Even political junkies need to eat once in a while. This is an open thread for people to share their favorite recipes.
If y’all like it maybe we can do this every week. (hint, hint)
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Sweet Laaaawd Nigella…
owwwwwww.
Everybody have a good weekend!
Food p0rn
The Rock is supposed to be here with some good recipes.
I’m waiting.
{{taps foot}}
I’m coming! Let me get ready for work. Question – I can write out my grilled burger receipe or my appetizer recipe (Scotch eggs). Which one?
Burger – me like meat
I want that pulled pork recipe too.
Got it. Just woke up. Gotta get myself to work. I’ll have it types by then. Can you put it in block quotes so that it is easy to read, please?
Sure
Yay! I’m always up for good recipes.
Have you guys seen this yet? Don’t know who did this ad for Nevada, but it’s very effective. And to think, we coulda had Hillary – who would not have been perfect, but would definitely not have destroyed the entire damn party in 2 years flat.
Obama is a millstone around the necks of the Democratic party.
Thanks to Obama and the Dems…there is no such thing as a fixed rate credit card.
Of course, in 2008 he wasn’t referring to credit card rates rising thanks to his ‘help’ (for the banks)….jerk.
chocolate cheesecake let get real now theres only one real cheesecake and that german cheesecake all the rest are just wana-bees.
Dood – post the recipe
its secret family recipe
plus im a native german .
I was born there.
Just for Boogieman:
ok everyone knows nazi zombies dont die that easy .
I got this one from a guy over at Buffoon Juice (they aren’t all asshats):
Same guy:
umm, umm, umm–ok, I’m being sarcastic about ‘the one.’
Actually, my daughters love my chocolate chip recipe and it is just one that has been modified over time. I use the one on the back of the Nestle’s bag and change some things around. Because they like them flat rather than cake like–I use less flour (alittle under 2 cups), and I use milk chocolate chips instead of regular ones, and always real butter. Plus, I use a quarter cup less white sugar and a quarter cup more light brown sugar and a smidgen less baking soda and salt. They come out flat with the chocolate chip bumps and sometimes I use nuts also–depending on which daughter they are for–the picky one or the unpicky one.
This is my all-time favorite Paula Deen clip:
This French toast recipe rocks.
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen-blog/2010/05/a-tasty-recipe-stuffed-french-toast/
It’s a regular rotation item in our house.
Okay. So I don’t cook. But here is my husband’s recipe for Cold Sauce. I have yet to meet a person who does not LOVE teh cold sauce.
My husband doesn’t follow recipes but it kinda goes like this:
Fresh tomatoes, cubed
Fresh basil, cut in strips (he uses cooking scissors to cut it up)
Fresh garlic, cut in half
Fresh mozzarella (he uses mozzarella “pearls” which is already in tiny bits but you can dice up a large block)
Olive oil (the good stuff, not that cheap shite)
Rub the bowl with the garlic halves, you can discard the halves or include them in the sauce as little garlic “surprises.”
Add olive oil to bowl.
Add basil.
Cut up tomatoes in cubes and add to bowl.
Add mozzarella.
Let sit on counter while you heat water and prepare pasta.
Cook pasta, preferably al dente (my preference). Drain pasta but do NOT rinse it off. Immediately toss pasta with the “cold sauce.” The warm pasta will melt the mozzarella. Mmmmmm.
I highly recommend that you have a large bottle of Lambrusco chilled to accompany the meal.
Enjoy!
(I apologize for any typos in advance. It’s past my bedtime.)
that cold sauce sounds incredible–I’m gonna send it to me. I had a marinara once with pine nuts in it and it was great.
You like Paula Dean, don’t you? She’s ok–reminds me alittle of my Aunt Ruth and we don’t won’t to go there.
I don’t like Paula Deen.
I LOVE Paula Deen!
I love her Mac & Cheese.
I love her fried mayo! ;-).
I want to die eating dinner at her table.
Fried Mayo?? I’m having trouble visualizing that. People here in Jacksonville eat fried pickles.
Paula Dean is a treasure!
Senate Candidate Bets Congress $100 Million That the U.S. Government Cannot Run out of Money
A liberal candidate. Wonder if he’ll get any Democratic votes?
I wish I could vote for him, don’t live in the proper state. I’ve been following him for a while, I like his economic ideas.
thanks!
Peaches and Cream Bread Pudding with Amaretto Sauce
For the pudding:
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, plus 4 tablespoons melted
6 cups 1-inch cubes of day-old bread
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups milk
2 pounds peaches, peeled and seeded, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 cup sugar
5 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
For the sauce:
1 stick butter
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1/3 cup amaretto
For the Bread Pudding: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 10 by 14-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the softened butter.
In a large bowl, combine the bread cubes, heavy cream and milk and let sit for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
While the bread is soaking, heat the remaining 3 tablespoons of softened butter in a large skillet and, when butter begins to bubble, add the peaches and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until peaches are golden brown around the edges and softened, 4 to 6 minutes. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine the eggs, the remaining 3/4 cup of sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg and whisk well to combine. Stir the egg mixture into the bread mixture and fold to combine. Add the warm peaches and fold gently but thoroughly to combine. Pour into the prepared dish. Drizzle with the melted butter and bake until golden brown, puffed, and slightly firm when pressed in the center, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack until just warm, about 20 minutes.
For the Amaretto Sauce: In a small non-reactive saucepan over medium low heat, add the butter and cook until melted. In a small bowl combine the cream, sugar, and egg yolks and whisk to combine. Add the cream mixture to the melted butter and stir well. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat immediately and add the amaretto. Transfer sauce to a small heatproof bowl and serve hot or warm over warm bread pudding.
This post is making me hungry.
This is another great breakfast and or snack food.
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2010/03/fresh-fruit-bruschetta-with-orange.html
Myiq,
If I knew this chick in real life I’d totally set you up with her.
She sounds like a riot. Like you.
http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2010/09/five-ways-to-bake-like-a-grown-up/
(Note: My kids are constantly eye rolling since I’ve been imaginary setting them up for YEARS now. I was completely depressed when Carrie Underwood got married because I had matched her up with my oldest. Likewise it was quite depressing to realize that I’d never realize my dream of having Guy Fieri in our family. Sigh. )
Your oldest didn’t want to be matched up with Carrie Underwood?
Nope.
I know, nuts, right? (She’s totally pretty, down to earth, sweet, she’s got oodles of faith which offsets my oldest’s cynicism, and she can sing. How fun would that be on a family karaoke night?)
He affectionately refers to me as his crazy mom.
This clip from Yale’s Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity is disgusting:
And then they go on to become tomorrow’s business movers and shakers … wonderful.
What option would benefit the U S of A’s security, nuking a couple of Middle Eastern Countries or a few Ivy League campuses?
This ought to make do for the upcoming holidays, or any day for that matter.
Fried Wonton’s
1 pkg. of wonton wrappers or egg roll wrappers (check date for freshness)
1 lb. pork sausage (unseasoned)
Green onions, chopped thin
1 can water chestnuts, chopped
1 whole egg
Mix all the above ingredients. Add 1/2 – 1 tablesppon of mix to wrapper, fold diaper fashion, pinch with egg whites (I just use bowl of water on my fingertips) to moisten edges, and seal. I suggest you sit at counter to do these, and have a wet hand towel for your hands. I lay these out on a large cookie sheet.
Add oil, canola or even coconut oil (about three inches to frying pan), heat til hot, then drop wontons, and turn when browned. Don’t over cook. Beware if you didn’t get a good seal, the food will drop into oil, and burn the oil, so make sure you’ve seal them good. Place on papertowels. If you have left overs line your container with papertowels, bottom.
Sweet/Sour Sauce: You can make this ahead and reheat if you want.
1/2 c. sugar
2 tab. vinegar
3 tab. catsup
3 teas cornstarch
1/2 c. water
Cook until thick, add water if necessary. Double recipe
if you want. Super for using on all types of foods/vegs.
I like the Kikoman Tempura dipping sauce/ and sweet & sour sauce.
By the by, I’ve spent the last year learning and cooking for a renal diet. Should anyone be interested in those recipes.
Do you mean like Kidney Pudding?
Just a tad.
I would. My kidneys are the proud owners of a zen rock gardens. I try to watch my sodium and be kind by watering my rock gardens regularly. Alas, that hasn’t stopped me from repeatedly having problems with my tract.
cwaltz–may I suggest?? drink half your weight in water (ounces) per day. Juice, etc. doesn’t count.
It is because of my husband’s prostrate problems, that he ended up with kidney disease.
First thing I did was empty my pantry of all boxed, and canned foods, and emptied my freezer of all meals
from the frozen food section. There are no processed meats. And the food intake as well as liquid is very limited, and everything measured, & calulated for protein, calcium, phosporus, and sodium.
Looks like we should do this every week.
Maybe we should have a theme for each week, like breakfasts, appetizers, etc.
Appetizers- ooooooooohhhhhhhhh I would love some more recipes for bacon wrapped items to add to my repertoire.
My husband is obsessed with jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese and a cheddar jack mix wrapped in bacon.
My daughter loves the little wieners wrapped in bacon and then baked with brown sugar.
My household is to bacon what Paula Deen is to butter.
I just saw a bacon-topped latte recently.
Where was that?
Couple cans of Yunegling lager and whatever highly processed meat products (tonite, Angus beef hot dogs) and I’m set.
This cheesy potato dish is perfect for an autumn dinner. Serve with crusty french bread and hearts of romaine salad with mustardy vinaigrette.
Tartiflette
6 large potatoes, yukon gold preferred, sliced
1 large onion chopped
1 canadian bacon chunk or small ham steak, chopped
1 stick of butter
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup heavy cream
1 wheel Roblichon cheese or other meltable cheese
Directions (written ala lab notebook style)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Sautee bacon/ham and onion in 2 tbsp of butter until onions are translucent. Into a 13″x9″ baking dish, add one layer of potatoes. Brush butter on top of potatoes. Scatter onion/bacon mixture over potatoes. Add a second layer of potatoes, butter and ham/onion mixture. Repeat until all ingredient layers are exhausted. Into a small bowl, add cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Stir until sufficiently mixed. Pour contents of bowl over potatoes. Bake at 350 for approximately one hour or until potatoes are tender. Remove from oven. Cut Roblichon cheese wheel horizontally through the x-axis. Do not remove rind. Place cheese rounds cut side down on top of the baked potatoes. Return baking dish to the oven for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven. Melted cheese should permeate all layers of potatoes.
Yield 6-8 servings.
Remember to take your lipitor before you dig in. Serve with a crisp white wine.
For desert, try an apple tart with caramel sauce.
Bon appetit!
Great ideas–I got side tracked with my daughter’s friend on the phone (I’m like a surrogate Mom).
I’ve made apple-spelt berry salad. I don’t know the amounts–just kinda throw it in, but it’s really good.
Granny Smith Apple slices
Spelt Berries
mayonnaise
cream cheese
honey
celery
dried cherries
cinnamon
Here’s some bitter clingy racist music:
I always had trouble with country music–maybe because I grew up with it and it was alot twangier way back then. West Florida is like South Alabama.
I grew up with Ferlin Husky, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, and Marty Robbins.
Alan Jackson is like Rock & Roll compared to them.
Saw Carrie Underwood in concert last week. She was great.
Lucky bastard
Oh yes, I remember Earl Scruggs. Guess I kind of rebelled and fell in love with rock n’ roll. Bob Seger ‘s ‘In Your Time’ is my all time favorite.
Greatest Seger song ever:
Turn the Page–love that one, too. Isn’t he awesome–I always hoped to see him in concert but never got the chance.
James Neal dies at 81 One of the best trial lawyers ever.
Country music is much better now,imo. It doesn’t seem as forlorn as I remember it. Ever heard of Leadbelly? He was more blues though.
More Blues?
He was serious Blues.
yes–serious blues. I’d forgotten. Used to have an album of his, but it disappeared some time ago.
Howler This Somerby post is a gem.
She should subtitle it, “I Sing a Song of Myself.” 🙂
This is for SOD:
We should have a Confluence family reunion, with covered dish and music. We could meet in the middle.
Sounds like a good idea.
From Chowhound Friday booze recipes.
Duck fart
Kahlua
Bailey’s Irish Cream
Good whiskey
Equal quantities of each and layered.
Who needs food when you have that?
Sorry I’m late. Here is the 3 cheese stuffed bacon burgers on the grill…..
I’ve even fed them to Obots and they loved it!! 😛
Please excuse the MANY spelling errors!! Sorry…..
sounds good, but alot of work. Tell the bots that it’s a Hillary favorite after they eat it.
LOL
It kinda is alot, but the rewards show up with each bite, and I’ve done it so many times, that for me is about 40mins of work total. I buy most of the stuff precut except the garnishes……
And I’ll tell the bots the burger is a Hillary supporter favorite, though i would LOVE to make it for her someday!!! 😀
Night all.
Pithy comment that I liked, found on a random blog:
Obama has been dragged upward all his life by others wanting to use him. There’s nobody above him to drag anymore.
good one, but he steps on everybody on the way up also.
WMCB–you’re Hillary for Texas aren’t you?
Yup.
Well Hello there HFT!! You have some of the best posts over at Hillaryis44….
Thanks. Gee, back in the day when I signed on, it was more of a campaign site, so I used a different handle than my usual, to denote where I was doing my blockwalking, etc. I certainly didn’t expect to still be posting there 3 years later. 🙂
I figured everyone there and here already knew both were me, as I’ve mentioned it several times when I cross-posted stuff.
I read over at Hillaryis44 alot too. Whoever writes that blog can be wickedly funny sometimes.
Patti LaBelle’s 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound elbow macaroni
8 tablespoons (1 stick) plus 1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Muenster cheese
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded mild Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack
2 cups half-and-half
1 cup (8 ounces) Velveeta , cut into small cubes
2 large eggs , lightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter a deep 2 1/2-quart casserole.
Bring the large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the oil, then the elbow macaroni, and cook until the macaroni is just tender, about 7 minutes. Do not overcook. Drain well. Return to the cooking pot.
In a small saucepan, melt eight tablespoons of the butter. Stir into the macaroni. In a large bowl, mix the Muenster, mild and sharp Cheddar, and Monterey Jack cheeses. To the macaroni, add the half-and-half, 1 1/2 cups of the shredded cheese, the cubed Velveeta, and the eggs. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to the buttered casserole. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese and dot with the remaining one tablespoon of butter.
Bake until it’s bubbling around the edges, about 35 minutes. Serve hot.
This is insanely expensive because you have to buy all the cheese, but I had it once and carry the memory with me always.
Thanks for the recipes!
I totally love food so these are great!
We’re gonna do it again next Friday night
Apple Pancakes
I first had in Delft, Netherlands….Apple Pancakes.
Core and slice MacIntosh apple, with skins on. Place slices in a hot non-stick skillet that has a bit of butter and a sprinkle of sugar in it. Lay out apple slices in skillet on medium . Cook apples for just a bit and then flip them over. Then pour a pancake batter (I use Bisquick) over the apples cooking. Spread it around, not too thick, but have apples slices covered and have it reach the sides of pan. Cook till bottom is slightly brown and not too runny. Flip the pancake. If that is too tricky, use a hot skillet and hold over the pancake and turn it into other skillet. Cook till done. Serve with sausage and real maple syrup. It is the greatest! And looks beautiful.