TMI - In the Kitchen

What’s Cookin’ Good Lookin’?



Would you like to taste my muffins?

Why, yes, I would...



 

In the United States Thanksgiving is this week, so a lot of folks will be cooking up a storm in preparation. Many other holidays will occur over the next month around the world and everyone seems to celebrate with food, hence, the TMI Tuesday theme…Cooking.

Haagen-Dazs or Ben & Jerry’s?

Ben & Jerry’s hands down favorite.  They have Phish Food, the best diet-busting ice cream ever, and their flavors change and they feature tie-dye.  What else can you ask for?

What is always in your refrigerator?

Milk, Eggs, left-overs stored for tomorrow’s lunch, lots of lettuce, tomatoes (what ever is on sale), lots of fruit (my son loves grapes and Tangelos) and about 8 kinds of salad dressing. 

In the freezer, we have Girl Scout Thin mints and probably a package of M&Ms (dark chocolate) to add to our popcorn on Movie Night.

What’s your worst kitchen disaster?

Home-made ice cream that never froze (made for cub scouts)

Three batches of cookies that looked great, but tasted awful (never knew why)

A really dry Turkey for Thanksgiving one year…it was awful, one of my first.  I was cooking for 30 and only the vegetarians were happy.

What’s your best kitchen success?

OK, I had to add this one in.  Last year I cooked a BBQ and Dutch Oven dinner for 200+ people and we had to do it in the rain.  The dinner was in a local VFW post as a fund-raiser for our Cub Scout pack.  I volunteered when I thought it was about 60 people, but we invited another group to join us and suddenly the guest list exploded.  I was freaking out but it was so much fun.  I had 8 Dutch ovens going at the same time with chicken, potatoes and desert.  The moms brought salads and rolls and it came off wonderfully. 

This year I’m doing the dinner for our church Christmas Festival, but it’s not as much fun, just spiral cut hams from Costco.  J

Favorite kitchen gadget?

I love my Williams Sonoma roasting pans and my vegetable steamers.  My wife does great stuff in our crock pot, and I love my pressure cooker for quick and tender meats and I can do a ton of vegetables in one big pot.  I know there aren’t really gadgets, but I did splurge on a watermelon knife

What was your last meal? Did you like it?

Last night we had oven-baked boneless BBQ chicken with baked beans and a green salad.  I will be having the same for lunch in just a few minutes, and yes, it’s yummy, and very simple to make.

What’s your favorite cookie?

Hmmmm, so may to choose from.  The easy answer is a Tollhouse cookie with a little peanut butter blended in.  Snickerdoodles are nice as well as chocolate/mint/chip brownies (mouthgasm!!!).  My brother makes killer peanut butter cookies while mine tend to be a bit dry.  I love simple sugar cookies when they are over baked just enough to be really crispy.  I make great Texas Sheet Cake, and, if given a chance, will put green food coloring and mint in almost any frosting. 

And yes, I will be taking orders if you need a caterer for your next event.  If you are willing to fly me out, I will cook for you and make your mouth water.  Or, if you are in SoCal, let me know, and we’ll do lunch.

And, a double yes, I will be posting some of my favorites on the Great Cookie Exchange as listed below.

Instead of just telling us about your favorite cookie why don’t you share the recipe via The Great Cookie Exchange Extravaganza


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