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What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
- Popcorn w/ black pepper and parmesan cheese.
- herb crusted salmon burgers
- hagen daz vanilla fudge/rum raisin ice cream
'Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade' Magazine Hits Newsstands Today
Personality wise Sandra Lee is the older, slightly alcoholic (tablescapes and drinks every show), less marsha bradyesq sister of Rachel Ray. The few times I've watched her show (cleaning/laudry days don't shoot me) I don't find myself wanting to jump through the tv and throttle her. I can't even be mad she ventures into magazine land. Truth be told her "meals" are not hard to make. If processed foods needed a queen she would be it.
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Jamie could you post where we could get that fondu pot and stand? Thanks.
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Mixed Review: Ad Hoc's Fried Chicken Mix
Ugh I hate when you cannot find the products written about. Just checked in my area and WS doesn't have it. Who wants to be nice to me and send me some?
What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
- Popcorn w/ black pepper and parmesan cheese.
- herb crusted salmon burgers
- hagen daz vanilla fudge/rum raisin ice cream
'Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade' Magazine Hits Newsstands Today
Personality wise Sandra Lee is the older, slightly alcoholic (tablescapes and drinks every show), less marsha bradyesq sister of Rachel Ray. The few times I've watched her show (cleaning/laudry days don't shoot me) I don't find myself wanting to jump through the tv and throttle her. I can't even be mad she ventures into magazine land. Truth be told her "meals" are not hard to make. If processed foods needed a queen she would be it.
Serious Cheese: Super Bowl Beer and Cheese Fondue
Jamie could you post where we could get that fondu pot and stand? Thanks.
Blogwatch: Polynesian Glazed Wings
Nice. Will have to try this recipe out this week.
Cook the Book: 'Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics'
Seasoned rice with saffron, smoked ham, scotch bonnet peppers
Cook the Book: 'The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread'
Oh man favorite cookies would be a toss up between:
Benne cookies (sesame seeds)
or
Coconut drops (grated coconut & brown sugar)
Both make me completely homesick for the Caribbean. Cracking the coconut and drinking the water inside and grating the rest. Fun times as a kid.
Photo of the Day: Real 'Cheeseburger' Doughnut from Donna's Donuts
Calories be damned that looks tasty. LOL
Mixed Review: Ad Hoc's Fried Chicken Mix
Funny, I made this myself back in September and blogged about it. I have Ad Hoc at Home now, so I imagine in the future I'll use the recipe, but holy crap was it ever stellar!
http://thefoodieblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/finger-lickin-good.html
Mixed Review: Ad Hoc's Fried Chicken Mix
I'd personally save the money and buy the cookbook, because it is fantastic and has a bunch of other great recipes and beautiful photos too.
However: It actually looks like the mix IS STILL AVAILABLE ONLINE.
Mixed Review: Ad Hoc's Fried Chicken Mix
The one time I ate at Ad Hoc it happened to be fried chicken night, and at first I was a little annoyed that I would be paying well over $100 for my wife and I to eat fried chicken with some fancy sides. However, it was definitely the best fried chicken I'd ever had in my life. I ate several pieces, and it didn't give me that heavy, full feeling that normally comes with any large amount of deep fried food. On the way out, I spotted Thomas Keller himself sitting at the bar eating some chicken.
The mix is expensive, but if it tastes anything like it does at the restaurant, then it might be worth it. I suppose the same money could be used to buy the cookbook, but buying the mix at SW would be kind of a fun treat.
Mixed Review: Ad Hoc's Fried Chicken Mix
I just tried the Ad Hoc recipe myself. And it was delicious. This from a girl who grew up eating fried chicken at least once a week. That brine is righteous. When I feel like scrubbing the entire kitchen again, I'm gonna fry some more chicken.
Mixed Review: Ad Hoc's Fried Chicken Mix
this is obviously not about saving time, it's about replicating something by thomas keller.
Mixed Review: Ad Hoc's Fried Chicken Mix
Am I the only one wondering if it's safe to let uncooked chicken sit out for 2 hours? www.satisfiedsole.com
Mixed Review: Ad Hoc's Fried Chicken Mix
Cultural heritage days are tricky, since kids aren't the most adventurous eaters. When I had to do that in high school I brought German potato pancakes. I was smart enough to choose the least intimidating dish I could find in the German cookbook. They went over quite well, once people figured out they were "a lot like hash browns" and were good with ketchup.
One guy brought something that he wouldn't admit what it was until some people had eaten it. I don't remember exactly, but it turned out to contain donkey meat or horse meat or something like that. I do remember that I ate some and didn't think it was that good.
Don't understand why cold fried chicken didn't go over well. I LOVE leftover fried chicken! This mix doesn't seem to actually save any time though, or at least not very much. It amounts to a package of seasoned salt and a package of seasoned flour, with instructions, right?
Arbeck, I seriously doubt that bag contains fresh lemons, fresh flat leaf parsley, a head of garlic, etc. That mix contains dried seasoning powder. Compare it in price to a can of old bay or cajun seasoning instead.
It sounds like just as much work as making it from scratch, and that's a bit too much work for me most of the time. I've made fried chicken from scratch about twice in my life, but Popeye's is just down the street. (And now I'm on a diet anyway, so oh well.)
This mix sounds like mainly a fun novelty, like those cookie kit jars people sometimes give people for Xmas if they can't think of something you might have actually wanted.
Mixed Review: Ad Hoc's Fried Chicken Mix
I must admit I was taken in with Keller's name so I tried the mix, there are two bags of mix and I actually threw the other one away. I didn't like the end result as all, a lot of time and effort for nothing. Short cuts are not the way to go when dealing with fried chicken. Never again. Next time it's old bay and flour-that's it!
Mixed Review: Ad Hoc's Fried Chicken Mix
@KB, i was invited to my friend's church social where we were invited to bring something from our cultural heritage. i'm jewish, so i brought my grandmother's chopped chicken livers. i was not a popular guest that evening. i will NEVER forget the look on the face of the host when i told him what was in the bowl.
'Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade' Magazine Hits Newsstands Today
justpassingthrough:
Yes, but this ain't it. Shlepping a bunch of BLAND processed food home and mixing it up almost at random is ... well, a step below McDonalds. And decorating ideas - well, I don't really want my house to look like Barbie's Dream House ca. 1975, thanks.
It has excellent recipes and decorating ideas. There is a middle ground between Julia Child and McDonald's.
I cannot believe how many negative comments were entered. What a bunch of snobs.
What's wrong with stretching your brain a little bit and learning things you didn't know before that will make you LESS reliant on the packaged food industry and save you money?
Meat guy:
So, the Food Networkand publishers should only cater to self important Food snobs rather than teach people to overcome their fear of cooking in Baby steps?Yes, there are a lot of good souls who are afraid of their kitchens. For those folks, two words: Mark Bittman. I've been cooking for about 40 years, taught by a mother who adored Julia Child and that crowd - but I learn something new from him almost every day.
'Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade' Magazine Hits Newsstands Today
Had any of you snarks looked at this magazine before you attacked? It has excellent recipes and decorating ideas. There is a middle ground between Julia Child and McDonald's. I cannot believe how many negative comments were entered. What a bunch of snobs.
And here's an idea! If you don't like her -- DON'T WATCH HER. No brainer. But then many of you seem to be no brainers.
I personally am subscribing.
'Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade' Magazine Hits Newsstands Today
So, the Food Networkand publishers should only cater to self important Food snobs rather than teach people to overcome their fear of cooking in Baby steps? Granted this was the cooking I did as a latch key kid at 6 years old, but it was a first step to learning real skills.
Maybe this is just all jealousy as she will make tall dollars off her sponsors while the rest of you can only complain how she is dumbing down your 24/ 7 viewing of the Food Channel. Or even worse,maybe this is actually better tasting than some of the swill that passes for High cuisine on some of the other shows. The really sad thing is that so many are whining about specific content of the show, turn the friggin tube off and really do something constuctive, don't sit there and watch it.
What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
Doritos and wine.
What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
~~therealchiffonade: Nutella Brownies, you say? Can ya point me to a recipe?
What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
Went to a party at a gloriously palacial home - unfortunately owned by two non-foodies. The hostess could not find her way around a baked pasta - it was mushy and tasteless. Luckily, a guest brought baby back ribs that were TDF. I brought Nutella Brownies - Definitely a high point.
Regardless of the bad food, we had a great time and it was good to meet some of our neighborhood-mates.
What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
Went to a party at a friends house-I brought jalapeno popper dip and got rave reviews. There was also a crockpot of sloppy joes, a really good tossed salad with some grilled chicken and beets, wings, spinach dip, bbq meatballs and brownies. Doesn't sound like much when it's all written out but the table was full and so were we! This was the second party in 2 weeks that I brought the popper dip-it was the first thing gone both times.
What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
Nothing, we had dinner at 5:30. My husband is superstitious and he thinks we will lose if we have food out during the game.
bobcatsteph3, I'm glad to hear your happy for our boys. I hope the Browns are in the Super Bowl someday, good luck with the new coach. Our new coach won the Super Bowl!
'Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade' Magazine Hits Newsstands Today
Oh, I hope she puts the Kwanza cake on the cover!
(kwanza cake fail below at link)
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/12/kwanzaa-will-not-be-spared.html
What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
Pittsburgh is our hometown and now we live near Tampa so we attended an awesome tailgate party right down the street from the stadium. There was a variety of food but I took two dishes of Robin's (Big Red Kitchen) Jalapeno Popper Dip and three dozen hungarian sausages from Geir's German Market.
They like the Steelers, but they LOVED me~~!! They ate everything and almost licked the bowls!
What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
Steak chili that had been cooking for hours, corn bread, Oreo fudge cookie brownies, and grapefruit and peach (from home canned peaches) martinis.
'Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade' Magazine Hits Newsstands Today
I'm pretty sure that most people who watch her show are doing it for the comedy. I know I do. Her Christmas shows are a holiday tradition in my house. Bjorn, the cocktail tree, the Kakes of Kultural Insensitivity. It's not Christmas without those things.
What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
I made a Chicago deep dish pizza and my hubby said it tasted almost as good as Giordanos (this is high praise).
What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
I went over to a friends house and I made the Cincinnati Chili from Cook's Illustrated, pasta to serve it over, and also made the CI cornbread to accompany it. It was ready to go by the beginning of the second half. Oh, and we each had one of the Trader Joe's cups of exotic chocolate ice cream from the pack of four different ones for dessert.
What did you end up eating or serving for the Super Bowl?
I went over to a friends house and I made the Cincinnati Chili from Cook's Illustrated, pasta to serve it over, and also made the CI cornbread to accompany it. It was ready to go by the beginning of the second half.
'Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade' Magazine Hits Newsstands Today
She isn't talented, she can't cook and the ONLY reason she got a TV show in the first place was because her husband at the time was some rich businessman. I actually had a co-worker tell me how much she likes her (I thought my head was going to explode on the spot). Seriously, Sandy a magazine? Whats next your own line of tablescapes or cocktail mixes?
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Ugh I hate when you cannot find the products written about. Just checked in my area and WS doesn't have it. Who wants to be nice to me and send me some?