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Holiday Eating Tips
I love it all. My family always brings an extra lock-n-lock to pack away leftovers at our gatherings. I wouldn't do this at just anyone's party, but for large family gatherings when there is an overabundance of food, everyone has dinner/lunch for the next day. That sleepy feeling you get after eating your seconds of all the things you really liked at the buffet is called a "food coma." I plan on giving myself one this weekend. Enjoy everyone.
Need PA-centric foods for my new book
I thought milk pie was a south african dessert.
Need PA-centric foods for my new book
My grandma Becky used to make this for us all the time when I was growing up. I have no desire to eat one now though.
Dinner Allentown/Bethlahem area
Where are you staying. the professor covered your answer well, but others may be able to help with something local to where you will be located.
HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!! Need good restaurant FOR TONIGHT!
We made plans to take our friends out to dinner to celebrate their engagement. When I called for reservations at Pearly Bakers in Easton PA I found out that they were completely booked because of a local college graduation. I am looking for a great gastro-pub in the northern new jersey area not more than 30 minutes from Phillipsburg, NJ. Any suggestions at this point are appreciated.
Tap & Table in Emmaus????
Just went a couple weeks ago. Will def. be back soon. The place is rustic and the food is very good. I had a beer cocktail and the husband had a few different beers. They had around 10 beers on tap and 200 beers in bottles. Live jazz music made the night perfect!
What I buy when my foodstamps come in.
we don't decide. the state regulations decide. we calculate, maintain proper case records, answer questions, take applications, reach out to community members in need...
Chili con Queso - without Velveeta
just use other cheeses that melt well, like colby, monterey jack, and a spicy peppered or jalepeno cheese and make a cheese sauce with milk.
What does one do with stale, day-old donuts? [moved from General Topics]
I have heard of this too, but never have had the chance to try it.
Help: addicted to kale smoothie
I agree with you on the water only. I don't really make a green smoothie, but I do drink a green juice the is made of kale, romaine lettuce, cukes, carrot, apples, lemons, and celery. I add water to it as I drink it and it is wonderful.
Do you ever freeze chicken breasts/thighs etc? or do you only eat fresh chicken?
I freeze all the time. Sometimes I buy whole chickens and cut them in half and freeze one half. Other times if there is a good sale on chicken breast or tenderloins I will buy a family pac and seperate into amounts that will be useful to my husband and I.
Those fresh leafy celery tops
I love them as well, to eat raw or cook with. I alway make sure to stuff a lot of them inside the cavity of my chicken while roasting along with peppers and onions. I also chop them with the same mixture and put it under the skin of the chicken. It smells wonderful! And I think that the herbs under the skin ensure a moist and succulent chicken.
Need recipe - Crock Pot Chicken for a Crowd
Def. try Chicken Cacciatore! It feeds a lot of people and is really easy. I make a simple tomato sauce/sofrito with lots of garlic, basil, oregano, green pepper, some whole tomatoes crushed up with my hands and salt/pepper/evoo. Slice up some portabellas and parsley toss in the slow cooker. Brown the chicken pieces on skin side and then toss in the crockpot. Add some white wine and let the slow cooker cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. dont let chicken cook a really long time in the slow cooker, because it will get a strange texture.
Make ahead for hot breakfast grains?
I do something similar with my steel cut oats. Because they do take awhile to cook, I make a big pot on Sunday night for the week. Then I put the oats in a large tupperware container. I flavor after the original cooking with coconut oil, cinnamon, and flaxseed. Its a power and tasty breakfast! In the am I just scoop some out of the big container and nuke.. They always taste great, even on the last day. I've thought about making the oats more savory with turkey sausage or butternut squash.
Please help me troubleshoot these Chocolate Chip Cookies
with that much sugar, no wonder the cookies were hard!
Cake mix vs. scratch
Oh my....(shakes head from side to side). It amazes me how little some people know about baking cupcakes or any other type of cake. Last week I was called twice by two different people asking if they needed to grease the cup cake papers after they placed them in the tin...
home made enchiladas
Yes you can. I ran out of ench. sauce when guest popped by and i used a can of tomato sauce with added spices and a little jalapeno juice for that slow burn. Turned out just great.
How many people buy supermarket chicken and meat?
They are wonderful! We had some friends over for breakfast one day and did a test as to which eggs are best. The farm fresh eggs where bright in color and had a wonderful texture. The store bought eggs where slimy looking in comparison and had littlle taste. I wish I could go to my local butcher and I already told my husband
How many people buy supermarket chicken and meat?
I do buy meats, fish, and poultry from my local Shop-Rite or Shop-N-Stop. I simply cannot afford to go to my local butcher for locally grown meat and poultry. I'd LIKE to, but not on my CWA salary. All of us are slowly dying anyway and I am reminded of one of my co workers who said she doesn't let her kids go to Mcdonalds because she doesn't want them to eat crap....yet she smoked while pregnant and continues to smoke around them. I'm not saying we should eat McDonalds, I'm just saying that we need to take steps to live as healthy as we can personally be, and if one simply cannot afford to by locally grown, grass fed meats, they can at least try to buy as fresh as possible from the supermarket they go to.
My hubby fishes and I do buy eggs from a local farm. I'm trying!!!!
First course to go with linguine and clams
these are beauties for whenever you wish to use them.
Steak Dinner...Need Dessert Ideas
I made this cheesecake to go with a steak dinner. Its a crustless Italian cheesecake. Really easy and very good.
Super Chefs _ Iron Chef America [spoilers]
OMG! I almost spit my water out when Dr. Quinn said that! I was wondering why they did not have a high profile American food critic present. I enjoyed the show, but think the outcome may have changed if there was a male judge and/or another american food critic.
Cornbread stuffing? Do you need to use white bread mixed with cornbread? Do you dry out the cornbread?
I only use cornbread in my stuffing. I find that if I add a 1/2 cup of sour cream to my batter then it comes out cake like enough not to be too heavy for the stuffing the next day.
What goes with cabbage?
My mom used to make this dish when I was growing up. My husband will not eat things like this, so I really miss it. If we didn't have potato for some reason, my mom would use buttered elbow mac and prepare the same way. Both ways are delicious.
