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Melissa Mead
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Posted: 27 March 2011 at 15:24 |
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The risotto came out kinda mushy. I guess we’ll
just use the rice cooker next time!
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Posted: 27 March 2011 at 15:33 |
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Mmm...isn't that the whole idea behind risotto? Not sure you're gonna get risotto from a rice cooker. Risotto is uniquely Italian and an acquired texture. Got to say it's not one of my favorites, but it can be pretty darn good with the right combination of ingredients to the rice!
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Melissa Mead
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Posted: 27 March 2011 at 15:48 |
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The one time I had it, it had a rice-like texture but was creamy at the same time. This is more like oatmeal made with rice.
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Posted: 27 March 2011 at 20:45 |
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Melissa,
I remember my friend telling me about a fool proof risotto recipe he uses. I will see if I can get the recipe.
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Posted: 28 March 2011 at 05:58 |
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If that's the way it came out Melissa, it was overcooked for sure. When I make risotto, I stand over the pot for the entire twenty minutes and watch like a hawk, adding stock every few minutes as it is absorbed. Slightly underdone or overdone risotto can be a real bummer. |
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Posted: 28 March 2011 at 13:24 |
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I will be cooking absolutely NOTHING this weekend, I will be in Vegas! Anyone have any suggestions as to where to dine there? One place I have to go is In and Out Burger (LOL). My daughter has never been to one. Other than that I have no plans on where to eat.
I'm not cooking tonight either, taking my daughter out to celebrate her good grades this evening.
In the pipeline for this week: I've been wanting to make some sort of Mexican cookie or dessert for some odd reason. Not sure what yet, but I will be making something along those lines. I want to try a Hutterite bun recipe I saw too. Hoping to do that this week. I might add more when I figure the week's meals out! |
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Posted: 28 March 2011 at 15:34 |
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This was a crock pot recipe, but it said "The original recipe called for 2 hours, but it was still hard and needed 2+1/2." I pulled it at 2, expecting that it would need more time. I must have one powerful crock pot!
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Posted: 28 March 2011 at 16:39 |
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Well Congratulations on your trip to Las Vegas! Wonderfully neat...and then some. Can't say I have any particular place to recommend since I have never been there, but I do recommend you check out Tom Jones if you can, seeing as he is the greatest male crooner since Dean Martin! I understand he does Vegas regularly, and if I were ever to go, I'd have to see him, even at his advanced ripe age.
Have a great time and don't lose too much money!
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Posted: 28 March 2011 at 16:49 |
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Absolutely Deb...There is a French restaurant in the Monte Carlo casino that Rita and I love...it's called Andre's. Absolutely top notch all the way, and upstairs from it is a beautiful after dinner drink bar and smoking lounge. All huge overstuffed leather chairs, etc. They have a wonderful selection of ports, and their scotch menu is about 6 pages long..if you're looking for an evening to remember I would highly recommend it. There are so many great places in vegas it's tough to narrow them down. The steak house at Bally's is very good, and there are a few in Bellagio that have to be seen to be believed. Where will you be staying? |
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No plans for the weekend, since the missus and I will be out of town for a few days. Tonight I'm going to go very simple...ground round patties with mushrooms and onions, vegetable and I'll do my own field test on the brand of macaroni and cheese that got the top rating from Cook's Illustrated. You can check out the ratings here.
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Posted: 30 March 2011 at 17:42 |
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My husband salvaged my overcooked
attempt. He added some peas, fried it crispy and added Parmesan.
Yum!
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Have you ever made "polvorones"? They are one dang delicious cookie to dunk into coffee or hot chocolate. I can find you a recipe if you need, but I've never made them myself. They are thick, heavy cookies, very crumbly, but rich....real rich. A "polvoron" is a treat to anyone who likes cookies!
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I’ve been really wanting a hamburger for some reason, and I had half an onion that was getting dry and needed to be used up, so I made this experiment:
1.3 lbs 85% ground beef 2 tbsp panko 1/2 sweet onion (on the dry side), minced fine 2 tbsp Lea + Perrin’s Reduced sodium Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp dill mustard
Blend thoroughly, shape into patties, and grill. We used our cheapy little indoor grill. YUM! Lots of little onion bits, juicy and flavorful. I don’t know if it’s “low sodium,” but the whole batch of meat has about as much as a burger-joint sandwich. |
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Posted: 03 April 2011 at 08:58 |
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sounds really good, melissa! i am really liking that low-sodium worsty sauce (and also low-sodium soy sauce as well). to me, they really let the flavours come out without being overwhelmed ~ if you can get kikkoman ponzu sauce where you live, it has even less sodium than low-sodium soy sauce.
ponzu is simply souy sauce with splashes of citrus for some brightness - really good stuff!
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I've never had ponzu (although I've seen it in Hannaford.) Sounds tasty!
I'm really getting into the flavored mustards lately. I'm kicking myself for not getting the garlic-honey mustard at the flower show last week. (Whaddaya know- I got a picture to work!  ) |
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Posted: 04 April 2011 at 05:06 |
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Congratulations on getting that picture to work Melissa
 , of course now we'll be expecting them all the time LOL.Sounds like a great recipe for a burger mix. I haven't tried the low-sodium Lea & Perrins yet, but I sure will on your and Tas's recommendations. |
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Hey, congratulations on the picture Melissa! Looks fine and you did a great job with the lighting too, looks real nice. I've seen that L&P at the store, just never tried it. Also, I love mustards and have never tried nor heard of a dill mustard- sounds intriguing.
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i ahd an interesting weekend on the cooking front. saturday morning, the beautiful mrs. tas said she wanted breakfast, and i happened to be thumbing through my new birthday present at the time, so on the spur of the moment i improved some nice uova in purgatorio that turned out very well, considering it was my first attempt. then later that day for lunch, i attempted, for the first time in my life, to make gnocchi. it wasn't perfect, but it was very close and tasted great served alongside some homemade meatballs with a tomato and basil sauce.
sunday night for supper, i made our house meatloaf, took pictures and everything, but since we had extra guests for supper, something didn't quite go right with the measurements and it came out a bit crumbly and a little too peppery - for that reason, i need to do a little more tweaking before i actually post it!
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Thanks, Hoser + Rivet!
Hoser: Only if everything's in containers, so I can set it all on the floor and sit to take the picture. ;) I got the dill mustard in Hannaford. This is probably weird, but I like it in grilled cheese sandwiches, especially with rye bread. |
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