Food! OMG best treat ever!

[Bug]

I just had to post here. We Pixies love Maple Syrup, it is Rum for Pixies lol & we Love Cake we serve these at every M&G. So the official treat of the Pixie Pirates is a Maple Syrup Rum Cake Ala Flambe' So if you ever get hungry on the High Seas stop over to a Pixie Piratez ship & have some cake! We also really like Cheesey Pickles!!
Your treats all sound yummy.

[TDSChristy]

Basil that is a lot of Cheez-its. I bet it tastes super yummy, with all that buttery ranch goodness. Eat some for me!

[Sarah]

New Favorite!

I saw this made on Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, had to try it myself.

Battered Balls of Turkey

Basically it's turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes rolled into a ball, lightly battered, fried, and served with gravy. Like thanksgiving dinner rolled into one bite.

Here's what I did:

Turkey:
Didn't feel like doing a whole turkey, so I poached some parts (bone in) for an hour in:
1 gallon water
2 carrots, cut in pieces
3 celery stalks, cut in pieces
1 onion, halved
1 head garlic, halved horizontally
4 fresh thyme sprigs
2 fresh rosemary sprigs
10 peppercorns
3 bay leaves
Strain, let it cool, and shred it.

Stuffing: (this is how I make it, I guess you could use Stove Top...follow package directions…)
1 quart chicken broth (use the stuff you strained from poaching the bird)
2 ounces dried mushrooms
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped green pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon salt
3 cups bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup dried cranberries or cherries
1/2 ounces chopped pecans
2 whole eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons dried sage
2 teaspoons dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Heat the chicken broth in the microwave in a large microwave-proof bowl. Place mushrooms in a glass bowl and pour heated broth over them. Cover and allow to sit for 35 minutes.
Meanwhile…
In a large mixing bowl toss the onion, celery, and green pepper with the oil and salt. Place the vegetables on a sheet pan and roast for 35 minutes. During the last 10 minutes of cooking, spread the cubed bread over the vegetables, return to the oven, and continue cooking.
Drain mushrooms, reserving 1 cup of liquid. Chop the mushrooms and place in a large bowl with the vegetables and bread, reserved chicken stock, cranberries (or cherries), pecans, eggs, sage, parsley and black pepper. Stir well in order to break up pieces of bread. Spread into a deep, buttered baking dish and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.
Let it cool so you don’t burn your hands off rolling it.

Mashed Taters…you don’t need a recipe for that, right?

Gravy:
Again, use the strained stock you still have left over from the poached Bird
Melt the 2 T of butter with 2 T olive oil, and add 4 T of flour. Cook this roux, stirring frequently, until it is golden brown. Slowly whisk in the strained stock being careful to work out any lumps. Cook until the gravy has thickened, about 10 to 15 minutes.

TO Make the darn things:
Take about a tablespoon of turkey, stuffing and taters, and roll together into a ball. Dip in either egg, milk or a combination, then roll in flour, then back in egg wash, then back in flour. Let them sit for about ten minutes on a cookie sheet while the oil heats up, and then drop them in a few at a time and let them get golden. Drain on a rack, paper towels, or a brown paper bag, and serve with the gravy.

YUM

Not as hard as it looks, I swear

[Eliza Creststeel]

Vanilla or Cherry Coke...

Sabra Pine Nut Hummus and Pita Wedges...

[League]

New Favorite!

I saw this made on Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, had to try it myself.

I love that show, and I saw that episode. I saw a great way to make macaroni and cheese on there that I am certainly going to try. As well, I saw a burger where the buns were each grilled cheese sandwiches. Oom, oi vey!

[Sarah]

TANDY!!! I did it! The mistakes were even awesome, a little messy...but tasty!

Here ya go

Chocolate Hazelnut Purse

For the Flourless Chocolate Cake:

1 pound semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup Kahlua
8 large eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt

Combine the chocolate, butter, and Kahlua in a metal bowl set over simmering water or in the top of a double boiler. Melt the mixture, stirring constantly, until smooth and creamy, about 5 minutes; reserve.

Meanwhile combine eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl and whisk with an electric mixer until frothy and almost doubled in volume, about 5 to 10 minutes. (seriously, give this step time...) Fold 1/3 of egg mixture into chocolate mixture using a rubber spatula. Repeat this process 2 more times – until all of egg mixture has been folded into chocolate mixture.

Pour batter into a 9" round cake pan, with a heck of a lot of baking spray, and place a roasting pan. Pour enough water into the roasting pan to come about halfway up the sides. (water bath) Bake until cake has risen slightly and edges are just beginning to set, about 40 to 45 minutes. Remove cake from roasting pan and cool on wire rack to room temperature. Refrigerate overnight. (VERY INMPORTANT< It's GOT to be cold!)

The next day you'll need one jar of Nutella, a mess of melted butter, a one pound package of phillo dough, and a heck of a lot of patience

Cut the cake into one inch rounds...um, donut holes is more like it. If you've never worked with Phillo before, unwrap, and place in some damp (very slightly damp) towels to keep it from drying out.

Cut the phillo into 4" squares, re-wrap in damp towels

Take four to six squares of phillo, buttered between each sheet. Lay a cake circle in the middle of the stacked dough, top with about a T of Nutella, and another round of cake. Gather the phillo up around the chocolate goodness. Here's where I had my problems...getting the phillo to seal around the goodies....if you slightly wet the part you're pinching together, seems to hold OK. Repeat til phillo is used up...lick remaining nutella with your fingers Lightly butter the outside of the Purses.

Place the "purses" on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 325 for about 12 minutes. Let them sit for a good 10 minutes before serving or even attempting to break them open...which gives you time to scoop some ice cream and put some berries on the plate Any Ice Cream you like, and even some chocolate sauce on the side is nice.

Here's a pic from the show I saw these on....mine were not this pretty...but close.



They tied the purses together with pretty little phillo "laces"...yeah, I'm not going there...The slightly wet dough worked for me.

Enjoy

[Shnoodell]

I usually find myself drinking lemonade at the computer XD it gets the energy going.

[Dawn]

I'm a really big fan of Tortilla chips, usually with Roasted Raspberry Chipotle sauce and cream cheese, its pretty tasty! If I can't get to that, then you can often find me indulging on Goldfish or some sort of cracker.

[Shnoodell]

Ah that reminds me! tortilla soup is really great when im gaming.

[Erich Uchiha]

I had Mountain Dew Game Fuel yesterday when I was on POTCO... lol.

[Jaquin DePlank]

Last snack I had while playing POTCO were those new Snyder's Pretzel Pieces, Buffalo flavored. Pretty good, although you have to play one handed to keep the keyboard clean...

[JM Ohara]

Ooh, anything chocolate... Cheese popcorn, the kind you make and add parmesan to, or Cheese Its, for drink, iced tea no sugar no lemon no cream no fruit no FUNK just tea! or a Vanilla Coke or Dr. Pepper

[mlratto]

had some of our limited edition root beer float ice cream last night. amazing how it tastes exactly like a root beer float!

[Kid Heartbreaker]

Since this is a Grill’n and Chill’n weekend, you really should add this to your table.
Here is a Two’fer for you. Both come from Chef Paul Prudhomme.

Warning: The Green Onion Mayonnaise may be addictive.

Green Onion (Scallions) Mayonnaise

1 Egg plus 1 Egg Yoke
1 1/8 Cup EVO
½ Cup finely chopped Green Onions
1 ½ Tablespoon Creole (or Stone Ground) Mustard
1 Tablespoon White Vinegar
½ Teaspoon Salt
1/8 Teaspoon White Pepper

Blend the egg and egg yolk in a food processor or blender until frothy (about 2 minutes). With the machine on, gradually drizzle the EVO in a thin stream. When the mixture is thick and creamy, add the remaining ingredients and blend for an additional minute. Refrigerate until ready to use.


Creole Potato Salad

4~5 medium White Potatoes, cooked, peeled and coarsely chopped
6 Hard Boiled eggs, finely chopped
¼ Cup finely chopped Onions
¼ Cup finely chopped Celery
¼ Cup finely chopped Bell Pepper (your choice on color)
2 Teaspoons Ground Red Pepper – Cayenne of course
2 Teaspoons Creole (or Stone Ground) Mustard
1 ¼ Teaspoon Salt
¼ Teaspoon White Pepper
Green Onion (Scallions) Mayonnaise

In a large Bowl combine all ingredients, mixing well. Refrigerate until ready to serve. In addition to the “As Printed” recipe above, I add ½ (total) Cup Green and Black Olives finely chopped and top with Crumbled crispy Bacon.

Enjoy.

[TDSChristy]

This is my new favorite chocolate cake recipe.


http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChocolateCake.html You just have to whip the bejeebers out of the ganache. I have made this 5 times within the past 2 weeks. LOL. It is yummers.