What's For Dinner v.7.10: Chile Today, Hot Tamale

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Saturday October 06, 2012 · 4:30 PM PDT

2012/10/06 · 16:30

Only mildly amusing as the butt of a child's joke, chiles are serious business in many cuisines. Native to the Americas, they have managed to find their way into nearly every corner of the world mostly because of the early Spanish explorers of the New World.

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I like my chile

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I like my chile

Red

2 votes

Green

3 votes

Red and mild

9 votes

Red and hot

17 votes

Green and mild

5 votes

Green and hot

13 votes

I do not like chile

1 vote

I thought this was a diary about South America

1 vote

Chile pie

2 votes

What's For Dinner v5.48: Meh. . . .It's a Piece of Cake!

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Saturday June 25, 2011 · 4:30 PM PDT

2011/06/25 · 16:30

" All the world is a birthday cake. So take a piece, but not too much" ---George Harrison

I consider myself a skilled and accomplished cook. Oftentimes, when discussing cooking with others who share that passion I am asked, “what kind of cooking do you like best?” I always find that a difficult question to answer because, like my eating, I like to cook everything! However, if I press myself I have to say that I love baking—pies, bread, cookies, and cake, glorious cake.

So, Kossacks, we’ve had dinner and now it’s time for dessert. Let’s talk about cake. I will highlight two-and-a half recipes that are good anytime, but are also in my opinion great to bake for that July 4 picnic, a family gathering, or potluck dinner.

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Saturday November 27, 2010 · 2:45 PM PST

2010/11/27 · 14:45

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."-- J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

OK, so Thanksgiving isn't technically in winter. Then there's all of the religion/Native Americans vs The Pilgrims/crass commercialism/I hate the holidays because of my crazy family arguments and I am not here to argue for, or against, any of those. What we are here to talk about are the food traditions of what I am calling, for the purposes of our discussion, the Winter Holidays: from late November until the first of the New Year. I can talk about Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. I hope some of you can add food discussions from other holidays and cultures.

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Winter Holidays

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Winter Holidays

Bah, humbug!

2 votes

I couldn't care less

3 votes

Too much stress and commercialism

9 votes

Love 'em, celebrate in a religious tradition

3 votes

Love 'em, celebrate in a non-relligious tradition

20 votes

I just here for the food, Dude

21 votes

What's for Dinner: Irons On the Fire

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Saturday June 12, 2010 · 3:43 PM PDT

2010/06/12 · 15:43

"Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love."
--Craig Claiborne, Kitchen Primer

Untold thousands, maybe millions, of years ago some ancestor of ours stumbled upon some flesh or vegetation burned in a wildfire and thought this was better than eating it raw. Or, so the story goes. An alternative version might be that some really smart Homo erectus wanted to invent the Food Network, but was thwarted when they realized there was no cable or satellite—or television—and it would be two million years before Bobby Flay would be born.

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Your favorite cookware or gadget is:

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Your favorite cookware or gadget is:

None, I eat everything raw

0 votes

A grill, BBQ, smoker, open fire

7 votes

Cast iron, Baybeee

21 votes

Stainless Steel

8 votes

Hard-anodized aluminum (nee Calphalon)

10 votes

Some crap I got for a wedding or housewarming present

1 vote

A paper plate in a microwave

1 vote

George Foreman grill

1 vote

Hot air popper/squirrel cooker

1 vote

Crock Pot

5 votes

A pie pan

2 votes

Other (specifiy in comments)

5 votes

What's For Dinner: Pass the Bread, Please

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Saturday February 27, 2010 · 4:18 PM PST

2010/02/27 · 16:18

"Give me yesterday's Bread, this Day's Flesh, and last Year's Cyder." --Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac

Disclosure: I am a registered nurse by training and an information technology geek by experience. I am not a food historian, professional chef or baker, or an authority on anything in particular. This diary is a product of my personal experience and research as an amateur enthusiast.

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40 votes Show Results

Bread

40 votes Vote Now!

Bread

The "Staff of Life"

33 votes

Pie, Buttermilk or Otherwise

7 votes

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What's For Dinner v.7.10: Chile Today, Hot Tamale

What's For Dinner v5.48: Meh. . . .It's a Piece of Cake!

What's For Dinner: The Winter Holidays

What's for Dinner: Irons On the Fire

What's For Dinner: Pass the Bread, Please