Describe yourself in a three course meal.
If had to introduce yourself to someone by cooking them a three course meal that best described you, what would it be?
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Consulting Chefs
I've noticed more and more restaurants lately with "consulting chefs" instead of "executive chefs" attaching their names to restaurants. I feel like publicizing a chef's name gives him the praise that he deserves for working those long, hot hours in the kitchen where no one ever really sees him or thanks him. By naming a "consulting chef" and no one else, does this do an injustice to the cooks in the kitchen?
French Cocktails--both Classic and Contemporary
I have had trouble researching this topic. Does anyone know any favorite recipes, restaurants (that actually have the cocktail menu online,) or websites that might help me?
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Interesting food combinations
Pickles and cheese. The snack that we always ate before dinner if we were hungry was Mt. Olive baby dills, sliced in half, with a slice of extra sharp Kraft cheddar cheese on top. Perfection.
Fast food fries. Which ones are good?
Chick-fil-A and Five Guys. I get into this debate weekly with my friends.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it...
I have a fantastic but ridiculously easy recipe that gets "wows" everytime I serve it. It's just a bag of frozen peas, high quality peanuts (the ratio should be 2:1 peas: peanuts) and mayo to hold it together. If you make it at home, the peas are usually thawed before you get to your friends house (or church, in our case, for potluck dinner.) I don't care if it takes no talent or time--it's divine.
Food to help heal
My boyfriend and I broke up on Sunday and I got fired first thing Monday morning (probably for spending too much time on this website.) I ate cheese dip and ice cream last night and it helped a lot. :)
Foodie Tattoos
Hugh Acheson, the chef at 5 and 10 in Athens, GA, has a radish on his forearm.
How to get a food blog read and noticed
Not to shamelessly advertise our blog (which I guess I'm doing, anyway) we have a company blog that has some amazing pictures right now from the Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium over the weekend. The link is http://greenolivemedia.blogspot.com . We love visitors!
Favorite non-pie apple recipe
I attended a party last night that served apple bellinis. They were made with fresh apple puree and prosecco, and I think that they had some mint in them. Unfortunately, I was working the event and could not indulge, but if you have any equipment that could puree apples, I'd give it a shot!
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What are your variations on cornbread?
My favorite cornbread recipe is just the basics. A cornmeal mix, egg, and sweet milk, a little oil and bake in a hot oiled, cast iron skillet.
But my kids love the taste of Jiffy mix. But when I make jiffy mix it always seems to fall apart while slicing or after it's on the plate. It tastes great but is so fragile, it must be eaten with a fork.
Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong, or could that just be the nature of Jiffy mix? I follow the directions to the letter and bake in my cast iron skillet.
How to get a food blog read and noticed
Excellent advice for novice food bloggers. Thanks for sharing the tips.
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LOL I thought I was the only one that dipped french fries in my Frostys -- milkshakes and sundaes too. Yay!!!
When I went to McDonald's as a kid, I used to throw 4-5 french fries in my saimin* and fish them out later. They were soggy, but for whatever reason, I loved it.
* Hawaiian version of ramen except in a fish-based broth, with fishcake, green onions, and char siu on top.
@Chisai - I introduced the mayo+soy sauce as asparagus dip to my husband years ago and he LOVES it. He uses it with fish sticks, french fries, anything you can think of.
I always...always...dip my french fries in mayo-ketchup-mustard (1/2 mayo, 1/3 ketchup, 1/6 mustard), unless I'm at a Greek place, then I dip them in the tzatziki. Replace "mayo" with Kewpie mayo when I am at home.
Growing up, I used to dip my fries in honey, mainly because it was leftover from the fried chicken. I would also dab brine from pickled jalapenos on my fried chicken and eat it with whole jalapenos. I was also one of those kids who loved digging for and eating marrow. What a mess!
French onion dip lightly spread on fresh sour dough bread and sour cream and onion potato chips in the middle.
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i have a lot of weird food combinations, but i just remembered some more
avocados and raisins
goat cheese and salsa (instead of cream cheese and salsa)
speaking of which bacon cream cheese bagels are delicious
waffles honey maple turkey, sharp cheddar and little bit of maple syrup and butter
carrots and dijon
pretzels and applesauce
wow i eat alot of strange things
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Best snack - candy corn and salted peanuts
Toasted bagels with cottage cheese and applesauce on top.
Speaking of applesauce, one of my friends just loves to dip potato chips in applesauce!
Back in the day, used to love blue box mac & cheese w/ tuna and peas, Haven't had that in years.
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goat cheese, strawberries and brownies or dark chocolate
hummus and salsa
rice with tomato sauce and melted american cheese all mixed together
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@ohnofullmoon- Bacon and Peanut Butter ROCKS!!
@thefrugalfoodie - I love breakfast sausage and maple syrup.
I like peanut butter, Marshmallow Fluff (not creme, FLUFF) with potato chips in between the pb and fluff layers.
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Cottage cheese with syrup, we also ate our rice with syrup.
Popcorn and milk
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1- mac and cheese with ketchup
2- peanut butter and mayo sandwiches
3- handful of m&m's with a handful of goldfish crackers
4- french fries dipped in a frosty from wendy's
5- slices of green apple with dill cheese
if you cant tell: i LOVE sweet and tangy things together!
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