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Cheddar please??? Who makes the best cheddars???
I was going to suggest Cougar Gold myself. A wedge of that, a crisp Washington apple, and a package of McVitie's Digestive Biscuits...it doesn't get much better.
"Least Favorite Vegetable" Poll
Sweet potatoes. No question. The very smell of them makes me retch.
I can't stand cooked spinach, either, but it's not the same. I dislike spinach--I violently loathe sweet potatoes.
Visiting Seattle Over Memorial Day Weekend Need Restaurant/Coffee/Alcohol Suggestions
http://seattlefoodtruck.com/ will tell you where all the food trucks are parked on any given day. Everybody has their favorites but the ones I'd look for would be Marination, Skillet, Where Ya At, and Crisp Creperie.
Why did my pie come out runny?
The baking stone is a great idea--but if you use glass pie plates, don't put a cold pie plate right on the hot stone. Even Pyrex could shatter! I thoroughly preheat my baking stone in the very bottom of the oven, then bake the pie on the lowest oven rack for the first 15-20 minutes. After that I move the rack out of the way and put the pie directly on the stone for the remainder of the baking time. The bottom crust gets nice and crispy.
Why did my pie come out runny?
Tell your father he's a rude, ungrateful twit with no taste.
Then, next time you make a pie for somebody else (your father doesn't deserve another chance!), try Instant ClearJel. It thickens fruit pies without making them clumpy or cloudy. I've bought it from the King Arthur Flour catalog, but it looks like Amazon sells it, too.
Visiting my daughter and need advice
Good point--for instance...
The Brooklyn http://www.thebrooklyn.com/
Metropolitan Grill http://www.themetropolitangrill.com/
Elliott's Oyster House http://www.elliottsoysterhouse.com/menus/happy-hour/ (3-4 pm, they're 75 cents!)
Visiting my daughter and need advice
I couldn't disagree more about the Queen Mary Tea Room http://queenmarytea.com/ . I found it charming in the very most girly, twee kind of way--all English china and chintz and little girls in tiaras having tea with their grandmothers. i don't recall a birdcage, but it certainly didn't smell, if it was there at all. And it certainly didn't put off any of the people who were there enjoying lunch while we were--every table in the place was full within minutes after they opened (so if you go, make a reservation!)
Oh--and the food, and the tea, were excellent!
If you want something closer to Everett, there's also Elizabeth & Alexander's Tea Room in Bothell http://www.elizabethandalexander.com/ . Also lovely and charming in the same flowered-chintz kind of way.
Where to buy meaty, local ribs?
+1 for The Swinery. That's where I go for really good pork.
Central American Food in Seattle?
It's a dive, make no mistake--but a good one! And CHEAP--you could feed two people a pretty adequate-sized lunch for $10-12.
Central American Food in Seattle?
I live in the south end, and I've been to the Salvadorean Bakery, but I like Salva Mex in Burien (15019 Ambaum Blvd SW) better. There's not much English spoken there, or used on the menu, but people are friendly and helpful, and the pupusas and cortida are wonderful.
And food trucks near the Convention Center?
Your best bet might be to hop on the SLUT (South Lake Union Trolley--oh, sure, the city insisted on renaming it the South Lake Union Streetcar when they finally noticed the acronym) and head over to the South Lake Union neighborhood. It's a short ride (15 minutes, end-to-end) and it will take you to an area where there's an ever-changing array of trucks. Use LotusRapper's link and select the South Lake Union neighborhood to see who's there each day, and their exact locations.
http://www.seattlestreetcar.org/slu.htm
Just Moved to Redmond from Boston -- Food Shopping Help Please!
I'm no fan of either Safeway or Albertson's, either. Their meats and produce are generally lousy. There's one exception, though: Albertson's is one of the few remaining moderately-priced local stores (that is, excluding Metropolitan Market and the like) that hasn't fallen to the Boar's Head juggernaut. Their service deli still carries Dietz & Watson meats, which I like far better. QFC and Fred Meyer used to carry Boar's Head and other brands as well, but Boar's Head likes to lay exclusive claim to a store's deli counter, and at a lot of stores, they've won.
Just Moved to Redmond from Boston -- Food Shopping Help Please!
+1 for World Spice. They could charge you just to walk in the door and smell...and I would pay it! Great selection and great quality.
2012 Confessions
Eating it as we speak, in front of the TV, while watching Triple-D. It doesn't get much trashier! :-) :-) :-)
2012 Confessions
If I say that Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay Biscuits are really tasty, do I have to admit I've eaten there?
Planter's Cheez Balls
They package them as "Bunny Tails" and sell them with the Easter stuff--which means they're half-price today, while they last. I bought a giant jar--i figure at that price, we can eat them until they're stale, and pitch the rest, and they're still a bargain!
Southern Food (better keep your head)
The Sexton in Ballard http://www.sextonseattle.com/ makes some attempts. I've only been once, early in their existence. It was good, not great, but had potential.
Another Market question
...and the cruise ships are still two months off. I love the Market, but I just don't go there from mid-May through mid-September. When it's that crowded, I just don't trust myself not to commit mayhem.
Pioneer Square/Qwest
I don't worry about walking around Pioneer Square in the daytime. Even at night, I'd be more concerned about some of the idiots drinking in the clubs in that neighborhood and spilling out onto the street, than I am the poor bastards who live out there.
What is your favorite hard to find candy?
You're in luck with the Ice Cubes, at least!
http://www.oldtimecandy.com/ice-cubes.htm
But this vendor also has a list of discontinued candies...and alas, the Caravelle and the Reggie Bar are gone for good!
Suggestions for pizza topping combinations, please!
It's about the fact that some people like some very un-traditional things on their pizzas...which is what this thread is all about.
But thanks for sharing.
Suggestions for pizza topping combinations, please!
I'm making this one tomorrow:
white sauce with Cajun spice blend
mozzarella
Asiago
diced chicken sautéed in the same Cajun spice blend
Tasso ham
marinated artichoke hearts
Mama Lil's pickled red peppers
Next up after that...the pizza purists will come after me for sure, but...
Thai peanut sauce
mozzarella
diced chicken, sautéed in a little coconut milk and Thai red curry paste
shredded carrots
bean sprouts
thin-sliced green onions
cilantro
Staying at Tulalip Resort. What to eat in Marysville area?
Two of my favorites in that part of the world are the Rhododendron Cafe http://rhodycafe.com/ in Edison (rotating menus of different regional cuisines, simple, local, fresh, and GOOD) and Calico Cupboard http://www.calicocupboardcafe.com/ (wonderful breakfasts, excellent bakery, house-made soups, sandwiches), which has locations in Anacortes, La Conner, and Mount Vernon and does breakfast and lunch only.
Snacking stroll suggestions Downtown Seattle?
+ 1 more!
Add to this list: all manner of deli meats (including some Salumi favorites) and cheeses at DeLaurenti's; curried beef hom bao from Mee Sum Pastry; crab cocktail and oyster shooters from City Fish; chowder from Pike Place Chowder; mini-cheesecakes at The Confectional; French-style pastries from Le Panier; samples of Washington wines at The Tasting Room...and I've just made myself hungry!!
Would you care to share your favorite cornbread recipe?
What distinguishes northern from southern cornbread?
(Don't say "sugar." My mother and her oldest sister--both Alabama farm girls--argued passionately about that contentious issue until my mother died at 81. I can still hear my aunt sniffing over my mother's ever-so-slightly-sweetend cornbread "That's not cornBREAD--that's corn CAKE!!" The only thing they would have agreed on was that NOTHING that came out of their kitchens was "northern" anything!"
Would you care to share your favorite cornbread recipe?
This is my favorite--except that I threw fear of cholesterol to the winds and substituted bacon grease for the oil and the butter.
http://www.food.com/recipe/real-southern-cornbread-51550
Fantastic Poblano Peppers....Recipes Other Than Chile Rellenos???
I've made my own (well, it's a mashup of a couple of recipes I found, so I count it as my recipe now) and it is to DIE for!! I know the OP was looking for recipes for whole chiles, but I promise, these will not be pureed in vain!
Roasted Chile Poblano Cream Soup
6 poblano peppers
1/4 cup onion, small dice
1 garlic clove, minced
1 Tablespoon butter
2 cups chicken broth, preferably fresh
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups heavy cream
3 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
garnishes (optional)
2 corn tortillas (6-inch) cut into thin strips and crisp-fried and drained on paper towels
cilantro leaves
Roast chilies broiler, 4-5” from flame, until blackened on all sides. Seal in a paper bag. Let stand 10-15 minutes to steam. Peel, seed and chop.
Sauté onion and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes. Add chilies and sauté 1 minute. Add stock and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until chilies are very tender, about 10 minutes.
Puree chile mixture in blender.
Warm the cream in the microwave and set aside. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, add the flour and stir well. Add the warmed cream and stir until well blended.
Add the chile pepper mixture and mix well. Add spices, salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
What are you baking these days? February 2012 [old]
Wikipedia says "A king cake (sometimes rendered as kingcake, kings' cake, king's cake, or three kings cake) is a type of cake associated with the festival of Epiphany in the Christmas season in a number of countries, and in other places with the pre-Lenten celebrations of Mardi Gras / Carnival."
I never even knew about the Epiphany or Christmas associations--for me (a west coast Yankee), it's always been a Mardi Gras thing.
I've never tried making it--yeast breads still scare me--but I've had good luck with recipes from The Gumbo Pages http://gumbopages.com/recipe-page.html . His king cake recipe is via Emeril http://www.gumbopages.com/food/dessert/king-cake.html .
