Can I interest anyone in some FOOD?

[Gene George]

That'd work as a dry rub or base in a glaze on a roast. Ain't nothing better than crispy pork skin and fat.

[Cameron]

I saw a pretty incredible looking 'bacon and eggs' ice cream the other day. If I remember where it was from, I'll let you know.

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[J.B.]

Ever put almond butter in soup? Delicious!

[crlygrl]

Based on everything I've seen about porkbelly, I'd braise it. They always try to cook it other ways on Top Chef and it rarely works out.

What about some sort of twist on the BLT? Roasted tomato salad? Watercress, etc.? That could be nice too. And a good twist on lunch.

(PS. Fry some potato "chips" or sticks in pork fat to go along side it...)

[CaptainBreakfast]

Maybe it's a bit late, but which Halloween candy do you folks remember fondly as a child?

Me? Chico-Stick. Peanut butter, sugar, and pure joy mixed into a wonderful stick. I hoarded them all, and traded for them fiercely amongst friends.

[crlygrl]

Reese's Reese's Reese's

[scamboogah]

Me? Chico-Stick. Peanut butter, sugar, and pure joy mixed into a wonderful stick. I hoarded them all, and traded for them fiercely amongst friends.

Chico Stick is the greatest thing ever. It's butterfinger without the annoying chocolate covering...

[crlygrl]

Is anyone else making anything special/comforty to eat while watching the elections? Last night I roasted a chicken and I cut up three cups of the breast meat along with an onion that was roasted inside the chicken. I'm making a sauce with the drippings and some extra chicken broth and adding it to egg noodles with some other veg.

Cuz chicken noodle casserole from scratch makes me feel happy inside.

I may top it with garlicky buttered bread crumbs before I bake it.

Chocolate pudding for dessert. Word.

[Harry Bongers]

Is anyone else making anything special/comforty to eat while watching the elections? Last night I roasted a chicken and I cut up three cups of the breast meat along with an onion that was roasted inside the chicken. I'm making a sauce with the drippings and some extra chicken broth and adding it to egg noodles with some other veg.

Cuz chicken noodle casserole from scratch makes me feel happy inside.

I may top it with garlicky buttered bread crumbs before I bake it.

Chocolate pudding for dessert. Word.

I wasn't kidding in the politics thread. I made a Baroccoli Obamlette. Just an omelette with sauteed broccoli, balsamic caramelized onions and gruyere.

My new favourite comfort food is baked polenta rounds with mushrooms and spinach.

Bake the polenta rounds brushed with olive oil for about 15 minutes at 400.

Meanwhile, saute the mushrooms (I like a combo of cremini, shitakke, chanterelles) and spinach with shallots, garlic, fresh thyme and applewood smoked bacon then top with poached eggs. Grate a little comte or gruyere cheese and garnish with chives.

[Gene George]

Is anyone else making anything special/comforty to eat while watching the elections? Last night I roasted a chicken and I cut up three cups of the breast meat along with an onion that was roasted inside the chicken. I'm making a sauce with the drippings and some extra chicken broth and adding it to egg noodles with some other veg.

Cuz chicken noodle casserole from scratch makes me feel happy inside.

I may top it with garlicky buttered bread crumbs before I bake it.

Chocolate pudding for dessert. Word.

That sounds delicious. Apparently I was a day behind you with Poulet Roti. I usually break the leftover chicken down for chicken salad though. I tend to keep my leftover chicken cold 'cause I cannot take reheated chicken taste. I like turkey though. Odd.

Also, polenta and kasha are foods that are utterly wonderful.

[scottbox]

I made a pretty smokin' garlic roast chicken the other night, then took Mr. Carcass and made him into an awesome chicken soup.

[Gene George]

Attention: Go buy unripened bananas, that is "no gas" bananas. NOW! DO IT!

I mean buy bananas not treated with ethylene gas to ripen them faster. They taste AMAZING. It obviously takes longer for them to ripen but they're so goddamn much better tasting it is making me want to throw stuff around and BREAK IT ALL HULK STYLE. In LA Vallarta has them as "bananas no gas".

I have eaten a cubic fuckload of bananas in my life and I curse the fact that so few of them have been these gems.

[crlygrl]

Does anyone else make stock? To make a small pot, how many bones do I need? I have the leftover bones from one large turkey breast and 3 chicken breasts... I've never made it from scratch before but it seems like a shame to waste all that goodness and throw it away, so I thought I'd give it a try.

[Gene George]

I usually make stock from my roast chicken bones every week or two. The rule of thumb is enough water to cover by an inch or so.


Here's Michael Ruhlman's recipe for turkey stock:

"Chop up that carcass or pull it apart so that it fits into your biggest pot. Cover it with water, enough so it’s covered by an inch or so of water. Bring it to a simmer. Skim off anything that rises to the top that you wouldn’t want to eat if you saw it floating in a bowl of soup. Then, this is important, stick the pot in your oven at about 180 degrees F (or as close to that as possible). And forget about it for fours. Or five. Or six. As long as it’s not bubbling you’re good. It should not be bubbling, but it should be too hot for you to hold your hand against for more than an instant.
An hour before you want to take it out of the oven, add a couple carrots and a couple big Spanish onions, cut up, and continue cooking in the oven for another hour (if you have celery, parsely, thyme, garlic, bay, peppercorns, these are good to add as well, esp the thyme). Strain through a colander. Then, and this is important in my opinion, strain it through a kitchen cloth, cheese cloth if you have it, or any kind of cloth (I use ones that i can wash and reuse because I’m a cheapskate and hate to keep buying cheese cloth). Straining through cloth makes a huge difference (chinois won't do it in my opinon). Now it’s ready to use or chill it and take the fat that congeals off the top. Great to try a consomme with. Make a risotto. Soup, bien sur. And it freezes great.
Don't toss those wonderful bones!"

[Babychoby]

I'm making turkey stock right now and the house smells AMAZING. I'm also making butternut squash ravioli and an apple pie. And drinking wine. And listening to NNF. It's raining outside and It's a good day.

[JPSpaulding]

My dinner tonight

The best cheesesteak in Chicago "Phillys Best" http://www.phillysbest.com/

regular bread, no onions(it's always too much), mushrooms, extra cheese(white american)
a small fry(yes that's small, only costing 1.29)
Gates BBQ sauce(extra hot)
Honkers ale....I mean Budweiser

[pollymaepry]

Philly's Best has good cheese steak? Everything I've ever had there has been throw-up (omg literally lol).

[JPSpaulding]

My lady likes the salads and I've only had the cheese steak cause it's that good, why order anything else from a Philly cheese steak place any how?

[Gene George]

Partial mise en place and preplist for turkey-time.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

[Liezl]

I made a delicious pineapple casserole for dinner tonight.

It turned out amazing.