Comments on: Cooking the Books

By: Jenyfer Matthews

Jenyfer Matthews — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:51:58 +0000

I can’t say I love to cook, but I do love to eat yummy food. When I’m in a time crunch though, my favorite standbys are burritos and pita bread pizzas. Both are simple to make and easy to jazz up with a little of this and a little of that!

By: Leah

Leah — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:20:56 +0000

Where would I be without Taste of Home magazine and my crock pot! I learned working as an historical interpreter years ago to be an “eyeball” cook–”that looks right, let’s try this….” I’ll have to try those mini-meat loaves, Robyn–I don’t often make meat loaf because of the time factor; I think that’s a great idea!

By: Barbara Caridad Ferrer

Barbara Caridad Ferrer — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:28:57 +0000

Oh, I love to cook– don’t do as much of it these days, since everyone’s into their own thing around my house, but it’s one of my favorite past times, as is collecting cookbooks. (At last count, somewhere in the neighborhood of 700 or so.)

Mostly, I collect both regional American cookbooks and vintage cookbooks, especially product cookbooks. They’re such a fantastic window into different areas of the country and different eras. I get great story ideas from them.

(Although really, that tag never closes…)

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:06 +0000

I love to cook the big family meals. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and large BBQ’s. I find it hard to cook the little meals for my husband and me, but when the kids and grandkids are around I cook up a storm.

By: Terry Odell

Terry Odell — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:57:44 +0000

Speaking of meatloaf. My mom used to put hard boiled eggs inside. Anyone else ever done this? We thought it was so cool to get those sliced egg sections in our dinner.

Frankie, one of my heroines isn’t much of a cook, but she makes ‘happy face pancakes’. My dad used to make animal pancakes on Sunday mornings, too.

By: Shirley Jump

Shirley Jump — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:46:33 +0000

Cait,

I’ve never tried jam, believe it or not. I think I’ve just never kept enough fruit around long enough, LOL. My kids love fruit so it doesn’t last long here.
I am a TOTAL fan of the slowcooker! I use mine a lot in the colder months!

Terry — Sara Moulton’s show is cool! I love lots of her recipes (and those handmade pepper grinders she has are the bomb!).

Robyn, I should try mini meatloaves. I’ve seen them in recipe mags. My kids like meatloaf, especially when it has lots of tasty stuff on it!

Misa, I lived right down the street from the original Toll House restaurant when I was young and ate there the night before it burned down (it was a great restaurant!). I LOVE Toll House cookies. In fact, I love ALL cookies

Shirley

By: Robyn

Robyn — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:45:44 +0000

My kids love meatloaf. I make it with ground turkey now, to try and make it a little healthier. But instead of one big loaf you have to bake for an hour, I make mini loaves- essentially big oval shaped meatballs- and cook them at 450 for 20 to 25 minutes.

I know what you mean about The Rules. Had me in a headlock for the longest time.

By: Misa Ramirez

Misa Ramirez — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:33:51 +0000

Standby meals, no, but standby comfort or must-have-when-you-need-a-pick-me-up, yes. Chocolate chip cookies. There’s nothing better than homemade Tollhouse cookies fresh out of the oven. Yum!

By: Cait London

Cait London — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:18:18 +0000

I love to cook and I can and make jams. One of my old faithful gizmos is my slow cooker, because sometimes I get so into the story that I’ve burned things. I like to stir and think about plots.

By: Terry Odell

Terry Odell — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:27:40 +0000

I remember meeting Sarah Moulton at a food expo. She was so nice. She even ‘published’ my email on her show once, when I wrote to tell her that her show had inspired us to visit Ballymaloe House when we were in Cork, Ireland. What an experience, and I’d never have heard of it except for her show.