What did Santa/Hannukah Harry/your aunt/etc. get you 2013?
What did Santa/Hannukah Harry/your aunt/etc. get you 2013?
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What did Santa/Hannukah Harry/your aunt/etc. get you 2013?
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Post #1 - December 25th, 2013, 7:27 pmCool swag this year includes:
a nice silicone oven mitt
Oaxaca al gusto by Diana Kennedy - gorgeous book, but hyper-local. Finding ingredients may be difficult.
Schmaltz by Michael Rulhmann -- mmm schmaltz. Skinny book but a lot of Jewish classics done the way my family used to do it, plus some modern uses for poultry fat. Oh, and knowing I can grab a tub of goose schmaltz at Fresh Farms means it's always a party.
I got SueF the Bouchon Bakery book, so she's happy too.What is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
-- Lin Yutang
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Post #2 - December 25th, 2013, 8:33 pmI received a pretty pressure cooker from Santa Octarine!
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Post #3 - December 26th, 2013, 8:35 amWas really happy to receive the rotisserie kit for the Weber Kettle.
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Post #4 - December 26th, 2013, 9:04 amjimswside wrote:Was really happy to receive the rotisserie kit for the Weber Kettle.
Sweet. I get tons of use out of mine. I got some new whisks and an ingenious fat separator with a drain on the bottom so that when the fat rises to the top, you can release the decanted pan drippings from the bottom.Steve Z.
“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”
― Ludwig van Beethoven
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Post #5 - December 26th, 2013, 9:08 amstevez wrote:jimswside wrote:Was really happy to receive the rotisserie kit for the Weber Kettle.
Sweet. I get tons of use out of mine. I got some new whisks and an ingenious fat separator with a drain on the bottom so that when the fat rises to the top, you can release the decanted pan drippings from the bottom.
I cant wait to break it out(probably Saturday or NYE), ill probably be in touch re: some tips.
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Post #6 - December 26th, 2013, 9:42 amjimswside wrote:I cant wait to break it out(probably Saturday or NYE), ill probably be in touch re: some tips.
It will be far more useful to get those tips memorialized on the board, because others will find the information useful.
It's the gift that keeps on giving!
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #7 - December 26th, 2013, 12:22 pmi went Christmas gift-less this year, after a decade of pleading with everyone to stop. feel oddly cleansed, especially after a 4-course Chengdu dinner purged itself out of my system this morning. i consider these Sichuanese dinner the best kind: they always make me lose weight the next day.
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Post #9 - December 26th, 2013, 9:18 pmReceived: Kitchenaid meat grinder attachment (because 4 stops in Lincoln Square/Albany Park two weeks ago yielded zero ground lamb and ground turkey just wasn't as good). Gave: Rosle chinois, a fresh white truffle from Eataly, Urbani truffle shaver. The good news is we live together so we get to share it all! Happy Holidays, everyone!
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Post #10 - December 27th, 2013, 10:37 amA Ninja professional blender, from my son who totally gets me.
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Post #11 - December 27th, 2013, 3:18 pmA wok from The Wok Shop
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Post #12 - December 28th, 2013, 3:49 pmI don't think I got anything particularly kitchenish this year, but I did give Chouxfly a copy of this book about savory cocktails, and am looking forward to enjoying his experiments!“Assuredly it is a great accomplishment to be a novelist, but it is no mediocre glory to be a cook.” -- Alexandre Dumas
"I give you Chicago. It is no London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in every chitling and sparerib. It is alive from tail to snout." -- H.L. Mencken
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Post #13 - December 28th, 2013, 5:19 pmVery excited to have received a Zojirushi rice cooker . . . step one to improving my sushi rice preparation.
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Post #14 - December 30th, 2013, 10:18 amI got myself a meat thermometer, the cheaper ThermoWorks one recommended to me on the "Tips and Methods for Cooking Meat" thread, since we decided to make Christmas for the kids this year. But I also spent the holiday with my sister, who always teaches me culinary things when I'm around her, so I left her place with new recipes for cheddar ale soup and mac and cheese, and a burning desire for a Vitamix or other powerful blender (will take suggestions on alternatives if you have any). I'm saving up for that! Happy new year to you all.“First we eat, then we do everything else.” ― M.F.K. Fisher
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Post #15 - December 30th, 2013, 11:45 amI asked for a polder-type oven thermometer,
and got a Nook e-reader.... sigh
haven't decided if I'm going to keep it yet
He actually asked me if I wanted one one night and I said NO in no uncertain terms.
I said I wanted to make vacation plans instead.
So since I said no, he bought me one anyway...?
I'll never understand men.
Love them, sure.
Understand them?
Never."If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #16 - December 30th, 2013, 12:03 pmirisarbor wrote:I asked for a polder-type oven thermometer,
and got a Nook e-reader.... sigh
haven't decided if I'm going to keep it yet
He actually asked me if I wanted one one night and I said NO in no uncertain terms.
I said I wanted to make vacation plans instead.
So since I said no, he bought me one anyway...?
I'll never understand men.
Love them, sure.
Understand them?
Never.
Laughing so hard at this. I told him about 15 times that I wanted the Pok Pok cookbook. Got 3 scarves instead. Gotta love 'em."Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad." Miles Kington
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