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Cook the Book: 'Dolce Italiano, Desserts From the Babbo Kitchen'

Italian Syrups...in coffee, steamers, deserts, and cocktails. They work all over the place. Orgeat is really suprising in its versatility.

timjertson at 6:58PM on 11/05/07

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Cook the Book: 'Eat This!'

Buy one get one for a dollar burgers on Wednesday night at the Old Town Tavern in Morristown, MN. Try the patty melt and a basket of tater tots.

timjertson at 11:46PM on 08/15/07

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Cook the Book: 'The Breakaway Cook'

Very carefully deployed fish sauce.

timjertson at 11:41PM on 08/08/07

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I hate to even mention this but when you live both in the hinterlands and the poor house,(six kids), the Wal-Mart brand of Grapefruit soda with a squeeze of fresh lime works pretty good. And lets you save your money for the Tequila. I especially like the Jose Cuervo Traditional in the numbered bottles. My Wal-Mar liqour store has them for $17 and at that price they are a very nice resposado.

timjertson at 10:21PM on 07/27/07

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I add _____ to macaroni & cheese

One can of tuna and one can of peas mixed with three boxes of mac n cheese makes all SIX kids happy plus the wife; and I get to make whatever I want!

timjertson at 10:17PM on 07/27/07

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Cook the Book: 'The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook'

Buttermilk fried chicken w/ hoppin' john on the side and bottle of Crytsal hot sauce on the table.

timjertson at 1:45PM on 07/23/07

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Time for a Drink: The Paloma

When I lived in Guadalajara, this was very common, and my drink of choice =). Although often made with Jarritos, it was also often made with Squirt. It is definitely something that I have since made many times at home.
Salud

blankplate at 6:20PM on 06/25/08

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Time for a Drink: The Paloma

This drink is one of my all-time favorites. It definitely needs a good, natural grapefruit soda -- Fresca, as much as I like it, won't do (esp. artificially sweetened as we get it here in America). Ting works great if you have any trouble finding Jarritos.

As for the tequila, I'll disagree a bit with Paul here. For drinks like a Margarita, 100% agave is a must. For this one, seeing as how you're mixing with a very sweet soft drink, I don't think it's necessarily required. A good quality "mixto" like El Jimador (made by Herradura) works great and is in fact the way Palomas are usually made in Mexico. If you want to use a 100% agave don't let me stop you, but honestly this ain't the place for anything remotely expensive.

Finally, as Anita over at Married...with Dinner notes, a nice big dash or two of Fee Bros. Grapefruit Bitters really brightens it up. I also like to add the salt at the very end, sprinkling it over the ice at the top of the finished drink.

Cheers!

Mike S at 1:59PM on 05/26/08

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Time for a Drink: The Paloma

I was also thinking Fresca.....

Soup of The Day at 9:39PM on 05/05/08

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Time for a Drink: The Paloma

Tried it with fresca over the weekend and did not like it at all. But I did not add fresh lime juice and I think that would have made a big difference. Trader Joe's makes a good grapefruit Italian soda - might be good in this recipe.

jcb33 at 7:31PM on 05/05/08

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