Archive for October 2013
Easter Recipes: Kumquat Salad">Easter Recipes: Kumquat Salad
4.4 / 5 Stars | 4 Reviews
by Jill S
"A brilliant salad of mixed greens, a colorful vegetable blend, toasted pine nuts, Asiago cheese, and tart kumquats."
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Read moreChili - Home Cooking Dish of the Month (October 2013)">Chili - Home Cooking Dish of the Month (October 2013)
Welcome to the reporting thread for the October 2013 Dish of the Month. This month we will be making Chili (or Chile). There are no constraints on the type of chili - with beans, without beans, ground meat, chunks of meat, no meat. I'm sure we'll have as many different...
Read moreWhat are your all-time favorite marinades for grilled or roasted chicken pieces (thighs, breasts, etc.)?">What are your all-time favorite marinades for grilled or roasted chicken pieces (thighs, breasts, etc.)?
I did a little search, of course, but the results were pathetic. My favorite marinade -- which is almost an understatement b/c I'm borderline addicted to it -- is the one for the NYT Trini-Chinese Chicken, which has only four ingredients: five spice powder, ginger, soy sauce, lime juice. So...
Read moreRecipes from idahopotato.com">Recipes from idahopotato.com
Thanks, g. The one in the ad is for a "rellena" that has potato, barley, Kalamata olives, raisins and jalapeno. You might want to take a tiny peek :) Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreRecipes from idahopotaotes.com">Recipes from idahopotaotes.com
Just saw an ad in this month's Saveur magazine. Some of these look very good. http://recipes.idahopotato.com/tag/baked/page/2/ Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreEasy wrappers for leftover duck?">Easy wrappers for leftover duck?
Seems like the recipe suggested in this discussion should do the trick: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/480804#3309775 But would be great if anyone has recent experience, too. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreEasy but a-m-a-z-i-n-g cookie recipe??">Easy but a-m-a-z-i-n-g cookie recipe??
I know this is old GHG, but why not blackstrap molasses? I'm not even sure I knew there were different kinds! Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreQuestion about Shakoothi/Xacuti">Question about Shakoothi/Xacuti
I have been comparing two sorts of receipes for this Goan dish. One version comes from Jaffrey's "Indian Cooking": http://www.dilovely.com/2012/05/goan-style-chicken-with-roasted-coconut-shakoothi/ . The other comes from one or more websites, such as this: http://www.spicytasty.com/meat-and-seafood-entrees/chicken-xacuti/ The latter includes tamarind water, coconut milk and optional vinegar. This would seem to make for...
Read moreWhat to make when you have a newborn...">What to make when you have a newborn...
So as the topic suggest, wife and I have a newborn and are finding it difficult to find the time to make something more substantial than a sandwich or frozen food. We think it could be great to put our crockpot to use and so I pose this to...
Read moreKristen Nilsson Farley: Using Food to Teach About the Environment -- and Vice Versa">Kristen Nilsson Farley: Using Food to Teach About the Environment -- and Vice Versa
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