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[Such Irony]

Vanilla Crack

Ingredients
1 lb Salted Soda Crackers
2 cups Butter, Salted
1 cup Sugar, Granulated
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup Pecan Pieces


Directions
1. Line 10 x 15" jelly roll pan with heavy-duty foil. Spray foil with non-stick spray.

2. Cover the pan completely with a single layer of crackers, salt side up. (Break crackers in pieces to make them fit if you have to). Set aside

3. Combine butter, sugar, and vanilla in heavy sauce pan. Bring to full boil over medium high heat on stove top. (A full boil will bave breaking bubbles all over the surface fo the pan).

4. Boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly.

5. Pour mixture over the soda crackers as evenly as you can.

6. Sprinkle nuts over the top.

7. Place pan in over and bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

8. When completely cooled break into pieces.

 

[Patches]

Jeez. The day before Thanksgiving (at least for the Americans) and this thread isn't being bumped?

Ive been cooking my face off. My aunts have decided that they're too busy to make anything for the Thanksgiving dinner that my extended family is having, so my mother and I are making 90% of it.

I've decided to try something new and make a batch of stuffing out of cornbread, because I saw it on the Food Network.

I made that pumpkin crisp earlier, but ultimately it's too sugary and not much easier than pumpkin pie, so Ive decided to just go with the traditional pumpkin pies.

Plus my brother was in the mood for French Onion soup for dinner, so I made that.

 

[Aquarelle]

A pumpkin pie, but it was a major FAIL. I used a different recipe than my normal one, and it tasted gross. Will try again tomorrow morning with the old standby recipe!

 

[cascadeco]

Ok: Just finished these about an hour ago. They're my contribution to a Thanksgiving dinner I've been invited to - I'm in charge of appetizers.

A few comments on these - firstly, I've never worked with phyllo dough - this was a first. It's annoying. I will definitely do better next time. The pastry is dryer/brittler than it should be (texture isn't quite right). So they'll just be crunchier than they really should be, but taste-wise they're fine. Also the finished product isn't nearly as 'pretty' as it should be.

The filling is totally yummy though - spinich, scallions, fresh parsley, some green lentils, feta cheese, an egg, and pepper. Oh. And butter and olive oil, of course.

 

[Patches]

Vanilla Crack

I gotta be honest... I think this recipe needs a new name. Every time I open this thread and read it I have to do a double take because I think we're learning how to make flavored cocaine.

 

[prplchknz]

Ok: Just finished these about an hour ago. They're my contribution to a Thanksgiving dinner I've been invited to - I'm in charge of appetizers.

A few comments on these - firstly, I've never worked with phyllo dough - this was a first. It's annoying. I will definitely do better next time. The pastry is dryer/brittler than it should be (texture isn't quite right). So they'll just be crunchier than they really should be, but taste-wise they're fine. Also the finished product isn't nearly as 'pretty' as it should be.

The filling is totally yummy though - spinich, scallions, fresh parsley, some green lentils, feta cheese, an egg, and pepper. Oh. And butter and olive oil, of course.

I love spanakopita

 

[Thalassa]

Ok: Just finished these about an hour ago. They're my contribution to a Thanksgiving dinner I've been invited to - I'm in charge of appetizers.

A few comments on these - firstly, I've never worked with phyllo dough - this was a first. It's annoying. I will definitely do better next time. The pastry is dryer/brittler than it should be (texture isn't quite right). So they'll just be crunchier than they really should be, but taste-wise they're fine. Also the finished product isn't nearly as 'pretty' as it should be.

The filling is totally yummy though - spinich, scallions, fresh parsley, some green lentils, feta cheese, an egg, and pepper. Oh. And butter and olive oil, of course.

Oh yum looks good! I know it's a pain to work with phyllo dough - I made Beef Wellington once...

I just made fresh cranberry sauce with whole cranberries, sugar, water, fresh squeezed orange juice, and a spoonful of orange zest. I also made real turkey gravy with drippings. Last year I actually cooked a turkey, but I wasn't assigned that particular thing this year.

 

[Unkindloving]

Sweet Potato Concoction

It tastes super happy
Made with this recipe, basically.

 

[Tiltyred]

Some crap called Mulatto Rice (I know, I know, but I didn't name it) that a friend mentioned she thought sounded good, so I offered to make it. I'm sure the recipe is wrong. It's still cooking so we'll see.

 

[prplchknz]

Sweet Potato Concoction

It tastes super happy
Made with this recipe, basically.

that's almost the same recipe my mom uses, it's really good.

I made mashed potatoes that ended up amazing (they always do when I make mashed potatoes) and I suggested we use the food processor for the pie crust for the pumpkin pie, the crust came out amazing. and the food processor makes its so much easier than doing it by hand. and now i have no excuse not to make a pie a crust from scratch.

 

[Thalassa]

that's almost the same recipe my mom uses, it's really good.

We had marshmallow yams today that were even better than the pumpkin pie. We should have just had marshmallow yams for dessert. I didn't cook those, though.

 

[Walking Tourist]

I made this: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/cranberry-sauce-extraordinaire/Detail.aspx

 

[Redbone]

Vegetable lasagna. Well, it was actually spinach and mushroom lasagna. I think I'll leave out the spinach and use onions and eggplant next time.

Would you believe that they make GF lasagna noodles?! Yeah, they do!

 

[Reflection]

At the moment, letting the sauce calm down while waiting for the water for the pasta to boil. Making tuna steak in soy sauce with penne pasta on the side. In other words, experimenting with my last remaining piece of tuna.

 

[prplchknz]

Vegetable lasagna. Well, it was actually spinach and mushroom lasagna. I think I'll leave out the spinach and use onions and eggplant next time.

Would you believe that they make GF lasagna noodles?! Yeah, they do!

Yup, there's even an italian place up in chicago that serves gluten free pasta and pizza that I think I'm going to take my gluten intolerant room mate to before he moves to New York.

Also helping my mom make chocolate.

 

[Redbone]

Yup, there's even an italian place up in chicago that serves gluten free pasta and pizza that I think I'm going to take my gluten intolerant room mate to before he moves to New York.

Your lucky roommate! They have a pizza place here that started making GF pizza. We bought some (costs a fortune, bastards!) and it was truly disgusting. I mean, yeah--we were desperate but ugh. I've made GF pizza at home and it was a gazillion times better than that mess they had the nerve to serve me. It can be really hard to get some good GF food outside of the home *sigh*.

 

[prplchknz]

Your lucky roommate! They have a pizza place here that started making GF pizza. We bought some (costs a fortune, bastards!) and it was truly disgusting. I mean, yeah--we were desperate but ugh. I've made GF pizza at home and it was a gazillion times better than that mess they had the nerve to serve me. It can be really hard to get some good GF food outside of the home *sigh*.

yeah, and its gotten mostly 4-5 star reviews.

 

[prplchknz]

Your lucky roommate! They have a pizza place here that started making GF pizza. We bought some (costs a fortune, bastards!) and it was truly disgusting. I mean, yeah--we were desperate but ugh. I've made GF pizza at home and it was a gazillion times better than that mess they had the nerve to serve me. It can be really hard to get some good GF food outside of the home *sigh*.

yeah, and its gotten mostly 4-5 star reviews.

 

[figsfiggyfigs]

I want to marry all of you, so you can feed me 24/7.

 

[Tamske]

Friday evening I baked a spice cake. I used a mixture between an American and an European recipe.
I tried the American one twice before and, while I loved the taste, the cake was dense as brick. I need metric to get it right
So I used a tried and true recipe (four fourths cake - 4 eggs, 250g flour, 250g sugar, 250g butter); replaced the sugar by brown sugar and added the spices (1 teaspoon of cinnamon and a bit less than a teaspoon of nutmeg) from the other recipe.
Delicious.