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Kellee
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07-07-2004

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 7:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kellee a private message Print Post    
Ya knew as soon as they started talking up the flirting that team would be on the chopping block..

I have never tried fried green tomatoes but have always wanted to. I would have like to see Stefan smacked down, his whole soup thing was unnecessary in the middle of summer.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 8:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Fried green tomatoes done right are a righteous dish! A little sour, slightly crunchy inside and majorly crunchy outside. Not too many places do them properly -

We also fry sliced sour pickles down here - come and visit!

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 8:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Oh, I love, love, love fried green tomatoes!! I make them every once in a while when I can find green tomatoes. Even hubby likes them.

Thorandtara
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09-15-2008

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 9:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Thorandtara a private message Print Post    
Both the pork and lamb teams did themselves in when they took the meat off the bone and then trimmed the fat. The fat carries the flavor. And meat is always better on the bone. Carla rescued the pork team with her dessert. Hosea and Leah threw Ariane under the bus. Disgusting. I agree with whoever commented that this is Top Chef, not Real World. Hosea and Leah should have both been eliminated for their behaviors.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 5:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
love me some fried green tomatoes!

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 5:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Give me some fried green tomatoes and fried pickles and just stick me in a corner and leave me alone with my food! That's all I need.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 6:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that they refer to the meat as "protein"? I mean, I know it's right, but when they say, "we walked into the room and all the proteins were on a table," it sounds like they are doing some science experiment.

Anyhow, after the way Ariane butchered the butchering of that poor lamb, I kinda wish they'd had double elimination. So they could toss her out twice. That was awful.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 7:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
I love all fried foods, but my favorite is fried okra. There is a little road side resturant in south Texas called Shorty's about half way between San Antonio and Corpus Christy on Hwy 181 that serves the best fried okra I have ever eaten.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 8:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yuck to fried anything. Especially green tomatos which always taste greasy to me.

WRT to the judge's pretty vs make love comment... at a catered party I was at this weekend, the caterer made a cauliflower soup. Served it in little espresso cups, sprinkled with truffle salt. OMG, I could've taken a bath in it, it was so delish (and I told 'em so!). There was a bit left over and when I tried it the next day, it was just plain but good cauliflower soup. Fortunately, the hostess had truffle salt, and a tiny sprinkle elevated that dish to OMG SENSATIONAL! Insane how just a tiny bit changed the entire dish.

Just_gail
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08-25-2007

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Just_gail a private message Print Post    
Tishala, I find it weird, too. And they talk about "acid" the same way. It sounds so unapetizing to my ear. I think they learn to treat cooking like a science in culinary arts school. Maybe by categorizing foods into groups like protein, acid, savory, vegetable, etc., it makes it possible to think more creatively. Like all proteins are interchangable, maybe? And all acids are interchangable? IDK.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 1:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
It's not "vegetable" it's "veg". And while not all proteins are interchangeable, most main dishes include a protein of some sort, whether it's beef, pork, lamb, seafood. The rest of the dish works around the "star", which is the protein.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Cost, if it tasted greasy, then you didn't have good fried green tomatoes! They are kind of like scallops, when they are done wrong it can turn you off forever, but when they are done right...heaven!
Allie, I have been to that place!!!!!

Vegaschris
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10-13-2008

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 4:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vegaschris a private message Print Post    
Texannie, you're absolutely right! Actually, so many restaurants/chefs/cooks ruin many good things by frying them incorrectly. I think that, a lot of times, they put the food in oil that is not sufficiently hot enough, and the breading or food absorbs a lot of oil before it has a chance to cook and crisp correctly. Patience is a virtue.

Nerovh
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06-11-2005

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 4:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nerovh a private message Print Post    
Now I have to go find some fried okra... yummmm. Funny that I can't stand it any other way BUT fried.

Sadiesmom
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03-13-2002

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sadiesmom a private message Print Post    
I think Adrianne should have gone home just for the remark that she took the meat off the bone to tenderize the lamb, when lamb is tender by definition. I have been surprised by her comments on this show many times already showing a basic ignorance of food.

I admit to having deboned a leg of lamb once (and did a neater job of it, sheesh) because I wanted to stuff the lamb. I have not made it for a long time now, since I rarely have many guests for a large meal and it is a lot of meat for left overs.

Lena and Hosea were on very bad behavior, noted by their comments acknowledging they knew they left most of the work for Adrianne. I saw Hosea looking at her when she was hacking up the meat - seriously, he should have volunteered at that point, it was obviously something she did not do well. team, means team, not I want to survive this other person.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 4:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Well, I'm not a fan of fried foods anyways, so there's a high likelihood that I'd never like 'em no matter what. (And I've had 'em from several different places/people, so I'm sure I've had good ones. I just don't do fried.)

On a totally off the topic subject... I got my truffled butter today. And the company (Hudson Bay Foie Gras) puts in a freebie... a whole (two lobes) duck breast. Freshly frozen. I'm cracking up... what's a vegetarian gonna do with a duck breat? (I froze it. I'll end up cooking it for guests some night when I wanna impress 'em, but still...)

Jami
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10-08-2003

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 7:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jami a private message Print Post    
Had fried okra and fried squash today. Yummy. That's about my favorite meal lately. There is a place around here that only serves fried squah on Tuesdays and Thursdays. My mom, daughter and niece have gone on most Tuesday for a few months now. We now call Tuesdays "Squash Tuesday".

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 7:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Costa - I can only dream about receiving free duck breasts! Treat them reverently and regale your guests with a delicious meal!

On a more serious note, the cardiology dietician with whom I am working is seriously concerned about the lack of protein in my diet. I am currently on 52 grams of whey protein a day to boost my protein intake, but what could you from a vegetarian standpoint suggest to increase my protein intake? The dietician is suggesting about 65 grams a day of protein at this point -

Vegaschris
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10-13-2008

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vegaschris a private message Print Post    
TNT, when Jason was a baby/child and refused to eat meat, the pediatrician told us to feed him peanut butter and legumes to boost the protein. Here's a link for you. . . .

http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/protein.htm

Hope that helps.

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 4:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
TNT, it is ESSENTIAL that you get at least 60g of protein a day or your body will start using stored protein (muscle) to make up the difference. That is the reason that people used to drop dead on those liquid protein diets - not enough protein, the body eventually metabolizes heart (cardiac) muscle and that is the end. Skim milk is a fairly decent source of protein, if you have a glass (8oz) at every meal that will help considerably with both protein and calcium, and of course no fat involved. There is about a gram of protein per ounce, so three glasses will add about 24g. to your diet if you are not already drinking it.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 8:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Beans, Beans and more beans!!!

i think the best fried green tomatoes i have had were very lightly breaded with a mix of bread crumbs and parmesean, no egg wash at all, just the moisture from the tomatoes keeping the breading on. then they were pan fried in just a hint of olive oil. it was at a place in new orleans called Cafe Giovanni's. yum!
almost how you would do a pan seared scallop.


Zgoodgirl
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08-22-2003

Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 8:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zgoodgirl a private message Print Post    
Like Texannie says, tons of beans, bean curd, peas. Lentils and macadamia nuts too. Jasmine rice I think has the best source of protein for rice, which is yummy also.

I fried green tomatoes. I think the easiest way for me is fry them with the pre-mixed fish fry. Already seasoned. I use that for eggplant and squash also. When we do tomatoes in the garden every year it's hard to have some go ripe since we are picking the green ones all the time for that.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 10:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
don't forget soy. (i can't eat it cause i have hypothyroidism but it is a good source)

didn't think about the premix zdoogirl. yum.
too funny about not having any ripe tomatoes! i miss good homegrown 'mater. my daughter used to go to a camp in east texas. on the way we would always stop at buy tomatoes cause they have the best soil!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 10:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
TNT I don't know what your diet usually consists of, but I make sure I eat protein every time I put something in my mouth. I eat a lot of nuts, with almost everything (fruit/yogurt in the a.m., snacks, salads). I'll have a snack with an apple and peanut butter. I eat a lot of cheese. (I have to break my mac 'n cheese fetish... I have the best recipe and it's so easy to make and tastes SOOOO delish!). I eat a lot of soy protein, too. For example, a lunch salad may be various greens, avocado, tomato, shredded cheese, and I'll top it with a Gardenburger patty or a veggie/soy pattie from Costco (straight outta the pan, so it kinda melts the cheese).

Whenever I buy something and I have choices, I always pick the option with the most protein, such as when I buy cereal. I eat beans in various different ways, but since I'm such a Mexican food junkie, I eat beans in Mexican food and chili.

And it may just be me, but I'm a very healthy vegetarian and am not overweight. I never worry about fat or carbs because I naturally gravitate towards healthy options. My only vice? Chocolate!!!

PM me off list if you want a "sample menu" of my day. :-)


Back on topic... I think it's the breaded quality of the fried greens that get to me. I just don't like fried food and I don't like breaded fried food at all.

And I just realized... I haven't even seen this week's episode yet. I'm not even sure I saw last week's.

And... Lex hon? Did we ever get an update? WAS there anything going on WRT a finale at Commander's? Huh? Huh? Deets, hon, deets!

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 7:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
So many thanks to all of you who responded so helpfully and personally to my protein deficit dilemma!

I eat chicken, turkey, and fish mostly with little red meat because I have a cholesterol problem. I actually like tofu, but it is not as fond of me as I am of it! I appreciate all the good suggestions and, more importantly, that you took the time and effort to make those suggestions! TVCHer's are the BEST!