tankwatkins’s Profile
Recent Comments
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Extreme Cuisine'
Nothing too extreme - calf fries, head taco, grasshoppers. The usual.
I have limits, however; I've swore off McDonald's twenty years ago.
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
Rack of lamb is always a winner
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
We smoke a turkey every year. That looks like a good brine to try. I prefer orange wood, however.
See more comments by tankwatkins »
Recent Posts
See more posts by tankwatkins »
Recent Favorites
tankwatkins hasn't favorited a post yet.
Recent Polls
tankwatkins hasn't answered any polls yet.
Recent Quizzes
tankwatkins hasn't taken any quizzes yet.
Recent Comments | Response to Comments
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Stuffing. Not dressing. Stuffing.
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Extreme Cuisine'
Nothing too extreme - calf fries, head taco, grasshoppers. The usual.
I have limits, however; I've swore off McDonald's twenty years ago.
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
Rack of lamb is always a winner
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
We smoke a turkey every year. That looks like a good brine to try. I prefer orange wood, however.
Cook the Book: 'How to Roast a Lamb'
Roast bone-in leg of lamb with pieces of garlic inserted in slits then simply salted and peppered. Roast to medium rare. Make gravy with the drippings.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Pot roast with a whole onion or five cooked with it served with freshly mashed potatoes and gravy.
Critic-Turned-Cook Finds Critical Eating Habit Hard to Break
Two bad experiences will put me off a restaurant forever. In some cases it only takes one. Generally those that get one shot lose because what they tout as one of their signature dishes is a complete bomb. I figure if they can't at least rise to mediocre on what they do best then the rest must be truly abysmal.
Dinner Tonight: Patty Melt
I'm beginning to think that America is losing its sandwich heritage. Often as not, when I see a patty melt on a menu it includes American cheese by default. It was a major shock when I was first served that monstrosity. It may be a fine hamburger with a twist on the bread. It is not a patty melt. Any eatery that has to be asked to substitute Swiss for American cheese will end up serving an inferior product. You are better off going with a straight hamburger or having a salad.
Cook the Book: The Southern Italian Table
A simple Italian sausage with lots of fennel. Grilled.
Do You Have a Favorite Frozen Apple Pie?
Sorry, if I were reduced eating a frozen pie I just skip the aggravation and go straight to Hostess. It's cheaper and has few leftovers to throw away. Honestly, pie is not that hard to do right.
Cook the Book: Pumpkin Baking
Pumpkin pie.
Much more and the other ingredients interfere with the pumpkin. For a while I thought that pumpkin custard sans crust would be even better but the crust is needed to soak up extra moisture.
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
Chocolate souffle at The Chronicle Restaurant.
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Cake Wrecks'
Simple list:
Left out half the sugar in brownies = flat, dry, hard
Forgot to grease cake pan = half a cake stuck to pan
etc.
etc.
etc.
Cook the Book: 'Japanese Hot Pots'
Clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
Paperback Joy of Cooking given me when I first left home. Only later did I figure out that it was one volume of a two volume set.
Cook the Book: 'Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book'
The most incredible food I've eaten off of a smoker was at an International Barbecue Championship in San Diego several years ago. Baked Alaska inside a hollow pineapple and cooked on a barbecue is just an example. I've had some mighty good commercial bbq in Texas and Tennessee. Day to day I make do with what I can fix at home.
Cook the Book: 'Bite-Size Desserts'
Fried pies, deviled eggs, devils food cupcakes w/o icing, dove chocolate bites, and on and on and on. I'm not a good enough liar to choose one.
Healthy & Delicious: Avocado and Corn Salsa
Do vegan assume those who eat meat products don't like vegetables? I would say that's an extreme level of projection. Even potato chips could be considered vegan as could wonder bread so a good tasting vegetable based dish is not that unique or, necessarily, even healthy; and no one should be surprised that a meat eater might like them. Or not.
Cook the Book: '660 Curries' by Raghavan Iyer
My first experiences were as a child when my mother would prepare curry for a meal. Fairly bold for Montana and too long ago to remember accurately. She had been exposed to curry while teaching school in London in about 1950.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
My favorite is sweet potato salad - potato salad but with sweet potatoes. It has bacon and jalapenos and is all htings good!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
I love a homemade cornbread stuffing! Nothing beats it.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
My nannie always made a casserole of asparagus, green peas, mushroom gravy and cream cheese and loads of cheddar on top. Though I wouldn't eat this any other day of the year, it just isn't Thanksgiving without it.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
I love my hubby's grandma's homemade noodles. They are so, so good.
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
mashed potatoes with wasabi!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Has to be the stuffing! It's the only time of the year I make it. And ooooh so good the nest day- IF it makes it!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
My favorite Thanksgiving side is cornbread-sausage stuffing. So rich, so good!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Stuffing! We love stuffing!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
I love the fresh and fresh tasting cranberry and orange relish. Yum.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Simple mashed potatoes
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Green bean casserole, it's not really special but we only have it twice a year. I guess that's what makes it special.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
My favorite Thanksgiving side is stuffing with gravy.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Sausage and cornbread stuffing. Yum!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Fried Turkey, stuffing and gingersnap gravy in one bite. By far my favorite holiday as it is truly THE holiday for food lovers! I can't wait!!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Oyster stuffing. Tough part, finding enough people who aren't oyster-phobic...
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Gotta go with roasted garlic mashed potatoes. I could eat it all.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
green bean casserole, from scratch of course!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
My moms - potatoes, summer savory and crushed crackers, also includes tons of butter and a few onions - I miss stuffing since it started killing people :(
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
I love homemade warm applesauce!! That and the apple pie are my favorite part of Thanksgiving. I don't like most of the other food including the turkeY!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
This year it will be pumpkin ravioli with sage brown butter sauce.
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Mashed potatoes and gravy....
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Warm, fresh cornbread, straight from the oven
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
spaghetti squash with jalapeno cream. mmm...
Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'
Dinner rolls from Cook's Illustrated. I could just eat those and nothing else.
Recent Posts
Recent Favorites
tankwatkins hasn't favorited a post yet.
Polls
tankwatkins hasn't answered any polls yet.
Quizzes
tankwatkins hasn't taken any quizzes yet.

Stuffing. Not dressing. Stuffing.