Your favourite food(s)

[VanIsle]

Yeah, the east coast really has some nice food. Used to eat in a restaurant close to the waterfront in Halifax that had an "all you can eat" mussel bar. I like mussels a lot and used to get my money's worth! Another place in Moncton was called Cy's Seafood Restaurant and it was a dandy too. But the chowders down there are always good, white or red, with white being the more popular one, I think.

Like I mentioned, I was "introduced" to white chowder on the Prairies and they just didn't get it right. (But they a great job on the local stuff like steaks, chicken, etc.)

There is a recipe for Boston Clam Chowder in the "Company's Coming" cookbook. As long as you follow it to the letter, you get great chowder (white). I made both Manhattan and Boston for our Fish and Chip Shop. The Boston was pleasing to look at as well as taste.
Much to my embarrassment, I served a bowl of chowder one day to a man and he asked if I had used any clams! He was being a bit sarcastic believing that we used so little that he didn't get any. Well - he didn't get any because I thought I must have brought out two cans ( feeling confident I had opened a large can and added it to the soup) so I put the can away. I fixed his soup and I'm sure we probably gave it to him free.

 

[talloola]

There is a recipe for Boston Clam Chowder in the "Company's Coming" cookbook. As long as you follow it to the letter, you get great chowder (white). I made both Manhattan and Boston for our Fish and Chip Shop. The Boston was pleasing to look at as well as taste.
Much to my embarrassment, I served a bowl of chowder one day to a man and he asked if I had used any clams! He was being a bit sarcastic believing that we used so little that he didn't get any. Well - he didn't get any because I thought I must have brought out two cans ( feeling confident I had opened a large can and added it to the soup) so I put the can away. I fixed his soup and I'm sure we probably gave it to him free.[/QUOTE

I was given a banana split once, in dairyqueen, and there
were no bananas in it, it was fun taking it up to the
counter to inform her, just to see the look on her face.

 

[countryboy]

Habanero peppers are somewhat popular but most people seem to buy serrano peppers. People mix them up with Jalapeno's though. Some know they are buying serrano's but many think they are buying Jalapeno's. I don't know which is hotter.
You have to do what I do to notice this but the truly odd thing about food is - for some truly odd reason, eaten by many people in one city per evening. I will for example start to notice that everyone who goes through the till is planning on a lasagne dinner or spaghetti. Anyone would know by the ingredients they are purchasing. Person after person will go through with the same stuff. You almost start to wonder if everyone is going to a community hall for a community dinner. On another night you will notice that everyone is having taco's or quesadilla. I ask on purpose just to prove myself right. It's not because the stuff is on sale that day because I thought that and I read through a flyer and the stuff isn't on that week. It's really an odd thing. It's one of those strange things that you wonder if it's influenced by the weather or if "thoughts" spread. By that I simply mean, you are wondering what to have for dinner and you see the stuff in someone's buggy for spaghetti so, it looks good and your thoughts go to having spaghetti and as you wander through the store someone else sees you and so on. It's weird.

I'm sure habaneros are at or near the top of the hot list. And, serranos are generally slightly hotter than jalapenos if I remember correctly. Serranos have a really nice flavour and they are fairly easy to find these days, even up here in the boonies.

That's a very interesting observation on what people are buying for dinner and they seem to be somewhat "grouped" together. I've never heard of that before but nothing would surprise me...maybe it is the "power of suggestion" when they what other people are buying.

 

[Cliffy]

It's one of those strange things that you wonder if it's influenced by the weather or if "thoughts" spread. By that I simply mean, you are wondering what to have for dinner and you see the stuff in someone's buggy for spaghetti so, it looks good and your thoughts go to having spaghetti and as you wander through the store someone else sees you and so on. It's weird.

Actually, thoughts spread through the collective consciousness. By that I mean that thought is not a product of the brain, but of the mind, which extends beyond the physical confines of our bodies. People "pick up" ideas through the collective consciousness. For example, how many people have had a great idea for the next amazing gadget that has the potential to make millions? But they sit on it waiting for the opportunity to develop it or just forget about it only to find that 6 months to a year down the line, someone has already started manufacturing and marketing "their" idea?

 

[Mowich]

One of my all-time favorite comfort foods is oatmeal. I eat it for breakfast, lunch, or supper depending on my mood. I like to dress it up with a dollop of home-made peanut or almond butter in the bottom of the bowl. I put raisins or cranberries in the water along with cinnamon then add the oatmeal last. I like oatmeal because it keeps you feeling full and satisfied for a long time.

 

[Johnnny]

This morning i went out of my way to make a hardy breakfast...

Eggs, bacon, beans and homefries...

With very little ketchup on my eggs : /

This is now my favourite breakfast

 

[Mowich]

This morning i went out of my way to make a hardy breakfast...

Eggs, bacon, beans and homefries...

With very little ketchup on my eggs : /

This is now my favourite breakfast

Sounds yummy, but I prefer Louisianna Hot Sauce on my eggs. :smile:

 

[countryboy]

One of my all-time favorite comfort foods is oatmeal. I eat it for breakfast, lunch, or supper depending on my mood. I like to dress it up with a dollop of home-made peanut or almond butter in the bottom of the bowl. I put raisins or cranberries in the water along with cinnamon then add the oatmeal last. I like oatmeal because it keeps you feeling full and satisfied for a long time.

My late Scottish grandfather used to eat oatmeal for breakfast almost every morning piled with brown sugar and heavy cream. He called it his 'day-starter.' The only 'exciting' thing he did to it was slice up a banana for it. He lived until he was 98.

 

[VanIsle]

My late Scottish grandfather used to eat oatmeal for breakfast almost every morning piled with brown sugar and heavy cream. He called it his 'day-starter.' The only 'exciting' thing he did to it was slice up a banana for it. He lived until he was 98.

Maybe that's why so many people buy oatmeal. People buy it in 25 and 50 pound bags. I use it only when I bake date square! The only way I can eat it as cereal is with a ton of brown sugar to cover the taste. Every morning, growing up, my Dad would call out that the "mush" was ready and every morning each of us turned it down. He called us bloomin' idiots. Actually he said idjuts! Not sure why he pronounced it that way.

 

[VanIsle]

This morning i went out of my way to make a hardy breakfast...

Eggs, bacon, beans and homefries...

With very little ketchup on my eggs : /

This is now my favourite breakfast

I struggle with eating eggs nearly anytime (just not my favourite thing) but why would you add beans? for breakfast. By homefries you don't actually mean French Fries do you? That may be a hardy breakfast but it's not a hearty breakfast unless you count hearty as a heart attack here. Aside from the ketchup, you ate nothing but fat and cholesterol. I'm not meaning to insult you. It's just a breakfast that gives me shivers at the mere thought of eating it. If I was there I would happily have given you my share. ;-)

 

[VanIsle]

For example, how many people have had a great idea for the next amazing gadget that has the potential to make millions? But they sit on it waiting for the opportunity to develop it or just forget about it only to find that 6 months to a year down the line, someone has already started manufacturing and marketing "their" idea?

I do have an idea. What I don't know though is a couple of things. Number one - I don't know how to manufacture my idea myself and number two, I have no idea where a person would go to find out such things. Do you?

 

[darkbeaver]

My favorite food today is oven baked deep brown beans made with a special recipe won in a poker game in 1953 while at sea with the Carter Expedition of that same year.

One KG soldier beans, 2gr dry mustard, 200ml tomato sauce, four slices back bacon ( alternatively two fat lamb chops), 250ml molasass, 20ml white vinegar, 250ml brown sugar, 5gr salt, 5gr black pepper, 2 bay leaf, 1 biggish onion (discard during decover 1/2 hr before serveing ) Soak the beans overnight (24hr) of course and rinse and recover with spring water 5cm above beans cover and cook at 200c all day (6 to eight hr), serve with pork chops and oven fresh brown bread and beer.

 

[Johnnny]

I struggle with eating eggs nearly anytime (just not my favourite thing) but why would you add beans? for breakfast. By homefries you don't actually mean French Fries do you? That may be a hardy breakfast but it's not a hearty breakfast unless you count hearty as a heart attack here. Aside from the ketchup, you ate nothing but fat and cholesterol. I'm not meaning to insult you. It's just a breakfast that gives me shivers at the mere thought of eating it. If I was there I would happily have given you my share. ;-)

home fries are cut up potatoes with green onions, pan fried of course

Beans are the best

 

[AnnaG]

How your body deals with eggs:

Cholesterol & Eggs: How Many Eggs Can You Eat Per Day? | StrongLifts.com

My Dad got rid of his moderately high cholesterol count by eating more eggs.

More on eggs:

Eggs, High Cholesterol Levels and Heart Disease: Is it Safe to Eat an Egg Every Day? How Many can be Eaten Each Week?

 

[AnnaG]

Around here, what you call home fries is called "hash browns".
Tater pancakes are awesome, too.

 

[AnnaG]

Here's my seafood chowder (modifiable to be just clam chowder or whatever sea critter you prefer):

The other clam chowder (my fave and its basically the same as my seafood chowder posted elsewhere):
16 oz each of crab, scallops, cod, shrimp
2 liters of canned tomatoes (or a liter and a half of fresh ones with 2 cups of water)
2 cans of baby clams, broth included
4 cups of chopped onions
4 cups of sliced carrots
4 cups of sliced celery
4 cups of cubed spuds
half a slab of bacon chopped, sauteed to crispy, and mostly drained
couple leafs of dulse
a couple bay leafs
4 cloves of garlic chopped
couple pinch of oregano
couple pinch of basil
and I add a fair bit of Cajun seasoning

bring tomatoes (and water if necessary) to a boil and add other ingredients while you saute the bacon. After it's started boiling reduce the heat and add the bacon bits. Serve with garlic toast or crackers or something.
Sorry about the recipe size, but stews, chilis, soups are things I make in large quantities so I can feed a horde or two people and freeze the leftovers.

 

[karrie]

My favorite food today is oven baked deep brown beans made with a special recipe won in a poker game in 1953 while at sea with the Carter Expedition of that same year.

One KG soldier beans, 2gr dry mustard, 200ml tomato sauce, four slices back bacon ( alternatively two fat lamb chops), 250ml molasass, 20ml white vinegar, 250ml brown sugar, 5gr salt, 5gr black pepper, 2 bay leaf, 1 biggish onion (discard during decover 1/2 hr before serveing ) Soak the beans overnight (24hr) of course and rinse and recover with spring water 5cm above beans cover and cook at 200c all day (6 to eight hr), serve with pork chops and oven fresh brown bread and beer.

Just a nudge to post this in the recipes section too DB, so people can find them later.

 

[darkbeaver]

Just a nudge to post this in the recipes section too DB, so people can find them later.

Are you mad? I don't want the general public to find this masterpiece of culinary art. I'm only sharing it with the members because I want them to experience fine eatin like I do. Diner was twenty minutes ago and I'm considering another small bowl. Tomorrow they will be one day closer to heaven and the next precious beyond belief, and potent every minute between.

 

[AnnaG]

My favorite food today is oven baked deep brown beans made with a special recipe won in a poker game in 1953 while at sea with the Carter Expedition of that same year.

One KG soldier beans, 2gr dry mustard, 200ml tomato sauce, four slices back bacon ( alternatively two fat lamb chops), 250ml molasass, 20ml white vinegar, 250ml brown sugar, 5gr salt, 5gr black pepper, 2 bay leaf, 1 biggish onion (discard during decover 1/2 hr before serveing ) Soak the beans overnight (24hr) of course and rinse and recover with spring water 5cm above beans cover and cook at 200c all day (6 to eight hr), serve with pork chops and oven fresh brown bread and beer.

I love baked beans. Yours needs garlic in it. I'll pass on the brown bread, though. Multigrain (rye, cracked wheat, flax, sunflower seeds, etc.) is better.

 

[darkbeaver]

I love baked beans. Yours needs garlic in it. I'll pass on the brown bread, though. Multigrain (rye, cracked wheat, flax, sunflower seeds, etc.) is better.

You know I think I will try garlic next time. Is there any flavour imbalance I should guard against? I can appreciate a subtle garlic overtone. Splendid suggestion Anna, thankyou.