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carlsonjok



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(Permalink) Posted: Oct. 31 2008,16:36   

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OK we're going with the smoked ribs and she-devil mopping sauce.

Sweet. Pork ribs, I am assuming?  Did you locate a smoker?

Pork, indeed.

We have a hooded gas-fired barbecue and we can add some wood chips. I will experiment with a small sample, I think.

If you have a choice of wood, I recommend apple.  Hickory is traditional, but I prefer the subletly of apple.

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Erasmus, FCD



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(Permalink) Posted: Oct. 31 2008,16:49   

i prefer longleaf pine.











not really.

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Tony M Nyphot



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 01 2008,00:23   

Quote (Erasmus @ FCD,Oct. 31 2008,15:49)
i prefer longleaf pine.

Louis said you preferred Notty Pine...

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Tracy P. Hamilton



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 01 2008,08:18   

Quote (Bing @ Oct. 31 2008,13:25)
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Keep this up steve and Madhur Jaffrey will come to your house and slap you about the head with hot naan fresh from the tandoor.  Or maybe Mario Batali will come and beat you with pasta rags.
Okay, well, if Mario Batali is discovered dead one day, having been drunk under the table and buried in a thin greasy pile of papadum, you'll know what happened. :D

Mario, dead drunk under your table?  If what Anthony Bourdain (himself no slouch in the "legendary appetites" department) has written about Mario is even halfway true then he has nothing to fear from you.    
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Oh, Mario! Oh great one! They shut down Molto Mario--only the smartest and best of the stand-up cooking shows. Is there any more egregiously under-used, criminally mishandled, dismissively treated chef on television? Relegated to the circus of Iron Chef America, where--like a great, toothless lion, fouling his cage, he hangs on--and on--a major draw (and often the only reason to watch the show). How I would like to see him unchained, free to make the television shows he’s capable of, the Real Mario--in all his Rabelasian brilliance. How I would love to hear the snapping bones of his cruel FN ringmasters, crunching between his mighty jaws! Let us see the cloven hooves beneath those cheery clogs! Let Mario be Mario!

But you keep making those Italian curries.  Unfortunately they are to cooking what afdave is to science education   :)

So, Italian curries are a blend of French and Spanish cuisines?  :p

Edit to correct for fat finger typo.

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Bing



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 01 2008,13:32   

Quote (stevestory @ Oct. 31 2008,15:05)
Ouch! The knife has been twisted!

And this is the knife!


  
Crabby Appleton



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 02 2008,18:28   

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You know, I am sitting here and cannot really think of any peculiarly American food.  Most of our cuisine is derived from some other ethnicity.  Even scrapple.

I would recommend lots of corn dishes, but technically that's Mexico, as are tomatoes and chocolate.

So if you're insisting on some strict notion of North American, pre-Columbian purity, then go with buffalo burgers and wild rice, like they serve at powwows. Maybe some acorn mush just for variety.

Sufferin' succotash, corn was and is grown by Amerinds all over NA (and Mexico is part of NA). Corn, beans and squash were staples along with the wild rice some northern tribes harvested. Sunflower seeds and peppers were also cultivated.

With that, I'm off to pop some pop corn! :D

Crabby

  
khan



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 02 2008,18:39   

Last Friday I acquired a custom cut turkey from a local farmer.

I like turkey, but don't want to deal with ~16 # all at once.

A ~17# turkey was cut into quarters.

Roasted a quarter yesterday.

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Crabby Appleton



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 02 2008,18:54   

Quote (khan @ Oct. 30 2008,18:42)
All that aside, how is ghee for deep frying?

Quite good.

  
Crabby Appleton



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 02 2008,18:58   

Quote (carlsonjok @ Oct. 31 2008,16:36)
If you have a choice of wood, I recommend apple.  Hickory is traditional, but I prefer the subletly of apple.

Maple is great with pork ribs too but I prefer pecan wood when I can get it.

Crabby

  
Erasmus, FCD



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 02 2008,22:45   

Quote (Tony M Nyphot @ Nov. 01 2008,00:23)
Quote (Erasmus @ FCD,Oct. 31 2008,15:49)
i prefer longleaf pine.

Louis said you preferred Notty Pine...

Louis is a Pinus sondereggeri.

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You're obviously illiterate as hell. Peach, bro.-FtK

Finding something hard to believe based on the evidence, is science.-JoeG

the odds of getting some loathsome taint are low-- Gordon E Mullings Manjack Heights Montserrat

I work on molecular systems with pathway charts and such.-Giggles

  
Alan Fox



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 03 2008,04:59   

We had:

Pumpkin soup, sourdough bread, crabcakes, ribs, meatloaf, boston baked beans, coleslaw, fried sprouts? (tasted OK), corn biscuits, cheesecake, apple pie.

Apple wood seemed to work OK, Carlson.

Success? Yes! Do it again? Not for a while! Nobody managed to buy any US wine, by the way; not a bottle to be found on any supermarket shelf.

  
J-Dog



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 03 2008,06:56   

What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

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EyeNoU



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 03 2008,07:53   

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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

If McCain pulls off some sort of miracle, it will probably be shots of some overproof rum I brought back from Jamaica. Make that flaming shots of overproof rum ( I'll ignite them AFTER I drink them).

  
Tracy P. Hamilton



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 03 2008,10:00   

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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

I will be having a bit of Participation Lager from Magic Hat, on Wednesday for sure.  Maybe a California BBQ Pizza clone Tuesday night, with Sonny's sweet BBQ sauce, since CA is going to sink McSame's campaign.  http://www.recipezaar.com/155744   Yum!

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Albatrossity2



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 03 2008,10:27   

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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

This, from the great state of Delaware.



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drew91



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 03 2008,10:46   

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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

This, from the great state of Delaware.


Excellent choice.  That's my current favorite for commercial IPA.

  
JohnW



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 03 2008,14:10   

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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

Baked Alaska.

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Spottedwind



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 03 2008,14:15   

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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

Baked Alaska.

LOL!

1 Internet...that's how many you win.

  
KCdgw



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 04 2008,12:03   

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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night


Karl Marx was known to enjoy a few beers, so I'll be pallin' around with a few pints myself.

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Louis



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 04 2008,13:35   

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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

I will be smoking a fat one in honour of an Obama victory. If McCain wins, I will be smoking several large bongs in abject self pity.

Well, perhaps not, but a boy can dream!

Louis

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ppb



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 04 2008,13:57   

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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

We have a bottle of champagne ready to celebrate the dawning of the age of Obama.  I suspect we will be opening it early tonight.  Looking forward to the John Stewart/Stephen Colbert election night coverage too.   :)

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Reed



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 05 2008,00:21   

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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

Win or lose, the importance of properly marking your ballot cannot be overemphasized.

  
Tracy P. Hamilton



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 05 2008,13:00   

Quote (Albatrossity2 @ Nov. 03 2008,10:27)
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What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

This, from the great state of Delaware.


Had one.  Thanks for the suggestion Albatrossity, if that is your real name.   ;)

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stevestory



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 14 2008,23:29   

Quote (Albatrossity2 @ Nov. 03 2008,11:27)
Quote (J-Dog @ Nov. 03 2008,06:56)
What is everyone's Libation / Libation & Food Creation Of Choice to properly celebrate Tuesday Night?

This, from the great state of Delaware.


The thing I miss most about Chapel Hill / Carrboro anymore, is the parties where the hipsters bought kegs of that stuff.

   
stevestory



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 14 2008,23:35   

Anyone have any good hors d'oeurve or amuse-bouches? I've got an occasion coming up next weekend and having some clever finger food would be helpful.

   
Erasmus, FCD



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 14 2008,23:43   

can't go wrong with this


and some dry munchies


dessert



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Finding something hard to believe based on the evidence, is science.-JoeG

the odds of getting some loathsome taint are low-- Gordon E Mullings Manjack Heights Montserrat

I work on molecular systems with pathway charts and such.-Giggles

  
stevestory



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 15 2008,00:30   

Without getting into the story of how I have to keep a foodie occupied for 3-4 days in BFE Florida, let's just say I've thought about taking her to a tapas bar in Gainesville, which is only 30 mins away, but it would be nice to have some clever recipes to use here.

   
Bing



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 15 2008,13:02   

Quote (stevestory @ Nov. 15 2008,00:30)
Without getting into the story of how I have to keep a foodie occupied for 3-4 days in BFE Florida, let's just say I've thought about taking her to a tapas bar in Gainesville, which is only 30 mins away, but it would be nice to have some clever recipes to use here.

what, you're not making your special Spaghetti Vindaloo?

I made this autumn soup last night.  Everyone had 2 bowls, some went back for a third.  Made it kind of hard to eat the steaks as the main.

Apple and butternut squash soup

Serves 4 to 6

2 tablespoons (25 mL) butter

1 cup (250 mL) chopped onion

3 cups (750 mL) cubed peeled butternut squash

2 cups (500 mL) diced, peeled apple

4 cups (1 L) canned chicken broth

1 cup (250 mL) apple juice

3/4 teaspoon (3 mL) salt

1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) ground coriander

1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) freshly ground pepper

Chopped fresh parsley, paprika as garnish

Melt butter in a heavy bottom pot (dutch oven) over medium heat. Add onion and saute until softened, about five minutes. Add squash and apple; saute for two minutes. Stir in next seven ingredients (broth through pepper). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until squash and apple are tender, about 25 to 30 minutes.

Puree soup in batches in a blender, filling blender no more than half full for each batch. Return soup to pan and heat to serving temperature.

Serve sprinkled with parsley and paprika.

If you want to crunch it up a bit you can make your own 'crackers'  Take a baguette, slice it on a shallow diagonal about 1/2" thick, brush with olive oil and slide it in a 400 oven until they're golden brown.

Make it all ahead of time and you can reheat the soup when you need it.

  
carlsonjok



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 15 2008,15:34   

Quote (Bing @ Nov. 15 2008,13:02)
Quote (stevestory @ Nov. 15 2008,00:30)
Without getting into the story of how I have to keep a foodie occupied for 3-4 days in BFE Florida, let's just say I've thought about taking her to a tapas bar in Gainesville, which is only 30 mins away, but it would be nice to have some clever recipes to use here.

what, you're not making your special Spaghetti Vindaloo?

I made this autumn soup last night.  Everyone had 2 bowls, some went back for a third.  Made it kind of hard to eat the steaks as the main.

Apple and butternut squash soup

That is very similar to a recipe I make occasionally: Thai Butternut Bisque.

The bisque looks like it would be a little creamier because of the coconut milk, but other wise it looks to be just about identical.

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stevestory



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(Permalink) Posted: Nov. 15 2008,16:02   

I am absolutely going to make some of that butternut squash soup.

   
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