What is your favorite dish ?
Sep 7th, 2017, 05:37 PM
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My mother learned her jambalaya recipe from a cookbook. She was born in Old Windsor, Berks.
Her mother was a cook at Eton College, but left when she married my grandfather. Later, after the war (II) she got a job as a cook in a well-known pub in Windsor. She said she wasn't going to ask my grandfather for money for shoes or a new dress. She wanted her own money.
My grandfather was educated (Cambridge) and posh, so he let her do what she wanted.
Thin
Her mother was a cook at Eton College, but left when she married my grandfather. Later, after the war (II) she got a job as a cook in a well-known pub in Windsor. She said she wasn't going to ask my grandfather for money for shoes or a new dress. She wanted her own money.
My grandfather was educated (Cambridge) and posh, so he let her do what she wanted.
Thin
Sep 8th, 2017, 06:21 AM
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1) My favorite dish I make myself is a good cheeseburger. My "best" dish is harder to know.
2) My mother makes a mean gumbo.
3) The dish I order more than any other is a cheeseburger. The best dish I've ever had is probably razor clam and parsley at noma.
<I>Gumbo is similar, but the word "gumbo" means there's okra in it. It's an African name for okra, in fact. I suppose seafood gumbo wouldn't have chicken in it. Usually gumbo, like jambalaya, has both chicken and shrimp (or crayfish).</I>
Not exactly true. For starters, gumbo need not have okra, it depends upon the region and the cook. Indeed, there is debate whether the word is African in origin at all. The alternate theory is it comes from a Native American word (kombo) for sassafras leaves, which is called filé. The presence of meat vs seafood (and what kinds) is, as with okra, dependent upon the region and the cook (and what is available) - chicken and shrimp would be a somewhat uncommon pairing. Sausage or Tasso would be the more common meats to mix with a seafood or poultry-based gumbo.
Gumbo and jambalaya are quite different dishes. Gumbo is a stew/soup served over rice or (more rarely) potato salad. There are some historical versions (and probably a contemporary household or two) served over grits. Jambalaya is a rice dish where everything is cooked together, like paella or risotto.
2) My mother makes a mean gumbo.
3) The dish I order more than any other is a cheeseburger. The best dish I've ever had is probably razor clam and parsley at noma.
<I>Gumbo is similar, but the word "gumbo" means there's okra in it. It's an African name for okra, in fact. I suppose seafood gumbo wouldn't have chicken in it. Usually gumbo, like jambalaya, has both chicken and shrimp (or crayfish).</I>
Not exactly true. For starters, gumbo need not have okra, it depends upon the region and the cook. Indeed, there is debate whether the word is African in origin at all. The alternate theory is it comes from a Native American word (kombo) for sassafras leaves, which is called filé. The presence of meat vs seafood (and what kinds) is, as with okra, dependent upon the region and the cook (and what is available) - chicken and shrimp would be a somewhat uncommon pairing. Sausage or Tasso would be the more common meats to mix with a seafood or poultry-based gumbo.
Gumbo and jambalaya are quite different dishes. Gumbo is a stew/soup served over rice or (more rarely) potato salad. There are some historical versions (and probably a contemporary household or two) served over grits. Jambalaya is a rice dish where everything is cooked together, like paella or risotto.
Sep 8th, 2017, 06:56 AM
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Here you go, Julie. Hard to go wrong with Julia Child, though she makes it sound simple, and that hasn't been my experience. I do love waterzooi, though, a very comforting food:
http://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/17/di...0517child.html
http://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/17/di...0517child.html
Sep 8th, 2017, 08:59 AM
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<i>Gumbo *over* potato salad?</i>
Yep. It isn't terribly common, but it is most definitely a thing.
Adding boiled eggs to gumbo is also not unheard of, likely a way to add protein if you are poor - much of Cajun cuisine derives from trying to feed many people with cheap ingredients.
Yep. It isn't terribly common, but it is most definitely a thing.
Adding boiled eggs to gumbo is also not unheard of, likely a way to add protein if you are poor - much of Cajun cuisine derives from trying to feed many people with cheap ingredients.
Sep 9th, 2017, 05:25 AM
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1. My mother made a wonderful Shepherd's Pie made with leftover roast lamb and it's gravy.
2. Tow of my top dinners that I prepare are Linguine with Clam Sauce and Blanquette de Veau.
3.If I see this on a menu, I order it. Dreaming of Greece and Spain as I enjoy Grilled Octopus.
2. Tow of my top dinners that I prepare are Linguine with Clam Sauce and Blanquette de Veau.
3.If I see this on a menu, I order it. Dreaming of Greece and Spain as I enjoy Grilled Octopus.
Sep 10th, 2017, 12:05 PM
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@StCirq
Sirop de Liège is made from apples, pears and dates.
http://www.sirop-de-liege.com/FR/sirop.php
Sirop de Liège is made from apples, pears and dates.
http://www.sirop-de-liege.com/FR/sirop.php
