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Maple. Mashed. Sweet. Potatoes.
Serious Eats Giveaway: $50 Gift Certificates from Threadless
The cookies and milk one!
Cook the Book: Ad Hoc at Home
Chloe in Philadelphia!
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Philadelphia: A Simple and Beautiful Burger at Race Street Café
I completely agree with marchaprl - the calamari is delicious and I'd rather this place not get overcrowded, as it's my favorite neighborhood bar!
And the fries are delicious, but do pale in comparison to the burger.
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
Maple. Mashed. Sweet. Potatoes.
Serious Eats Giveaway: $50 Gift Certificates from Threadless
The cookies and milk one!
Cook the Book: Ad Hoc at Home
Chloe in Philadelphia!
Cook the Book: 'Jamie's Food Revolution'
Some sort of roasted vegetable with a fried or poached egg.
Cook the Book: 'How to Cook Everything, Revised Tenth Anniversary Edition'
His tip on using instead of stock, definitely!
Cook the Book: 'Giada's Kitchen'
Besides a big pot of slow-simmered sauce, I love throwing together a quick sauce with whatever veggies I have on hand and a can of crushed tomatoes.
Win Tix to the SWEETest Event Ever at the New York City Wine & Food Fest
Whatever I happen to be eating at the time, because the fact that I'm eating it means I'm enjoying a meal in New York, which doesn't happen that often.
Kitschy Recipes
My Nana makes this dessert she calls Rice Dainty - cold rice mixed with lightly whipped cream, marshmallows, pineapple, and coconut flakes. It's surprisingly delicious.
Your Typical Breakfast: Weekday and Weekend
On weekdays or any day I need to eat and run, I beat an egg with a big dollop of salsa and then pour that onto a flat plate and microwave it. Once it's set, I wrap it in a tortilla, grab a travel mug of coffee and I'm out the door.
On weekends, it's either cereal or pancakes. I seem to prefer big breakfasty meals at any other time besides the morning.
Cook the Book: 'Screen Doors and Sweet Tea'
My dad's sweet tea with lemon, hands down.
Yeah. Pittsburgh.
When I visited for work, we mainly ate at chain restaurants. But I have heard amazing things about Primanti Brothers.
Cook the Book: Nigella Express
Homemade pesto, frozen, or purchased pesto, jarred.
What to cook/eat when you're tired and stressed?
This is kind of sad...but there are a lot of days when I come home feeling EXACTLY like that and the only thing I want to make/eat is a big bowl of peas & carrots. Sometimes I thrown in some corn or kale if I have it. All veggies start frozen, are microwaved and then I throw in a big hunk of butter and some garlic powder. Sometimes, if I'm feeling a little more motivated and can stand to wait for water to boil, I'll make some pasta, throw in the peas & carrots towards the end and then mix the whole thing with pesto & cheese.
During the summer, I like to grab a rotisserie chicken from the supermarket and make a big salad with romaine and veggies.
Also, I don't know if this will help, but I find that I get motivated by watching cooking shows - maybe you could listen to food podcasts on your way home?
My favorite use for ricotta is _____
I like having a tub around for a quick pasta dinner. I boil up some pasta, throw in some peas towards the end, and then mix it with ricotta, pesto, and a little olive oil.
Emergency HUNGER ATTACK Food?
Luna bars! I keep one in my purse at all times, just in case.
Is there a food trauma in your past?
Unsweetened apple sauce. I hated taking medicine as a child, so my mom would smash baby aspirin and mix it into the apple sauce. So, so bitter. I can eat sweetened apple sauce now, but the thought of unsweetened just makes me gag.
_____ looks better than it tastes
Those fruit tarts with the clear glaze over them. They're never as good as they look.
What's your best "retro" recipe?
My Nana's spaghetti sauce, my Grandmom's pound cake, and my Mom's tonkatsu.
If I could find a recipe for beef stew that got close enough to Grandmom's, that would be up there too.
Guinness Beer Options: Looking for Something Similar
I don't know if they have it around you, but Yuengling makes a really nice Black & Tan and their Porter is quite good as well.
Greek menu suggestions with halloumi cheese
I have the UK version of Joy of Cooking and it has a really easy chicken dish that they claim is Greek-inspired. You make a bed of onion rings (as in, onions that have been sliced into rings, not the deep fried wonders) that have been tossed with olive oil, salt, pepper & rosemary, put some chicken pieces on top, then cover it all with more of the onion rings. Bake it til the chicken is done. You could also add a little fresh lemon.
Recently, I acquired a taste for _____
Spicy foods. I blame kimchee and Indian food.
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Favorite foods: Sushi, cheese burgers, pasta, tonkatsu, kimchi, my mom's haggis, zucchini, nachos, kitchen-sink salads, seaweed salad, dumplings of all kinds, home fries, chocolate. To name a few.
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I completely agree with marchaprl - the calamari is delicious and I'd rather this place not get overcrowded, as it's my favorite neighborhood bar!
And the fries are delicious, but do pale in comparison to the burger.