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Father's Day- What's on the menu?
I'm getting pork steaks on the grill. Of course, I'm doing the grilling, but it's the thought that counts, right? Wait....
;)
What is the worst thing you've been served and ate?
It was before I was married, so... 17 years ago. I was invited to a friends house for dinner, his at the time girlfriend had found chocolate pasta somewhere and wanted to try it. So I was served al dente chocolate pasta topped with nestle unsweetened cocoa powder as an entree. Blech!
After they got married he bought her cooking classes at the local JC culinary school for Christmas.
Are there any can't miss places between Michigan City, IN and Muskegon, MI?
EPC always, rightfully, gets raves (and I don't just say that because the owner came and pulled my Jeep out of a snowdrift after our blizzard this past winter) so I'll go different direction. Depending on when you come through, Douglas has a fun little place called M&M/Blue Star Cafe, it's an ice cream place that also has sit down restaurant with really good lunches.
http://www.saugatuckdouglas.com/memberpages/MM.html
141 Blue Star
Douglas
Business now takes me to Holland, Michigan
I'd second Boatwerks. Just had a very nice dinner there last weekend.
Most Mouth Watering Scenes in Film
I like the backyard bbq scene in Goodfella's with all the sausage on the grill. And for some reason whenever I watch The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I get hungry for steak, potato and cowboy beans served on a big ironstone platter.
Any great local eats: Terre Haute to St. Louis?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGkBilF6GU8
I've always wanted to try this place. It's not too far off 70
Okay worst casseroles have been discussed, how abour the best?
My folks were just in for a weekend visit couple weeks ago. Dinner Monday (they stayed over and it was nice to get home to M&D cooked meal after work) was a cabbage and pork chop casserole. Cabbage cut as for kraut. Cover pork chops with cabbage in a 9x13 and top with can of Cream of Celery. Layer thinly sliced potatoes over all. Cover with foil and bake. Don't remember times/temps. When pork is done uncover and continue baking until potatoes brown. The cabbage turns into almost a sauce of it's own... very little texture left, but amazing flavor. Kids couldn't get enough, a full 9x13 barely made it to leftovers with only 6 of us.
Best restaurants in Saugatuck/Douglas-S. Haven, MI?
You'll get a lot of both
http://www.everydaypeoplecafe.com/
http://www.saltoftheearthfennville.com/
Consistency has to go to EPC at this point. Probably won't go wrong at either. Personally? EPC, Matt was one of the first people I met when I moved here in '93.
OCD food with little or no nutritional value
blue cheese stuffed black olives to eat along side an arid martini are insanely good and maddeningly frustrating to build
Apple sage sausage?
I've done chicken/apple/sage sausage with good results. I like a little more texture from the apple in the finished product so in addition to running some apple through the grinder with the chicken, added about 1/4" dice to the finished prior to stuffing. You could grate some apple and finely dice. I did not precook.
I am but one man with seven ears of corn.
First thing that popped into my brain, too. I haven't tried it yet, so nice to see a couple positive reviews.
Dinner in Holland, MI?
I think a nice 25 mph drive down 62nd St would be quite pleasant. 64th can be a bit of a racetrack. And I'll agree with those recommending EPC in Douglas.
Grilled Pizza
Indirect heat. I like putting the dough over the heat source until the dough bubbles/browns then flip it over off the heat and put the toppings on.
Best, Simplest way to enjoy a fried egg?
Sprinkled with a few grains of either white truffle sea salt or black smoked sea salt.
Grand Rapids, MI: Italian Bakery and/or Fresh Pierogi?
Not GR, but Perredies on Washington Sqr in Holland has baked goods. If you're in the area.
Need an easy rice side dish to go with chicken
My wife makes a nice cold rice salad with dill and rice wine vinegar. Good summertime rice side. Not sure she's got a recipe, pretty sure it's just "to taste".
Need a fishmonger near Holland, MI
I've never had a problem with Lambert's on S Washington. But I haven't been there in quite a while. Not sure of others in town.
Breakfast for a Crowd
Just watched a new Good Eats episode where he made eggs benedict for a group of 6-8 I guess. Hollandaise went in a thermos, maybe hour before serving. He poached his eggs early, ice water shock and the ingenious part was icing them in a bowl on a metal vegetable steamer (the kind that fan out). When he was ready to reheat he pulled the whole steamer out and dropped them back to the hot water all in one fell swoop. Thought that was clever. I like doing poached eggs and like a way to be able to do a bunch at a time.
Doctoring canned baked beans. Suggestions?
A shot or better of Makers Mark. And some more for the beans :)
Seriously. My MIL makes beans for a summer picnic they do every year. I don't know what her base recipe is but every year she asks me to put the finishing touches on it. Usually cider vinegar and the obligatory bourbon puts it just right.
Jicama - how do you use it?
Mine's kind of a combination of ajcraig and Becca Porter. Matchstick jicama, orange (supremes definitely the way to go, btw) and red onion slices. Then a vinaigrette using the inevitable juice from cutting supremes, I like to add some rice wine vinegar, maybe a touch of olive oil and oregano if it sounds good at the time.
Can't Miss Eats in Saugatuck & Traverse City
Agreed. Mermaid is incredibly average other than the outdoor seating. I'd rather sit outside at Wally's.
Phil's for sure... if only for a beer and an order of portabella fries.
Can't Miss Eats in Saugatuck & Traverse City
First time eating at Wicks Park last night. Used to be Billie's Boathouse, across from the chain ferry. Think they've been open about 8 mos or so... I know they were at Taste and heard good things about their fish tacos from that.
Shrimp po'boy was tasty although not a lot of shrimp. Hand cut fries were crisp and hot. One of my table mates had the chicken finger appetizer as entree. Nice chunky chicken, good looking batter and he took probably 2/3 home with him. Rave's over the turkey burger. Another friend said the carbonara is really good although the menu description sounds more alfredo-y; they offer 1/2 orders of their pasta dishes and he said a 1/2 is more than plenty for $7. Most entrees are in the $11-13 range up to maybe $23.
The bar area is really nice.
http://wickspark.com/home.html
can i freeze mushrooms?
A friend of the family found 5-6 hen of the woods that totaled around 100 pounds. After cleaning them up we froze in gallon bags. Worked fine. My parents dehydrated some with good results too. Not sure about other types of shrooms though.
April Fools and Food
Certainly not on the scale you're speaking of but my kids found sardine and onion flavored jelly beans to share at school today. Blech.
What are the uses for specialty salts? And what are the differences between common salts?
https://secure.spicemerchants.biz/sm/
What was the first thing you learned to make?
Fried eggs. That would have also been my introduction to the wonders of cast iron cookware. One of the little 6" skillets. Then it was probably the baked "fried" chicken coated in crushed potato chips from the previously mentioned Betty Crocker kids cookbook.
Later I ventured out on my own with things like a meatloaf type thing stuffed with tater tots that included a little bit of pretty much every spice that was in the kitchen cabinet. Usually when mom wasn't home; my dad was quite the trooper back in those days.
I've gotten better. :)
Looking for A better dry rub for my babybacks
Bingo! Coffee was going to be my suggestion. The Coffee BBQ from the shop at work at is all I use for ribs anymore. Overnight in ziplock in the fridge. Flank steaks too.
What to do with Kraft American Cheese singles?
I had to laugh at your last line, because when I came back to this thread I honestly couldn't remember if it was in Home Cooking or Not About Food :)
