tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post729271145265522823..comments2024-03-28T19:59:32.409-07:00Comments on Eat The Blog: Some Festive Side Dishes-Big List of Holiday CookingGoodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-31149892287235625712020-11-26T19:16:11.072-08:002020-11-26T19:16:11.072-08:00@Thrifty Parka
You're back!!!!@Thrifty Parka<br />You're back!!!!Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-46498582648034301842020-11-24T04:32:11.187-08:002020-11-24T04:32:11.187-08:00Yum! I had typed a more verbose comment earlier, b...Yum! I had typed a more verbose comment earlier, but it got lost in the ether. Your food looks so delicious and carefully prepared!<br /><br />Happy thrifting ;)ThriftyParkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295345786296221184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-80887227208545806802020-11-18T13:55:56.065-08:002020-11-18T13:55:56.065-08:00@Beate
Thank you.
I've never met a potato I d...@Beate<br />Thank you. <br />I've never met a potato I didn't like! It makes sense to serve food at festive times as it keeps people's mouths busy with less time for arguing. At least that's how it works in the US :)<br /><br />@Senora Allnut<br />I have a pressure cooker for canning/preserving but I never use it just for cooking. Part of that has to do with how inexpensive energy costs are in the US-leaving the oven on for 6 hours would be madness if I lived in Europe. I'm sure I should be finding less wasteful ways to cook. <br />The baked beans here are very sweet and salty-almost like barbeque. We serve them traditionally with things like frankfurters. <br /><br />@Emily<br />And there's <br />light treacle" which is like Golden syrup, and dark treacle which is closer to blackstrap molasses. Don't even get me started on Steen's Syrup (southern US) or King's Syrup (Pennsylvania Dutch country). <br /><br /><br />When I was young I knew it would be best to stay consistent so I went with the spellings most of the English speaking world use rather than the American version. So as the old joke goes, "I speak English but understand American." <br />My husband insists that I code switch when away from Nebraska, and Danny thinks my diction improves when I'm on the phone, but otherwise it isn't terribly obvious except in written form. Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-48134461488366491912020-11-17T22:41:42.974-08:002020-11-17T22:41:42.974-08:00The cultural differences are fun for sure! Like w...The cultural differences are fun for sure! Like when Vix said in a comment in one of your other blog posts that she'd never tasted pumpkin pie before, that blew my mind. I never knew that pumpkin pie was a distinctly American dessert, or that molasses is similar to treacle, which I'd heard of but had only the vaguest notion of. Any time I've heard of treacle in America, it was nearly always metaphorical, not an actual ingredient in a recipe the way molasses is. <br /><br />You mentioned living in Massachusetts before moving to Nebraska, but may I ask if you've ever lived in Canada or Europe? I've noticed over the years that some of your diction and spelling seems to be cosmopolitan, not purely American, like when you consistently spell the word "ton" as "tonne," or say "tin" instead of "can." It's super-cool and alluring because nobody else I know does this. : )Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-55124675198213671732020-11-16T10:29:51.028-08:002020-11-16T10:29:51.028-08:00Your recipes are really tempting me, even if I agr...Your recipes are really tempting me, even if I agree with previous comments that some ingredients look 'exotic' ;DD. I always enjoy this kind of cultural differences. <br />I've never dreamed on adding sugar/molasses to baked beans!. We usually cook beans in a pressure cooker to skip the long time baking/cooking, but pressure cookers are as usual here as italian coffee makers (essential homeware!).<br />Love particularly your potatoes recipes, best side-dishes ever!. <br />besos<br />Señora Allnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403540346998939207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-6062308347863919152020-11-15T11:04:59.678-08:002020-11-15T11:04:59.678-08:00this is interesting - never heard of all this! ver...this is interesting - never heard of all this! very exotic!<br />i live in dumpling country, with many kinds of it. and - of cause - potatoes: just boiled, fried in a pan, mashed, as dumplings, salad with mayo..... <br />and cabbage, cabbage, sauerkraut, red cabbage, kale......<br />:-D<br />the festivities are VERY heavy here foodwise.<br />glad your test was negative!!<br />xxxxxbahnwärterinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032478343344432338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-83520589205933960022020-11-15T05:30:15.104-08:002020-11-15T05:30:15.104-08:00@Vix
Navy beans are a small white bean, but cannel...@Vix<br />Navy beans are a small white bean, but cannellini would do, as would any white bean, really. Molasses is basically dark treacle. It is a by-product of sugar refining.Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-71008501978825020242020-11-15T02:36:18.173-08:002020-11-15T02:36:18.173-08:00There's some very tempting looking dishes here...There's some very tempting looking dishes here!<br />I love reading American recipes, it's like a different language. I was intrigued by your baked beans,I'm going to have to Google navy beans as they're not a name I'm familiar with, I'm also unsure as to what molasses are, I'd assumed something to do with brown sugar but obviously not as there's already some in the dish...maybe like jaggery? xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-19384068355597906742020-11-14T19:31:27.049-08:002020-11-14T19:31:27.049-08:00@Vronni
They had to endure quite a lot of bad food...@Vronni<br />They had to endure quite a lot of bad food too!<br /><br />@Ann<br />Potatoes are the best. I'm not sure I'd trust anyone that didn't like them ;)<br /><br />@Beth<br />I haven't tried making a non-dairy version, but maybe I should for Christmas? I'll bet you could get a sour taste from something like tamarind paste. <br /><br />@Emily,<br />I did test negative. I still have to quarantine until Tuesday to be safe (and I'm wearing a mask at home) but so far so good. I hear you are having a proper lockdown now. I hope it goes well. I wish we could. Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-46825783081650349142020-11-14T19:15:11.120-08:002020-11-14T19:15:11.120-08:00So you tested negative! Congratulations!
That'...So you tested negative! Congratulations!<br /><br />That's so interesting, I never knew that olive oil was once considered an exotic delicacy in mainstream American cuisine. I always took it for granted that you could get several varieties at the supermarket and not pay an exorbitant amount. <br /><br />If a buttload is an official Imperial measurement, it begs the question of what would be the metric equivalent. Kilobutt? : )Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-19740945328034761512020-11-14T11:23:10.328-08:002020-11-14T11:23:10.328-08:00Good gads! I recognize the Vegetable Mousse! It w...Good gads! I recognize the Vegetable Mousse! It was something my mother served at her ladies' card parties in the 50s, on her Autumn Leaf luncheon set (which resides in sturdy boxes on the floor of my linen closet, awaiting the brunches I plan to celebrate theend of the plague). It was one of the few treats she could leave unguarded from husband and kids. * "The kind of salad you'd use goat cheese from Aldi for...", says it all about the slightly "off" taste of this. Bitter, sour, more Slavic than Scandinavian?Beth Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02720634636307254576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-62268959007782884172020-11-14T11:06:19.131-08:002020-11-14T11:06:19.131-08:00A church picnic without the the hallelujahs first,...A church picnic without the the hallelujahs first, that just made me chuckle! Both cheese and potato crisps can be quite addictive. We used to make the latter when I was in my 20s and I'm very tempted by your recipe. Those puffed baked potatoes look quite yummy too. Better now show these to Jos, as he just loves baked potatoes!<br />I can only agree with Vronni that Mr. ETB and Danny are quite spoiled with your food offerings! xxx Polyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-16951847417889635642020-11-13T15:10:42.765-08:002020-11-13T15:10:42.765-08:00To my UK eyes there are some weird and wonderful t...To my UK eyes there are some weird and wonderful things here! You clearly love to cook and your enthusiasm comes across so well. How lucky are Mr.ETB and Danny to be able to sample all those recipes?Vronni's Style Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com