The Inquisition

[haleoalau]

I don't think I ever did this and since I'm sitting here waiting for the Hub to log in for our daily long distance chat, I thought I'd kill some time.

Are you married/single? married

What do you do to earn you a living? Domestic Goddess doing it for the glory of a job well done (ha..just don’t look under the couch, or the sinks...ceiling fans. In fact..just close your eyes. You’ll be much happier).

What's you favorite movie? Oooo…too many to name. I’ve been wanting to see Auntie Mame and Stage Door again recently.

Do you garden? No, we move to frequently to commit to plants.

If so, do you compost? See above

How many snow globes do you own? None that I remember. But at least half of our stuff is in storage at all times.

Do you own a thigh master? Not since 1987.

Dogs or Cats? Both, but don’t own any currently. See the plant question.

What is the last CD you bought? Tori Amos – Abnormally Addicted to Sin.

How many cookbooks do you own? I don’t think I can count that high.  Including magazines, perhaps 50-75.

What's your favorite one? I reference Joy of Cooking – 75th Ann. Edition the most, IJHFTF second most for techniques. My favorites for recipes are a couple of charity compilations, one by an area church, another by an philanthropic sorority. My favorite to read is one I picked up in London at a book fair under a bridge called “Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer: A Golden Treasury of Classic Treats” by Jane Brocket.

Last tool you purchased for your kitchen? New set of wooden spoons.

How long have you been watching GE? Almost since the beginning.

What’s your favorite episode? I’m having a hard time picking one…so I’m going to say the Big Chili and the Grits/cornmeal episodes – I love the characters.

Favorite and least favorite AB recipes? Errrr…I watch more for the techniques that then recipes – but I’ll say The Chewy Chocolate Chip cookies and ribs for favorite…and least fave? Well, I don’ t like seafood, so as fun and informative as the eps maybe the recipes do nothing for me.

Cookies: Flat, Chewy, or Puffy? Cheeeeeeeeeeewy.

Brine or no brine? Brine.

Is stuffing evil? Not if done right. But we’re more “dressin’” folks anyway.

Texas: never been or dying to go? Been there, done that. Going back as soon as The Hub is home and Tiny officially joins the family.

What do you consider BBQ/Barbeque? I consider it the true ambrosia of the Gods.

Gas or charcoal? Both

Chile or chili? Yes, please.

Do you put beans in your chili? Yes and no. No for myself; I prefer Texas chili (but I do like tomatoes); The Hub likes his loaded with lots of stuff, so I usually wind up making two batches.

What do you like to cook? Currently – anything that won’t make mah pregnant belly sick. In general, pretty much anything. Pasta, glazed baked chicken, steaks and chili are usually my go to’s In “normal” times.

Do you save your rendered bacon fat? Sometimes.

What is your libation preference (brand, too)? When I’m not knocked up, amaretto sours.

What's your favorite beer? Don’t drink beer (please don’t kick me off the board).

Red or green Tabasco? Red

Cornbread: sugar or no? I’m in the category of “I don’t care”.

What is your favorite cheese? Buffalo mozzarella. Preferably eaten at a small trattoria anywhere in Italy.

Butter or Margarine? BUTTER!!!

Do you like PIE or cake? Yes

Bread: bake it or buy it? Usually buy. Rental kitchen sucks for baking space.

What is the number one food that gives you the willies? Offal, insects, balut

[DitsyD]

Brine or no brine? I'd like to brine, haven't gotten up the guts to do it yet.

Brining is easy. I've never brined a turkey, but I've brined lots of pork chops and chicken breasts and even some shrimp. Usually, it's just warm water (or tea or apple juice), some kosher salt, and some sugar. Stick the meat in and refrigerate for a few hours. I don't usually bother with spices or herbs or other seasonings. Works great any way.

[altonfaninmd]

Brine or no brine? I'd like to brine, haven't gotten up the guts to do it yet.

Brining is easy. I've never brined a turkey, but I've brined lots of pork chops and chicken breasts and even some shrimp. Usually, it's just warm water (or tea or apple juice), some kosher salt, and some sugar. Stick the meat in and refrigerate for a few hours. I don't usually bother with spices or herbs or other seasonings. Works great any way.

Thanks for the post Ditsy. The only problem with brining in our house is that my husband is a type 2 diabetic, so I avoid sugar as much as possible. I did ask Alton about that when I met him, and he told me to use Splenda, but to only use about a third the amount. I emailed Shirley Corriher about it via her website, and she told me I could just leave it out. I worry about too much salt in our diets too (high blood pressure runs in hubby's family). Alton must not have that problem, he seems to heavily salt things. Maybe with his new diet, he'll be cutting down on that. I"d love to see him do shows about special foods like Splenda, and other diet specific substitutions people can use in their daily diets. The American Diabetic Association has recipes that actually have fructose in them, I was surprised.

[cooper01]

Are you married/single?

Happily married

What do you do to earn you a living?
A barista at Barnes and Noble

What's you favorite movie?
LOTR


Do you garden?
Some seasons

If so, do you compost?
Sorry

How many snow globes do you own?
none

Do you own a thigh master?
nope
Dogs or Cats?
Love all animals except chickens they scare me.
What is the last CD you bought?

Areosmith (for my son
How many cookbooks do you own?
Too flippin' many
What's your favorite one?
pass...

Last tool you purchased for your kitchen?
ooohhhhh a nicg stove top griddle

How long have you been watching GE?
3 yrs

What’s your favorite episode?
pass...

Favorite and least favorite AB recipes?

Cookies: Flat, Chewy, or Puffy?
CHEWWWWWWYYYYYY

Brine or no brine?
no brine

Is stuffing evil?
Most certianly

Texas: never been or dying to go?
never been

What do you consider BBQ/Barbeque?
barbeque

Gas or charcoal?
charcoal

Chile or chili?
chili

Do you put beans in your chili?
yup I'm in the midwest

What do you like to cook?
good food

Do you save your rendered bacon fat?
no

What is your libation preference (brand, too)?

What's your favorite beer?
Peroni

Red or green Tabasco?
red

Cornbread: sugar or no?
no

What is your favorite cheese?
Ricotta

Butter or Margarine?
Really you need to ask.. Butter

Do you like PIE or cake?
both

Bread: bake it or buy it?
buy

What is the number one food that gives you the willies?
unlaid eggs

[jackiecat]

Welcome cooper01! Come on in to General Chat and join us!

[Jikuu]

Are you married/single?
Married as of this Talk Like a Pirate Day.

What do you do to earn you a living?
I'm a grad student working to become a professor.

What's you [sic] favorite movie?
Um... I don't really watch movies anymore, so I can't recall. I guess, The Last Unicorn? It's the only movie I can think of that was more than 75% true to the book.

Do you garden?
I have an onion on my porch because it sprouted in the kitchen, if that counts.

If so, do you compost?
I don't think the homeowner's association would let me, but I'd like to.

How many snow globes do you own?
None. Last one I owned broke on me.

Do you own a thigh master?
No, but I vaguely recall what a "thigh master" is. Last I checked, no one truly mastered their thighs.

Dogs or Cats? Cats before dogs, but I love rabbits most.

What is the last CD you bought?
Rush's Snakes and Arrows

How many cookbooks do you own?
20, and 4 of them are Alton Brown's.

What's your favorite one?
I'm Just Here For More Food, because I bake more than I cook.

Last tool you purchased for your kitchen?
IKEA pots. Don't let the umlauts fool you. Had to trash one because it broke on the bottom from heat.

How long have you been watching GE?
Gee. I had to have been in middle school, I think. Let's assume 2000.

What’s your favorite episode?
I'm sure it's said a lot, but The Dough Also Rises. The grandma angle gets me every time.

Favorite and least favorite AB recipes?
Favorite is the Grilled Romaine in Good Wine Gone Bad. My least favorite would have to be Scrap Iron Chef's Bacon because I just in general really dislike that episode.

Cookies: Flat, Chewy, or Puffy?
Chewy.

Brine or no brine?
Brine, of course!

Is stuffing evil?
Nope, not if done right.

Texas: never been or dying to go?
Never been. I don't know what to make of the state, especially when Austin's thrown into the mix.

What do you consider BBQ/Barbeque?
It's nice, but I generally steer clear of meat heavy items. Just... so much meat. I can't handle the meaty masses. I do like a mustard-based BBQ sauce, though.

Gas or charcoal?
Gas. I'm a little leery of charcoal with all that soot stuff and the carcinogens that can be generated and yadda yadda yadda...

Chile or chili?
Chile. Mostly in salsa.

Do you put beans in your chili?
Yeah, because my household prefers white chicken chili (my husband tries to cut down on red meat consumption) and that dish NEEDS beans.

What do you like to cook?
Under my grandmother's tutelage, I gained proficiency in the baking arts, so I mostly aim at the creaming, muffin, and biscuit methods as well as custard work. I pretty much can't make much that's not guided by my sweet tooth.

Do you save your rendered bacon fat?
My husband gives me a look of disgust when I discuss this, so no.

What is your libation preference (brand, too)?
Hard call. Depends on the mood. Shock Top's a great beer for both cooking and drinking. Sometimes I feel like Hennessey, but recently I've been enjoying Kahlua mixed with whole milk. Call me crazy. When I have rice wine, I prefer the Korean Sansachun.

What's your favorite beer?
Shock Top, as mentioned above, but I generally enjoy any ale.

Red or green Tabasco?
...They have two kinds?

Cornbread: sugar or no?
In my grandmother's kitchen, this question would get morphed into Jiffy or Ballard. Sadly, I have yet to make cornbread from scratch, but I guess I'll say without sugar.

What is your favorite cheese?
Ooh. That's a tough decision. I like Dubliner brand, Brie, Camembert, Ricotta, Neufchatel, Muenster, and probably a couple more I've forgotten. I really like cheese.

Butter or Margarine?
Butter. Eat the real stuff and throw out those trans fats!

Do you like PIE or cake?
Cake. I grew up on cake.

Bread: bake it or buy it?
Bake it when we can, buy it when we can't. We at least don't get the 90% air white sliced bread.

What is the number one food that gives you the willies?
Sadly, fried shrimp heads. I love the flavor, but I've been getting quite a few that are more than a little gooshy on the inside, and that's kinda getting to me. I try to be good about eating new foods, but I'm very picky about texture. I generally start gagging when the texture's off, so at least I'm not totally to blame, right? ^.^;

[Grovite]

Welcome to the board Jikuu

You just need to get straightened out on the chili is all

[AshleyGrebe14]

Are you married/single?
Single

What do you do to earn you a living?
I conduct 3 orchestras

What's your favorite movie?
Gotta be... Ratatouille

Do you garden?
City yard is not conducive to gardening... I have an herb garden on my deck? Does that count?

If so, do you compost?
Nope

How many snow globes do you own?
One, that's broken... and in my mom's attic.

Do you own a thigh master?
Nope

Dogs or Cats?
DOGS!

What is the last CD you bought?
I think it was Billy Joel's piano suites... yep. That was it.

How many cookbooks do you own?
Probably at least a dozen.

What's your favorite one?
Up until now, my Jewish cookbook... but I think "The Early Years" has surpassed it.

Last tool you purchased for your kitchen?
New measuring cup and spoons.

How long have you been watching GE?
5 Years

What’s your favorite episode?
"The Bulb of the Night"... definitely

Favorite and least favorite AB recipes?
The Potato Leek soup... and 40 Cloves and a Chicken. I think least favorite might have to be the "Liquid Smoke"... because it's so ridiculous. Though, it does make me laugh...

Cookies: Flat, Chewy, or Puffy?
Chewy. No two ways about it.

Brine or no brine?
Never actually tried... yet.

Is stuffing evil?
Pft. Evil Shmevil.

Texas: never been or dying to go?
Have been. I fell in the ocean fully clothed while I was there, so... I've been waiting to go back haha.

What do you consider BBQ/Barbeque?
Lots of delicious meat. Smoke. Cooking outside. Sauce.

Gas or charcoal?
Charcoal

Chile or chili?
Chiles... fo sho.

Do you put beans in your chili?
Yes. I'm from the north.

What do you like to cook?
Alton Brown's food... and Asian food. Oh, also Jewish food...

Do you save your rendered bacon fat?
YES.

What is your libation preference (brand, too)?
Effen black cherry Vodka...

What's your favorite beer?
Blech. None thanks.

Red or green Tabasco?
Mmm... Red... on everything.

Cornbread: sugar or no?
Sugar. Everywhere it can go, sugar should be.

What is your favorite cheese?
Blue Cheese or Havarti.

Butter or Margarine?
BUTTER.

Do you like PIE or cake?
Well... both.

Bread: bake it or buy it?
Sadly, bought lasts longer. So it wins.

What is the number one food that gives you the willies?
Tongue. And Brains.

[Dixie_Amazon]

Are you married/single? Yes + 3 teen boys

What do you do to earn you a living? I am a homemaker.

What's you favorite movie? The Thin Man

Do you garden? No

If so, do you compost? n/a

How many snow globes do you own? 00.00

Do you own a thigh master? No

Dogs or Cats? Dogs

What is the last CD you bought? Queen's new one

How many cookbooks do you own? Between my own and the ones I inherited from my mom and my MIL I really don't have time to count them.

What's your favorite one? That varies a lot. Right now River Roads.

Last tool you purchased for your kitchen? Microplane grater

How long have you been watching GE? Two months

What’s your favorite episode? The Dough Also Rises

Favorite and least favorite AB recipes? Too soon to say

Cookies: Flat, Chewy, or Puffy? Chewy

Brine or no brine? Brine

Is stuffing evil? No, it is merely desperate for attention

Texas: never been or dying to go? n/a

What do you consider BBQ/Barbeque? Meat and meat byproducts grilled with a yummy sauce

Gas or charcoal? Charcoal

Chile or chili? Chili

Do you put beans in your chili? No

What do you like to cook? New stuff, cakes

Do you save your rendered bacon fat? Absolutely

What is your libation preference (brand, too)? Southern Comfort

What's your favorite beer? Abita

Red or green Tabasco? Red

Cornbread: sugar or no?Sugar, but not to the point is might as well be cake.

What is your favorite cheese?Cheddar, sharp

Butter or Margarine? Butter!

Do you like PIE or cake?I have to decide?

Bread: bake it or buy it? Both

What is the number one food that gives you the willies? Eels

[idjit]

I really hate these damned things, so pardon my terse answers to these mundane "get to know you inquiries". And i'd appreciate it if i don't catch any flack about my attitude about filling this "inquisition" out...I FILLED IT OUT AT LEAST didn't i? So, gimme a break, already. And that don't mean u can't criticize what i say in it, just i don't want any junk about my attitude. TIA

Are you married/single?
M

What do you do to earn you a living?
work

What's you favorite movie?
i just viewed startrek 9, and it was pretty good.

Do you garden?
yup

If so, do you compost?
fer 20 years

How many snow globes do you own?
uh...must be one around here at least...somewhere...why ask, and what's the point of whether u own one or not?

Do you own a thigh master?
i'm a dude, be serious.

Dogs or Cats?
sensitive subject...

What is the last CD you bought?
Somebody sent me a CD, i think it was Nemo. It was a store bought copy. good movie. or do u mean music? umm, well, i got one in the mail from the DAV, Sousa's Patriotic Music...but again, who buys things?

How many cookbooks do you own?
a doz. or more

What's your favorite one?
great SW chefs from that old tv series before there was HGTV or food TV

Last tool you purchased for your kitchen?
egg slicer thing

How long have you been watching GE?
since inception

What’s your favorite episode?
i liked AB's evil twin in the hot peppers one

Favorite and least favorite AB recipes?
i just said my fave, least fave? probly the special he did a month or so ago, it was so contrived and uh...just messy...i've noticed that poor guy just can't do TV other than his show...saw him some years ago on Degenneres show, and he was like shy, nervous, terrible lack of confidence for AB. i was surprised.

Cookies: Flat, Chewy, or Puffy? puffy?
if there is such a thing, yeah puff me

Brine or no brine?
brine baby

Is stuffing evil?
hell no

Texas: never been or dying to go?
let 'em secede!

What do you consider BBQ/Barbeque?
cannibalism as AB says was its inception? tho never tried it myself, have u?

Gas or charcoal?
gas is clean, and who needs the extra carcinogens.

Chile or chili?
chile's a dang country!

Do you put beans in your chili?
so what if i do? maybe i'm poor an' wanna stretch the good eats, huh? ever thot of that?

What do you like to cook?
i cook anything, but i'm not nearly as good as some of you are. since i saw it on TV winning 25 grand chili cook off, whenever i make chili, i have been making that dogbreath chili. google it, try it, you'll like it.

Do you save your rendered bacon fat?
heck yeah.

What is your libation preference (brand, too)?
water, Tap.

What's your favorite beer?
never touch the stuff. do we gotta continue pushing the booze thing? how about let it go, eh?

Red or green Tabasco?
red. jeeze, if i want jalapenos i'll use jalapenos, but there's only ONE tabasco.

Cornbread: sugar or no? either/or

What is your favorite cheese?
cheddar (sorry not into some fancy fromage stuff that you yuppies are, who can afford it?)

Butter or Margarine?
butter, jeeze.

Do you like PIE or cake?
PIES!!!!!!

Bread: bake it or buy it? buy it. i'm no baker. got a small galley kitchen an' i'm not into the mess, an' i have no servants to clean up behind me either.


What is the number one food that gives you the willies?
hmm, badly cooked anything...just irritating, esp., when it's my cooking.

[Trega]

^Your self-proclaimed attitude problem that we're just supposed to ignore is not gonna fly here, champ.

PS: liking cheese other than cheddar doesn't make us yuppies. YMMV.

[BeadBabe]

Are you married/single? Married

What do you do to earn you a living? Childcare/Jewelry Crafting

What's you favorite movie? Last Holiday (Queen Latiffa version)

Do you garden? Yes

If so, do you compost? Yes

How many snow globes do you own? Three

Do you own a thigh master? Not Anymore

Dogs or Cats? Dogs rule; cats are tolerated

What is the last CD you bought? The Coraline Soundtrack

How many cookbooks do you own? 123 ( mostly gifts or inherited)

What's your favorite one? I have to pick one?

Last tool you purchased for your kitchen? A manual foodmill

How long have you been watching GE? since 2004

What’s your favorite episode? Oh My, Meat Pie

Favorite and least favorite AB recipes? Least fav: anything with mayo; Fav: too many to list

Cookies: Flat, Chewy, or Puffy? Chewy Chew Chew

Brine or no brine? Brine it!

Is stuffing evil? Sometimes its so good to be bad

Texas: never been or dying to go? On my bucket list of travel

What do you consider BBQ/Barbeque? Thi pig is the way

Gas or charcoal? Charcoal or bust

Chile or chili? Chile with a tortilla, chili w/a spoon

Do you put beans in your chili? Only if I'm making a vegetarian version

What do you like to cook? No, I LOOOVVVEEE to cook

Do you save your rendered bacon fat? Are there people who don't

What is your libation preference (brand, too)? Wine of the south, sweet tea

What's your favorite beer? Can't drink it, only cook w/ it, so it depends on the recipe

Red or green Tabasco? Red

Cornbread: sugar or no? NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
What is your favorite cheese? Fresh mozzerella

Butter or Margarine? Butter tried and true

Do you like PIE or cake? Pie til I die

Bread: bake it or buy it? Depends on my time frame

What is the number one food that gives you the willies? Mayo; can't stand the stuff

[altonfaninmd]

I"m the last person to be a "yuppie", but I know there are other cheeses besides Cheddar. Actually, there's a cheese I used to buy called Double Gloucester that is suppose to be like cheddar and is wonderful. Provolone, good old American, Mozzarella (whole milk, not that skim milk crap), and those spreadable blends are all I eat. I can't bring myself to eat a cheese that stinks more than my dog's food, so I pass on those. I never got the big deal about Swiss, I don't like it's aftertaste. But this comes from a woman who loathes peppers and onions, so my opinion doesn't mean much.


BTW, nobody is going to shoot you if you don't answer the questions, no reason to get so hostile about it.

[Norm357]

I'm a big fan of the stinkie cheeses and I ain't no danged yuppie.