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mary
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response 71 of 253:
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Dec 3 13:51 UTC 2010 |
Well, here is a recipe that bombed. I should have known better when you
look at all the cans involved. But I wasn't about to fire up the bbq
grill for corn when it's snowing. Anyhow this soup was thin and bland.
I tried to rescue it with hot sauce - no dice.
http://tinyurl.com/275jnsv
But that was last night. On Wednesday I wanted a bean side dish but not
the usual sweet baked beans. Eating Well had a dump recipe for black
beans and salsa. I used Mrs. Renfro's peach salsa (a favorite) and
added fresh cilantro and lime juice and served it warm. Excellent. I
didn't make the corn cakes although they might have potential.
http://tinyurl.com/2cegjh3
Moral of the story: Dump recipes work but not always.
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mary
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response 72 of 253:
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Dec 3 14:40 UTC 2010 |
For breakfast this morning it was favorite over here - crockpot steel-
cut oatmeal. It's an Alton Brown technique for getting a healthy
breakfast on the table even though you're catching a bus in 30 minutes.
The learning curve to this on is getting to know your specific hardware.
Since I'm making a small amount (half of his recipe) I use a 1.5 quart
crockpot that has only one temperature - plugged in. I think it also
runs a little hotter than the typical "low". But in the comments of
Alton's post folks have lots of experience here, some even with my
specific device. The bottom line - use an appliance time. So my pot
now goes on at 2:00 am and goes off at 7:00 am. Excellent.
As to adds, I'm partial to his cranberries but instead of figs I
substitute half an apple. I finish it with a little slivered almond
when the oatmeal is in the bowl.
http://tinyurl.com/3sehrw
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edina
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response 73 of 253:
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Dec 3 15:53 UTC 2010 |
I make black beans and salsa and serve it over brown rice with queso
fresco, tomatoes and lettuce. It's a super quick meal that is
relatively healthy.
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keesan
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response 74 of 253:
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Dec 3 16:12 UTC 2010 |
How do you boil the beans and rice quickly?
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edina
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response 75 of 253:
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Dec 3 16:34 UTC 2010 |
I use canned beans and I keep frozen brown rice from trader joe's on
hand.
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slynne
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response 76 of 253:
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Dec 3 17:39 UTC 2010 |
I love oatmeal and keep planning on making some in the crock pot but
usually just go for the instant kind. It isn't quite as healthy but it
isn't really unhealthy either. :)
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keesan
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response 77 of 253:
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Dec 3 21:03 UTC 2010 |
The non-instant type only takes about 5 min. It is also precooked.
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omni
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response 78 of 253:
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Dec 4 06:17 UTC 2010 |
Bread tomorrow, and maybe pretzels.
I have a good recipe from the 1953 edition of "The Joy of Cooking"
Need one for the pretzels, though.
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slynne
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response 79 of 253:
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Dec 6 16:18 UTC 2010 |
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/sausage-cheese-balls/6a2a7890-c685-49
91-b699-743fd880486f
http://tinyurl.com/3543pbl
My Florida hostess made these for us to take along for our boat parade
cruise this weekend. They were very yummy. She did mention that she had
reduced the bisquick by a cup. They were nice though because they werent
very greasy so all one needed to serve them was some toothpicks. That
made it a little easier on a moving boat. I think I am going to make
these for my family's christmas festivities because it seems easy enough
for me to do and I already know they're yummy.
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omni
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response 80 of 253:
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Dec 6 21:24 UTC 2010 |
anything that has sausage and cheese can't be bad.
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mary
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response 81 of 253:
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Dec 6 21:46 UTC 2010 |
Agree with Jim there.
This afternoon I threw these cookies together to see if they'd make a
batch worthy of Christmas gifting. Again, kind of a dump affair, but I
was in and out of the kitchen in 40 minutes. And they are good!
Pistachio-Cranberry Sugar Cookies from Betty Crocker. Supposedly this
recipe was a 2010 contest winner. Next time I'll sprinkle just a smidge
of coarse sugar on each cookie before baking. I'm a sucker for
sparkles.
http://tinyurl.com/28umajg
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edina
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response 82 of 253:
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Dec 6 22:05 UTC 2010 |
I want to figure out how to make those from scratch.
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mary
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response 83 of 253:
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Dec 7 00:28 UTC 2010 |
Let me know when you do, Brooke. Please.
I also forgot to mention that I didn't have enough pistachios so I used
half pistachios and half macadamia nuts. I so like what the macs did for
the cookies that it's now part of my recipe.
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mary
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response 84 of 253:
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Dec 21 01:29 UTC 2010 |
Tonight I had family over for dinner and as part of that meal served Ina
Garten's cranberry sauce. She calls it a preserve. It's delicious and
will be part of Christmas dinner for 25. Yikes!
http://tinyurl.com/5o7txq
For dessert I've had this recipe in my "To Try" folder for quite some
time. A raspberry buckle. Now, I know it's not raspberry season but
the way I see it I'd not hesitate to spend $4 on good chocolate for a
dessert so why not good berries out of season? Anyhow, the dessert was
courtesy of Martha Stewart and, topped with a little whipped cream, a
tasty reminder of summer.
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/raspberry-buckle
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keesan
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response 85 of 253:
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Dec 21 05:50 UTC 2010 |
We just ate frozen black raspberries with microwaved green bananas (which
taste very similar to plantains). Add black walnuts.
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mary
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response 86 of 253:
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Dec 23 15:47 UTC 2010 |
I just made up a batch of Magic Cookie Bars and what's not to love? I'll
be serving them to our Christmas day gathering. The trick, of course,
will be staying out of them until then.
http://tinyurl.com/ycpyebz
While watching The Barefoot Contessa yesterday I was captivated by Ina's
comment: (not exact but close) You can be miserable before eating a
chocolate cookie, and miserable after eating a chocolate cookie. But you
can't be miserable while eating a chocolate cookie.
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slynne
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response 87 of 253:
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Dec 23 17:22 UTC 2010 |
My coworker brought those cookies to our holiday party. They are really
yummy. I somehow was able to limit myself to just one although it was
very hard.
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omni
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response 88 of 253:
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Dec 24 23:40 UTC 2010 |
re 86. Resistance is futile. Just make more and nosh on them and realize
you have a problem that you're not willing to get over. I have the same
problem with BM potato chips.
Thanks for posting the recipe, Mary, and have a Merry Christmas.
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mary
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response 89 of 253:
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Dec 24 23:59 UTC 2010 |
Those magic cookies are wickedly rich. I mean I originally cut a 9"x13"
pan's worth into 48 bars. Thought that would be about right. But after
eating a couple I cut them even smaller and put each bite into it's own
mini-muffin cupcake liner. So now I have 96 servings with a nice
presentation to boot.
Something not in the recipe - let them cool completely, like, overnight,
before cutting. It's takes a good long time for the chocolate to firm up
allowing for nice clean edges.
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omni
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response 90 of 253:
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Dec 25 03:05 UTC 2010 |
ooooo I know these bars... Mom used to make them when I was a kid. Never
could eat just one.
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mary
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response 91 of 253:
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Dec 25 11:38 UTC 2010 |
The house smells of cinnamon this morning. Monkey bread is about to come
out of the oven. Made like this:
http://tinyurl.com/24y56ar
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omni
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response 92 of 253:
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Dec 26 02:29 UTC 2010 |
I made peanut butter cookies for Santa and damned if that jolly old elf
took the whole batch.
He did offer me a job at the North Pole. I'm thinking it over. Depends on
what Mooselini is going to do. ;)
Mooselini= Sarah Palin ;)
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mary
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response 93 of 253:
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Jan 1 22:16 UTC 2011 |
In response #84 I mentioned a raspberry buckle I made for company dessert.
It's a great recipe but I wanted to scale it to 4 portions and use
cranberries instead of out of season berries.
FYI - it works to divide the recipe in half but use 2 eggs and 4 ounces of
fresh cranberries. I made it in a 7" tart/pie dish. Delicious.
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mary
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response 94 of 253:
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Jan 3 15:15 UTC 2011 |
I've been kind of fascinated by Ree Drummond, a.k.a "The Pioneer Woman".
She has an interesting story and I like her sense of humor - she doesn't
seem to take herself all that seriously. I also received her cookbook
as a Christmas gift, so I'm good to go when it comes to ranch-comfort
cooking. Now, if I only worked like a ranch hand and burned it off...
For dinner last night I tried her Beef with Snow Peas. The photo drew me
in. I tweaked it a bit and added 2 tsp. minced garlic and 1/2 tsp. red
pepper flakes. T'was good but next time I'll reduce the oil to 2 Tbsp.
(because I'm not a ranch hand). I'd suggest following her suggestion
and using a lower sodium soy sauce otherwise, well, that's a lot of soy
sauce.
http://tinyurl.com/2eowd5h
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mary
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response 95 of 253:
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Jan 3 15:23 UTC 2011 |
Baked eggs. This morning. Yummy. No kale. No problem. Good stuff.
http://userealbutter.com/2010/12/28/baked-eggs-recipe/
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