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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Borscht and pierogies
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
The divorce cakes are excellent
Cook the Book: Eugenia Bone's 'Well-Preserved'
Tomatoes, pears, peppers, chilis, pickles, sauerkraut, jellies a whole bunch
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Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
The big green ones. But any of them stuffed with garlic or jalapenos are great.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Borscht and pierogies
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
The divorce cakes are excellent
Cook the Book: Eugenia Bone's 'Well-Preserved'
Tomatoes, pears, peppers, chilis, pickles, sauerkraut, jellies a whole bunch
Cook the Book: 'Bottega Favorita' by Frank Stitt
butternut squash lasagne
Cook the Book: 'Tacos'
Late night, after bar, San Loco in the East Village. I miss it so.
Cook the Book: 'Real Cajun'
Hard boiled eggs spoon fed me from the old Greek lady who owned our building on the roof next to the bunny coop. Pop was stationed in Crete, Greece for the Air Force. Actually, Greek food in general is esconced as comfort food for me because of my early childhood.
Cook the Book: 'The Asian Grill'
My fellow reprobates and I put a six pack of grape soda on a camp fire. We watched intently, for what seemed like an hour, waiting for whatever would happen. A small pop weakly erupted. One of my crew sarcastically said "Oooooh". At that moment all the cans started exploding and launching over our heads, raining hot pop on everyone. One of the cans was found on the hood of the counselor's car, windshield cracked.
Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'
Warm potato salad with baby octopus
Cook the Book: 'Beyond the Great Wall'
I was an Airforce brat and grew up on the island of Crete in a town called Irakulon. We moved back to the states when I was four. The old lady whose house we rented a portion of used to take me up to the roof. She would feed me hard boiled eggs and we'd watch her rabbits procreate. Those rabbits really go at it.
National Pi Day Pi Pizza
There's a pizza joint here in St. Louis called Pi, they also make fruit pies, har har. Great bar, decent pizza and fantastic salads.
Cook the Book: 'Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating'
I pretty much have already been doing what he suggests. But I have cut way back on meat, especially factory farmed. He's also piqued my interest for savory oatmela dishes.
Cook the Book: 'Kneadlessly Simple'
Old Greek Bread
Cook the Book: 'On the Line'
grilled, especially shellfish, quick and simple
Cook the Book: 'Almost Meatless'
Adding anchovies to the base of a tomato soup makes it rich and complex, and people have a hard time pinning down why, I love it
Cook the Book: 'Osteria'
Pierogis with caremlized onions, sour cream and applesauce
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'American Cheeses'
Dancing Cow Bourree
Cook the Book: 'Into the Vietnamese Kitchen'
to shun factory farming whenever possible
Cook the Book: 'How to Cook Everything, Revised Tenth Anniversary Edition'
My favorite tip was the speech he gave on treating our food products better before they hit the table.
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Devil's Food Dictionary'
amuse-bouche: A bite-sized appetizer served in restaurants, highlighting the affectations of the chef, usually complimented by a specific wine. It is employed on menus for the enjoyment of the wait staff. They receive a much needed break in tension as Mid-Western American customers make funny faces and delightful noises while attempting to pronounce it.
It has also been scientifically proven that said customers enjoy food served to them three times more when they have difficulty in pronouncing the dish. Firmly planting the amuse-bouche in restaurant profitability.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Italian Snacks'
spinach artichoke dip, cheese, shrimp cocktail
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Wine Snob's Dictionary'
I always liked the French term of Pee Pee du Chat, which of course means it smells or tastes of cat urine.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Congrats to our winner gargupie, and thank you to everyone who entered. We have notified the lucky new olive oil owner and updated our Contest Winners page.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Any olive cured any way, I love them all. I have a small dish every day after work with a glass of wine. or beer. or whatever is available.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Blue-cheese stuffed olives, in a dirty vodka martini!
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
arbequina olives are my personal favorites - and not just because they're fun to say! as always, feta makes anything taste better and these two go great together
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I love ALL olives. The more the merrier. Kalamata, Black, Green, Nicoise bring it on! What a beautiful idea & a great opportunity! I would love to showcase this on my site!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Thank you for participating, and congratulations to our winners:
quack
rebeccadiamond
Ron Manley
Monelle
lucylucy
Winners have been notified by email and also appear on our Contest Winners page.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Wild rice soup. Creamy and comforting.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My favorite family dinner is veggie lasagna
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.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
peruvian chicken with rice and green beans
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I too prefer olives in their oil iteration.
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.
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.
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
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I'm not a fan of olives, but I do love olive oil!
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Kalamatas are amazing, but I'm a huge fan of the black Greek/Turkish ones, not sure of the name...
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Moroccan oil-cured are my favorite, the wrinkled ugly things.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Definitely meatloaf and mashed potatoes
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!
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Nicoise are definitely my favorite, but I'm a sucker for jalapeno-stuffed green olives too!
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
kalamatas are popular in my house too
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
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Deep fried breaded chicken breasts make with homemade super crunchy breadcrumbs :)
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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The big green ones. But any of them stuffed with garlic or jalapenos are great.