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Re: Slow Cookery - Journal - The Food Geek

anthgirl — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:23:24 -0000

I have a slow cooker with a digital timer and three settings: high, low, and keep warm. This is a marvelous feature for folks like me who don't have well-regulated jobs and may not be home to stop the cooking when necessary. You set the cook time, and then it switches to "keep warm" mode until you're ready. I love to start my slow-cooker in the morning, and come home to a WONDERFUL dinner. And my home smells great, too! I made my first pulled-pork BBQ for New Year's day, and it couldn't have been easier. I was out NYE, so I started the pork shoulder around 2 am, and it was done before lunch. Awesome.
I also make tandoori-seasoned turkey breast in mine, as well as the usual pot roast. It's GREAT.

Re: Cleaning trout - Journal - The Food Geek

anthgirl — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:46:32 -0000

Thanks for showing this cool video, though I'm a bit disappointed that it isn't from the true beginning - de-scaling and cutting off the heads, included.

I come from a long line of fisherwomen - in fact, I thought all women fished until after going to college and getting a broader perspective on American culture.

I have been grateful many times that I learned how to clean fresh-caught fish at a very young age - there's nothing quite so satisfying as wrangling a 20-pound striper to the boat, then taking it home to clean and get on the grill. MMmmmm...

Re: Cupcake Muffin Showdown

anthgirl — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:43:53 -0000

One small point of disagreement with your premise...Cupcakes are NOT necessarily a conveyance for icing/frosting. Personally, I don't like icing and don't put it on my cupcakes unless forced by others. I love a nice, warm, fluffy german chocolate cupcake plain - maybe even two with an afternoon tea. Or carrot and spice cupcakes. MMMMMmmm...

Ok, so I have two points..."muffins" are not necessarily healthier. I have seen many oversized "muffins" that seem clearly to be made of dense cake batter and are loaded with more refined sugar substances (chocolate chips, icing, etc.) than any cupcake I make.

So, to push the geek limits here, why don't we define "muffin" vs "cupcake" so that our definition are consistent? That being the case, I would vote for a honey-wheat muffin with strawberries (a fave) over a cupcake, any day.

Re: Fractal Foods

anthgirl — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:55:23 -0000

"**- Ooh, and fiber optic artwork. People loved that stuff." Why the past tense? I still do.......too bad you didn't see my fiber optic christmas tree. Wait a minute - it's STILL up, so visit anytime to marvel at the ever-changing blinking branches.

Re: Vanilla Salt Cookies

anthgirl — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:58:54 -0000

I've had them when I was fortunate to work with TheFoodGeek and he brought them to my desk...oh....soooooo.....goooooood....

*drools on keyboard*

Re: Spanking Poms

anthgirl — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:24:19 -0000

You are a SPY, I tell you - a genuine SPOOK SPY! How else would you know I was giggling? :)