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Wanted: elegant buffet food ideas

Maybe a risotto for a side?
Pumpkin risotto?

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Slowcooker down and smell the roses!! Dinner Tuesday October 20th

Hot, open faced turkey sandwiches - are these Hot Browns?
Made with the gravy-less turkey the hubster grilled on Sunday and the "gravy out of thin air" recommendations from the fabulous SE'ers.
With leftover roasted fennel from last night.

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What's your favorite crock-pot dish?

Chili for sure.

I also use the crockpot to make homemade stock. I freeze leftover chicken bones and when I have a bunch accumulated, throw them in the crockpot with carrot, celery, onion, salt, pepper and a bay leaf. Garlic if I remember. Pull out the chunks and put the pot in the fridge overnight to defat. Much easier than when I used to make a big huge stockpot full. And the crockpot keeps the pot from boiling, theoretically, keeping my stock clear.

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Gravy out of thin air?

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Polenta appetizers?

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From Talk

Wanted: elegant buffet food ideas

Maybe a risotto for a side?
Pumpkin risotto?

From Talk

Slowcooker down and smell the roses!! Dinner Tuesday October 20th

Hot, open faced turkey sandwiches - are these Hot Browns?
Made with the gravy-less turkey the hubster grilled on Sunday and the "gravy out of thin air" recommendations from the fabulous SE'ers.
With leftover roasted fennel from last night.

From Talk

What's your favorite crock-pot dish?

Chili for sure.

I also use the crockpot to make homemade stock. I freeze leftover chicken bones and when I have a bunch accumulated, throw them in the crockpot with carrot, celery, onion, salt, pepper and a bay leaf. Garlic if I remember. Pull out the chunks and put the pot in the fridge overnight to defat. Much easier than when I used to make a big huge stockpot full. And the crockpot keeps the pot from boiling, theoretically, keeping my stock clear.

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Edible Gifts for the Holidays

I make sugared nuts, or as they are known in my family, "crack".

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Your Clever SE Name

boring: just the old first and middle name

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Bertolli-style dinner recipes?

@lilyb:
The Kitchn is a food related blog-forum run by the folks at Apartment Therapy. Click on the hyperlink words "primer on how to do just that" in my post above and it will take you right to that post. (click on The Kitchn above to go to the current page).

Also, if you are too bleary-eyed in the morning to deal with getting the crockpot up and running, I've heard it suggested to put everything together in the crockpot at night before you go to bed and let it cook while you are sleeping. Stash it in the fridge and reheat when you come home. Also good for those of us who are gone for 10-12 hours and overcook stuff in the crockpot, while we are at work.

Freezing casseroles - you don't need a silicone pan. Just line a regular pan with foil, bake your casserole as usual, let cool (or freeze for even easier handling), remove from the original pan, wrap up the foil around the edges and slide into a ziploc bag. When you are ready to reheat, defoil (or not, your preference) and slide back into the original pan to reheat.

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Help for a picky vegetarian?!

Risotto? It's what I make when my vegan brother in law comes over, and the carnivores usually dig in, too. What's not to like about rice, veg and cheese?

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Libby's Pumpkin Shortage? Easy Steps to Make Your Own

Wow! This is the first I've heard of a pumpkin shortage.. will take necessary measures and stock up on Sugar pumpkins - with that easy technique. I've been snarfing up all kinds of pumpkin related goodies - whoopie pies, donuts, muffins, DQ Pumpkin Pie Blizzards - didn't even realize they were endangered.

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Gravy out of thin air?

Swooning at the bacon grease addition! Thank you all for fixing my craving!
Alas, I have to wait until tomorrow night for my gravy fix. Salmon for dinner tonight. Can't have the same thing twice in a row!

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Polenta appetizers?

I am sad to report that we were so tired on Saturday night, all we could do was muster the effort to top them with some fontina cheese and bake them. Sadly, those did not live up to your most excellent ideas. However, I have saved ALL of your ideas for future use, to redeem myself from this unfortunate polenta debacle. I have cornmeal and am not afraid to use it!

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Moldy Spoon Revisited. (Now with more EW!)

I would check around the seals and the drain for undiscovered bits of food and then I'd run the dishwasher empty, except for a cup of bleach. Ew, indeed.

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Polenta appetizers?


Bad idea to read all these posts just before lunch.
You guys ROCK!
And I have fennel in the veg drawer, just begging to be roasted....

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What to do with a bunch of dill?

My aunt makes a really good salad with dill:
Romaine lettuce, chopped dill, parmesan shreds & croutons
Dressed with a lemony vinaigrette.

A little bit unusual, but not too weird, and quite refreshing.

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Chicken Marinades?

Here are my top three (sorry no exact recipes, I usually just wing it):

Lemon-Garlic
Fresh lemon juice, fresh garlic, olive oil and rosemary sprigs.

Ersatz Hawaiian
Pineapple juice (I keep those single serve cans in the pantry just for this), soy sauce, ginger and garlic

Devilled Chicken (this one I actually do right before baking, rather than marinating)
Slather chicken parts with dijon mustard, roll in bread crumbs (panko is excellent, as are seasoned), bake.

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What's for dinner tonight-9/29

Quite similar to italiancupcake; poached salmon with a greengoddess sauce (leftover dip that needs to be used up), spinach with lemon and garlic and fresh green beans with butter and parmesan.

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Make-ahead appetizers?

Roux, I totally agree with you, but she's determined and only asked me for some suggestions. She did say she had all day Thursday set aside for said task and has some help in the form of her daughters and friends.

Trader Joe's and Sam's are on the radar, alas I am a Costco minion and cannot advise her there.

Excellent suggestions, everyone, as usual.

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Make-ahead appetizers?

Feel like I should offer something for those who seek similar inspiration.

Olive Cheese Spread
1 - 8oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter, softened
1 jar Kraft Old English Cheese Spread
1/4 to 1/2 cup green olives, chopped

Mix all together well. Serve with french bread slices or breadsticks.

Our family also takes this on picnics, with a loaf of french bread, not that there is much picnic time left in the Midwest!


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Antique/Vintage Cooking Utensils

Big garage-saler here. I love all kinds of old equipment. Like everyone else said, as long as your heebie-jeebie meter isn't going off and you can adequately clean your purchases, you are good to go. I collect mismatched silver for everyday use, along with assorted kitchen tools. If they are in good enough condition (no chipped paint), I run most everything through the diswasher - but I wouldn't do that for your cast iron pan.

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What's for Dinner Tonight? The 'Come-Back-GatorPam!' Edition.

Chicken piccatta and garlic-roasted broccoli. Apple Crisp, if I get motivated to peel the apples.

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Making dog food

Dunno about weight loss, but I've been making my dogs' food for years from this book - basically oatmeal, mackerel, carrots, garlic and "healthy powder" (recipe from the book), which gives the pups some extra nutrients. Excellent reviews from my vet (of my dogs, not specifically the book).

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Compiling recipes for a family cookbook - advice?

I've made quite a few family cookbooks over the years. I do use page layout software, but Word should work just fine. I bound all of mine at Kinkos, until I broke down and bought my own spiral binding machine.

Be prepared to make reprints, someone is always asking for one. You might also want to consider printing your color pages on a color laser printer, rather than an inkjet to keep the pages in better shape, if they get splashed upon. The page protector idea is also very good.

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Help, I'm in a rut!

I make a caramelized onion, fontina and fresh thyme pizza that elicits moans when eaten. You could put some greens atop, arugula? Maybe make one other type of flatbread or some grill-roasted, marinated veggies on the side for people to pick at. Or a little antipasto platter?

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Hard to choose. I started out in food blog land with I Was Just Hungry.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats and The Wicked Noodle. Looks like a lot of people like Smitten Kitchen, so I'm going to have to check that out!

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats and The Wicked Noodle. Looks like a lot of people like Smitten Kitchen, so I'm going to have to check that out!

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats and The Wicked Noodle. Looks like a lot of people like Smitten Kitchen, so I'm going to have to check that out!

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

I like Serious Eats of course. I also like Smitten Kitchen.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

My favorite food blogs are this one and Culinate.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats is my favorite. Simply Recipes is my second favorite.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Baking Bites and Simply Recipes. I want to cook and eat pretty much everything from these sites!!

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

I love so many sites. I love Serious Eats (of course), PW's and any cake blog. I have a major sweet tooth.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Pioneer Woman Cooks is one I go to all the time.. love the step by step pictures and delicious home cooked meals :)

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Pioneer Woman Cooks is one I go to all the time.. love the step by step pictures and delicious home cooked meals :)

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/ is one of my favorites (along with SE, of course!) - her entire blog receives several visits a day from me as I check to see if there is anything new - I discovered this delightful site this summer - I've tried several of her recipes, and am smitten - I'd really love to win her cookbook!

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats has been my go to site for a long time...consistent quality, informed contributors, great topics. What's not to love!

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

PWC is my favorite. A second would be Bakerella.

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