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Dinner Tonight: Lemon Chicken with Rice
Could this be made without milk or dairy of any kind? What would be a good substitute?
Hershey's Chocolate Bar Recipe Ideas?
I suggest Anna's S'mores Cookies on cookiemadness.net. I make them all the time and ALWAYS get compliments.
what are some of your favorite go to sites?
I find allrecipes.com extremely useful. I like to read the reviews, not only for the rating of a particular recipe, but to read what people used in the way of substitutions. Very handy
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Strange but Tasty Childhood Snacks
white bread, grape jelly, slice of american cheese (only white american from the deli would do)
Dinner Tonight: Lemon Chicken with Rice
Could this be made without milk or dairy of any kind? What would be a good substitute?
Hershey's Chocolate Bar Recipe Ideas?
I suggest Anna's S'mores Cookies on cookiemadness.net. I make them all the time and ALWAYS get compliments.
what are some of your favorite go to sites?
I find allrecipes.com extremely useful. I like to read the reviews, not only for the rating of a particular recipe, but to read what people used in the way of substitutions. Very handy
Strange combos
Oh man. My mom used to eat tuna salad (tuna & mayo) and canned baked beans, slightly warmed. She wouldn't mix them together but put them on the same plate and take alternating bites.
I NEVER tried this or understood it!
Migas - What's your favorite version?
Well thanks for the responses. There seems to be no "wrong" way to do it so . . . wish me luck!!
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Fortune Cookie Chronicles'
I don't know about memorable BUT, whenever my boyfriends gets Chinese food, he gets these hilariously upbeat, complimentary fortunes like "You are the greatest man alive", "Everyone things you are awesome" and "Your life will improve in the next 10 seconds".
If I open a cookie in his batch, it will invariably say "You are about to enter in to the worst 4 weeks of your entire life. It is unavoidable."
Would you rather give up eggs or cereal?
You can't put eggs in a baggie for a mid-day snack! What would you get if you mixed eggs, marshmallows and butter? Certainly not Rice Krispie Treats! And, if I'm stumbling around the kitchen at 1 a.m., I'd certainly rather pour a bowl of cereal than take out a pan, a spatula, the butter, etc.
So, bye bye eggs
What Totally Embarassing Food Products Do You Love?
I Can't Believe it's Not Butter . . . and I can't believe I just admitted that!
I eat ____ with cottage cheese
Ok, this seems weird but I started eating because of dietary restrictions and then grew to like it -- cottage cheese and rice that has been warmed up with margarine and kosher salt.
Put a scoop of each side by side in a bowl. Don't mix them, just eat a bit of one and then the other!
I swear, its really comforting.
Bone-in Chicken Breasts - are they the anti-chicken?
Try keeping kosher!!! Boneless chicken breast can be up to $7.99 a pound!!! It is insane. We try to buy the bone-in, which can be half as much money. I skin it, and if I'm feeling energetic, take it off the bone.
But, yes, the bone-in breasts definitely "taste more like chicken" than their boneless counterparts.
What do you love to make?
Cookies . . .Even though I can never eat anything I bake (food allergies) I love the feel of the dough coming together and I love to watch the transformation that happens in the oven.
In addition, there are an endless variety of cookies out there and lots of ways to experiment. Unlike in high school and college, this is a chemistry that I actually excel at!
Most importantly, there is something wonderful about watching people take a big bite of cookie (or cake, or bread, or brownie) and smile!
Color...what are your favorite white foods?
Hah! Couldn't believe when I saw this question -- I eat an almost entirely white diet:
Rice
Rice Krispies
Mashed potatoes
Stonyfield's Organic Vanilla yogurt
Breyer's Vanilla Ice Cream
Swiss Miss Vanilla Pudding
Cottage Cheese
Rice Pudding
American Cheese (none of that yellow dye for me!)
Chicken breast
Cooking Mags
Ok, since no one else had the guts to do it, I'll say it -- I subscribe to Rachel Ray's magazine, and I like it.
Yes, I get Gourmet and Bon Appetit and they are great mags as well.
What do I like about Rachel's mag? The recipes are like a canvas -- they can easily be built upon. Also the ingredients she uses are easily substitutable, something I don't find in other cooking mags. You can cook some really nice dishes without having that "gourmet" pantry.
And, she has pictures with EVERY recipe, something I find extremely helpful.
So, sue me, hate me, call me "simple", but . . . I subscribe to Everyday with Rachel Ray . . .and I like it.
Annoying food habits...
Hey Library Lady. My boyfriend always, always leaves one bit of food on his plate.
Doesn't matter what he's eating -- a sandwich, pasta, a candy bar -- one bite gets wasted.
I ask him time and time again why he does this and he says the same thing you did "I guess I just have issues"!!!
It isn't exactly annoying; it is just . . . weird!
What to do with canned or fresh artichokes?
This might be very pedestrian BUT whenever I make it, the bowl gets licked clean!
Thawed chopped spinach, chopped canned artichokes, cream cheese, mayonaisse, sour cream, garlic powder, salt, red pepper flakes, parmesan cheese . . . TADA. Spinach-Artichoke Dip.
I suppose you can serve it hot, but, I tend to serve it room temperature or even cold. Doesn't seem to matter, it gets housed no matter what!!!!
Question of the Day: What weird things did you like as a child?
Grape jam and American cheese on squishy white bread . . . Pickles and iced tea (I would take a bite of pickle and wash it down with iced tea made from powdered mix) . . .
What is your favorite kind of cookie?
Chocolate chip cookies made with a flour AND graham cracker crumbs; during the last few minutes of baking, push mini marshmallows and Hershey bar pieces into the top. Finish baking and you've got gooey S'mores Cookies.
Check out the Cookie Madness blog. She's got a great recipe; every time I make them, for family, friends, enemies, co-workers, they are a huge success.
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white bread, grape jelly, slice of american cheese (only white american from the deli would do)