JOJOGIRL's Profile
Food related names and nicknames. I'll go first.
Grand daughters name is NOLA. Best friend nick-named Cookie.
The CHEW
Too loud, no focus, Oz is a bad fit. If they keep the gadget segment, and give some food and kitchen equipment testing, I would give it a try, Carla might settle down, I can only guess that the director asked for lots of energy. He got it.
Kindle and Cookbooks
I would love to have a cookbook on my Kindle. Which cookbooks would you recomend for an intermediate home cook, who likes uncomplicated but tasty meals. I like American food and Italian and French. Not big on desserts or sweets. TY
Jiff versus Skippy (and more) Marriage, how common?
When my husband and I started staging taste-tests to convince each other that we really couln't tell the difference between our so-called favorite brands, it was just for fun. Now its just crazy how stubborn we are about these foods.WE don't just prefer our brand we detest the other.
I love Jiff he loves Skippy
Pepsi vs Coke
Pregresso soup vs Campbells
Frenches mustard vs Guldons
Barilla pasta vs Ronzoni
Tuttorosso tomatoes vs Cento
Bumble Bee in oil vs Chicken of the Sea
Temptee Whipped vs Philidelphia regular in silver box (never the tub)
Dunkin Dark vs Eight O Clock regular coffee
Aunt Jemima vs Bisquick Mix for pancakes
There is more, but what brought this up today was my new favorite Dukes Mayonaise over Hellmans. Living in Florida now, I just tasted Dukes, and it was tangy and my coleslaw tasted so much better with it. Of course MR. Hellmans thinks I have gone over the edge.
Broward-Italian Bound
We love Cafe Vico on US 1 in Fort Lauderdale.. Best Lasagna in town!
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Cafe Vico
1125 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
What's your favorite make-ahead, serve at room temperature food?
Caponata, Eggplant parm, Peppers and eggs, Mushroom frittata
CRUISE FOOD, BEST, WORST, JUST OK ?
My dh and I are frequent cruisers. This past Jan. we had out first experience with "The Chefs Table" aboard Princess. It was the best of the best. I'd like to share the menu with you all.
Moet Champagne
Blue crab margarita w avacado & mango Mini cheese qhiche w truffle & cherry toms
Bliss red potatoes w sour crm & sevruga caviar Salmon tartar w wasabi, pickled ginger
Domaine Larouche St Martin Chardonney
Risotto carnaroli rice w lobster & asparagus
Rasberyy ginger sorbet
Merlot Ferrara Carina
Roastes veal shank & veal tenderloin w jus, veg, chateau potatoes
baked camenbert w pine nuts, port wind reduction, walnut bread
Iced cointreau parfait , french vanilla apple compote, brandy snap tuile
can't remember the Port they served with this course.
Coffee , home made buscotti & amaretti
They charged $75 a person for this meal, it was worth every penny.
BONES IN SLOW COOKER
I am new to slow cooking, so far I have made stew and soup. I would love to make chicken cacciatore. I would prefer whole chicken, bone in. Most receipies I have found call for boneless chicken. Is that the only way?
RISOTTO IN RICE COOKER OR CROCK
I would like to buy either a rice cooker or a slow cooker, not both. Which can make a good risotto?
Beloved Cookbooks
I won't be without Fanny Farmer Cookbook. It is my go to for simple tasty dishes. This time of year the cream of carrot soup and onion soup are a must.
WHERE EXACTLY IS THE DEEPEST PART OF THE THIGH?
Thank you Bushwick girl, is that Brooklyn?
Telleggio Cheese Please
Thank you all for your ideas, I am making pannini,btw, with arrugula and prosciutto.
WHERE EXACTLY IS THE DEEPEST PART OF THE THIGH?
Everyone says to test the temp at the deepest, densest part of the Turkey, in the thigh. Is this in front of leg crease. behind the joint? Never figured it our. Thanks in advance.
Telleggio Cheese Please
I can't find telleggio cheese here in Fort Lauderdale, what cheese would be a good substitute?
Electric stove vs. cast iron
I always used my much loved cast iron pans until I moved to a Florida condo. Gas stove cooking was the only way I knew. Can I use cast iron on electric? It just doesn't seem like you could control the heat as well. Ready to take your advise.
Group Dining, Ft. Lauderdale, Wilton Manor?
Galanga in Wilton Manors is very lifestyle friendly, I have read many great reviews of this restaurant. Check out their website. Galangarestaurant.com.
Butterbell?
I haven't put my butter dish in the frig for 20 years. We finish a stick in a week and it never goes bad.
How do you get a nice black patina on a cast iron skillet by seasoning?
Honestly I didn't develop a reliable patina for years. I mean a patina that never goes away, and show dry spots. In the past I made southern fried chicken often and left the pan in an my cold oven to cool off, and cleaned it with dry paper towels until amost clean and then a damp cloth till all clean. I have a 25 year old pan that looks like black marble. Its my favorite for pancakes.
CONDO OK ELECTRIC GRILL
Condo living is wonderful but for one thing. No gas or charcoal grills allowed. After years of grilling steakes and burgers, fish and chicken I am missing that outdoor cooking experience.I have a great terrace space, but what to buy? I do a good job indoors with a hot cast iron pan, but the smoke and after odor , yuk. Help!!! I would like to keep under $150. All suggestions appreciated.
Debbie Meyer Green Bags for produce - Any Good? [Moved from General Topics]
Any produce in a bag will rot.
Produce should be washed, dried, wrapped in a paper towel and placed in fridge. Just don't forget that its there!
Never put produce in a bag!!!!!
coal oven pizza
KITCHENETTA on US 1 is my fav for Pizza with Arugula salad on the side. Right across from the Ale House. Very good staff and the owner is in the kitchen. Lots of Pasta choices too.
Nesselrode pie?
Or is its Nestelrode pie. I remember my parents loving this pie in the sixties, and haven't
seen one since. I would love to make one, just to re-visit those memories. All I can recall is that is seemed high like a lemon merangue, but with colorful bits in it. Thanks in advance.
ANTHONYS COAL FIRED CLOSED??
Thanks , someone passing the Pompano location gave me the wrong info. Thats how rumors get started.
ANTHONYS COAL FIRED CLOSED??
Just heard that Anthonys in Pompano is closed. Say it isnt so!!
SAN PEDRO
LOOKING FOR CASUAL DINING NEAR THE DOUBLETREE CABRILLO MARINA.
BAR WITH BURGERS, PIZZA, OR THE LIKE. CASUAL BISTRO, OR CALIFORNIA SPECIALTIES ,OPEN TO ALL IDEAS. MODERATE PRICED. JUST WANT TO RELAX WITH A DRINKIAND BITE TO EAT. CRUISING THE NEXT AM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
SLOW COOKER RICE
After searching the boards I still need advice. Can you cook plain white rice in a slow cooker?. Must I purchase a rice cooker.? Wish I could mutli-task.
Favorite Breakfast sandwich
Crunchy everything bagel, cream cheese, doritos.
Onion bagel with cream cheese and tomato.
White toast with egg salad, simple and good.
Twelve grain bread with peanut butter, sliced apple.
Left over italian sausage with scrambled egg on italian bread
Peppers and eggs on italian bread.
Left over spinach with scrambled egg and feta.
GREEN BAGS TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS : DO THEY REALLY WORK?
I hate to repeat myself, but produce should never be in any bag ever. If you shop once a week, and keep things like parsley in paper towels, onions and potatoes in a dry dark spot in baskets, and fruit and veggies in crisper drawers in frige, you will have not spoilage. Dad was a produce man so I learned this at the source.
