'The Cook's Country Cookbook'

Another cheesy potato casserole - hash browns, cheddar cheese, mushroom soup, some milk, sour cream and topped with corn flakes doused in butter.

Or I cheat and buy artichoke dip in the store, then grab a bread bowl and fill with the dip. :-)

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The 20 Dishes you need to know

My personal Top 20:
1. Bacon and Potato Omelette (I'm from germany and can't live without my "Bauernfrüstück")
2. Pasta with a garlic sauce
3. Spaghetti with meatballs
4. Roasted Chicken
5. Kao Pad (I'm also half Thai, and grew up with this dish)
6. Pancakes
7. Steak
8. Pizza
9. Potato Soup
10. A good Sandwich
11. Satay Sticks
12. Mashed Potaoes
13. Meatloaf
14. Gravy
15. Thai Sausages
16. Green Cabbage and Smoked Pork Chop
17. Spareribs
18. Quesadillas
19. Burger with some Fries and Fried Onions
20. Double Mud Chocolate Cake

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

It's a tie: Thai or Japanese sushi. Both rate high around here!

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

i wish i knew how to make chinese..shrimp lo mein

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

I would love to learn how to make some really spicy Thai dishes.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

I live Thai food and would love to be able to make it myself.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

I'm hoping to learn to cook Turkish cuisine next - my son and daughter-in-law will be stationed there for the next two years so I'll have access to native ingredients.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

I would love to learn how to cook Japanese food at home.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

I would love to learn ..

1. Authentic Mexican Cuisine.

2. Authentic Chinese Cuisine

3. Authetic Louisiana Gumbo!

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

I would like to learn more about Vietnamese cooking.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

I would love to learn how to cook chinese food

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

My son and his family are living in Cambodia and I would like to learn how to cook their cuisine.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

I'd like to learn to cook vegetarian Thai food

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

Learning how to cook Indian cuisine -- both Southern (no meat) and Northern (with meat) -- like people in India do. Most Indian restaurants here just don't offer food that captures that same wonderful taste experience.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

I'd love to learn how to make Turkish cuisine.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

Well, I'd like to be able to cook all types of cuisine at home, but if had to pick a favorite, it'd be Chinese food. That is mostly due to the fact that I havn't really been exposed to many "exotic" cuisines like Indian or thai.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

Persian, Indian, Japanese, Korean, French... I don't know how I can choose just one.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

I'd like to learn how to cook authentic Mexican. Not tex-mex but real Mexican.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

Would love to learn how to cook Indian food, preferably Vegetarian and Vegan dishes, because I've learned to appreciate the cuisine through good friends and would love to recreate some of my favorite dishes, learn some new ones, and eventually get the point where I can improvise with spices and other ingredients to come up with entirely new dishes and combinations.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

Defiantly Indian food --but specifically vegetarian Indian food--I'm trying to get my husband to eat less meat.

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

Sichuan, for the complex spice and "ma la."

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