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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Gosh, my favorite family dinner!? That's hard . My family is full of great cooks so I guess it has more to do with the atmosphere. So then I would have to go with Christmas eve dinner. 14 cousins plus 16 Aunts and Uncles all eating and drinking and being merry. Usually there's a goose (which doesn't hurt) and floating islands for desert. super yummm, it warms my heart just to think about it.

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Soft-Boiled Eggs-Your eating style

Scooped out into a bowl with torn up toast that was spread with butter and Marmite. I used to not be a Marmite fan, but it's really fantastic with a soft boiled egg. It's my go to breakfast most days:)

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Favorite Eateries and Bars in Astoria NY

Bare burger down the street from Sweet Afton has ammmmmmazing burgers. Love love love Sweet Afton. Blackbirds on 30th and 41st st is one of my favorite bars, they have great beer and fantastic food. Even though it has a stupid name Winegasm is a great wine bar, thats on 37th street and Broadway. I always enjoy Brick cafe, 33rd st and 31st ave, for a chill dinner and a glass of wine.

But seriously, for burgers, try Bare Burger, it is out of this world great.

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favorite stoned snack

one night when I was in college, my best guy friend and I were wandering the hallways stoned when we walked past a dorm room where the door was open. Inside was three HUGE clear recycling bags of bagels. We both walked past the door by about five feet before we stopped and looked at each other to make sure we weren't seeing things, and then back tracked and peeked inside the room again. There was a girl sitting on her computer surrounded by these bags. She looked up and we asked her where she got the bagels, she explained that she had just come from a fund raiser where Panera had donated the food and these were the left over the bagels....did we want a bag? so we crashed back into my friends dorm room with a bag of about 100 bagels all of different kinds. He didn't have any cream cheese or peanut butter, but he did have a bottle of ranch dressing. So we spent the night eating bagels covered in ranch dressing.....even the raisin ones.

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From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Gosh, my favorite family dinner!? That's hard . My family is full of great cooks so I guess it has more to do with the atmosphere. So then I would have to go with Christmas eve dinner. 14 cousins plus 16 Aunts and Uncles all eating and drinking and being merry. Usually there's a goose (which doesn't hurt) and floating islands for desert. super yummm, it warms my heart just to think about it.

From Talk

Soft-Boiled Eggs-Your eating style

Scooped out into a bowl with torn up toast that was spread with butter and Marmite. I used to not be a Marmite fan, but it's really fantastic with a soft boiled egg. It's my go to breakfast most days:)

From Talk

Favorite Eateries and Bars in Astoria NY

Bare burger down the street from Sweet Afton has ammmmmmazing burgers. Love love love Sweet Afton. Blackbirds on 30th and 41st st is one of my favorite bars, they have great beer and fantastic food. Even though it has a stupid name Winegasm is a great wine bar, thats on 37th street and Broadway. I always enjoy Brick cafe, 33rd st and 31st ave, for a chill dinner and a glass of wine.

But seriously, for burgers, try Bare Burger, it is out of this world great.

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favorite stoned snack

one night when I was in college, my best guy friend and I were wandering the hallways stoned when we walked past a dorm room where the door was open. Inside was three HUGE clear recycling bags of bagels. We both walked past the door by about five feet before we stopped and looked at each other to make sure we weren't seeing things, and then back tracked and peeked inside the room again. There was a girl sitting on her computer surrounded by these bags. She looked up and we asked her where she got the bagels, she explained that she had just come from a fund raiser where Panera had donated the food and these were the left over the bagels....did we want a bag? so we crashed back into my friends dorm room with a bag of about 100 bagels all of different kinds. He didn't have any cream cheese or peanut butter, but he did have a bottle of ranch dressing. So we spent the night eating bagels covered in ranch dressing.....even the raisin ones.

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Video: Wilkins Coffee Commercials Featuring Muppets (1950s)

I don't know if this is relevant or is of interest of anyone but there was a great book recently written called "Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street" by Michael Davis. It's all about where Sesame Street came from, how it was conceived, Jim Henson's part in it, his earlier work etc. Anyway there's a chapter in the book that talks about the coffee commercials. I love Sesame Street, my dad gave me the book for Christmas, it's a really interesting read.

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What's on Your Lunch Box?

my little pony. it was purple and so pretty:)

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Any Tea Drinkers?

Constant Comment tea. It makes me happy.

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In Videos: Megadeath Burger: World's Hottest Hamburger in Australia

People are so stupid...why would you do that to yourself? It's the Jacka$$ phenomena where, it's cool to hurt yourself...or throw up in public.

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What to feed to a big baby.

Unfortunately I cannot disclose who it is I work for, that would violate the contract I signed my soul away to. These ideas are great. I get torn on how to react to the situation. He's kind of apathetic about the whole thing, it kind of ticks me off. Plus who the hell doesn't have a favorite food!! I mean really you can't tell me what you love to eat! are you human?

I guess I feel like his mom, except your mom can put food down in front of you and say "that's what's for dinner, eat it or don't eat anything." but I don't get that privilege. I guess I'm just disappointed. When I got hired to cook I was really excited and then I found out that I get a blank check, not to buy cool and unusual ingredients and make great amazing dishes that I would never otherwise have the funds to make but to cook chicken nuggets for a rich picky eater WHO WON"T TELL ME ANYTHING. sorry, only you guys would understand the frustration.

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What to feed to a big baby.

After asking him question after question and just getting an "i don't know" I finally said what do you usually eat for dinner. His answer was protein bars!!! I think of myself as a good cook, it will be so against my conscience to feed him crap. I'm thinking maybe casserole, does anyone have any ideas for any? I agree with everthing everyone has said. The problem is that he pays me to feed him what he wants. I guess I have to get myself a mind reading machine.

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What do you put in your couscous?

There is an amazing Delia Smith recipe for cous cous salad. It's made of roasted vegetables: eggplant, cherry tomatoes, fennel, red pepper, yellow pepper and onion. mixed into the cous cous with basil, goats cheese and a sauce made up of tomato paste, cumin, olive oil, lime juice and a little cayanne. YUM! always a winner.

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Bar Americain vs Mesa c/o Bobby Flay

Mesa Grill is wonderful, the atmosphere is laid back but the food is fantastic.

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Weird Food Ornaments for Christmas

I bought a pickle ornament a little while ago. I graduated college from the north carolina school of the arts. It's a crazy little school, our mascot was a fighting pickle...thus the pickle ornament. It makes me smile:)

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Grom gelato!

I took my sister there when she was in NY. She was dubious because she did a semester in florence, she had REAL italian gelato and she didn't think anything could be better than the gelato place that was next to their apartment. when we got there she said "holy s****! this IS the place that was next to our apartment!" I thought that was pretty funny.

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DC to Charleston, SC

If you are going through NC and you see ANY sign for cookout PULL OVER!! and then order a cook out style burger tray with hushpuppies and cajun fries and a milkshake. You will be in heaven and I somewhere will be envious of you.

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Corn bread cook-off

Well I won!! thank you, thank you all of you. some of the comments came to late for the competition. So I guess I'll have to do it again!!

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'American' foods people from other cultures like and dislike

Oh I have such a good one. I had this AMAZING acting teacher from Russia. She told me when she first came to the U.S with her husband to do work in NYC she went out to a cafe for a lunch break and she saw a sign for 'root beer' in the window and she thought that a beer would be really nice with lunch. So she ordered it. She said, and I quote "It tasted like I was licking my dead grandmother". She always had such a way with words, but that one was a winner.

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Break Up Food/ Emotional Food

Oy! I know how you feel. I had a baaaaaaad break up a while back and the cure is a break up party!! there are rules of a break up party:
1. only girls are allowed
2. man hating music must be played like "I will survive" and angry alanis oooo and "enough is enough" by donna summer and ms streisand
3. must have food, Wine and cheese and ice cream. Or margaritas. or pizza or hey whatever you want!!
4. there must be jumping on couches and lip synching and dancing on things.

Feel better.

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Mayo vs. Miracle Whip

I love them both equally for different reasons. But if it's mayo it has to be Dukes, nothing beats it, it's as close to home made as you can buy.

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Is there any such thing as summer comfort food?

BLT'S with fresh tomatoes and peach pie!! (but not at the same time....although...I guess you could....)

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Bloody Mary Bar

Horseradish, tabasco, worcestershire sauce, fresh ground pepper and celery. Cheers:) oh and vodka...duh.

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Picnic club

Oh thank you thank you thank you. These Ideas are fantastic and I can't wait to get cooking!

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Happy Birthday, Instant Ramen

I had no idea there were so many wonderful ways to eat ramen. I always just cooked it the way it said. I guess I'm not creative enough. hmmmmm now I want ramen.

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Risqué Orangina Ads Stir Controversy

I think that's weird. The deer has boobs and a bellybuttton....and that's just wrong. I have no words.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Spaghetti with meatballs and chunks of Italian sausage in a smooth garlicky red sauce, caesar salad with homemade garlic croutons, warm crusty Italian bread with butter, a nice barolo, and lemon cheesecake for dessert.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Layer sauerkraut in a casserole dish, place pork chops on top and season (I use cracked black pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika), cover with lid or seal with foil, bake in 400 degree oven for 45 minutes. I like to make mashed potatoes with it, but have also just done steamed veggies on the side.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Mom's from-the-Campbell's-can versions of Chicken a la King and Beef Stroganoff!

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Coming from a Turkish household, my favorite family dinner is mercimek çorbasi (lentil soup) with köfte (ground beef/meatball-like patties), domatesli pilav (tomato rice), and yogurt.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Favorite family dinner would have to be my childhood birthday meal of Earl Abel's fried chicken and black bottom pie.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Really anything, as long as it's accompanied by family and laughter. We often have shrimp scampi in the summer and a roast with Yorkshire Pudding in the winter....mmm.... :)

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

Our favorite family dinner is Homemade Lasagna with a green salad and homemade yeast rolls.

Thank you so much for the chance to win.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

We called it "chicken and glop", but it was chicken and rice. How did my mother put up with us?

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

It depends on the weather for me, but at this time of year it's roast chicken, mashed potatoes, peas (homegrown, please; frozen peas from the store are inevitably overripe), green salad, and pie.

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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'

My favorite family dinner would have to be posole. We have it every christmas eve with fresh tamales and it is sooo good.

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Soft-Boiled Eggs-Your eating style

"When I make soft-boiled eggs, I ALWAYS have to make more than one. By the time I get to last one (#2...maybe #3), the yolk has always set-up a bit during the wait to be eaten. Any advice?"

Molly23-
Yes. That can happen. My best advice- work fast or break all the eggs with the knife edge and tilt them open in a bowl (or on your toast). Then start scooping them out. Messy, but it works.

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Soft-Boiled Eggs-Your eating style

When I make soft-boiled eggs, I ALWAYS have to make more than one. By the time I get to last one (#2...maybe #3), the yolk has always set-up a bit during the wait to be eaten. Any advice?

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Soft-Boiled Eggs-Your eating style

Using a ratio of 1 piece of toast to 1 SB egg, I tear the freshly toasted and buttered bread into little pieces, place the toast pieces into a bowl and put the egg on top. Then I break the yolk and mix it, along with the white, forked into pieces, with the toast. It makes a yummy mess that I then devour with a spoon, so that I get every bit of goodness!

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Soft-Boiled Eggs-Your eating style

@lindy123 - same here! I think poached eggs are easier because you can see them. I live at high elevation so things never cook the way most receipes claim - so not being able to see the egg makes it a crapshoot that I usually lose :( That's ok though, I love poached eggs.

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Soft-Boiled Eggs-Your eating style

I have never been able to cook a decent soft-boiled egg! That being said, I often make poached eggs with great success. I must have some weird subconscious thing about the egg shell? When I can see the egg, I know what I'll be getting, thereby having more control? That's just crazy talk! I just love eggs ...
I enjoy my poached eggs soft and runny on top of buttered whole wheat toast with salt and lots of pepper. Mmmmmmmmmm......!

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Soft-Boiled Eggs-Your eating style

I eat mine EXACTLY as CJMcD. SOOOO GOOOD!

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Soft-Boiled Eggs-Your eating style

In the pink chick egg cup (cranium of the chick is replaced by the egg). The yellow one was my sisters... Cut off top of egg, scoop with small spoon and dip in toast soldiers intermittentlly with sprinkling in salt and pepper. Of course, butter on the toast.

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Soft-Boiled Eggs-Your eating style

I lost my taste for SB eggs as a result of growing up with a mom who never cooked the whites completely - hence, mucous-y, globulous (I shudder even now) strings of gack.

I can tolerate a bit of runny yolk, but honest to Pete, that white has to bounce back and be completely opaque.

So I guess my response is that my SB eggs are really HB eggs.

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Soft-Boiled Eggs-Your eating style

"I eat my SB eggs eggsactly like @CJ McD does.
It's important to me however to end with a corner of buttered toast to swab out the last of the egg left in the bowl. "

@czken- Oh yeah. Save the last bite for swabbing the bowl. Not exactly good "public" manners but it's definitely done at our family table.

(Hey- Do we have a new discussion subject for bread at the table?)

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