tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post3470845702316565870..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: IT’S RECIPE TIME!!!!Working Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-52286688452892132072009-11-20T19:09:36.952-05:002009-11-20T19:09:36.952-05:00Had two tiny glasses of pumpkin egg nog today. De...Had two tiny glasses of pumpkin egg nog today. Delicious. I would like two slices of your pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top Pat. Thank you.<br /><br />Jo P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-81773183324738607722009-11-20T18:22:08.634-05:002009-11-20T18:22:08.634-05:00Frankly, the thought of low fat for the holidays i...Frankly, the thought of low fat for the holidays is like trying to make us believe Santa is thin, muscular and svelt. NOT the right image!<br />PatgPatghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-43037649190650244032009-11-20T16:12:43.138-05:002009-11-20T16:12:43.138-05:00Pat, you'd like my family's stuffing. Very...Pat, you'd like my family's stuffing. Very fattening. Real butter, onions, celery, sausage, bread cubes, sage, etc. I tried to make it low fat one year, but it wasn't the same.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-39688813362347620862009-11-20T11:36:03.360-05:002009-11-20T11:36:03.360-05:00Frankly, I DO prefer Yam pie over pumpkin, but I m...Frankly, I DO prefer Yam pie over pumpkin, but I make a lot of pumpkin from leftover pumpkins for a lot of neighbors.<br />Good thing I didn't mention making your own mincemeat. What an ordeal! Only did that once. Fresh apple pie--yeah, to die for.<br />Wilfred, your turkey story was very funny. <br />On the cooking channel last night I saw a turkey roasted in a brine or marinaded soaked piece of cheese cloth. That one surprised the judges. <br />My southern in laws roasted the turkey then poured the cornbread stuffing around it to cook like Yorkshire pudding. I hated stuffing until I tasted that version.Patghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-29131169952606549852009-11-20T11:05:05.041-05:002009-11-20T11:05:05.041-05:00I pretty much love any form of pumpkin pie but you...I pretty much love any form of pumpkin pie but your comments about using fresh ingredients have my mouth watering. Yum!Dale Ivan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07417731177774379130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-46542842291461393012009-11-20T08:45:43.996-05:002009-11-20T08:45:43.996-05:00I like pumpkin pie, but the only times I've ma...I like pumpkin pie, but the only times I've made it from scratch it came out bitter and stringy. I do have a great recipe for cranberry pie, though, that uses both fresh and dried cranberries.<br /><br />I love to cook, but don't ask me about turkey. I'm vegetarian.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-47767930498657352642009-11-20T08:27:27.882-05:002009-11-20T08:27:27.882-05:00The best turkey I ever had was deep fried. And I d...The best turkey I ever had was deep fried. And I don't like pumpkin pie, either. Probably a non-American thing; I feel the same way about peanut butter. I'll eat a piece of pumpkin pie if someone puts one in front of me and I have to be polite, but I don't serve them. Obviously I don't make them. And pretty much everything I cook is canned, boxed, or bagged. Whoever invented microwave-steamable vegetables is a hero in my book. (Yes, I do steam my own fresh broccoli, but otherwise, I pop stuff in the microwave. As long as it's the steam-fresh stuff.) I do bake from scratch, though. Muffins, brownies, scones, cream buns, you name it.<br /><br />I need to go eat some breakfast now.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442754671445893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-68663281396229501592009-11-20T08:02:55.302-05:002009-11-20T08:02:55.302-05:00All this talk is making me hungry!All this talk is making me hungry!PatRemickhttp://www.patremick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-58137212166121371202009-11-20T08:00:56.306-05:002009-11-20T08:00:56.306-05:00While I like to cook, especially on the grill, I&#...While I like to cook, especially on the grill, I'd rather plunk my ass down and be the judge (otherwise known as eat) whilst letting everyone else toil in the kitchen.<br /><br />It sounds ridiculous, but the best turkey I ever did happened to be a year I decided to smoke my bird. Yep, I know how that sounds. I had just bought an electric smoker and somewhere around the 150 degrees (internal temperature)mark unknownst to me the coil of my new smoker crapped out. I have no idea how long it sat there cooking at an ambient 45 degrees. <br /><br />I was panicked. I had a crowd already in the house with big expectations of my fabulous smoked turkey. I couldn't bring him inside to finish since the oven was stuffed with stuffing and other things. So I lit the gas grill and shoved him in. I only looked away for a couple of minutes and when I turned around the fires of Hades appeared and engulfed the 22 pound bird. I swear the flames were shooting up 10 feet when I opened the lid. To this day I wake up in cold sweats hearing that Turkey crying for help. <br /><br />By the time I got the damn thing off the grill, I had no arm hair left and the crisp shriveled turkey skin that was left wouldn't cover a Robin. I got things under control, turned the grill down very low and finished cooking him. After the insta-roast technique I just invented, it didn't take all that long.<br /><br />I have no idea why or how, but that was the best damn turkey I ever ate. I got rave reviews and a few questions about where the skin was. I wouldn't recommend the recipe though.<br /><br />Interestingly my verification word was "Drake."Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-85163330083689177722009-11-20T07:45:44.774-05:002009-11-20T07:45:44.774-05:00I HATE pumpkin anything. My nephew brewed a batch ...I HATE pumpkin anything. My nephew brewed a batch of pumpkin beer that he's bringing to Deep Creek, but I'm not sure I can even taste that. Yuck.<br /><br />I try to avoid cooking for Thanksgiving whenever possible. Any years that we stay home, I make a turkey breast, otherwise most of it would go to waste. This year, I'm making the apple pies. I'm happy to turn the bird, potatoes, and stuffing over to my sisters.<br /><br />There are a couple of things I make from scratch. My spaghetti sauce is better than anything you get from a jar. I also make muffins from scratch. It's really not any harder than using a mix.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-31107160354605739602009-11-20T06:47:52.681-05:002009-11-20T06:47:52.681-05:00I actually DID make a pumpkin pie from real pumpki...I actually DID make a pumpkin pie from real pumpkin once. Years ago. I guess the problem is I don't really LIKE pumpkin pie, be it real or processed. I know. Admitting that borders on being unAmerican. But my family doesn't mind. More for them. Anyhow, if I'm going to go through the time, effort and mess of cooking from scratch, it had darned well be something I LOVE.<br /><br />Cheesecake for example. I haven't tackled that one, though.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.com