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mary
response 2 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 23 14:04 UTC 2010

Here is another recipe I made a few weeks ago.  It's a yummy panini 
which goes together quickly and is great paired with soup. I don't have 
an electric panini press but instead just use a heavy grill pan and a 
weighted top. 

Sisters Sandwich

http://threemanycooks.com/recipes/meaty-mains/sisters-sandwich/

The panini "lid":

http://tinyurl.com/2ddjyx9

edina
response 3 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 24 21:10 UTC 2010

I go online a lot as well.  One of my favorite sites is 
www.smittenkitchen.com.  I've made several of Deb's recipes and am 
rarely disappointed.  (Her kefte meatballs made with turkey is one of 
my favorite things to eat.)

I'm going to be making this:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/tres-leche-cake-
recipe/index.html

or

http://tinyurl.com/5b79su


Alton Brown's Tres Leches cake, tomorrow, for a friend's birthday.  
Huge payoff for a small amount of labor.
keesan
response 4 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 24 22:47 UTC 2010

Kofte (o umlaut) is Turkish for meatball.  Which makes kefte meatballs as
redundant as pita bread or daikon radish.
mary
response 5 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 24 23:51 UTC 2010

Amazing, Brooke.  I made that same exact Alton Brown recipe last May, for 
a Cinco de Mayo gathering, and it was a big hit.  Huge hit.  Most had not 
had anything quite like it which is hard to pull off.

But, I'm anxious to hear what you thought.  You have a trained (baker's) 
palate. 
edina
response 6 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 25 19:14 UTC 2010

I've made it several times before....it's my go to tres leches cake, 
and considering the cultural climate here, it gets great reviews 
(there are many tres leches cakes out here).  I usually put dulce de 
leche on top of it and people LOVE it.
slynne
response 7 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 25 21:32 UTC 2010

Isn't dulce de leche that stuff you make by heating up condensed milk in
the can?
mary
response 8 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 27 13:04 UTC 2010

So I've been roasting chickens since before there were eggs but I've 
never really found them to be better than a good store rotisserie 
chicken.  So that's a convenience I've embraced.  But, then I ran across 
Ina Garten and her "Perfect Roast Chicken" technique and the three 
hundred and some people who rave about the results and I was intrigued.

So I made it last night exactly as she suggests.  It's a winner - far 
superior to anything pre-cooked at the grocery store.  Even the breast 
meat was juicy and the lemon, fresh thyme and garlic really did perfume 
the dish. At 425 degrees, uncovered, for 90 minutes?  Who would have 
thought.  But, I can now die knowing I can roast a chicken.  Yeah! ;-)

http://tinyurl.com/5rlnnw
edina
response 9 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 28 01:16 UTC 2010

Re 7  Yes.  To make it at home, you take sweetened condensed milk and 
cook it in the can in boiling water for like 4 hours.  Or you can just 
buy it in the Hispanice section of your grocery store.
slynne
response 10 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 28 17:01 UTC 2010

OH, I didn't know you could buy it already made. I've heard it is
amazing and would like to try it sometime so maybe I'll stop by Dos
Hermanos in Ypsi and see if they have it :)
edina
response 11 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 28 23:47 UTC 2010

I've found it at Meijer.  
mary
response 12 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 29 12:21 UTC 2010

I'm a big fan of traditional fish & chips.  But I don't deep fry at home.  
So when I ran across this recipe for (are you ready?) cornflake-crusted 
pan-fried fish I was skeptical.  But people raved about the results.  So I 
gave it a whack last night and it was excellent. I followed the recipe as 
written except haddock wasn't available so I used orange roughy.  I 
suspect any medium-thick, mild white fish would be fine. 

http://tinyurl.com/24y6dsf
keesan
response 13 of 253: Mark Unseen   Oct 29 12:55 UTC 2010

My father used to bread with cornmeal (no sugar added, unlike cornflakes).
He may have first dipped in egg.
mary
response 14 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 3 13:05 UTC 2010

For years and years I've been making a turkey meatloaf with a tomatoey 
glaze.  I thought it was pretty good but I've found a recipe that, 
although similar, contains a few tweaks that really takes it up a notch.  
This one comes from The Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten.  I've yet to find 
one of her dishes that didn't please.

I made this exactly as directed but scaled it to feed 4 - cutting all 
quantities by 4.  I served it with mashed potatoes and sauted spinach.

http://tinyurl.com/59wwrc
slynne
response 15 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 3 16:21 UTC 2010

I used to make a pretty good turkey meatloaf when I worked at ASH. One
time I accidentally grabbed a thing of turkey sausage instead of the
usual ground turkey (so it was 1/2 sausage) and it was a huge
improvement :) 
mary
response 16 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 3 16:31 UTC 2010

Yum, sounds like a nice addition.
edina
response 17 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 4 07:41 UTC 2010

That looks amazing.  My new BFF and I are making Sunday dinner 
together this weekend:  homemade pasta and an Italian style gravy.  
We're pretty excited to be working together, as we have an amazing 
kitchen synergy.
mary
response 18 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 4 12:25 UTC 2010

Gravy?  I'd be interested in what it is and how it comes out.

The thing that cracked me up about Ina's meatloaf recipe is how big it 
was.  I mean, 5 pounds of turkey?  That would feed 20 people.  Hey, a new 
Thanksgiving tradition is born! ;-)
slynne
response 19 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 4 14:46 UTC 2010

resp:18 I thought that part of the point of making meatloaf was to make
extra because when it comes to leftovers, meatloaf is pretty good :) 
mary
response 20 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 4 17:02 UTC 2010

20 people? ;-)
slynne
response 21 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 4 19:24 UTC 2010

No. Ten meals for two people :) 
mary
response 22 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 5 13:01 UTC 2010

Last night I made Pork Chops Marsala from this recipe:

http://tinyurl.com/24xhmhn

The only change I made was to use 1/2 tablespoon butter and 1/2 tablespoon 
olive oil to brown the chops.  I've never found "spraying the pan" to be 
enough to get a tasty browning.

The dish was wonderful, very tasty.  A keeper.
mary
response 23 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 7 17:10 UTC 2010

I just now made up a batch of this cranberry sauce.  Super easy and tasty 
- just the right mix of sweet and tart.  It comes from The Pioneer Woman, 
a blogger and cookbook author that seems to be wildly popular at the 
moment. As I spent about 15 minutes looking through her site I can see 
why.  Anywho, here's the link:

http://tinyurl.com/23qnwq5
mary
response 24 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 7 17:11 UTC 2010

s/that/who
denise
response 25 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 7 23:47 UTC 2010

That looks like it's something even I can do... Let's see if I remember 
at Thanksgiving!
mary
response 26 of 253: Mark Unseen   Nov 8 00:58 UTC 2010

Well, after it had a chance to cool and thicken I served it with dinner.  
Next time I'll probably increase the sugar to 1 cup as it's on that edge 
of being too tart.  I'm going to freeze half of it and will let you know 
how that goes.
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