Something Delicious

[ruffryder]

guihong thanks for the sauce recipe! I prefer my pasta sauce with hamburger. Sun, we should definitely all try and get to together and make a meal! .. and you can be the meatball pro! For some reason I'm not a fan of sausage unless it's breakfast, chorizo or brat types. I also like German sausage for breakfast but don't know where to get it around here. I used to get it from a supermarket in CO that made it fresh in their meat department.


Nadeest, Congrats on your culinary degree! Hotels are a good business for a foodie. I work at a 4 star one (I'm not a chef lol) , however, they need chefs in their top restaurants and also for banquets and catering. They have different chefs including pastry and baking. Where in FL would you move to? You know, Orlando is a tourist area and has many of those jobs available.

gaea thanks for the info on the fried chicken! I'm still craving some and gonna have to make some soon!

Originally Posted by Sun

So a good question for you would be, what do you eat when you do not have time to cook? I think that many of us are often too busy too cook. Its always interesting to know how others handle days (or weeks) like that.

For me it's mostly nuts, sandwiches (turkey, ham or pb and jelly), protein shakes or bars, put something in a tortilla.

[gaea]

so my daughter couldn't decide between thanksgiving dinner and shopping....wth????????? Im not having any of that I will get up and cook she is having guests from out of town and my youngest is flying in just for pumpkin pie...Im thinking im gonna be up early thusrday cooking...Im up early anyway...

posh to no thanksgiving dinner! stinker she is

[Sun]

Good Morning Delicious people!

How in the world are you all today? Or tonight, depending where in the world you are.

ruff, I like your idea. We should figure out a way to all get together for a meal. That would be so much fun and better than me trying to jet around to see everyone on the private jet that I do not have.

An outdoor bbq on the beach would be my ideal situation but truly I am not picky a gathering of any kind would be nice. Perhaps Her Majesty would like to plan a cooking event to go with the next reunion. I shall inquire.

I need some serious coffee. Super tired. A meeting that I had prepped for bigtime crashed and burned for me yesterday but on the bright side (and there always is one!) I get to avoid working with a client who is positively clueless.

Speaking of coffee has anyone had Starbucks coffee made in the uber expensive Clover machine? They could have opened up a small foodbank for what that thing costs and I did not see the big difference in brewing quality but maybe that is just me. Its a one cup at a time espresso machine quality machine.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by gaea

so my daughter couldn't decide between thanksgiving dinner and shopping....wth????????? Im not having any of that I will get up and cook she is having guests from out of town and my youngest is flying in just for pumpkin pie...Im thinking im gonna be up early thusrday cooking...Im up early anyway...

posh to no thanksgiving dinner! stinker she is

Thanksgiving or shopping?

I do not know this planet on which she dwells.

No cooking for me this year. No anything for me this year as a matter of fact. Just a day off.

[Sun]

If you could have one "Dream" meal,

where would you go, who would you be with, and what would you have.

I want you to dream big here, people!!

If you cant decide then pick two dream meals (or dream dinner dates)

Lets see that creativity get going

[Gráinne]

Originally Posted by Sun

If you could have one "Dream" meal,

where would you go, who would you be with, and what would you have.

I want you to dream big here, people!!

If you cant decide then pick two dream meals (or dream dinner dates)

Lets see that creativity get going

First, I'll say that I could have a Big Mac with the right person. A ham sandwich and chips, yes. I have been to splashy restaurants with the wrong person, and it didn't matter how much $$ it cost, it wasn't right.

That said, in my limited experience, the best food I ever had was this little steakhouse in New Orleans. I don't remember what the name was but it was on Bourbon Street. I had filet mignon, which was like sex on a plate. Oh my goodness, that was eating.

My second choice would be more for sentimentality than food, though it was excellent. I grew up near Amish country, and my brother went to college in a town there. Each weekend, my family would go to this family-style restaurant that had ham, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, all kinds of things and homemade pie. I would love to take special someone back to Ohio to that place; like part of my childhood.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by guihong

First, I'll say that I could have a Big Mac with the right person. A ham sandwich and chips, yes. I have been to splashy restaurants with the wrong person, and it didn't matter how much $$ it cost, it wasn't right.

That said, in my limited experience, the best food I ever had was this little steakhouse in New Orleans. I don't remember what the name was but it was on Bourbon Street. I had filet mignon, which was like sex on a plate. Oh my goodness, that was eating.

My second choice would be more for sentimentality than food, though it was excellent. I grew up near Amish country, and my brother went to college in a town there. Each weekend, my family would go to this family-style restaurant that had ham, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, all kinds of things and homemade pie. I would love to take special someone back to Ohio to that place; like part of my childhood.

Hi gui

Great reply.

Just to clarify for everyone my question has no relationship to cost. A dream meal can be bread and cheese, or an apple in the right location with or without whomever you choose. I was just wondering what yall would do if you could pick up and have anything that you wanted.

[Sun]

If anyone is interested in getting some ideas for cooking with kids here is an interesting program: Cooking With Kids

[Spirit Dancer]

Originally Posted by Sun

If you could have one "Dream" meal,

where would you go, who would you be with, and what would you have.

I want you to dream big here, people!!

If you cant decide then pick two dream meals (or dream dinner dates)

Lets see that creativity get going

A picnic for U/us and the kiddo. Fried Chicken, Tater Salad,
Assorted Cheeses, French Bread, Strawberries. Vino, and homemade punch.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Spirit Dancer

A picnic for U/us and the kiddo. Fried Chicken, Tater Salad,
Assorted Cheeses, French Bread, Strawberries. Vino, and homemade punch.

Hi sweetie welcome to the thread! Wow this is just like the old days. Wondering what other Goddess women/girls are going to show up.

There is a running fried chicken theme in this thread now yall are making me hungry. Again.

[Bit]

Originally Posted by Sun

How do you do your stuffing?

The totally old-fashioned way.

Start with two big (24 oz) loaves of bread, torn into pieces the day before and set out in the turkey roaster to dry, cuz nuthin else is big enough to hold all that bread.

In a skillet, melt a stick of butter (yes, butter). Chop in a BIG onion and a stalk of celery--no no, not a STICK, the whole thing. That's right. Now let them cook down for a while. Onion cooked? Good. Put the dry bread into the biggest bowl you've got. Pour the sizzling hot butter all over the bread and mix it in--sorry about the burn, next time use a spoon.... Hm. Not enough, huh? Get a two cup measure full of water and pour it in a little at a time, mixing as you go (you can use your hands now, it'll be faster). Mix in the seasonings as you go: sage (loads of it), thyme (lots of it), pepper (eh, not so much, okay?). Keep mixing. If you couldn't get all the bread in the bowl at first, add it in now.

When the stuffing is packable, put the (empty, remember to pull out the giblets!) turkey on the rack in the roaster, undo the plastic gizmo that holds the legs together and start packing the body cavity full of stuffing... no honey, FULL. Cram that stuffing in there. Okay, now stuff the neck cavity the same way and pull the skin underneath it to hold it in. Yeah, it rips sometimes--don't worry about that. Any stuffing that lands in the drippings will just make the gravy better.

Still got stuffing left? Whoo hoo! Pack it all along the drumsticks, between them and the body. Make sure you put the gizmo back before you mound more stuffing between the drumsticks also; a goodly amount should be able to rest on them so that you have that classic "stuffing popping out of the bird" look.

Pop the lid on your roaster and put the bird in the oven at 250 overnight. Oh I know, but you see, I don't buy Butterball turkeys so I feel totally free to ignore their advice. I'm telling you, thawed 22 pounder crammed to the gills with stuffing: 250, overnight. If you put it in at midnight, you'll be having turkey between 10 a.m. and noon, and never a case of food poisoning in the thirty years I've been doing it this way. You might like to take the lid off the roaster and baste the bird for the last hour or so to get a crackly skin.

[cinnamongrrl]

Don't talk to me about fried chicken

When I was down south in NC I first discoverd Bojangles and their lovely (spicy) fried chicken...and dirty rice to die for....and bo berry biscuits...I'm gonna hush on that now....

THEN we went further south to SC and I discovered Church's chicken....dear GOD......it was the best chicken I ever had.....the chicken was always juicy..but it still had that crunch.....omg....love me some church's

Then there was our favorite BBQ place in Greer, SC Mutt's....they had wicked good bbq AND fried chicken....and sweet tea for days.....Seriously, even when I moved back up here I found it difficult to delete their number from my phone. And I didn't even get to go there when I was back down there last year When Teddy and I move back down there I wanna be no more than 2 hrs away from there!!!

[ruffryder]

Originally Posted by Sun

Thanksgiving or shopping?

I do not know this planet on which she dwells.

No cooking for me this year. No anything for me this year as a matter of fact. Just a day off.

Crazy planet we live in now. As Black Friday starts on Thanksgiving in the middle of dinner timeee. That means people will be in line Thanksgiving morning.

They wouldn't open up early to get our last meal ideas but they will open for shopping. hmmmm. Lots of Walmart workers are planning to strike this week also because of it all.

Originally Posted by Sun

... Perhaps Her Majesty would like to plan a cooking event to go with the next reunion. I shall inquire.

THIS! would be awesome. I'd be one for cooking for our Planet at the reunion. Espcially breakfast!

[Sun]

Originally Posted by ruffryder

Crazy planet we live in now. As Black Friday starts on Thanksgiving in the middle of dinner timeee. That means people will be in line Thanksgiving morning.

They wouldn't open up early to get our last meal ideas but they will open for shopping. hmmmm. Lots of Walmart workers are planning to strike this week also because of it all.

I say boycott Black Friday and Thanksgiving shopping.

Good I hope Wallmart employee's do strike and put those greedy owners on notice that they need to be treated better and for the love of mercy give them a raise and some health insurance billionaire owners!!

[Sun]

Originally Posted by ruffryder

Hotels are a good business for a foodie. I work at a 4 star one (I'm not a chef lol) , however, they need chefs in their top restaurants and also for banquets and catering. They have different chefs including pastry and baking.

Hey ruff I had wondered if you were at a hotel or resort when you had posted that your Chefs at work were making Cuban sandwiches. I used to say similar things when working at a resort in N CA and people would look at me like, "You have Chefs at work??" lol but yeah our employee dining room was insanely good. When I was there we earned the AAA Four Diamond designation, no easy task people, those of us who are AAA members are paying for some tough critics there. Geesh.

Our bakery anchored the whole food service program, we made everything in house. 5 restaurants, buffet, hotel room service, VIP area, banquets and a food court. Like a Vegas hotel only not. Our Garde Manger kitchen alone was bigger than most restaurant kitchens. Crazy busy place. Loved it there though and I got to work with people from around the world. We had Chefs from China and it was quite hilarious to try and communicate and ask one another questions.

[Nadeest]

Originally Posted by ruffryder

Nadeest, Congrats on your culinary degree! Hotels are a good business for a foodie. I work at a 4 star one (I'm not a chef lol) , however, they need chefs in their top restaurants and also for banquets and catering. They have different chefs including pastry and baking. Where in FL would you move to? You know, Orlando is a tourist area and has many of those jobs available.

My mom lives about 40 miles away from Orlando, in Leesburg, so I would be staying as close to her as possible.

I am not a chef yet, Rufffryder, or even close. I don't have the experience yet, to rate that sort of job, or that title. I am doing my best to learn, however. Currently, I'm hunting for a place/job to do my Co-Op class at. I've also been cooking at the TG Center here, when they have the once a month social. I run both the vegetarian/vegan and carnivore grills, and supervise the prep work in the kitchen, if that is needed, before the grills fire up.