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Oh, and cold cereal for breakfast? Do you really eat that stuff Sheri?
My son would stage a mutiny if I tried that. But then, I don't like it either, so, there ya go.
Cold cereal is ok for an evening snack, though.
And what's wrong with soup and sandwiches for lunch? I think that's a great lunch for you to have made all the time!
Merme
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Merme, I used to use soy milk all the time but it's got a lot of fat. It's very good. I tried the fat free and it was terrible.
I don't eat cereal at all but my children like it. They don't eat eggs, pancakes, waffles, susage or ham. Johnny likes cold cereal too. What does Maxi eat for breakfast?
quote:Vanessa, I don't know how you get anything done. You cook so much.
I can't help it Sheri...it is in my blood! I can't remember ever going to my grandma's house that she wasn't in the kitchen! It didn't matter when or what time you hit her house...there was always something yummy going on! My family is VERY spoiled to full meals! And...that is my "relaxing" time! It has just been a bit of a challenge here because I have no kitchen to speak of! I don't think Peanut has ever had cold cereal except to munch on dry when we are traveling.
Merme...I do like peppermint...but not peppermint "flavored" things. Like peppermint coffee or cakes...that sort of thing...but I do like the soft peppermint sticks.
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[QUOTE Maxi HATES cinnamon AND coconut] [/QUOTE] Yeah, okay, I said I like everything, but coconut doesn't thrill me. I like cream pie, and german chocolate cake, 'though I don't eat many sweets, but coconut in general, Plants: 2290 | From: norman, ok | Registered: Apr 2005
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Sheri ~ You asked what does Maxi eat for breakfast? Anything as long as it is hot food. When he was very small he would call to me "wake and cook, Mama! Wake and cook!" So I'd drag out of bed and start rattling the pots and pans.
Mostly, he loves One-Eyed Jacks, Eggs In A Basket, or a homemade breakfast sandwich, but isn't adverse to leftovers from dinner heated up.
He is badly shocked when people eat pastries or cereal for breakfast.
Dave ~ Harvard Beets are when you add cornstarch to the beet juice and thicken it up like a rich gravy. Some folks add lemon.
And have you ever had the opportunity to eat a coconut right off of the tree?
When I was a kid my family moved to Miami for a year and we had coconut trees in our yard. A Seminole man came to our house and showed us how to get them out of the huge husks, poke holes in the openings to drink the milk, then break the coconut apart to eat. That stuff is wonderful fresh like that. Out of a bag or in a piece of candy, not so good.
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As a matter of fact, I have had fresh coconut...in Mexico. They lop the top off with a machete and give you a straw to drink the juice. I wouldn't even call it milk...it is so fresh that it's clear! Nothing like the ones you get in the store, although,as a kid, I like the white "milk," but that stuff is too rich for my tastes now! And I LOVE Mounds and Almond Joy, but I HATE shredded coconut! Go figure! Plants: 2290 | From: norman, ok | Registered: Apr 2005
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Isn't it interesting, Dave, how vastly different fresh foods can be from those that have been unkindly processed? I'm not against processing per se, but only against it done poorly.
And, I'm still wondering if anyone here enjoys Steak Florentine?
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Steak Florentine is thin steak that has been cut into 1 to 1.5 inch wide strips. Each strip gets coated with spices, spinach and cheese, then rolled up into a pinwheel type disc about 4 inches across. Then it gets tied into shape. That is how you purchase them... already prepared.
Pop 'em in the oven and shortly you have a yummy supper!
It reminds me of when I used to buy an extra thick steak and cut it in half crosswise to make a sandwich pocket. I'd stuff it with spinach, bacon, tomatoes, diced onions, a bit of garlic, and roast that. Some people like those pockets with a bit of tomatoe marinade gravy on the side to pour over their plate.
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Oh, and Dave ~ I meant to ask you before if you do not have a real butcher near you?
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quote:Oh, and Dave ~ I meant to ask you before if you do not have a real butcher near you?
Merme...Better yet! My brother-in-law custom feeds beef on his farm, and we buy a half or whole beef about once a year...The steaks are better than anything you can buy. We have a store nearby, Country Boy, that has excellent meat, as well, much better, I think, than Albertson's and those places , but unlike Albertson's, they don't prepare things like steak florentine. I love to cook, and I'll look up a recipe for florentine and try it at home.
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Wow, aren't you the fortunate ones? Fresh stuff from a family type farm.
About a block from my house is a real butcher shop that people drive to from hours away to buy his things.
The real butchers who work there are very, very good at what they do.
I go in and ask: what's good for dinner tonight? And he'll ask: for how many? The grill or the oven?
And he always dreams up something YUMMY!
Also, he once saved me about $30 on my leg of lamb order one Easter by giving me the hint about the correct way to order it.
And he'll do things like build me a roast if I tell him I want pot roast for 6 people or for 8. Or if I ask him to slice the pork chops extra thin for my pork chop casserole.
It is helpful to have someone so near who really knows what they are doing!
Merme
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I used to live in a place that had a real butcher. It was wonderful. Now I don't know where there is one and meat cutters at your grocery chains are very accomodating.
Merme, I've never eaten lamb. I've been told it has a "harsh" taste. Not sure what that means. I don't like mint. I'd like to start with chops instead of doing the whole leg thing. Any suggestions?
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I like to broil lamb chops, just get them barely cooked through. I do like a tiny dab of mint jelly with them, but with or without, they're GREAT served with peas and new potatoes. Plants: 2290 | From: norman, ok | Registered: Apr 2005
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P.S. I think what I get are the shoulder chops. Anyway, the tiny, less expensive ones...They're not commonly available except at Easter.
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Sheri ~ Serving lamb is a very Mediteranian thing, and I can think of countless Greek recipes. You've never had a Gyro?
Lamb is also terribly British Isle, and if you prefer your food without the Mediteranian spices, you could try English recipes, which tend to be more basic.
The addition of mint jelly on the side isn't a necessity. It is moreorless used as one might put a bottle of ketchup on the table for those who like it.
And as whether or not it is "harsh", well... I would say it isn't a harsh meat such as Moose can be, with that rather strong "gamey" taste, but it does have a distinctive flavor. You KNOW you are not eating beef,chicken or rabbit.
If you'll let me know your spicing preferences, I will be glad to look up some things for you in that genre.
Of course Peppereater's broiled chops with new potatoes and peas is top notch too.
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She sauteed an onion and green applies in butter, add toasted, buttered, diced bread, warm together, then add chicken stock to moisten. It didn't taste very good. No one liked it.
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Sheri, that doesn't sound too good to me, either!
When I make the traditional, standard bread stuffing, I always add celery, onion, and at least one red apple diced up. It is how my mom made it when I was a kid.
In this way, all the flavors we so like about the traditional stuffing remain intact and yet you get the delight of small pieces of apples that have been baked right along with everything else.
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Rachel did put celery in hers but we don't like celery. I don't think it would have made that much of a difference. You know, hers is 30 minute stuffing and it didn't take more than 30 minutes to make Some people might like it but we didn't.
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I saw her make that Sheri and wondered about it..now I know! One thing I have noticed on the cooking channel about the stuffing is that it never looks "done" to me! You can always see the bread "cubes in it. When I do dressing, I like it to be moist and mixed up enough that you cannot see the individual bread or cornbread cubes!
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Well, I meant to say...our favorite dressing is squash dressing. I have tried MANY others but always keep coming back to the same tried & true one made with yellow squash. And...by ALL means...do not try the recipe on the back of fresh cranberries for their cranberry dressing...I tried that one last year and it got thrown out....even the dogs turned their nose up to it!
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quote: You can always see the bread "cubes in it. When I do dressing, I like it to be moist and mixed up enough that you cannot see the individual bread or cornbread cubes!
That's soooo funny, Vanessa - I really like the whole cubes and prefer the extra dressing that my husband cooks "out" of the turkey to the one that is too "mushy" that was cooked inside! The best part for me, is the toasty brown cubes that happen to be on top of the pan-cooked stuffing!
Different strokes for different folks I guess!
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quote: dressing that my husband cooks "out" of the turkey to the one that is too "mushy" that was cooked inside!
That's why I don't stuff the bird Lynne. By the time the stuffing is done..the turkey is way over cooked. I think you aquire a tast for what you are raised around. Although I try new things constantly.
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quote: When I do dressing, I like it to be moist and mixed up enough that you cannot see the individual bread or cornbread cubes!
Here, hear!
I don't do much to my dressing.....let the turkey do the work. I use a few different kinds of good bread...season it and let it sit over night, then simply sautee onions, celery, mushrooms and garlic, mix it all together, add fresh thyme, rosemary and parsley, lotsa salt and pepper and thats it. I like the saying "KISS"..keep it simple stupid. Less is more when it comes to my stuffing...mmmm...can't wait for Christmas! Christina
quote: I like mine a little mushy. Wonder if it's a southern thing. I'm roasting a chicken today and I'm going to make cornbread stuffing.
Must be Sheri...I don't use much bread in mine at all...just good ol' cornbread. Although I did run across a recipe for spinach and artichoke dressing that is sounding really good! But when it comes to having turkey...I'll just stick to the ol' favorite! Save those fancy smancy ones for later!
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You guys are rubbing off on me. I haven't cooked so much in years. (Johnny says thanks) Today I roasted a chicken, made cornbread stuffing, gravy, brussels sprouts, salad, and opened some cranberry sauce. And, I'm already thinking about dinner tomorrow night!!!
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Sheri,we can eat a ton of brussel sprouts! I messed up a few years ago and steamed some fresh ones...now I can't hardly eat the frozen ones...there is such a difference. Dressing is a real comfort food for me...I think it is all the rosemary & sage. When I have a headache...I want dressing..it just helps for some reason!
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My children won't eat brussel sprouts but Johnny and I like them alot. I saw a show the other day where the chef took the them all apart and fried the little leaves. Have you ever done that?
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I cannot imagine dressing or turkey or chicken without Rosemary and sage...that's just wrong! Sage is what dressing is all about...and Rosemary & chicken...OMG...I wouldn't be able to cook with out it. Rosemary is my FAVORITE herb (the herb of remembrance)....basil running a close second.
Sheri, I have never heard of frying brussel sprout leaves...but it does sound kind of interesting! I fry cabbage all of the time..and it is really great, so why wouldn't brussel sprouts be...
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Vanessa, I have friends that smudge with burning sage (NOT sage brush) when they do an outdoor party they have every year. It is to help bring out good thoughts and be conducive to good conversation. It seems to work wonderfully.
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I had chicken salad for lunch today and I've got the chicken bone from yesterday in a pot for soup tonight. I feel just like 4Ruddy with all this cooking.
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Fernie ~ Many people I know burn a tiny bit of sage inside the house as well, to "clear the air".
Sheri ~ How industrious you've become in the kitchen, my friend! You must be feeling better?
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quote: It is to help bring out good thoughts and be conducive to good conversation
I didn't know that about sage...Rosemary is the herb of remebrance. I always take a bouquet of Rosemary when I go to the Cemetery where Dayne was buried. And, I keep some in a simmering pot...hoping it will help me REMEMBER something...anything!!!! I also have some essntial oil called holy basil that I use on my joints...man it smells wonderful. I actually pretty much like all herbs! I hate it that I am going to have to start over...I had my 3 herb gardens well established...and I'm missing them already!
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B) I dry them and that is what everyone gets for Christmas
C) They are SOOO pretty!
I guess I might add, that I usually have about 4-5 varieties of basil, 3 of Thyme, basil, oregano & fennal take up a lot of room. I kept expanding the chives (2 types). I have to have marjoram...and 6 Rosemary bushes...and then I got on this mint kick...you know there is only a million flavors of mint!!! Well...I was actually needing to add another bed...I was running out of room!
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I started some herbs this past summer. The lavender, parsley and cilantro are doing wonderfully, the basil is the only plant some kind of bug ate to ribbons. I am starting some indoors this spring and adding rosemary, marjoram and chives to my herb garden. I love to cook with fresh herbs. yummmmmmm
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I want to start some inside herbs. I don't have a lot of counter space. This house has 28 windows but doesn't get a lot of sun because of the oaks. How big are your inside pots usually.
TK, since you've moved does this mean I won't get my herbs this years for Christmas?
I do not watch much TV; I can go for months without even turning the thing on because I forget about it if Maxi isn't home.
This morning while I was preparing his breakfast he said something to me about Rachel Ray. I stopped stirring the bowl and looked at him to be sure I'd heard him right. I had.
He went on to tell me all about her show and her cooking philosophy and compared her to other cooking shows he'd seen. He actually gave a reasonable defense of her (apparent) fondness of using packaged foods for something he called "Thirty Minute Meals".
I was pretty amazed as I've never watched the cooking shows!
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I have several herbs in pots that I drag in for the winter. I set them on the floor right in front of the window that gets the most sun...most are in 6" pots.
I was doing really well using them for cooking, until I got the bunny. He needs fresh greens, and I'm out of carrot tops and such. He LOVES parsley and basil!
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quote: I was doing really well using them for cooking, until I got the bunny. He needs fresh greens, and I'm out of carrot tops and such. He LOVES parsley and basil!
Yep, it's hard not to share with those sweet little creatures. Last year, I had all my herbs in the backroom ready to be planted outside..I made the mistake of leaving the door open to the room while I was at work...well, needless to say, the rabbit had a feast on my basil, cilantro and parsley..lil bugger!
I just started more herbs indoors for the winter. I'm growing basil, cilantro, oregano, thyme and rosemary. All doing well and adding a lovely scent to my kitchen!!
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I'm going to start some herbs after Christmas. Like I said, I don't get a lot of sun so I'll have to move them from room to room and see what happens.
Where is Vanessa? Tonight I'm fixing cornish hens with finger potatoes (saw those on 30 minutes meals). I'm sooooo domestic.
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or cakes...that sort of thing...but I do like the soft peppermint sticks.
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Nothing like the ones you get in the store, although,as a kid, I like the white "milk," but that stuff is too rich for my tastes now! And I LOVE Mounds and Almond Joy, but I HATE shredded coconut! ![[dunno]](graemlins/dunno.gif)
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, but unlike Albertson's, they don't prepare things like steak florentine. I love to cook, and I'll look up a recipe for florentine and try it at home.
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Some people might like it but we didn't.
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