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What to do with left-over ribs?

Make stock for a delicious start to a pot of classic french onion soup.

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Oysters Brian from Sam's Anchor Cafe, Tiburon, CA

I love Sams Anchor Cafe, and make a special trip across the bay to have lunch there every time we are in the city... miss San Fran *sniff!*
I would call and ask for it, ya never know, you might get lucky!

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Silicone Bakeware?

No silicone for me. I don't even like the hot pads, too slimey. I feel like I have to grip super hard so that I don't drop my hot pans.

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What to do with left-over ribs?

Make stock for a delicious start to a pot of classic french onion soup.

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Oysters Brian from Sam's Anchor Cafe, Tiburon, CA

I love Sams Anchor Cafe, and make a special trip across the bay to have lunch there every time we are in the city... miss San Fran *sniff!*
I would call and ask for it, ya never know, you might get lucky!

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Silicone Bakeware?

No silicone for me. I don't even like the hot pads, too slimey. I feel like I have to grip super hard so that I don't drop my hot pans.

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What are you? Recipe Follower or Recipe Deviant

Trying a new recipe I go by the given recipe unless there is an ingredient that the family wouldn't like... like cayenne pepper etc. Also when baking anything the first time, I stick to given measurements. After that I go with my instincts, and try to be creative.

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Confession: I'm a back seat eater. It has to stop!

I laugh at these comments... my husband used to call me a "Food Pusher". I just don't like wasting food, or putting away 4-5 tablespoons of something thinking it will get eaten, only to throw it away a few days later. I've since gotten over that. And what is it about showering just when dinner is ready? Countless times I will say dinner is ready and husband heads for the shower. I now announce it's ready, and if they wanna eat it cold, go for it. I've never cared if my kids finished their plates etc... I just wanted no negativity at the dinner table about what was actually being served. If ya don't like it don't eat it.

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What Is Kraft Doing to My Salad Dressing?

The kids had this and only this at their house when I went there for dinner... talk about crap! ( in their defense, it was inexpensive)
I made them a batch of ranch, honey mustard and 1000 island dressing before I left.

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Do you rinse your canned beans?

I rinse them too. It gets rid of the thick sludgey stuff. I rinse my canned olives as well.

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What to do with Tarragon...

Definitely dry what you can not use fresh....
I have a potato soup recipe that calls for tarragon. I know it's not soup weather right now in most of ther country.
Allrecipes has a ton of recipes with uses for tarragon.

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quick chicken ideas

Since you already have a barbeque type of sauce going on I would bake them off, shred some for a pulled pork style sandwich, the remainder could at that point probably be used for pizza, top a 7 layer dip with some.... I hope this helps!

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How do YOU make a tomato sandwich?

I have for years thought that I was a little weird for loving tomato sandwiches. My husband gave me looks when we were first married for eating them, but after 20 years I don't think much fazes him any more...
Toasted bread, mayo, and tomato. No s&p.
Guess what I'm having for lunch today?

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Any great quiche recipes?!

Crab, green onion, and monterey jack cheese makes a nice combo.

Bacon, spinach and mushroom with cheddar is a house favorite.

I recently made one with Anaheim peppers fresh off the plant, Tillamook pepperjack cheese and ham. That one got raves.

In my opinion, less is better in a quiche. 3-4 ingredients max.

Have fun experimenting with different combos.

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Anybody else a hoarder?

Corned Beef flats. When they go on sale in March I typically buy 8-10. They're rediculously expensive otherwise. They freeze quite nicely.

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Favorite frozen entrees?

Has anyone ever eaten Girballdi's Tamales? Not bad.
The main frozen entrees we eat are frozen pizza's which are always embellished before cooking, and frozen ravioli.
Stouffers makes a pretty good Chicken Lasagne, hard to find though.
My adult kids like frozen taquitos and pizzas.
Most of it has way too much sodium for us these days.


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6 leftover egg yolks...need some ideas!

Key lime pie! 3 egg yolks, 1 can of sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup of Nellie and Joes Key lime Juice, the pie crust and voila! As close as heaven gets on earth to me.

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Cornish Hen - Internal Temperature?

I like 165. Cooks poultry thuroughly without drying.

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Sausage Gravy

I make mine the same way TeriN does but I do add a little onion powder to mine, I like the way it flavors it. And depending on the sausage I use maybe a pinch of dry sage, not a super fan of sage, a little goes a long way with me. If ya like it spicy just a wee bit of cayenne is nice.

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what to do with leftover seafood salad

I'd make crepes and use it in them. Some fresh asparagus on the side and you've got a killer dinner, brunch etc.Hollondaise on both can't hurt either.

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Buttermilk substitute

I too buy powdrerd buttermilk and use it frequently when baking as well as making my own "ranch" style dressing mix.
It's round 8 bucks and will go a long long way. Keep it well seald in the fridge, it usually has about 8 months to a year on the "use by" date when I buy it.
I hope this helps. Good luck.

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French in a Flash: Coquilles St. Jacques Pot Pies with Roasted Lemon

You make me hungry! Any subs for the vermouth as we are not martini drinkers and I don't know of any friends that I could snitch such a small amount of vermouth from....
Heavenly dish, can't wait to try it!

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Eat for Eight Bucks: Gravy Cheese Oven Fries with Roasted Garlic

Ease up folks, these aren't your every day fries. Like any one has fries on a daily basis. And these are a lot healthier than my guilty pleasure of pulled pork smothered fries from Baldy's in Bend Oregon.
No, I don't know the fat and carb count although I assume it WAY up there. I split em 3 ways, and they are oh so delicious and a treat!
I like the fact of the oven multitasking and myself would roast either more garlic or something else to be energy concious.
Thanks for a nice post.

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Fear of Broiling in Gas Oven

I am cursed with electric , so I am envious of your gas range. Even with the electric low and high options I hover closely and always keep the door proped open.
The one time I forgot I had a cast iron pan of cornbread under the broiler.... 60 seconds later you couldn't tell where pan started and cornbread stopped, totally blackened.

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Fries with That Salad?

I got some very finely shredded deep fried potatoes on a salad once, can't remember where. I seem to recall that it was more or less a garnish. I wanna say it was in an upper scale Mexican/Peruvian style restaurant.
Flat out freneh fries? Never.

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How Do You Handle Uninvited Guests?

I've never had this happen! Some peoples "friends" sound like such loosers or really desperate people that it makes me sad. Glad I have great friends, and if they ever did pop in unannounced you can bet your bottom dollar there would be something tasty for all to share.

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Favorite Sandwiches for busy weeknights

Ham or Turkey, mushrooms and cheese open face under the broiler on whatever bread is in the house. My Dad called this a "Napoli" sandwich.
Has anyone else ever heard of that name?

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Location: Bend Oregon

About: I love to cook, garden, and cook. Did I say Cook?
I have 4 beautiful grandchildren, a Pug named Beauregard, aka my shadow.

Favorite foods: Not real big on Thai or Indian food, just about anything else goes.
Using fresh ingredients and keeping food as whole as posssible is the goal at our house. We try not to eat pre-fab or fast food at all.

Last bite on earth: I think I'd have to make up a batch of my spinach and mushroom crepes with a good dose of Hollondaise on top. Super Yum!