sweet onion, roma tomato, nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper, worchestershire, balsamic, water, bit of half and half and flour *ponder* parmigiana... a few other spice type things, methinks.. *grin* @Derrick
- Michael W. May
Oh, and that ain't bisquick or jiffy *puffs chest*
- Michael W. May
"Eggplants always amaze me. They're my favorite vegetable to cook with since they can be manipulated in such exciting ways. This recipe from Chow grills them until they're tender and soft, then mixes them with an astonishing number of herbs including basil, mint, scallion, and parsley. Thinly sliced red onions, which quickly marinate in some red wine vinegar, provide a nice balance. The resulting salad is acidic, fresh-tasting, but still full of depth. Chow has its own method for grilling eggplants, but I'm quite fond of a technique I learned a few years ago from KCRW's Good Food podcast. All you'll need is a heavy iron skillet. Lay the eggplant on a hot iron skillet and turn them every five minutes or so until they're blackened and very soft. Somehow, the eggplant comes off with a distinct smoky aroma that you'll swear must have been cooked over charcoal. I used this technique to make some great baba ghanoush before and it worked equally well."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
One £10 Chicken Three Meals – Part Three; Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe By Madalene Bonvini-Hamel; Founder of The British Larder - The British Larder - http://www.britishlarder.co.uk/one-10-...
Something betwixt ham and bacon. Italian curing.
- Michael W. May
Prosciutto is AWESOMENESS incarnate. This looks so nommy, except for the mushrooms, which I don't like. But, actually, I can't see the mushrooms in the picture, so it STILL looks nommy. :)
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Prosciutto is pure goodness cured in awesomeness and salted with perfection.
- Jim Hearts FF
"It's important to know all the members of the pancake family. Pannekoeken are Dutch-style pancakes that, like crepes, can go the sweet or savory route, but have a little more heft since they're filled with anything from mushrooms and bacon to Gouda and apple slices. It's kind of like an omelette except with a pancake foundation. They're also enjoyed plain with just some butter and sugar or stroop (syrup) on top. The San Francisco Chronicle had a nice profile on the anytime-meal yesterday. The recipe for the plain pannekoek is easy, just an eggs-milk-flour-salt batter, and the fillings are up to you."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
"Acorn squash’s natural shape makes it just right for stuffing. This filling has Mediterranean flair: olives, tomato paste, white beans and Parmesan cheese. Serve with: Mixed green salad with radicchio and red onion and crisp white wine, such as Pinot Grigio."
- Katy S
from Bookmarklet
Yummy sure, but have you every tried to cut one in half? Talk about a trip to the ER...those buggers are hard!
- Shannon
You can microwave a winter squash a few minutes to soften the outside a bit, but it does take a strong sharp knife to cut one in half.
- Katy S
"Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay may be known to be mean, but he also makes a mean meal of scrambled eggs as well. I saw his recipe at lifehacker which also comes with a youtube video demonstrating how he does his scrambled eggs. I tried the recipe and it sure was a winner - the scrambled eggs are of a nice velvety and creamy consistency. He uses interesting techniques such as only whisking the eggs in the pan and seasoning them only at the end - who would have guess that these are the secrets to perfect scrambled eggs?"
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
"Use these recipes to make a delicous Thanksgiving meal. The great American feast can include plenty of simple, delicious recipes that will leave you satisfied, not stuffed, without all the butter and cream that usually goes into the turkey-day meal. EatingWell's Thanksgiving Recipe Collection includes healthier roast turkeys and gravies, as well as less-traditional birds, like duck and pheasant, creative stuffings, and a variety of quick, healthy sides and salads. Plus our sweet treats prove that you can have a healthy dessert—and enjoy it too. Happy holidays from EatingWell!"
- Katy S
from Bookmarklet
There's a section on the page devoted to vegetarian recipes, too!
- Katy S
"Diced eggplant turns tender and tasty sautéed with garlic and olive oil. Toss with fresh plum tomatoes, green olives and capers and you have a simple light summer sauce. We like it over angel hair pasta, but any type of pasta will work. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and a mixed green salad."
- Katy S
from Bookmarklet
"In this one-skillet supper, we toss dark leafy greens, diced tomatoes and white beans with gnocchi and top it all with gooey mozzarella. Serve with a mixed green salad with vinaigrette."
- Katy S
from Bookmarklet
"Traditional recipes for apple squares often use plenty of trans fat-laden shortening in the crust. We replaced it with a mixture of canola oil and butter and swapped out half the all-purpose flour for whole-wheat pastry flour for a little fiber. They are best enjoyed slightly warm. Gently reheat any leftovers in the oven or toaster oven to recrisp the crust."
- Katy S
from Bookmarklet
Pasta e piselli. Rosola bene la pancetta.
Unisci olio evo, piselli, cipolla tagliata finissima, 100cc acqua bollente.
Alla ripresa del bollore "cala" la pasta e aggiungi man mano acqua calda (o brodo vegetale) fino a portare a cottura, come se fosse un risotto.
Manteca fuori dal fuoco con pepe, olio crudo e parmigiano.
"Thirteen-year-old Joe Kozal was impressed by a molten chocolate cake in a restaurant but thought he could do better. Instead of chocolate, Joe's cakes ooze melted marshmallow. If you don't have ramekins, you can use muffin pans (about 1/2-cup capacity). Don't substitute chopped semisweet or bittersweet chocolate for the chocolate chips."
- RAPatton
from Bookmarklet
"With the rumors swirling that Michelle Obama is a big fan of former FDA Commissioner David Kessler’s new book The End of Overeating, it seems reasonable to check in on the science behind an “addiction model” for salty, sweet, and fatty processed food (an assertion at the core of the book). As it happens, a group of researchers from the independent, not-for-profit Scripps Research Institute has just released a new peer-reviewed study on the subject. The conclusion: the brain responds to junk food the same way it does to heroin:"
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
It's been true in my case. Although I don't know that I'd start robbing friends and family to keep my habit going, which coke, meth & heroin addicts DO do.
- Spidra Webster
Spidra, if food stopped being available don't you think you would? The availability, cost, and strength are the major differences between drugs and food.
- Todd Hoff
Yup: Stopping a munch on Doritos is dam near impossible if started. They have 2400 mlg of sodium where a really bad ass bag of potato chips have 380mg. The sugar n spice n salt are impossible to resist for long. So I never start them any more.
- ThatDBD
The difference is that you can give up junk food but it's really hard to give up Junk.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
It's also really hard to give up junk food, which is clear given the hold it has on people. Part of the reason was shown in the Rat Park research: http://yourdesignerdiet.com/bonus-b...
- Todd Hoff
Thanks chaz2b, I did quite a bit of research on it when I made that section for my book. This food as a drug meme has been around for quite a while. I found this particular interesting because for many of us food is the bright light in another wise dark world so that we turn to it makes perfect sense. Making an equivalent human park seems a lot more difficult.
- Todd Hoff
"This year, our cookie-decorating lessons are going to focus on really fine piping work, and how to get those delicate little details on your cookies. The secret is something you most likely have in your kitchen already, a King Arthur year-round favorite. Yes, it’s… parchment paper! To begin, we’ll need some cookies. Our holiday favorites for decorator cookies are our Holiday Butter Cookies and Gingerbread Cookies. They hold the shape from the cutters and don’t puff too much, so details still show up. We also need a big batch of Royal Icing for the piping. Here’s how to put the icing together."
- Katy S
from Bookmarklet
"There’s nothing quite like the surprise of ordering a run-of-the-mill cappuccino, only to discover that the steaming-hot pick-me-up has been topped off with a special artistic touch—all delicately rendered in chocolate syrup and foam. Cappuccino coffee art always has a way of leaving us amazed by the talent it takes to create these impossibly realistic renditions of animals, fruit and more."
- Anna Haro
from Bookmarklet
these are so sweet! especially the panda :)
- merve şenoymak
"I ate four more pieces—a wing, a thigh, a breast, a leg, and another thigh. That's what I call a balanced meal. I would have kept going if I didn't feel embarrassed. As I said, I was the only customer in the place, and the hostess had nobody to look at but me. I tried a few other items from the buffet line. The pulled pork was about what you'd expect from a guy from North Carolina, real good. The starches and veggies tasted soft and Southern."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
With fried chicken poised to become the next big thing in New York, it's about time we paid more attention to the man who has been doing it better than anybody else for longer than anybody else. By the time I'd left, I'd figured out the secret of Charles Gabriel's chicken. It isn't the oil, the flour, or the birds. It's him, the man behind the pan.
- Derrick
This is New York? I have a two-week job coming up in NYC. Excellent...
- ha3rvey (free hugs!)
the secret to the bomb friend chicken? brine it overnight in salt water *then* do the battering and frying part.
- tiffany
I've brined turkeys before, but never chicken. #oohtiffany BTW, I have done a pseudo-brine for chicken with margarita mix. Dead simple, but a nice lemon-limey flavor.
- ha3rvey (free hugs!)
I would eat this, but does anyone else think it doesn't really look fried?
- Derrick
"To honor the 50th anniversary of the University of California at Berkeley's Center for Japanese Studies, the university's Japanese Graduate & Researchers Society had a pretty unusual idea. They decided to get together, dress like ninjas using dime-store costumes, and make the world's largest California roll. With a little help from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, they've managed to do just that, rolling a 330-foot California roll."
- Jackie
from Bookmarklet
Ok, I have a questions that very far out. Why this girl wearing headband like that? How can she see?
- YunusYAMANER(CITRIL)