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Padraic 
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 Posted: March 05 2010 at 21:46 |
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Big feast for the first birthday of son #2 tomorrow - will report back on how the fare was received
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Epignosis
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Posted: March 06 2010 at 16:30 |
Making lentil soup tonight. Will likely look a little something like this
 less the big green mint garnish in the middle.
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Raff
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Posted: March 06 2010 at 17:01 |
Great choice, Rob  ! I love lentils, and introduced Micky to them. In Italy we eat them for New Year's Day, since they are supposed to bring prosperity (each lentil represents a coin).
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Epignosis
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Posted: March 06 2010 at 17:19 |
 Raff wrote:
Great choice, Rob! I love lentils, and introduced Micky to them. In Italy we eat them for New Year's Day, since they are supposed to bring prosperity (each lentil represents a coin).
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They do look like little coins now that you mention it!
One New Year tradition in some parts in the US is to eat cabbage. Some say cabbage brings luck, but I think it brings gas. 
(Love cabbage myself, by the way).
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 06 2010 at 23:24 |
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^ I still need to make stuffed cabbage, I did some peppers that came out well with a beef/lamb/rice stuffing and a sweet tomato sauce ..I'm also a lentil soup fan though I don't get to eat it nearly as much as I'd like to, my mom used to make it with Italian sausage.. scrump!
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Raff
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 09:25 |
Yes, lentils with any kind of sausage are a match made in heaven  . In Italy we have this big, highly seasoned (though not hot) sausage called cotechino, which is traditionally eaten with lentils on New Year's Day. The sausage is boiled, then cut into slices and braised with the lentils for a short time - it is one of those dishes that taste better and better with time. Unfortunately, I have never been able to find cotechino here (though I've heard that in places like New York, Chicago or Philadelphia it's very easy to find), so I generally settle for kielbasa sausage, which is almost as good. Anyway, this morning I made banana pancakes for breakfast - very, very yummy! Had them with maple syrup, but next time I make them I'd like to try some different kind of topping - perhaps with chocolate?
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Finnforest
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 09:27 |
I've been making hotdishes, the ultimate comfort food of the Midwest. If you don't know what a hotdish is, you've never been to Minnesota. I'll post a recipe sometime. Most originate from the 50s-60s, and are gloriously full of fat and taste. 
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...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"
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Raff
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 09:29 |
Finnforest wrote:
I've been making hotdishes, the ultimate comfort food of the Midwest. If you don't know what a hotdish is, you've never been to Minnesota.
I'll post a recipe sometime. Most originate from the 50s-60s, and are gloriously full of fat and taste.
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I haven't, but I know about hotdishes - I've got a couple of cookbooks full of recipes for them ! I have been making a lot of casseroles over the winter, mostly pasta-based (I'm Italian after all !), though I generally have a light hand with fat.
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Dean
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 09:34 |
Raff wrote:
Yes, lentils with any kind of sausage are a match made in heaven. In Italy we have this big, highly seasoned (though not hot) sausage called cotechino, which is traditionally eaten with lentils on New Year's Day. The sausage is boiled, then cut into slices and braised with the lentils for a short time - it is one of those dishes that taste better and better with time. Unfortunately, I have never been able to find cotechino here (though I've heard that in places like New York, Chicago or Philadelphia it's very easy to find), so I generally settle for kielbasa sausage, which is almost as good.
Anyway, this morning I made banana pancakes for breakfast - very, very yummy! Had them with maple syrup, but next time I make them I'd like to try some different kind of topping - perhaps with chocolate?
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Chocolate and Banana Crepes are a dish made in heaven (or Brittany, whichever is closer), so choc-banana and those thick american pancakes would be good too. First time I went to San Francisco my usual breakfast there was walnut pancakes with strawberries and maple syrup - absolute yum!
Tonight I'm cooking up a Tuscan bean stew with Scillian sausage and roast butternut squash.
Edited by Dean - March 07 2010 at 10:48
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Raff
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 09:46 |
YUM ! About to make chili for tonight's dinner here..
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Dean
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 10:19 |
hot chocolate sauce made with 150gm 70% choc, 100ml water and a spoonful of sugar is excellent with pancakes - a touch of rum wouldn't spoil it either 
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Raff
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 10:23 |
I will definitely make it for next time! Micky's eyes lit up at the very mention of chocolate sauce with banana pancakes .
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Dean
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 10:29 |
Raff wrote:
Finnforest wrote:
I've been making hotdishes, the ultimate comfort food of the Midwest. If you don't know what a hotdish is, you've never been to Minnesota.
I'll post a recipe sometime. Most originate from the 50s-60s, and are gloriously full of fat and taste.
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I haven't, but I know about hotdishes - I've got a couple of cookbooks full of recipes for them! I have been making a lot of casseroles over the winter, mostly pasta-based (I'm Italian after all!), though I generally have a light hand with fat.
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Sounds like a Lancashire Hot Pot, Irish Stew, Scouse, Shepard's/Cottage/Cumberland Pie, Eintopf, Pasta Bake, Cassolette, Lasagna, Moussaka, type thing.
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 20:08 |
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I dated a Lancashire Hotpot once, lovely girl
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LinusW
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 20:23 |
Atavachron wrote:
^ I still need to make stuffed cabbage, I did some peppers that came out well with a beef/lamb/rice stuffing and a sweet tomato sauce ..I'm also a lentil soup fan though I don't get to eat it nearly as much as I'd like to, my mom used to make it with Italian sausage.. scrump!
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Oh yes, lentil soup is great. I make one with pancetta. It's great for cold winter days. Robust and yummy
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 20:32 |
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^ you bet, and some fresh baked cornbread with gobs of butter
..excuse my drool
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LinusW
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Posted: March 07 2010 at 20:42 |
Atavachron wrote:
^ you bet, and some fresh baked cornbread with gobs of butter
..excuse my drool
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Matthew T
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Posted: March 08 2010 at 01:55 |
My all time fav girl is home from work soon and I am whippin' up dinner.
Chicken Parmagiana   Standard Aussie Dish.............The Italians changed everybodys eating habits here and a big thankyou to all of em'
Anyway Lee has requested Mash Potatoes or Pommes Puree if you prefer ( Sounds better than Mash)
Accompanied by Pois du Maison .........Yeah ,peas blanched and tossed in butter,light braised diced onion with a little diced ham........touch of sugar with the seasoning.
Dessert ................Golden Syrup Dumplings with Thickened cream or ice-cream.......it has p-lenty of syrup sauce anyway.
One other note I do the crumbing and boning or whatever myself but tonight bugger makin the concasse for the Parma...........using a Jar 
Now if everything goes to plan..get the candles burning,........the incence stencher smokin'...........I should be right for a damn good night Maybe a flower on the table as well and a cool drink for when she gets in the door. |
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 08 2010 at 02:56 |
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nice
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Posted: March 08 2010 at 15:35 |
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