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What about making a banana base and then adding other ingredients to it? Or do another type of base and adding frozen chopped/mashed banana to it -- Just a thought.
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Question for all of you foodies and delicious people!
I was just wondering what your birthday traditions were food wise? Does food play a huge role (family meals, going out with friends) or is it just something that happens at somepoint during the day?
Do any of you have any favorite birthday or special occasion recipes, restaurants or desserts??? Birthday cake? Icecream cake? Cupcakes? I have been thinking about this over the course of the last week. I haven't focused much on it, but the idea of picking out a cake is always a serious task. There is so much to choose from! Do you go with your all time favorite or to mark a special milestone or change in your life, do you go with something completely different? Homemade? Locally made/purchased? Store bought? I am sorry if this is way off topic but birthdays have always been something I have celebrated for my friends. Only a few times since I was a kid have I really appreicated the meaning for myself. This year I get it. Last year I wanted to but turning 30 is scary and yes I realize it is irrational in a lot of ways. It was celebrated but I dreaded it. I am dreading this one because now it's going to be official. Not 30 anymore but actually INTO the 30's, like the twilight zone? LOL I am sorry for rambling but I just woke up from a ridiculously sweet 3 hour nap and I had dreams of dancing icecream cones. How appropriate for me to post in here. |
Mayonnaise cake, that my wife makes. Every year.
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I know some of you might think this is gross, but I made a hotdog without a hotdog bun. I substituted green leaf lettuce for the bun. I used a stick of cheese, the weenie of course, and mustard. It was pretty good with a lot less calories. I gotta drop 10 or 15 pounds so this could be an option. I only want to loose the weight so I can be a bit more active. I kind of like my budda belly.
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Homemade spaghetti sauce tips/tricks/ingredients/etc.
So, I'm making homemade spaghetti sauce tonight and wondering what others add to their sauce to make it awesome?
I made a basic recipe tonight: Ground chuck, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sauteed onions/bell peppers/garlic, kosher sea salt/pepper, Italian seasoning blend, 1 bay leaf, and a lot of hopeful anticipation. I like for my sauce to simmer a good 3 hours, at least, before I eat it. What about you guys? |
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Longer sauce: Start by sauteeing garlic in olive oil, add beef and pork cuts (depends on what inspires me at market) plum tomato's, basil and a little oregano (fresh if I can get it or dried if I can not) simmer for several hours. This is closer to what my Italian relatives brought from Italy. |
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Does the full moon impact your appetite? More energy less appetite. Interesting. What is your beverage of choice to have with a meal? My ginger ale, or green tea if it is Asian food. Name your Top 3 Comfort Foods: Toasted plain or everything bagel, with butter. Arroz con Pollo, with black beans, guac, sour cream, salsa and tabasco Cappellini or thin Spaghetti with light plum tomato sauce and lots of Locatelli Romano cheese If you could have anyone cook for you who would it be? dixie - I hear she can throw down some Stroganoff and Chicken and Dumplings. If you could have a meal anywhere in the world, where would you go? Tell us about it. I would go to an Island beach or one of the less populated Keys and grill on the beach. All day and night. Do you have a Food TV show that you like? If so what do you like about it? I like Top Chef, and anything with Nigella Lawso, Giada De Laurentis or Sunny Anderson. I do not watch much TV these days but I like what I have seen. Top Chef inspires my imagination and it is cool to see what Chefs come up with. The others...well lovely ladies who can cook..what can I say. What do you want to learn how to cook/make? I am going to work on learning more about confections. Name your Top 3 Desserts: Chocolate & Coffee Ice Cream Lemon Italian Ice Creme Brulee with fresh raspberries Create a new ice cream flavor. Give it a name: Espresso and Cream with chocolate chips - Coffee Seduction ( This was kinda like talking to myself! ) |
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I think I am leaning towards something other than chocolate cake. Icecream cake, a fruit torte or maybe a nice strawberry cheesecake even? |
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It is the consistency of the banana once frozen that I need to experiment with. I refuse to use flavorings or extracts so the flavor has to come from some maceration of the fruit. Same with coffee flavored ice cream which I have been working on. I cooked the espresso down and then made a syrup. The banana is a little more challenging but it is fun to work with. |
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Lettuce is a great substitute for bread. Great idea. Stay well hydrated and be careful with the sodium. |
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As for a cake I like Tiramisu cake, or the cake that I had growing up which was unique made by my request, an Angel food cake filled with orange sorbet. No idea where I came up with this fru fru cake idea when I was a kid but I did and one of my Aunts made it for me every year. It was awesome. For the last 10 years my favorite place to spend birthday dinner has been my favorite sushi bar in Northern CA. Some of my favorite foods are there. Strawberry shortcake is also something that I love as is Lemon Merengue pie. All would be fun to have on a birthday. |
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It sounds like your birthdays have always been really special, as they should be. I have traveled so much (only abroad once) that my birthday usually just ends up being celebrated with whoever happens to be around at the time. Sometimes it is the good company of close friends or family, sometimes just with people passing through wherever I am and other times it is spent taking myself to lunch at an authentic local bistro. I would love to have a huge potluck one year and invite friends from near and far to join me for some adult conversation, drinks and silly boardgames. This year I am thinking about celebrating the changes in my life and I would like to have or cook a meal that has been influenced by my decision to travel again. Maybe I will make a few comfort dishes and forget about the traditional cake. |
I was just wondering what your birthday traditions were food wise? Does food play a huge role (family meals, going out with friends) or is it just something that happens at somepoint during the day?
Oddly, food plays a huge role in every holiday and special occasion OTHER than birthdays. If I'm dating someone, a nice quiet dinner somewhere. If not, there is an obligatory dinner with the parents unless they are out of town. Otherwise I sit at home with the kiddo like any other day, so just regular meals. Do any of you have any favorite birthday or special occasion recipes, restaurants or desserts??? If I do go out, it's usually for steak (my fav). Birthday cake? Icecream cake? Cupcakes? I have been thinking about this over the course of the last week. I haven't focused much on it, but the idea of picking out a cake is always a serious task. There is so much to choose from! Do you go with your all time favorite or to mark a special milestone or change in your life, do you go with something completely different? Homemade? Locally made/purchased? Store bought? I'm one of those folks who's never had a birthday party, so things about that stick in my head...especially the store-bought cake. For some reason it has been important over the years. (You know, childhood wishes of wanting the pretty store-bought-decorated cake, etc etc.) Soooo....once I got older, I started buying myself one of those tiny store bought cakes that only serves 1-2. At this point, it has become my own tradition. I'm more than happy with that. lol |
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I have done this too when celebrating on my own. I quite like it. It's the perfect size and it still feels special. It was harder to do when I was backpacking with little or no money for extras. I remember one year *gets a little emotional* these kids who were camping a few lots over found out from overhearing a conversation that my birthday was coming up. They set up a lemonade stand to collect money to make me a cake. That was so darn sweet and let me tell you, I had no idea. I visited that stand at least 3 times in those two days LOL It was good lemonade and they made me a lemonade cake decorated with a LOT of icing. That is something I won't forget any time soon. |
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I think that birthday traditions are sweet. I like yours. This is a subject that I rarely ever discussed because when I was growing up we were not allowed to celebrate birthdays, as my Mom is a Jehovahs Witness. So for many years I just worked on my birthday and almost buried the idea of any celebration because the messaging that I got as a kid was "you are not important enough to celebrate" and that, sadly went hand in hand with some serious emotional and physical abuse. Having recovered from that as a young adult work kept me away from that memory. Then one year a girlfriend threw me a surprise party and I was shocked. Never had a party before. It was only the femmes in my life who ever gave me celebration. For that I am forever grateful. Celebrating a life is a really important thing to do. You are very blessed to have parents who are there to celebrate you, with you. Lucky girl. |
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*smirk* I swear you make this stuff up brutha. What is this cake?? How can you post something like this with no details? Come on Corkey!! |
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I was just wondering what your birthday traditions were food wise? Does food play a huge role (family meals, going out with friends) or is it just something that happens at somepoint during the day?
[COLOR="rgb(154, 205, 50)"]Well, when its my birthday, I always ask for a coconut cake. Why? Because when I was a kid, my nana would always get me one (Sara Lee), but as I have grown up, I like home made. My wife, she makes a really good one, with dried cherries, dried apricots, walnuts, coconut, and cream cheese icing, its kind of like a Italian Wedding cake, but her version. If its others in my family-- I usually make them cupcakes, something fun and tasty. I think cupcakes are fun!![/COLOR] Do any of you have any favorite birthday or special occasion recipes, restaurants or desserts??? [COLOR="rgb(154, 205, 50)"]Hmm... I like home cooked meals. I don't have a favourite, or PIZZA. You just can't go wrong with that![/COLOR] Birthday cake? Icecream cake? Cupcakes? [COLOR="rgb(154, 205, 50)"]See above.[/COLOR] I have been thinking about this over the course of the last week. I haven't focused much on it, but the idea of picking out a cake is always a serious task. There is so much to choose from! Do you go with your all time favorite or to mark a special milestone or change in your life, do you go with something completely different? Homemade? Locally made/purchased? Store bought? [COLOR="rgb(154, 205, 50)"]See above.[/COLOR] I am sorry if this is way off topic but birthdays have always been something I have celebrated for my friends. Only a few times since I was a kid have I really appreicated the meaning for myself. This year I get it. Last year I wanted to but turning 30 is scary and yes I realize it is irrational in a lot of ways. It was celebrated but I dreaded it. I am dreading this one because now it's going to be official. Not 30 anymore but actually INTO the 30's, like the twilight zone? LOL I am sorry for rambling but I just woke up from a ridiculously sweet 3 hour nap and I had dreams of dancing icecream cones. How appropriate for me to post in here. Ramble on. LOL. Quote:
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Making bbq pulled pork for dinner tomorrow night in the slow cooker.
Easy recipe. Salt, pepper, onions and pork roast studded with cloves. I add the bbq sauce right before serving. |
Hola Everyone,
I am in the burnout zone and will post some comments tomorrow..I love to see yall cooking and talking about food. Long day in the kitchen at work..we had a fresh basil crisis today and I could not make Salmon Nicoise herb topping..tragic. Not really but my boss seemed to think so until I reminded him that we had enough to get through the day. Everything changes when Chef's have to run the business of the business. It surely collides with the straight forward flow of creative energy. As always I was on the grill a lot..lots of grilled chicken, shrimp, salmon, steaks..good marinades..chimichurri sauce..and lots of ladies stopping in for lunch in between shoe shopping and an event at Chanel. I love fashion so I may as well work in a fashion center. It is fun. One thing that I love is to walk the dining room and say hello to the guests. I love to get feedback on the food and genuinely thank them for coming in. The guests love that too, they seem to feel appreciated, which they are. They make it possible for us to have careers cooking. Grateful for that. Grateful for many things. Peace & light Sun |
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Good day Delicious people!
I have some wonderful news to share. Medusa and I have been discussing having a "Cooking Event" at the Reunion. This idea was generated in this thread early on and we are looking at options. One very possible option is to have an outdoor bbq/grilling event that would be held at the park behind the hotel. This is a fun opportunity for all of you cooks and backyard grill fans to come out and throwdown! Also a great time to mix and mingle with other foodies from the community. Nothing is definite, this is very early on in the planning, but I am excited about the possibilities so I wanted to share :) |
I found almond grain burgers at the grocery store and I am really excited to try these! I have made my own veggie burgers before using many different recipes but I couldn't pass these up.
I don't know what I will do with them yet. I might throw them on the grill with some light cheese, tequila and chipotle bbq sauce or whiskey honey bbq, fried up mushrooms, onions and peppers and maybe even some turkey bacon. I will make up for it by making a HUGE fresh summer style salad with extra veggies, a very light vinaigrette and then some fruit slices on the side. I may be drooling just a little bit thinking about it. |
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Moser Roth 85% dark chocolate filled with a sour cherry and chilli mousse. Decadently divine dahlink!
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[quote=Sun;762996][B][B][COLOR="Navy"]Hola Everyone,
I am in the burnout zone and will post some comments tomorrow..I love to see yall cooking and talking about food. Long day in the kitchen at work..we had a fresh basil crisis today and I could not make Salmon Nicoise herb topping..tragic. Not really but my boss seemed to think so until I reminded him that we had enough to get through the day. Everything changes when Chef's have to run the business of the business. It surely collides with the straight forward flow of creative energy. As always I was on the grill a lot..lots of grilled chicken, shrimp, salmon, steaks..good marinades..chimichurri sauce..and lots of ladies stopping in for lunch in between shoe shopping and an event at Chanel. I love fashion so I may as well work in a fashion center. It is fun. One thing that I love is to walk the dining room and say hello to the guests. I love to get feedback on the food and genuinely thank them for coming in. The guests love that too, they seem to feel appreciated, which they are. They make it possible for us to have careers cooking. Grateful for that. Grateful for many things. Peace & light What place do you work at? Ca? or AZ? and -- I love chimichurri sauce! How do you make it? Curious, everyone makes their own version. I have to say -- I like the fact how you brought up saying hello to the guests, I feel that's a real honour to say hi to the one who prepared your eats. Dude, you're awesome!! Quote:
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Hola Delicious people!
Today I had a Taco outing to Barrio Cafe..the place that I rave about. The Chef is so cool..she really is my favorite. I could eat there every day, but then again, I love Mexican food, this Chef just kicks it up into a higher elevation than most. The Tacos are very small, soft, just made by hand, corn tortilias, were: Cochinita Pibil (juicy, slow cooked...Mayan style achiote spiced pulled pork) Mmmm...Shrimp Mojo (my fav) and Chorizo con Avocado. Then they had me sample a few things that they were preparing (the Chef perks) one was oven roasted tomato's..really garlicky and well seasoned..similar to what we make at my Cafe but better. Then I sampled Chiles en Nogada...Lord have mercy..a Poblano chile stuffed with chicken, pecans, fruit, onions...baked and covered in an almond sauce with pomagranite seeds garnish. Stunning. We also discussed Mole Verde something that I was not aware of and have never had. Can not wait to try it. They are always working up a new spin on a classic. How are you all doing? |
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