Prog Chefs Unite!!!

Raff wrote: Oh, I adore Alton Brown! I remember seeing his features on how to make gumbo, and how hilarious it was every time he burnt a roux! Thanks so much for the tip btw... I'll see what I can find!

I'm sure you'll make a terrific meal!  By the way, my Italian-American mother-in-law serves baked stuffed shells for the first course every Thanksgiving - a big meal without a pasta course is anathema to the Italian side of the family! 

Raff wrote: Artichoke, Sausage and Parmesan Stuffing

*drools*

Tell micky to marry you before my wife and I adopt you. 

Hate it when I can't put the toon directly in the post.

Food related.  I don't usually laugh at Bailey, but this one cracked me up.


Edited by Slartibartfast - December 02 2008 at 12:39

Whole Foods isn't bad for a chain store, we just got one in Memphis. You might want to check out Fresh Market as well. In SF there were some really good privately owned health food co-ops. Not much chance of getting that here, but you never know. I bet there may be some co-ops in your neck of the woods.

Whole Foods is quite good though be wary of their own brand products 365, they're hit and miss

E-Dub wrote: Syzygy wrote: Today I made thyme roasted pork shoulder with pears and perry gravy, and if I say so myself the crackling was lovely! How would I have to do to get you to post the recipe because that sounds awesome. BTW, what's pear and perry gravy? E

Thanks a lot for your suggestions, and please keep them coming! Unfortunately, there is no Green Acres in this area, but I've found four Wegman's - while all the Fresh Market branches are located in southern VA. I suppose one can't have everything... Our closest local stores are Safeway (nothing special, but OK for everyday supplies) and Harris Teeter (which I like quite a lot), and both are withing walking distance. As you may know, I don't drive, and I like to walk anyway, so I'm quite happy with what we have. We can always pop in at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's on weekends (they're both in the Old Town area of Alexandria), or I can use them to get smaller stuff that I can carry myself.

I cut strips of chicken breasts and dredged them in flour, lite coconut milk and flaked coconut and deep fried them in canola oil. Served them over greens with sliced red onion, toasted pecans and a ginger and mandarin orange dressing. VERY good!

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 ^ I do a similar chicken breast pan-fry with tomatoes, good Italian olives, a strip or two of bacon, a splash of beer or white wine, maybe some fresh basil if I have any..  great over linguine, egg noodles or rice.

I should definitely get those panko breadcrumbs, which I've never used, though I've heard they are way better than ordinary breadcrumbs. As David mentioned bacon, I should add that for lunch I made a decent imitation of the famous Italian amatriciana sauce - that is, a sauce of tomatoes, pancetta (Italian-style bacon), onion, garlic and red pepper flakes, served over pasta with grated Romano cheese (found at Trader's Joe). Obviously it didn't taste exactly like its Italian counterpart, but it was much lighter, and Micky loved it.