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Kiss the Cook!! What's for dinner Thursday Oct. 29th?
Polenta smothered in a tasty red sauce brimming with veggies and hot italian sausage. My first homemade polenta effort--not nearly as scary as I thought it might be!
I bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan---Dinner 10/28 Wed???
Since DH is temporarily working a couple of states away, it's back to solo cooking for this girl. It's a cold and rainy night and I desperately needed comfort food. Meatloaf, roasted cauliflower, and glazed carrots.
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I heart turkey pepperoni. I know its wrong, but I don't care.
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Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Blech. Pie crust was the one thing I would never get in trouble for leaving on my plate, but only because my mom wouldn't eat them either.
Kiss the Cook!! What's for dinner Thursday Oct. 29th?
Polenta smothered in a tasty red sauce brimming with veggies and hot italian sausage. My first homemade polenta effort--not nearly as scary as I thought it might be!
I bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan---Dinner 10/28 Wed???
Since DH is temporarily working a couple of states away, it's back to solo cooking for this girl. It's a cold and rainy night and I desperately needed comfort food. Meatloaf, roasted cauliflower, and glazed carrots.
Do You Like Mock Foods?
I heart turkey pepperoni. I know its wrong, but I don't care.
All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants: Great Deal, Or Bad Policy?
Amen @peekpoke! This is really a pretty ridiculous generalization. There are probably plenty of reasons that people go to buffets and not all of them involve a disgusting lack of self-control.
My tiny 80-something year old-great-grandmother's favorite places to go out were all buffets. When I was in college, we'd occassionally go out for a Sunday lunch. Because she lived alone and mostly cooked for herself, she loved that she could have a little bit of a few different things--particularly things that aren't easily cooked for one.
Also, I grew up in a very rural farm/ranch community (100+ miles from the closest Golden Arches). We didn't go often, but buffets were an economical way for my parents to feed my three growing (and athletic) teenage brothers.
What desserts do you crave?
All of them.
Just kidding. I love cake. Especially white wedding cake with fabulous buttercream frosting. I think the love makes it taste better.
The family that eats together...What's for dinner 10/25 Sunday??
DH is headed to a new long-distance work site this week (we probably won't see each other until Thanksgiving), so we went all out with lobster tails, twice baked potatoes, broccoli, a nice bottle of sauvignon blanc, and plenty melted butter.
Slowcooker down and smell the roses!! Dinner Tuesday October 20th
H1N1 hit our house over the weekend. Thought I finally had redeveloped an appetite for real food tonight. Got about halfway through making a chicken pot pie when I had to go lie down. DH finished the dish and said it turned out pretty good. Nevertheless, I stuck to water and a glass of cranberry juice.
Your Clever SE Name
Mine is also not terribly creative. I simply love to cook and have people over for meals. Back in undergrad, my roommate and I hosted an annual pie party around the holidays. During our senior year, we crafted decorative aprons for ourselves--mine read "The Hostess" and I guess it stuck.
If You Smelled Like Any Food...
Is liquor a food? After a loooooooong Monday, I think I'd like to smell like amaretto or kahlua or a nice red port...
What Did You Eat Today?
Breakfast: English muffin with peanut butter & cranberry juice
Lunch: Homemade chicken noodle soup & a tasty little honeycrisp
Dinner: Threw together some whole wheat rotini with spinach, artichokes, sundried tomatoes and a light garlic cream sauce.
Hoping to finish up my homework soon and cap the night off with a mug of hot apple cider!
Cook the Book: 'The Craft of Baking'
So many delicious desserts, but the most recent is a huge slice of rum cake that I shared with one of my best gal pals at our local Italian restaurant. It was super-moist and had a fabulous almond-cream filling.
Lasagne: Bechamel or Ricotta?
I like ricotta for a hearty, meat and tomato-based lasagna, but prefer bechamel in veggie ones.
sweet breakfast strata in a crockpot?
I found this recipe--I haven't tried it, but looks like it might be what you have in mind:
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/08/crockpot-french-toast-bake-recipe.html
Good luck! Let us know what you decided to go with!
Favorite Fall Foods?
Chalk me up as another hopeless pumpkin fan. I also adore winter squash in all shapes and varieties, apples, ginger (I have some fabulous ginger cookie dough chilling now in the fridge) and cranberry.
What's cookin,' good lookin'? Dinner Saturday night 10/3
Lazy dinner for one at thehostess home tonight: roast beef/swiss/escarole wrap with my first honeycrisp of the season.
Are You a Night Baker?
I never plan (or even want) to be a night baker, but I frequently am by default. In general, I am a much happier, more productive person in the mornings (I think my brain partially shuts down after 10PM). Despite this, I often find my days and evenings overcommitted and baking projects are pushed waaaaaaaay past dark.
Home Remedies for Sore Throats?
Hot peppermint tea with a slice of lemon and honey--so comforting and tasty.
Cooking with wine
I'd make up a nice batch of red sauce or use it to poach pears.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
My first cookbook was a giant cookie cookbook. All cookies, tons of beautiful glossy photos.
Chefs vs. City: Anybody watching?
I caught the Las Vegas episode a couple of weeks ago. It seems like good mindless watching while you're doing something else (making dinner, ironing, etc).
What Was Your Favorite School Cafeteria Food?
Add me to the list of square pizza and cinnamon roll lovers. My elementary/high school also served these amazing, tall, soft dinner rolls. Soooooo good.
n college, I loved soft serve ice cream with granola and sprinkles from dining hall (because the granola totally made it healthy).
Cook the Book: 'Zingerman's Guide to Better Bacon'
Crispy, salty, meaty deliciousness.
Gadgets: Pure Komachi 2 Knives
I have an irrational fear of those adorable little colored knives. Even though I know that they are SHARP, their colored blades make them seem like benign children's toys. I haven't bought one becuase I am convinced that I would quickly lose a finger if I did.
Chopped Cooked Chicken Uses? Something warm for a cool fall day
Chicken enchiladas, risotto, quesadillas...wish I had some chopped chicken right now!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I have ignored fillings before, yes. It is better when you can eat the filling and the crust together but the crust is almost never problematic.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I think whoever said "maybe crust haters are used to store bought crusts and never had a scratch crust" might be onto something. Well-made scratch crust...OMG, nothing like it. And you KNOW that someone making a scratch crust would not waste such a labor of love on acky Sandra Lee canned filling.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I agree that a higher crust-to-fruit ratio is preferable with fruit pies. The filling is often too sweet and I like a good thick crust to balance it.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I loooooooove pie crust unplugged, especially hot, with a glass of ice cold (whole) milk. I usually make a two crust recipe even if I just need one for a pie so I can have a special treat.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Not particularly but my husband loves, loves, loves pie crust by itself.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@PommeDG: Knowing Robyn's mom personally... yeah, this conversations definitely happened.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I totally ignore the fruit - especially when its way too gooey. I'm a crust eater all the way.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@PommeDG: Yeah, she was....I talked to her on the phone yesterday afternoon before I wrote this post. (Can't say I have a recording of the conversation, but my coworkers overheard me.) After she told me how much she liked crust and how not into filling she was, I said something like, "Uh mom, people usually like to eat both together," and she she responded with surprise. Not that she doesn't understand that people tend to eat both together, just that her tolerance for sweetness must be so low that she's surprised most people enjoy the fillings, or something like that.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
When you told her, your mother was suprised that people like to eat filling and crust together?!? :-| Shouldn't an artifice at least serve a purpose and be a little less obviously contrived?
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I heart pie crust. I usually eat the fruit filling first leaving the pie crust to enjoy last. When I have leftover pie dough scraps, I end up putting dabs of Nutella in and making mini turnovers.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Oh I have been doing this for years! I used to joke that I performed "stealth surgery" on pies because I could hit the dessert table at family Christmases or Thanksgivings and remove 2 slices worth of crust, leaving behind most of the filling, and no one realized what I was doing:)
If fillings are made with good, fresh fruit and not loaded w/ sugar, I'll eat them. But all too often, I'd take a bite and realize the apple or cherry filling was canned. Not wasting calories on that, thanks!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I also love pie crust and save it for last. On the rare occasion that my mom made pies from scratch, she'd roll out the scraps and do the sugar/cinnamon thing as a few people above described. I liked that better than the pie.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
My mom is completely the opposite. She'll eat the filling and maybe half of the top crust, and leave the rest for the dog!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
When we were young, my grandmother always dusted the pie crust with cinnamon sugar and baked them. Those toasty, crispy, lightly sweet bites were always my favorite part of the pie making process.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I love pie crust. I always save the crust for last.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Depending on the fruit, I will often leave a little mound of filling untouched and polish off the crust - I like a less fruity crust-to-fruit ratio in my bites. Mmm... crust.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Goo-enhanced crust + ice cream!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
i love pie...filling, crust-all of it.
i get weird with cake tho-leave off the icing entirely & just let me at the cake itself.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
That's very funny, because everyone I know actually hates eating the crust and would rather the pie be without it. Well, besides me. The crust has always been my favorite part.
On the other hand, maybe they don't like the crust because they're used to buying store bought pie shells instead of making their own. Home made is definitely the best.
As for the pie filling, I really dislike most fruit pies because, indeed, they're too sweet and way too gooey. Coconut is my favorite, pumpkin is lovely, lemon is very nice, and chocolate is good too, but I usually can't eat a fruit pie unless I make it myself.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Crust is a boat and filling is the reason for the pie!
But;; I enjoy crust part more than filling. well I actually like eating filling and crust seperately and it all comes together eventually anyway:)
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I sprinkle the pie crust trimmings with sugar and cinnamon, roll up in twists, and bake. Or roll out pie crust in rectangle shape to fit cookie sheet. Bake, then break up, add strawberries and whipped cream for strawberry shortcake.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I generally eat the two parts separately, saving the best part (the crust of course) for last. Then I'll go around the table and ask everyone else if they're going to eat their "pie bones"!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@Ineedtacos: I still roll out and bake the extra crust for my grand kids, I sprinkle them with cinnamon and sugar.
But I like pies with filling too.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Yes. So much so that every T-Giving, I mix a batch of Rose Levy Beranbaum's Cheddar Pie Crust and make cookies out of it. I use gingerbread cooky cutters, brush with egg wash, sprinkle with turbinado sugar and bake. I started this tradition years ago after having made apple pie with the cheddar crust. I had leftover crust and made a few cookies. My daughter loved them and insists every year that we have them.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Love the crust. roll out the scraps, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar as my mom did, and roll up into fat little rolls. bake along with the pie.
@heartofGlass: my sister adds no sugar to her pie filling. It's just a little too tart for me, but I put a lot less sugar into my pie than my mother did.
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Blech. Pie crust was the one thing I would never get in trouble for leaving on my plate, but only because my mom wouldn't eat them either.