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zuchinni patties
These sound soooooooo good! This idea for a recipe reminds me of a crab/lobster/shrimp type of cake only substituting zucchini. YUM! I'd pair the zucchini cakes up with a bit of cool, creamy cucumber sauce on the side. Argh! My tummy is rumbling. I need lunch stat! :))
Time for a Drink: The Old Cuban
Paul, I'm not much of a hard-booze, fancy, shmancy drink type of drinker but that looks sooooo good and refreshing too! YUM! *drool*
I grow my own fresh mint and you've tempted me...oh the devil!
Meal Planning - Does anyone still do it?
JerzeeTomato, you are a food 'stocker-upper' after my own heart! I have a side-by-side fridge indoors as well as in my garage. I have a fully stocked pantry too! Costco is my wet-dream when I can get my hubby to drive me there [he HATES how much money I end up spending there ha-ha]! I think if we ever have a major disaster where either of us lives we'll be good to go...we'll just have to fight off our desperate, UNstocked up neighbors. ;)))
I've been spoiled lately with Albertson's and Safeway delivering my groceries but I try to just stick with canned good, bread etc. when ordering online groceries because trusting someone to pick my pork chops or head of cabbage is a little 'iffy'.
As to the topic... I think planning ahead a bit is a security/comfort thing for me...I like knowing precisely what I'm going to make for meals rather than last-minute quick thinking. I guess that makes me a bit of a slow, sluggish turtle but oh well... :))
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If you could create a hybrid fruit or vege what would it be?
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Do you cook for your pets?
Eh...once in a while I cook some chicken for my babies (I have 3 spoilt rotten boy cats).
My baby (youngest) is my favorite (I know, I know...Mommy's aren't supposed to have favorites...guilty as charged). My youngest loves to sleep on my back when I'm trying to sleep or he'll cuddle into my lap...sometimes I truly think that *he* thinks he OWNS *ME*. :)))
I mostly feed my babies 'Wellness' brand cat food because it's human grade food and after the whole pet food recall scare I FREAKED and I was so glad I had them on the Wellness stuff. I won't regale you of my youngest boy's traumas from eating dry food before I switched him to wet food...ugh!
Anyhoo, I think it's okay to once-in-a-while give a pet some human food treats but I wouldn't recommend it on the daily. I tried to get my youngest baby on a raw food diet and he shook his paw at it and refused to eat. -So, basically I'm stuck giving my babies the best commercial food I can find them.
BTW, my daughter is allergic to pet dander but I keep her room 'clean' and never let my cats in her room and she does fine...a pet will love you unconditionally, give you big, happy 'boo-boo' eyes that will melt your heart and they'll be your friend through thick-n-thin. :D
zuchinni patties
These sound soooooooo good! This idea for a recipe reminds me of a crab/lobster/shrimp type of cake only substituting zucchini. YUM! I'd pair the zucchini cakes up with a bit of cool, creamy cucumber sauce on the side. Argh! My tummy is rumbling. I need lunch stat! :))
Time for a Drink: The Old Cuban
Paul, I'm not much of a hard-booze, fancy, shmancy drink type of drinker but that looks sooooo good and refreshing too! YUM! *drool*
I grow my own fresh mint and you've tempted me...oh the devil!
Meal Planning - Does anyone still do it?
JerzeeTomato, you are a food 'stocker-upper' after my own heart! I have a side-by-side fridge indoors as well as in my garage. I have a fully stocked pantry too! Costco is my wet-dream when I can get my hubby to drive me there [he HATES how much money I end up spending there ha-ha]! I think if we ever have a major disaster where either of us lives we'll be good to go...we'll just have to fight off our desperate, UNstocked up neighbors. ;)))
I've been spoiled lately with Albertson's and Safeway delivering my groceries but I try to just stick with canned good, bread etc. when ordering online groceries because trusting someone to pick my pork chops or head of cabbage is a little 'iffy'.
As to the topic... I think planning ahead a bit is a security/comfort thing for me...I like knowing precisely what I'm going to make for meals rather than last-minute quick thinking. I guess that makes me a bit of a slow, sluggish turtle but oh well... :))
Trying to be an Ace of Cakes!
Baking cakes [from scratch] are my weak spot...I wish I could make better cakes but mine always seem way too dry and the texture...ugh (and yes, I even use cake flour rather than all purpose). If anyone has some nifty tips for baking cakes please share? -And, I hope I'm not hijacking this subject...I know cake frosting/fondant is the subject but I figured I'd sneak a wee request in regarding cake rather than creating a whole new thread. :)
Perfect PB&J? What's your preference?
Dee, I've never had PB and bacon together but I'll have to give it a shot. I think there are some Hors D'Oeuvre recipes which include said ingredients. If you've ever watched "Auntie Mame" [the older one], not the one with Lucille Ball in it...I had to laugh at the Snobby folks whom put tuna and peanut butter together...I mean...YUCK! But, I could brave bacon and PB...I really want to try some sliced apples, sharp cheddar and PB on a cracker or sandwich bread.
Meal Planning - Does anyone still do it?
I have one of those magnetic, dry-erase write boards I keep on my fridge (it also has a cork board bottom for tacking on coupons and notes etc.) I usually do try to plan meals because I need to remind myself to thaw out meat, use up veges (I always feel utterly guilty if I let veges go bad in the vege bin). I must admit I only usually plan 3-4 meals and then play it by ear the other days...especially in the Summer when I can get my hubby to barbecue. :D
What do cookbooks leave out?
BaHa,
I'm not sure if this counts [but, I'll give it my best shot].
-Something I figured out on my own [trial and error and whatnot] was to rise/raise[?] my bread in a covered 8-quart pan and put my pan in a sink full of warm water to help encourage my dough to rise a wee bit faster. Simply plopping dough in a bowl with a wet towel never did the trick for me. Perhaps many folks have success with the towel-covered-bowl method but that just never worked for me [hence, the reason I eventually improvised).:)
Can we all agree to stop using the words 'foodie'?
RE: Karen Resta
Your whole post had me rolling and giggling. I'm sooooooo glad I'm not the only one with a tincture of 'potty' mouth. :))
"Dick Headfoodie" brought tears to my eyes...OMgosh I'm still laughing so hard...
Uhm...honestly? I can't think up anything...oh wait...Funkie? [food junkie]? Eh...I give up. :))
Can we all agree to stop using the words 'foodie'?
Adam, I'm so guilty of using many of the aforementioned words you brought up...I feel like such a goofball but I honestly find a bit of hilarity in using words like 'foodie' or 'sammich'...to me anyway, there is something funny and humbling to use such nutty terms. Of course, my genius gran-gran [yeah I wrote gran-gran] was an English Major and schoolteacher and probably would be mortified to know I use such sloppy slang online. :))
I really don't find any harm in using a bit of 'current' slang but I'd never use it on anything I'm very serious about... -But, what can I say...sometimes I like to slip off my sneakers and take a break, smile and write something absolutely silly. ;))))))
What do you eat when the lights go out?
Jep, I always reach for a cold slice of pizza...your post as me cracking up out loud...my literally mopping up my eyes from laughing out loud. :)))))
What do you do with your ground meat?
Aww you guys have great ideas! Okay, I forgot to share something...yup...how to cook meatballs...I wish I could remember the particular episode on 'Food Channel' but this adorable, little old Italian lady INSISTED that you cook your meatballs right in the sauce (No pre-browing)... So, sure enough...I tried her method and my meatballs were so sooo sooooooo tender and delish! I'll NEVER pre-fry my meatballs every again...they are MAGIC stewed in the 'mater' sauce. :D
Can we all agree to stop using the words 'foodie'?
Tonguemaster? FlavorFreak? TasteBudTickler? I suppose I'm sounding a bit kinky now. Shhhhhh. I'm innocent until proven guilty! ;)))
Perfect PB&J? What's your preference?
Michigander:
I've also heard of peanut butter and cheese sandwiches...some people swear by them...weird? I haven't braved that idea yet.
I think I'd freak out if someone DARED to put bacon on my PB&J...I mean...that's just pushing my culinary limits. lol
Love & Light & Good eating,
Cheffy =0)
Perfect PB&J? What's your preference?
Michigander, you're a poster after my own heart. -Besides cereal I used to LIVE on PB and J sammies. :)))
Oh, g'ness gracious I love PB &J but I prefer Jam not Jelly (Strawberry being my favorite).
Okay, try this...you won't regret it (well, your taste buds won't but your heart might get a bit miffed so I'd limit eating this to only once a month so you don't have a full on coronary).
PB & J RECIPE ala Angelina/Cheffy
Two pieces of white (preferably sour dough but any gushy white bread will do).
Some Rasberry Jam
Some Skippy peanut butter (I can't stand Jif, weird?...Skippy is prolly PURE junk food peanut butter but I don't eat it often enough to feel guilty).
Sweet cream butter -unsalted-
Directions:
Toast bread
Shmear some PB on one side
On your other toast shmear some butter and THEN the JAM or
jelly of choice
Smack your two slices together [naughty faces forward] and enjoy. :)
Side note:
I dunno what it is about mixing butter and peanut butter together in the same recipe but it's like heaven...
Photo of the Day: Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie Cut in Half
That's what! LOL
I seriously don't remember what my point was but obviously part of my original post got circumcised. bleh
I'm craving choco-chip cookies with walnuts too...! YUMMMMMMMMMyyyyy in my TUMMMMYYYYYYYYYyyy!
If I get fat I'm blaming it on y'all. ;))
how much food channel (hours) do you watch per week?
RE: emily20008
Good for you! -And you're being far too hard on yourself. I think the very fact we open up our minds and maws to opine validates us as living, breathing, thinking, EATING creatures.
I hope this blog goes big time, I really do! I feel so utterl fortunate to have found so many like-minded folks on this blog/site and it makes my heart all happy and filled up with love. -The general atmosphere of kindness here makes my eyes bright and my heart all plump with 'verklempitude'... I hope [dream, pray] we ALL learn a little bit from each other...I love to teach but I also LOVE TO BE TAUGHT...thank you wonderfull folks...I hope you know how much all of your posts and info and even innocent inquisitiveness means to me. Please smile for me...or at least a wee chuckle...a grin maybe? Oh c'mon! SMILE for cheffy! :)
______ is my favorite quick bread.
Jep, your subjects inspire and crack me up all at the same time...now THAT is a gift and I cherish you for that! :))
I LOVE quick bread...and you want me to choose? UGH! Okay, okay this is gonna sound 'corny' literally and figuratively (bwa-hahaha)...but I love me some good cornbread (use buttermilk and a can of cream corn for REALLY yummy cornbread).
My second place options would be biscuits and/or Scones.
-Muffins come in third...Gosh, I love me some fluffy, moist muffins... You know I learned how to make 'em REALLY moist and low-fat by doing one trick...but ya gotta ask me to give up my secret. ;)
Happy cooking and BIG grins,
Cheffy =00
Baking with Dorie: A Cobbler to Coo Over
RE: Dorie
Aha! I gotchya now! Call me crazy but what if you paired a buttermilk biscuit next to your lovely cobbler? -Or, I'd even up a notch and use a gorgeous, picture perfect slice of scone? I think it would pair up sooooooo nicely with your cobbler!
-Oh, and yes, you're absolutely right...my 'crumble' is not your typical cobbler fare...in fact I think my 'crust' is more of an 'apple brown betty' topping. Oh semantics! :)) I hope I didn't come off sounding like I was 'all that' and a bag O' cheetos... your recipe sounds divine and thank you so much for sharing. :D
Help! I am rice challenged
Wow! So many great rice recipes and I *totally* forgot about Jasmine rise. I must humbly bow and tip my hat to the posters whom shared some brown rice tips. I'f I'm lucky to have any success with brown rice I'll post my failures or hopefully 'success':)
Rainy day food?
Do tears in beer count? I didn't think so, dangit! :))
Rain on my roof makes me slightly sad and yet happy...weird.
Okay, okay -serious face on- Rainy day food, hmmm...yaknow...it sounds silly but 'Spinach, Cheesy Quiche' would do me good when I'm suffering a rainy day...and let's not forget to watch "Gone with the wind"...oh, humor me...there is nothing like GWTW and a cheesy dish... ;)
Cook the Book: 'Eat This!'
"Burrito World" in Cali...yep...it exists and it's scary. Be sure to take a big ol' dose of beano with that 'un! :))
It's Like KFC, But Not
RE: Robyn
Your post made me have to clean my LCD screen! I laughed out loud so har my ribs hurt and my daughter seriously considered dialing 911. ROTFL :)))
You're right on the moula...for some reason, greasy, crispy extrra crispy [for the matter] is pure food pornification. I think breading and frying ANYTHING is pretty much heaven...bad for the heart if you do it on the regular but dayummmm that's some good eats! :D
Favorite Drink
Okay, I'm so pedestrian, trailer trash, far from 'high brow' and when it comes to drink (I just can't handle hard booze)...so I'm gonna shyly admit I'm a 'bud light' drinker. OMG I wanna cower in a corner now! Stop laughing at me already! Oh please be gentle with me? I'm such a po-dunk gal at heart. ;))
Baking with Dorie: A Cobbler to Coo Over
I hope I'm not sounding too picky but this cobbler looks absolutely SOUPY! YUCK! I love making cobblers and my trick is to thicken up the 'fruit mix' with some corn starch...I actually pre-cook my 'apples, berries, whatever' in a pan with some butter and corn starch and THEN add them in a pan with some crumble topping.
BTW, this picture is not all that bad (soupy consistency aside)...I'd have added a big scoop of vanilla ice cream and a mint leaf to finish the photo proper like. ;)
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Eh...once in a while I cook some chicken for my babies (I have 3 spoilt rotten boy cats).
My baby (youngest) is my favorite (I know, I know...Mommy's aren't supposed to have favorites...guilty as charged). My youngest loves to sleep on my back when I'm trying to sleep or he'll cuddle into my lap...sometimes I truly think that *he* thinks he OWNS *ME*. :)))
I mostly feed my babies 'Wellness' brand cat food because it's human grade food and after the whole pet food recall scare I FREAKED and I was so glad I had them on the Wellness stuff. I won't regale you of my youngest boy's traumas from eating dry food before I switched him to wet food...ugh!
Anyhoo, I think it's okay to once-in-a-while give a pet some human food treats but I wouldn't recommend it on the daily. I tried to get my youngest baby on a raw food diet and he shook his paw at it and refused to eat. -So, basically I'm stuck giving my babies the best commercial food I can find them.
BTW, my daughter is allergic to pet dander but I keep her room 'clean' and never let my cats in her room and she does fine...a pet will love you unconditionally, give you big, happy 'boo-boo' eyes that will melt your heart and they'll be your friend through thick-n-thin. :D