December 20, 2006

Links Leaked on the Favorite Foods

Sandy wrote this at 10:00 pm

. . . And There’s Recipes to Share

Yep. Tuesday Open Comments Night was a regular potluck this week. Plenty of food, recipes and stories to share . . . we talked about buffets, feasts, cooking, baking, recipes, cookbooks, Asian food, Indian food, Mexican food, fruit, veggies, fish, chicken, beef, eating in, eating out, chocolate, comfort food, ice cream, Klondike bars, champagne, cookies and cocoa, yogurt, licorice, smoothies, cakes, donuts, coffee, cheeseburgers, pizza, sushi, eggnog, peanut butter, macaroni and cheese with extras, running out of food in Seattle-land, okra and rice, cheeseballs with crackers, hash browns, etc. I even heard some mention of spam.

The Link Leak Virus was with us as well. — The Link Leak Virus is a special strain of the indie virus with blogtipping mutations that occur in threes and keeps Open Comment Night a link free-for-all.

Here’s some of the links we shared.

What Did We Do . . .

Joe stopped in to say “hi” and bring strawberries.
Liz shared extra buttery chocolate chip cookies.

HART left a sandwiich in the referigerator for Liz.
Carolyn came by to see how everyone is

Doug says hi, but he wasn’t hungry – he shared a good quote though.
Franicie’s big on fish, but cauliflower (yccch, blah!!) os a NO!

Franicie’s“>Rick is after any food he doesn’t have to cook.
Valeria bought an entire cookbook.

Chris “> finds that chocolate, coffee and Klondike bars are what lights up his eyes.
Starbucker next favorite food is a possible Phil Gerbyshak contest prize.
Scorpia said she didn’t drink coffee until class in college was too close to sunrise.
Kian Ann makes smoothies without giving his mom a surprise.

Marti had this recipe for Malibu chicken. Bake boneless chicken breasts, then lay a slice of deli ham and a slice of swiss cheese on top. Pop under the broiler for a minute or so until cheese starts to melt. Can be drizzled with honey mustard if desired.

Trisha Trisha hates to cook but loves trying new dishes.
Nneka’s from Trinidad and her favorite dish is okra and rice with salted pig tails and pumpkin. She says it “sounds kind of gross, but it’s delish.”

Meikah came making trouble and laughter
Ben and Leon came immediately after.

Scot survived the horrible storm and still brought some food.
Sandra came by to see how things were going and made sure it was good.

Mike told of his favorrite place in Texas and left Liz some Margaritas.
Samuel explained about dorians and how to approach them to make them sweeter.

Jesse shared a recipe he and his wife like for after work:

9×13″ Corningware dish
1 package of pre-made ravioli (about 1lb)
1 can of Hunts spaghetti sauce (we like 4 cheese)
pepperoni and mozzerella to your liking

Bake at 300 for about 5-10 minutes for the cheese to melt, broil for a minute if you want the cheese to burn.

It even makes good leftovers.

Becky “>Becky McCray brought Mistletoe Kiss Champagne courtesy of her Mom.

Makes: 1 serving
Start to Finish: 2 minutes

Ingredients

o 1/2 cup chilled champagne
o 1/2 cup pear juice
o Mint sprig & tiny tree ornament
o Drop of green food coloring

Directions
In a champagne glass combine chilled champagne, pear juice & color. Garnish with mint sprig and tiny tree ornament.

Char “>Char shared an “incredibly easy, always requested recipe” she plans for every family gathering.

Put a 5 lb bag of pre-made, frozen Italian meatballs in a crockpot (slow cooker). Add 2 jars of Heinz chili sauce and a jar of grape jelly.

Let cook for 4-5 hours and serve. Guaranteed to have no left overs.

I have to go find something to eat now.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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13 Comments to “Links Leaked on the Favorite Foods”

  1. December 20th, 2006 at 10:58 pm
    HART (1-800-HART) said

    It was shopping day today .. in addition to the mountains of food for the next 5 days .. I managed to squeeze a bag of frozen italian meatballs into the shopping cart! I already have a tupperware of HART’s Famous Chili Recipe ready to go~ .. just need the grape jelly and to try Char’s recipe ..
    ../ that is - after next Tuesday of course

  2. December 21st, 2006 at 6:06 am
    Char said

    HART - you won’t be disappointed - really. I can’t wait to hear the review!

  3. December 21st, 2006 at 6:08 am
    Chris Cree said

    HART, I just shot you an email about an interesting discovery…

  4. December 21st, 2006 at 6:43 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hey you guys,
    This is so exciting! I can’t wait to hear about HART’s foodie feast and all of the stories that inevitably go with it.

    HART, you are such a wonderful storyteller.

  5. December 21st, 2006 at 8:46 am
    Rick Cockrum said

    Y’all had such a good meal. I’m sorry I missed it. :-(

  6. December 21st, 2006 at 10:38 am
    Char said

    HART - if you want the recipe to turn out just right, you have to use Heinz Chili Sauce - it comes in a jar on the shelf near the cocktail sauce. Just a tip…

    I am planning on trying your chicken salad recipe too.

  7. December 21st, 2006 at 11:22 am
    HART (1-800-HART) said

    Char .. that’s not my chicken salad recipe .. it’s from Weight Watchers! But still good! I’m only famous for my chili and pasta recipes :P

    Although I’m not sure how this turned into a “Foodie Feast” but, if Heinz chili sauce is the preferred recipe, I’ll have to go shopping next week and get it to follow the recipe.

    Chris… I never received any email from you .. what addy did you send? Try hart (at) PetLvr (dot) com … / I’ll get it there for sure~

  8. December 21st, 2006 at 11:33 am
    Chris Cree said

    HART, I tried to send the original to your 1800hart.com address. But I just sent another to the address above. Like me, you’ve got too many addresses! :???:

  9. December 21st, 2006 at 12:03 pm
    HART (1-800-HART) said

    Thanks Chris // received it that time!

    PS: While I’m here again .. I hope it’s okay to post this recipe … before I forget!

    Christmas Cookie Recipe

  10. December 21st, 2006 at 12:56 pm
    HART (1-800-HART) said

    Liz .. (re:comment 4) .. It’s funny, but it was only yesterday that one of my clients was featured in our local newpaper for publishing his 5th paperback book (this one was about great but little-known moments in Canadian sports history), for children.

    My wife - out of the blue - said .. “You can do that .. write children’s books .. that is if you quit blogging” // Go figure.

    I think she was just buttering me up for christmas though.

  11. December 21st, 2006 at 3:36 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hey, you guys, who’s cooking dinner tonight?

    HART, no worries, I’ll get you started on the children’s book . . . you can make it from a blog!!!

  12. December 21st, 2006 at 9:47 pm
    Nneka said

    Well, I don’t really cook, but I’m heading home for Christmas and I’m requesting some okra and rice. If anyone wants to try it here’s how.

    1. Boil the 1 pound salted pig tails until they are cooked. Keep the salted water for seasoning the okra and rice.

    2. In another pot sautee okras (1 frozen package) and pumpkin (1 cup diced), with black pepper, goya seasoning, garlic, onion, and chive.

    3. Boil that mixture until okra seeds turn pink.

    4. Add meat, rice (1 1/2 cup), and 1/2 cup of water from pig tails.

    5. Cook until rice is cooked.

    Unfortunately, I don’t really have any exact quanities because we eyeball.

    Munch up :-)

  13. December 21st, 2006 at 10:14 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Nneka,
    I don’t cook either . . . too late to start now. Maybe you still have a chance. :)

    Thanks for the recipe it sounds like something I could almost handle, if I could get myself near the kitchen. :)

    New foods are great to try!!

    (PS — I’m so curious how to pronounce your name.)

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