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Karen
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09-07-2004

Monday, June 11, 2007 - 8:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
LOL Urgrace! I'm making it tomorrow, using Kahlua. I'll let you know if I survive the eggs or not. I've had tiramisu many times before and it hasn't killed me yet... guess it's one of those "what you don't know won't hurt you" sort of deals, LOL.

Neko
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08-03-2001

Monday, June 11, 2007 - 10:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
Has anyone ever made Baklava?

I looked up a recipe, and it looked easy enough, but I have a feeling it's harder than it seems..
Really, I should try to make it, cause I'd probably end up eating it all myself and become the size of a small house

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 6:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
it's not hard, but when working with phyllo, it's very important that you have all your ingredients out and in sort of an assembly line ready to go when you bring out the dough. you need to have some damp towels to cover the dough you aren't using while you work with each layer.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Oh NO!! What happened to the Crock Pot thread? I go back there all the time for recipes.

Damn, hope I can find it in the archives!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 8:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
OK. Whew. Found what I needed in the archives. But darn I miss that thread. I referred back to it all the time! Well, now at least I have the archives of it saved to my hard drive.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 4:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I am considering enrolling in a cooking class for me and my son at our local Nugget grocery store. I'm curious if anyone here has done this and what their experience was.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 6:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I've attended cooking classes at my local Williams Sonoma, and enjoyed it (although I didn't really learn anything new). I think you should go for it, and attend at least one or two. It'll be a fun thing for the two of you to do, and heck, it can't hurt!

Kstme
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08-14-2000

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kstme a private message Print Post    
Vacanick, when we lived in Seattle, I used to take classes, off and on, at a local kitchen store in Bellevue and I loved it. Like Costa, I didn't really learn anything new, but it was fun. I, also, think you should do it! :-)

Y2krazy
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09-17-2002

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 7:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Y2krazy a private message Print Post    
Vacanick, I think anything you can do with your son is going to be good. Just the togetherness will be rewarding, and if he gains any lessons or love of cooking--great!! Like Costacat and Kstme..you may not learn anything new...but HE might....like a love of cooking.
MY DS just watches me cook sometimes and now and again he tries his hand at it. He knows what are good flavour pairings. And what might be interesting to try.

Togetherness, with your child is NEVER wasted and you will both probably learn something new...even if it is only about each other.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 7:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I've never taken a cooking class, Nick, but I love cooking with my kidlet. She enjoys it so much and feels such pride and the best part is the whole time we're working she just chats away about everything.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, July 02, 2007 - 8:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Same here War. We haven't done cooking classes but our girls love to cook with us. They particularly like baking (all that good mixing and they .... um .... like the results)! They'll make cupcakes for birthdays for example.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 8:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
I've never taken a class like that, either, but I agree with everyone that it would be great for your DS. I was raised in the kitchen, right along side my Mum, and have been getting my hands dirty for as long as I can remember. I did my first full turkey dinner for Thanksgiving (complete with stuffing, gravy and all the trimmings) when I was 12. Today, thanks to growing up with it, cooking is my "art". Can't draw a stickman to save my life, but you give me a grocery bag full of random ingredients, I'll come up with something. LOL.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, July 20, 2007 - 12:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Any ideas for weekend food -- it will be warm this weekend, AC weather. I am trying to do my safeway order and I can't think of what to do for lunches and dinners. Any help?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, July 20, 2007 - 12:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Salads? Sandwiches? Pizza on the barbie?

What about an inside picnic? With all the fixin's you'd bring to one?

Or grilling up a bunch of stuff on the barbie and adding it to a salad.

Or ice cream shakes? :-)

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, July 20, 2007 - 12:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
oooo, all good things, I must get ice cream, LOL. I already have stuff for sandwiches, just thought there might be something I hadn't thought of, ice cream, yeah!! Maybe some shrimp for salads, Thanks Costa!!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, July 20, 2007 - 1:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Lots of fresh fruit for salads too! We do a lot of salads during the summer, chef, taco, tuna, grilled or breaded chicken. Smoothies are good too for hot weather and the kids love the little shaved ice thingie I picked up for them for when it's really hot.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, July 20, 2007 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Just got a fabulous, easy, crunchy, cool salad recipe from a friend.

Mix:
Chopped or sliced cucumber (deseeded)
Chopped sliced radishes
Sliced black olives
Crumbled feta cheese
Greek salad dressing

Easy, adjust portions to your tastes, quick, crunchy and ever so yummy! :-)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, July 20, 2007 - 1:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
When it's really hot out, I'll do a tomato/basil/goat cheese pizza on the barbeque. Pargrill the pizza dough, then top with olive oil, minced garlic, tomato, fresh basil, and goat cheese. Sprinkle a scant handful of mozzarella over the top and put back on the grill. Takes minutes and is delish!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, July 20, 2007 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Costa, what does goat cheese taste like?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, July 20, 2007 - 4:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Wargod!! You've never had goat cheese?

It's like a tangy cream cheese. Not quite as spreadable as cream cheese, but not as crumbly as a feta. It melts nicely on a pizza. When I make a goat cheese pizza, I'll slice up a bunch of roma tomatos (and cover the pizza), chiffonade a bunch of basil (and sprinkle it over the tomato), and then use a large "log" of goat cheese. You can sorta slice it, and I lay out the slices on top of the basil. It has a really nice flavor and texture and goes great with the t/b.

That pizza on the barbie works well with fresh mozzarella, too. And I guess it would work well with that "other" mozzarella, but I never buy that stuff.

After traveling in Europe, I came to the conclusion that I much prefer cheeses made from animals other than cow. Sheep's milk feta is absolutely wonderful and is nothing like the stuff they call "feta" in the grocery stores. More mild, and not as salty (although the salt is part of the processing of the cow's milk feta).


Goat cheese also makes yummy pannini sandwiches. Slice ciabatta bread and grill the insides. Then spread pesto on both halves, top with tomato, basil, fresh mozzarella, and goat cheese, put the halves together, and grill in a pannini or George Foreman-type grill. Yuuuum!!!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, July 20, 2007 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Nope, never have, but I'm lactose intolerant and a little nervy about trying too many dairy products. The tomato/basil pizza sounds really good though and once in a while I get a craving for pizza and am willing to take the risk.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, July 20, 2007 - 10:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Isn't feta (goat or sheep variety) less irritating to lactose intolerant folks? When I was growing up, my cousins raised goats and sold the milk , and I seem to remember my aunt saying it was for people who couldn't drink cow's milk?

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 8:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I really don't know Teach. I tend to stay away from almost all dairy for the most part, unless I'm really craving something like pizza.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 12:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yeah, if you are lactose intolerant, you can sometimes do goat's milk. There's also the possibility that it's not lactose intolerance but rather an allergy to goat's milk.

Goat's milk contains lactose, but it's supposed to be more easily digestible. Whatever, I think it makes a heckuva better cheese! :-)

Karen
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09-07-2004

Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Anyone have a good recipe for BBQ sauce? I have very picky company coming for dinner tonight, and they've requested BBQ chicken. I don't want to just buy a bottle of something, but I'm tired of my boring ketchup/brown sugar/vinegar sauce.