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Recipes - Appetizers & Snacks
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 29, 2008, 02:28:26 am ---Thanks! Yeah, it's fun to think of some good flavor combo and then put it in a new context.
For instance, I recently made this really good pumpkin ravioli with prosciutto and sage. So when I had some friends over for brunch, I put the same flavors into a strata. Like bread pudding, with a savory pumpkin custard, sprinkled with prosciutto, sage and toasted walnuts. I won't post the recipe, because it wasn't THAT great. But it was a fun experiment. (The ravioli dish, however, IS that great.)
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Wow, K, I didn't realize this gastronomicalititiousness of yours. Did you actually make the actual ravioli themselves?
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on December 29, 2008, 03:13:50 am ---
Wow, K, I didn't realize this gastronomicalititiousness of yours. Did you actually make the actual ravioli themselves?
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No. I bought them from a nice little Italian deli. I'm not THAT gastronomicalicious.
--- Quote from: DavidinIndy on December 29, 2008, 02:40:45 am ---Has anyone here ever tried that powdered eggnog? I tried it this year, but I accidentally mixed it in with milk and it was way too rich. I didn't read the directions. The second time I used water, like it told me too and it tasted like sweet watery powdered milk.
It was terrible.
Have any of you had success with the powdered form? Maybe I should avoid it next year. It really tasted awful. Both times. :P
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I've never tried powdered, but one night this year I did try making it from scratch, and IT was pretty bad! I might have done something wrong. I didn't follow a recipe, just went by memory (though unlike in childhood, using Egg Beaters to avoid salmonella). The other thing is, I think to make the really good stuff you have to cook it, and I didn't.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on November 20, 2006, 03:01:05 pm ---My best appetizers
Go to Trader Joe's, preferably with no kids in tow.
Cruise the frozen aisle. Walk slowly, stopping frequently. Take time to smile at other browsers. Talk about giving thanks!
Choose two packages each of three kinds of appetizers (the spanakopita, mini-quiches, everything I've tried is good.)
Take them home and now you are set.
While you are there, stock up on their tomatillo salsa, and get your Tom's of Maine deodorant and toothpaste for much less than anywhere else.
Eat some chocolate you just bought there, and wash it down with a Crystal Geyser sparkling juice, driving home in the car.
Count your blessings!
:)
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Waaaa! No Trader Joes here in the heartland! I may have to make a TJ run to the coast over the holidays! To compensate, I'm trying a new appetizer of red grapes, bulgar wheat, mint and orange dressing on romaine spears.
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 25, 2009, 01:33:53 pm ---Waaaa! No Trader Joes here in the heartland! I may have to make a TJ run to the coast over the holidays! To compensate, I'm trying a new appetizer of red grapes, bulgar wheat, mint and orange dressing on romaine spears.
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Wow. I'm being reminded of all kinds of things I'd forgotten about previous holiday fare. I ought to go through and read my own posts to remember.
Front-Ranger:
Yes, lately I read my own old posts too to refresh my memory. After getting laid off and having to turn in my computer and phone last February, I lost a big chunk of information, pictures, etc. and it is very reassuring to have it live on here at BetterMost.
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