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Archive through October 17, 2007

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Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 12:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
LOL, Mamie! But if you've ever eaten a properly done yorkie, you'd understand why I crave them so!!

Sajó
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06-18-2007

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sajó a private message Print Post    
Karen ....... The last couple of time I`ve made yorkies they didn`t puff up, have you ever had that happen ? Grrrrrrr

Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 1:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
It used to happen to me when I first started making them, Sajó... a couple of things you can try:

1 - put the milk and eggs out on the counter or stove top about four hours before making the yorkies... somehow the room temperature helps them rise.

2 - Beat, beat, beat. I try to whip a lot of air into the batter before putting 'em in the muffin tins.

3 - HOT oven and HOT oil. Make sure the oven is all the way at 425 before putting the oil in, and melt the shortening until almost smoking. Be careful.

4 - Tread lightly. Once they're in the oven, try not to run around too much... vibrations in the floor can cause them to fall in the oven.


These are my tips and tricks, though I know everyone has their own ways to go about it. Curtis Stone on Take Home Chef swears by cold oil and a still somewhat lumpy (hand-mixed) batter.

Sajó
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06-18-2007

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 1:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sajó a private message Print Post    
Karen...You solved my problem. The last few times after I made the batter I put it back in the fridge. Thanks

Mak1
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08-12-2002

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
Cabbage rolls made with ground turkey and brown rice, carrots

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 4:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Lean Cuisine - Chicken a L'orange for me, and Lean Cuisine - Chicken Parmigiana for dh. (The was a big sale on Lean Cuisine... so I stocked up.)

Later tonight we'll have dessert/snack of 1% cottage cheese and fresh fruit salad.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 4:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
Fried perch, potato pancakes, and pork and beans

Sajó
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06-18-2007

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sajó a private message Print Post    
Lamb chops, boiled potatoes. mashed yams and peas

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Lamb and yam? I don't think you're supposed to put rhyming foods together, unless it's steak and cake.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
But, damn! Lamb and yam is SLAM, ma'am. Dont'cha know?

Got mintsauce, Sajó?

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
IF it defrosts soon (LOL)... chicken livers, with veg and rice. Either yogurt or cottage cheese and fruit for dessert.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Lol. Shrimp and broccoli and a spring roll.

Sajó
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06-18-2007

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sajó a private message Print Post    
your funny Karen
Nope !! No mint sauce... Not the way I`m making it for today.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
HIya Sajo, dh and I went to a Hungarian restaurant on the weekend for lunch and it was a big disappointment as Hungarian is one of my fave kinds of food... their chicken Paprikash was basically just bland, boiled yet dry (?) chicken and the sauce had no flavour AT all. It was weird. MY chicken paprikash is tons better. Mind you their breaded eggplant was fine, but without the cheese.

Sajó
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06-18-2007

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sajó a private message Print Post    
Which one did you go to Mameblanche ?

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Beef and broccoli over rice

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Shredded beef tacos. Roast is already cooking. Since the weather turned cooler I've been doing a lot of crock pot cooking. Easy to, by the time dinner comes around, all I have to do is side dishes and serve.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Sajo, I THINK it was called Paprika (on Bathurst near Lawrence). Which is funny if you think about it. Since the chicken was almost paprika-less!!! Oh and their dumplings were bland too, no flavourful sauce. Their fried potatoes were excellent tho. Unfortunately I'm dieting so I only had 2 slivers of dh's.

ETA - strangely, I'd be willing to try it again, cuz I read a review that said their shnitzle is fabulous.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 10:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Chicken and noodles, for sure. Just got done rolling the noodles out and cutting them.

Sajó
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06-18-2007

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 11:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sajó a private message Print Post    
Mame: I never heard of it..... I don`t think we will go to now. If they can`t cook a proper Chicken Paprikas,but I will wait for your next visit and here what you have to say.
That dish should have a very strong flavor not bland and most of all there should be tons of Paprika in it.
I made it last week and thought of you.
There is a Hungarian Restaurant in Newmarket which is very good.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 11:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
This talk of chicken paprika has me intrigued. A quick google search brings me TONS of recipes to check out... but the more I look the more it looks like this is like a spaghetti sauce or butter chicken... everyone seems to have a different recipe that works for them, each with minor differences.

Do you have a tried and true recipe that you'd be willing to share, Sajó?

Sajó
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06-18-2007

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 12:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sajó a private message Print Post    
Sure karen....i`ll put it in my folder.
Both sets of grandparents were born in Hungary.
My mom cooks half Hungarian food and half the other kind food and so do I.
So, My recipes are the true ones,for me.
Give me a bit to type it out.

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 12:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Karen, how did the anniversary dinner go?

Karen
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09-07-2004

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 12:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Sajó!!

Hermi, it was great, thanks for asking! We got to the restaurant that we had our first date at, but it was a 45 minute wait for a table, time we didn't have. So we headed up the street a block and went to Red Robin instead -- this is the place I used to work at at the beginning of our relationship. The day Don met my father for the first time was a day I worked the 4-midnight at Red Robin, so Don came home from his job to find my father in our living room, and the two of them would be alone together until I got off work. Needless to say, they showed up at Red Robin at about 8pm, and stayed until I finished, LOL. So not the same 'first-date' restaurant, but a place with history, nonetheless.

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 12:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Definitely has history!

Did the cheesecake come out well?