tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post3601456263634194959..comments2023-10-12T07:26:45.479-07:00Comments on I'm Mad and I Eat: Mo Tasty, Mo Bettacookiecrumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-2657008432517139922009-01-08T16:49:00.000-08:002009-01-08T16:49:00.000-08:00how do i make the pressman's hat with the new down...how do i make the pressman's hat with the new downsized newspaper page?<BR/>seems that i would have to cut some off to maintain the correct proportions-but how much i can not figure without knowing the size of the real newspaperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-8158465294168671012007-01-17T16:11:00.000-08:002007-01-17T16:11:00.000-08:00Sara and Barbara: I'd make them again, fer shur. I...Sara and Barbara: I'd make them again, fer shur. I'm thinking of increasing the oil a tiny bit, for more snap and less dusty dryness.<br />And Barbara -- hah, you cutie. The hat only comes in one size. (And they keep shrinking the size of newspapers!) Well, the benefit was that not all the crackers got taken to the party!! ;-)cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-76270589933534684732007-01-17T12:04:00.000-08:002007-01-17T12:04:00.000-08:00Impressive crackers but I'm REALLY impressed with ...Impressive crackers but I'm REALLY impressed with the Pressman's Hat container.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074005234609879061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-20142782517404442042007-01-17T11:17:00.000-08:002007-01-17T11:17:00.000-08:00I definitely need to learn to make crackers!I definitely need to learn to make crackers!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405010813656127667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-371467163958665372007-01-16T13:33:00.000-08:002007-01-16T13:33:00.000-08:00Katie: So right, and it's been interesting to see ...Katie: So right, and it's been interesting to see myself gradually come around to acknowledging it, after a very rigorous year and a half of local eating. Plus: Winter = the aromas of spices. Hot cocoa, cinnamon, cloves, curry, chiles... I could just wallow.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-73518584154834050332007-01-16T12:41:00.000-08:002007-01-16T12:41:00.000-08:00Summer cooking is about grilling and fresh herbs.
...Summer cooking is about grilling and fresh herbs.<br />Winter cooking is about the spice shelf - stock up and use. Right now I'm into sauteing chili powder in oil with onions - the basis for anything...Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106770684223181487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-16446091720484321282007-01-16T09:19:00.000-08:002007-01-16T09:19:00.000-08:00Sam: I was at my parents' house several years ago ...Sam: I was at my parents' house several years ago when my mom decided to weed out the really old spices from her cupboard. The old metal cans were so charming, I pulled them out of the trash, and they are "decor" in my kitchen now. (I think they still have stuff inside too.)<br /><br />ChrisB: I'll come to your defense: If the nutmegs are whole, there MUST be something still good inside. Mm?cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-45923016976706617142007-01-16T04:50:00.000-08:002007-01-16T04:50:00.000-08:00Sam is so right I still have the whole nutmegs ( b...Sam is so right I still have the whole nutmegs ( brought from the west indies) she is referring to but when grated they still taste good and I can't bring myself to throw them out. However Sam, only last week I did clear some of the old spices and replaced, this is under the influence of all the food blogs I read and I've also started using fresh such as ginger- is there hope for me!!ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958330170295676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-59957208402137958382007-01-15T23:12:00.000-08:002007-01-15T23:12:00.000-08:00the crackers were yumptious!
Ask mum how old some...the crackers were yumptious!<br /><br />Ask mum how old some of her west indian spices are - the nutmeg for example, I do believe they might be nearly as old as I am. she wont throw them out.<br /><br />unfortunately i have since lost the antique food collection I put together from mum's pantry when I was in college, but the prices used to make me laugh! I think some of them were in 'd' instead of 'p' which predates decimlisation (1970)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-76412061910558629092007-01-15T22:10:00.000-08:002007-01-15T22:10:00.000-08:00Catherine: I'm vindicated. I checked, and the lid ...Catherine: I'm vindicated. I checked, and the lid with the 49 cent stamp on it doesn't even match the jar. There has been a lot of filling and refilling that oregano jar with bulk herbs or those great dried ones in cellophane packets, and lids got switched. I may not be as old as I thought. ;-P<br /><br />Dagny: Lemon pepper has a *twangy* taste; easy to crave. I get it.<br /><br />Beccy: Oh, well, see... I would have tasted the 12-year-old cornflour before I threw it out, and probably decided to save it for another 12 years.<br /><br />Kudzu: You ARE Brenda Starr.<br /><br />Tea: Those was mine. I thought of you: I also brought a goat cheese spread (maybe OK for you) cut with sour cream (not OK for you). Dang. Nowadays we have to label everything.<br /><br />Tammy: No. The crackers are across the hall, in Home Ec.<br /><br />Anna: Crackers are the easiest baking project I've ever managed. Try! Easier than banana bread.<br /><br />Cyndi: Brava to you on your new food plan. Flavors will get you through. And I think you're good for another 25 on the cream of tartar.<br /><br />SFMike: What's a Bandon? (I owe you. I flubbed up our potential date. I'll call.)cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-85297013271240752372007-01-15T21:39:00.000-08:002007-01-15T21:39:00.000-08:00When I went to Judith Ets-Hokins' Home Chef school...When I went to Judith Ets-Hokins' Home Chef school many years ago, she instructed us that dried herbs needed to be used with great care, but that fresh herbs could be used "with abandon."<br /><br />Of course, Ms. Judith used that observation to make fun of her stupid students, telling the story about a previous class where an old lady had put up her hand and asked which herb "abandon" might be.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-44747247935108028992007-01-15T20:41:00.000-08:002007-01-15T20:41:00.000-08:00I posted about flavor tonight, too - in attempting...I posted about flavor tonight, too - in attempting to cut the carbs I have to ratchet up the flavor so I don't miss my precious potatoes so much. Those crackers look really tasty. I wonder if cream of tartar expires - I have a bottle that I think I had when I got married 25 years ago. Other spices defiinitely get replaced and replenished, but cream of tartar just hasn't had a great priority. Now, gotta go grab the newspapers to make me a hat!Cyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485300845528483642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-74138674752297877082007-01-15T20:33:00.000-08:002007-01-15T20:33:00.000-08:00Some crackers! I've never attempted crackers, hea...Some crackers! I've never attempted crackers, hearing that they can be difficult! The hat basket seems my speed for making though!Anna Haighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322505190424736466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-48321218332206333252007-01-15T17:17:00.000-08:002007-01-15T17:17:00.000-08:00Ooooo, crafts! I flunked origami in high school, ...Ooooo, crafts! I flunked origami in high school, but it might have been a blood sugar thing. No yummy homemade crackers to be found.tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418732743701019456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-80512178084868476832007-01-15T14:58:00.000-08:002007-01-15T14:58:00.000-08:00You MADE those crackers? Wow. I couldn't try them ...You MADE those crackers? Wow. I couldn't try them myself, but I heard other people saying how yummy they were. I didn't realize they were your own creation (me, I buy crackers at the store, how boring:-).<br /><br />And I loved the containers. How clever!Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795119468340273821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-31446493456903866412007-01-15T12:16:00.000-08:002007-01-15T12:16:00.000-08:00The crackers sound great, by cracky, but it's the ...The crackers sound great, by cracky, but it's the pressman's har that impresses. I mean, I'm probably the only one who remembers when there were pressmen, hats or no hats. They were a rowdy lot who made rude remarks when the summer intern waltzed hastily through their workspace to go file thumbnails in the morgue (how Brenda Starr is that?),Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-16769947504555801112007-01-15T12:09:00.000-08:002007-01-15T12:09:00.000-08:00I recently found cornflour that came over with me ...I recently found cornflour that came over with me from England over 12 years ago. It looked alright to me but when I read the use by date it had to go!Beccyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316644797253921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-62734464591499076942007-01-15T11:33:00.000-08:002007-01-15T11:33:00.000-08:0049 cents? Woah!
And I'm with Catherine. The lem...49 cents? Woah!<br /><br />And I'm with Catherine. The lemon pepper stays. If I'm not mistaken, it's mostly salt so I use it in place of regular salt at times.Dagnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454543828633484309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-84304807211354283762007-01-15T11:22:00.000-08:002007-01-15T11:22:00.000-08:00Wow - 49 cents!
The crackers look very good and ...Wow - 49 cents! <br /><br />The crackers look very good and I like the party dish idea!<br /><br />I don't know what it is but I'm keeping my lemon pepper! Essential for eggy toast!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416412232636141747noreply@blogger.com