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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 3:08 pm
If they are blanched properly, they'll be just fine. But honestly? I'd use fresh green beans on turkey day...
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 4:08 pm
Thanks, I just want them to be blanched before I saute them, which I could do on the day, but was trying to think of things I could do ahead. SO I gather the earliest I could blanch them would be the day before.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 4:52 pm
Yeah, I'd do it the day before. Or even the morning of. But unless your stovetop is at a premium, it's only gonna take a couple of minutes to blanch 'em. You could blanch them as you heat up the saucepan to sautee 'em in.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Monday, November 19, 2007 - 12:08 pm
Dumb question... I've been craving chicken pot pie in the worst way. I've found tons of good recipes to pick and choose from (I'm one of those cooks who finds five or six different recipes and then amalgamates the best part of all of 'em.) The thing that's got me stumped is that none of the recipes specify whether or not the pie should have a bottom crust. I plan to use phyllo for the top crust... do I need a bottom one?
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Y2krazy
Member
09-17-2002
| Monday, November 19, 2007 - 12:21 pm
Karen, you do NOT need a bottom crust. Many people don't make a bottom anymore, to save calories!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 1:48 pm
I am stumped and I doubt anyone will be able to help, but thought I'd try. When I was in college (gulp in the mid 80s) I would occasionally make chocolate chip cookies. The only choc chips the little store had near campus were in a shiny silver package and it had a recipe on the back. Well those cookies were the best. I did save the recipe, but it got lost in our last move. I have no idea what brand the chip were. Any ideas on how I could look this up? (Or does anyone have a link for suer good choc chip recipes?) Thanks, though I know I am most likely SOL!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 1:54 pm
Oh, before someone mentions the very obvious GOOGLE, I already did. I input "chocolate chips silver package" and got a bunch of stuff, but not what I was looking for...
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 2:02 pm
Is there a topic or thread anywhere on TVCH where all the shows on The Food Network are discussed? Thanks
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 2:22 pm
Were they Ghiardelli chocolate chips? http://www.ghirardelli.com/products/chips_milk.aspx
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 3:05 pm
I've heard good things about the Nestle Toll house recipe: http://www.cookingforengineers.com/recipe/185/Nestle-Toll-House-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies The site also has some tips for what results you get if you alter the amount of flour/size of egg etc.. That might help you get the taste you remember.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 3:06 pm
I think my chocochips come in a silver package, I'll check when I get home... I also have a GREAT choclate chip cookie recipe that I use ALL the time (well, at least twice a month), I'll post that when I get home too
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 3:11 pm
Julie, I think you're thinking of Chipits, from Hershey?

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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 3:15 pm
They also might be Guittard, their milk choc chips seem to come in a silver bag: http://www.sweetsandtreats.com/guittard_baking_chips.htm If so, this is their chocolate chip cookie recipe: http://www.guittard.com/home/RecipeView.asp?id=100005
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 3:20 pm
Thats it Karen!!...Chipits from Hershey
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 3:31 pm
Boy, a lot of recipes sure look good on here! http://www.hersheycanada.com/en/recipes/browse.aspx Are these Chipits only available in Canada though?
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Suz
Member
10-13-2005
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 4:37 pm
Thanks, for the hershey's site Kc103. The recipes do look very good. The guittard cookies also look good too Kitt. I love chocolate chip cookies.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 5:33 pm
I swear by the nestle recipe with a couple of changes: substitute 1/2 the butter w/crisco, add a bit extra flour (1/4 - 1/3 cup) and use dark brown sugar instead of light. All of these make the cookies chewier. (I also chill the dough between batches and put it in a big "ball" so they don't get too thin).
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 6:50 pm
This is my favourite Choclate Chip Cookie recipe 1 Cup Butter 1 Cup Brown Sugar 1/2 Cup White Sugar 1 Egg 1 tsp Vanilla 1 tsp Baking Soda 2 1/4 Cup Flour 1 Cup Chocolate Chips (or more!!)-or mini m & m's work great too Cream butter, add sugars & mix well. Add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add baking soda and flour. Mix well. Add choco chips. Round into spoon size balls. Place on ungreased baking sheet. flatten each ball slightly with fork. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes, or until slightly browned.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, December 10, 2007 - 7:25 pm
Thanks all of you!!! I will probably try all the recipies!!!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 4:08 pm
I am going a different direction for Christmas dinner this year, tired of the ham and turkey, so I am making enchiladas. We will have salad, rice, enchiladas (they will be made with flour tortillas, hamburger/refried beans, jalpenos,two cheeses and two sauces) and key lime pie for desert. I want to have some extra toppings for the enchiladas and have thought of sour cream, black olives, avocado, chopped tomatoes, of course salsa, but am I forgetting something?
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 4:09 pm
Oh and does anyone have a good rice recipe to go with enchiladas, LOL.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 6:47 pm
Here's an EASY one, Dipo. Bring 1 cup chicken broth and 1 1/2 cup salsa and 1 1/4 cup long grain brown rice to a boil. Cover and simmer 25 minutes. You can adjust spiciness by choosing the salsa of your choice. I add a bit of fresh cilantro in the final 5 minutes before serving. YUMMY!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 9:18 am
Y'know they are not enchiladas if they are flour tortillas! They are "wet" burritos! 
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 1:23 pm
haha, Costa. They were enchiladas when I got them with flour tortillas about 20 years ago. It seems in the last decade everyone decided to go with corn tortillas, I had never even heard of the corn ones except as chips. If I had gotten hooked on enchiladas when they were made with corn I would probably do that now, but they were flour, in San Diego -- I can't remember where we went, but I lived there in the late 70's early 80's. ETA: Thanks Teach for the rice recipe!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 3:22 pm
Wasn't a MEXICAN Mexican place then. Not here in San Diego. In Texas maybe, where they serve tacos on flour tortillas! Yuck!
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