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Joined: 2/19/2005

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Some of my Favorites. Posted: 2/8/2006 8:24:19 PM
No matter what you find to eat, be sure to drink some EmergenC. It is a fizzing vitamin packet, that you mix with a little water. Always drink some before you go to bed, after a heavy night of drinking and you won't have much of a hangover at all the next day. Trust me...old theater trick!

Joined: 2/19/2005

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FIRST DATE RECIPES?? Posted: 12/7/2005 6:47:50 PM
I almost remember romantic dinners, and here is one of my favorites, easy and impressive. Chicken Scarpariella 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 t. salt 1/2 t. pepper 1lg clove garlic, minced 1T. fresh parsley 2 t. dried rosemary 1 C. dry white wine 1 C. heavy cream 1/2 c. fresh parmesan cheese Hot pasta, your choice Wash and dry chicken pieces. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heaat oil in large skillet. Brown chicken over high heat. Add garlic. Lower heat and saute for 10 minutes. Drain. Add parsley, rosemary and wine. Simmer about 15 minutes or until wine evaporates and chicken is done. Remove chicken to a platter. Add cream to skillet. Boil until reduced by half and thickened, scraping drippings. Return chicken to skillet. Cook 3 or 4 minutes to heat through. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve over hot pasta. Garnish with lemon wedges and mint sprigs. To double, use 2 skillets.

Joined: 2/19/2005

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How did you learn to cook?.................... Posted: 11/25/2005 12:48:03 PM
My Mom is such a terrible cook, she has been known to burn Jello. When she and Daddy got divorced in the 70's, his new wife was from California. She introduced us to avacados and artichokes and sauted mushrooms and the like. She was one of the best cooks I have ever met. One day, I came home from school and she was making a baked Alaska. I asked if we were having company and she said, "No, I just wanted to see if I could do it." I said, "Isn't it hard to do?" and her reply is something I have applied to nearly every aspect of my life. She said, "Thinks are only hard if you don't want to take the time to doe them properly." I have tackled every kind of cooking that interests me with that attitude. I fininshed culinary school and specialized in Thai cooking, because of her influence.

Joined: 2/19/2005

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scotch egg Posted: 11/22/2005 5:31:45 AM
They serve them at the Texas Renniesence (ok, YOU spell it!) Festival. I think they use cracker crumbs on theirs though! Glad to have the recipe though, thanks!

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Wierd sandwiches we ate as kids or anything else! Posted: 11/20/2005 6:01:06 PM
Smoked turkey, cream cheese and cranberry sauce. Great for leftovers after Thanksgiving.

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Christmas gifts from the kitchen? Posted: 11/20/2005 5:57:14 PM
Ok, this is a little off of my own subject, but I am also giving my usual Thanksgiving gifts. I get in trouble if I skip them. I make White Chocolate Cranberries. Just wash and dry fresh cranberries and dip them in white chocolate. Takes some time, but so worth it. I think eating these at the beginging of winter is why I am never sick. All that vitamin C! It is almost like a practical joke, watching people eat them the first time. It is such a shot of sour flavor, it almost makes you choke. But as you chew it up with the chocolate, it just turns wonderful. People will ask for more! In the spring, I do green grapes in milk chocolate. YUM!

Joined: 2/19/2005

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mexican food Posted: 11/19/2005 8:31:23 PM
Well, I grew up in NEW Mexico, and have the awesome recipe that my parents served in their resturant for years as their special If anyone wants it, let me know. My uncle has a tamale factory in Lubbock called Pedros, and they sell locally, but have been selling out of the back of the Neiman Markup catalog. Little did people know that the tamales they were ordering were being shipped by NM from Lubbock to NY and back to Lubbock. LOL! Pedros are available in most Sam's stores and really are the best. I like them naked with lime juice!

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Salmon Soda Posted: 11/17/2005 4:59:01 PM
I saw the boxed set of the holiday flavors at Target last night. They sold completly out last year. Collectors item, I suppose.

Joined: 2/19/2005

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christmas cookies Posted: 11/15/2005 10:22:16 PM
My favorite Christmas Cookies are Chocolate Cinnamon Star Cookiess. They were baked at Sibley's Dept. Store in N.Y, N.Y. When the store closed only 10 women were given the recipe, and it spread. They are worth the effort, you will see. Chocolate Cinnamon Stars 1 lb. almond paste 1 C. sugar 1/2 T. cinnamon 1 1/2 T. good cocoa powder 2 1/2 to 3 c. chocolate cake crumbs.(use a mix, but don't frost it.) Pinch of salt Pinch of ammonia powder* 1 whole egg 1 egg white *ammonium carbonate, or hartshorn, is available at drugstores. Baking soda can be substituted, but is not as good. Mix the almond paste, sugar, cinnamon and cocoa powder. Add cake crumbs, salt, ammonia powder, whole egg and egg white. Rest dough in refrigerator overnight. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick on floured cutting board. (1/2 inch thick for chewier cookies.) Cut out stars. Other simple shapes, like hearts are fine, but fancy shapes won't cut it. Place on greased cookie sheet, or ungreased, seasoned baking stone and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Do not over bake. I like to decorate mine with pink icing in a star tip, to make a poinsettia. Add a few green leaves and put silver balls in the center. Very pretty against the dark back ground. Always a hit at a cookie exchange.

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Cookies too Crunchy...!?.. Posted: 11/15/2005 10:07:17 PM
I'm looking for a good Peanut Butter cookie recipe too. The best one ever was on the can of government issue peanut butter (don't ask) and I can't find it anywhere! I even had a friend ask me if I had it because she also knew it was the best. Wonder if it was the recipe or the Gov't issue Peanut butter that was so good? Lol.

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Sushi Posted: 11/15/2005 10:04:15 PM
You're on, now who wants Sake and who wants Plum Wine?

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Christmas gifts from the kitchen? Posted: 11/15/2005 10:02:46 PM
Did I miss a thread about this? I didn't see one, so here it is... Do any of you have any great gifts from the kitchen? I like to keep some small, but special gifts around for unexpected guests or co-workers. Tonight, I hit the dollar section at Target, and bought 12 cute mugs, with Santa or a snowman, with lime green hats, and matching plates. I got little packs of coffee for a dollar as well, with Southern Comfort, Frangelico, or Jack Daniels flavors. I make a very easy candy every year and if I ever try to skip it, I get in big trouble, so that is what I am going to put on the plates. It is just melted white chocolate with pistacios and dried cranberries stirred in. Pour on waxed paper and let cool, then break apart. I think the colors will be cute with these green Santas and Snowmen. What do you guys do?

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What is Your Favorite Soup?? Posted: 11/15/2005 9:51:45 PM
Ok, here it is, everybody! La Madeline's Tomato Basil Soup 2/3 C. vegetable oil 1 lg yellow onion, chopped...but I use more 1 t. minced fresh garlic...yeah, right, more! 1/2 C. all purpose flour 3 lbs. fresh ripe tomatoes, peeled seeded and chopped, or 3 large cans of whole tomatoes 4 cans of chicken broth or 8 C. homemade 1 C. half and half 1/2 chopped fresh basil, seriously, don't even try the dried junk 2 t. sugar 1 t. salt 1/2 t. each, dill weed and pepper In large saucepan, heat oil and saute onions and garlic over medium low heat. Do not brown. When onions are tender, stir in flour, cook one minute. Add remaining ingredients. Stir until well blended. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered 20 minutes. Pour into blender in small batches and blend until smooth. Serve with parmsean cheese. Note: Be crazy the first time you make this and use fresh tomatoes and your own chicken stock. Then do it the easy way next time, you will see it is simple and rather inexpensive and just as good the easy way. Also, I don't do mine in the blender any more, now that I have a stick blender. I just do it right in the pot, waaaay easier and much less messy. Now, does anyone have the La Madeline Mushroom Soup? Spill!! Pearls

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Sushi Posted: 11/15/2005 9:34:03 PM
Ok, Girls, I will adopt you as sushi daughters, but be warned, my real daughter and I have to watch Gilmore Girls while we eat our sushi. Still interested? Pearls

Joined: 2/19/2005

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lettuce wraps Posted: 11/13/2005 9:48:13 PM
My favorite "lettuce wrap" is a Thai meal called Mien Kom (which is nowhere close to being spelled right, sorry.) Loosely translated, it means Big Bites, which is what we call them. Cut up boneless chicken breasts. Stir fry in oil with minced garlic. Add some oyster sauce. Set aside. Chop a full jar of dry roasted peanuts in a food processor. Chop finely, but don't make peanut butter! Put in large sauce pan with a bottle of lime juice (NOT KEY LIME!) and at least a cup of dark brown sugar, more to taste. Heat unitl sugar is no longer grainy and sauce is thickish. Cut up fresh mint, cilantro, cucumbers, and green onions. Soak some rice sticks. Put all of this on a platter and serve some sticky rice with sweet hot sauce. It is called Big Bites, because you take a piece of leaf lettuce and a small bit of chicken, then add a bit of everything else (except the sticky rice) trying very hard not to let the darn thing turn out to be bigger than your mouth. It is probably my all time favorite company meal. Every time I make it, people say they woke up craving it for breakfast. If you have any left overs, tear everything up very small and top with peanut sauce right before you eat it like a salad. Your mouth will thank me for this, I promise!

Joined: 2/19/2005

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george forman grill Posted: 11/13/2005 9:38:03 PM
I love my grill, and I loved George. I knew him when I lived in East Texas and taught his Granddaughter sign language in day school! I use mine most for Turkey Burgers. For each lb of ground turkey, add a package of ranch mix. Make 4 patties. Here is a good tip for getting patties done on inside. After shaping patties, stick your fingers in, like picking up a bowling ball. Wiggle them around to make 3 holes, the size of pennies. This will let the heat into the middle, but the holes disappear as the meat shrinks. Build your burger the way you like it. You will never want a plain old beef burger again!

Joined: 2/19/2005

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Favorite coffee and how do you make it? Posted: 11/13/2005 9:31:47 PM
I used to spend a fortune on Starbucks, Toffee Nut Lattes and Carmel Machiatos. Now I have one of those Senseo machines and I love it. I brew 2 disks in the 2 cup mode and add a flavored syrup, like ginger bread, english toffee or amaretto. I found good syrups at Drug Emporium. I store them in an old wine rack. I switched from flavored creams when I saw how much trans fat they had in them. It affects your memory and I have noticed that I am suffering some memory loss lately. What was I saying? Pearls

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What is Your Favorite Soup?? Posted: 11/13/2005 9:12:47 PM
Mr. Big, I have that exact La Madeline Tomato Basil soup. If you want the recipe, just ask and I will type it up for you within this decade! I promise! Pearls

Joined: 2/19/2005

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Sushi Posted: 11/13/2005 4:04:32 PM
I love sushi so much that I had to learn to prepare it myself. I was living in a small town in East Texas at the time, so had to go to Shreveport just to get ingredients. I don't even try to do anything with the raw stuff, too risky, but I am a gourmet chef, so I figured I could handle the rolls. I make California rolls and a tuna roll from canned tuna. I know, that is awfull, but it taste very good! I live in a larger town in West Texas now, and at least have access to the ingredients, still now resturant here, though. Here is the funny part, before, when I had to buy my ingredients in bulk, we ate it all the time, even when we were pretty broke. Now, I am making better money and my kid has moved out, ingredients are readily available and I almost never make it. Sigh! Pearls

Joined: 2/19/2005

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A few good drinks!!! Posted: 11/13/2005 3:32:55 PM
Hey! Thanks for the recipes. It is the wrong time of the year for this one, but my favorite, none the less. Chopped-up Lizzards Take a small can of frozen limeade and dump in blender. Fill with Sprite. Refill with vodka and blend with fresh mint and ice. Perfect on a hot day, especially with cajun food. I have even served it with Thai.

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