Freeper Canteen ~Cooking Contest Come give us your favorites~Feb 16.2006

[MS.BEHAVIN]

 

Welcome To the Canteen Cook-Off

Shake Rattle and Roll

Jerry Lee Lewis

Chubby Checker

Bill Haley

Come on, Mojo! Quit slacking and participate, will ya? (Talk about a slacker!) Ahem! Now where were we? Oh Yeah!

This is a fun, friendly cooking contest open to anyone who would like to participate! There will be prizes! Imagine dat! First, second and third prizes, and honorable mention!

The prizes are cookbooks from Ms. B's extensive collection!

First prize: Patti Labelle's Lite Cuisine

Second prize: Greatest ever Thai Recipes

Third Prize: An appetite for Passion

Honorable mention: Pizza by James McNair

**  Winners will be announced two weeks from tonight! **  Entries can be main course, desserts, or side dishes! **  Please post your entries to this thread by midnight,        EST on Feb. 17, 2006. **  Make sure Ms.Behavin is in the "To" line of your post      to be considered for a prize!

Woo-hoo!

Our panel of impartial (?) judges will have the final say!

I love cooking with wine! Sometimes I even put it in the food!

Have fun!!!

We will never forget who we owe our Freedom to! We are here first and foremost for the Troops! Please, no politics in The Canteen! We want the Troops to be able to relax, relate and rest! A gentle reminder from Ms.B

Disclaimer: Any kitchen disasters are the sole responsibility of recipe posters and participants! Keep a fire extinguisher handy! If you have dogs, you can get rid of disasters before your spouse gets home.. If the dog won't eat it, resort to shovels! Have fun!

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

ms b.....#1050!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and sleep well, Star. Thanks for helping honor our troops.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

LOL
An oven mitt woo hoo!
LOL
Ms.B

[Kathy in Alaska]

Whoa...tune! Good dessert. Even I could manage to "make" it. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

fatima...((HUGS)) How's the "new" show going? Gonna have a shop? Are you all settled in your new space?

[fatima]

Well I am very excited and yes we have a sponsor and will be producing a new children's program.I have a store front with the door locked.We smile and wave and send them away-I am not ready but have a big picture window.We are not settled,we might pack our bags.I Told Geni to hold onto her hat.Your software in place girlfriend yet.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I thought it sounded like a "Ma" dessert!
LOL
Ms.B

[Kathy in Alaska]

The new system at work is going really slowly......It's still pretty frustrating and we've been working on it for 7 weeks now.

You cracked me up..."We smile and wave and send them away". LOL!!

[fatima]

They try to get in the door and the store window is empty and we have nothing to sell:) I did forget that Connie and I went on the air yesterday on radio.We did prayers for our troops and I read White Robe 6-Proud patriots ,it went by in a second.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Really does sound good, huh? LOL!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Yeah..
TOO good!
LOL
Ms.B

[Kathy in Alaska]

Are you in the same neighborhood as before? Have people followed you to your new place and are expecting a new place to open?

Thank you soooooo much for having Connie on, and for talking about Proud Patriots, and for always keeping our troops in your prayers.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I'm fixin' to head out Ma..
I can hardly keep me eyes open...
Had a lotta pain today, it has worn me out..
Ms.B

[fatima]

We are close to where we were.I had people call me Christmas morning.Yes they are begging for a new place and so is Goodwill and the others to handle the overflow.We threw half of it out-trash bin 400.00 a month,we had people trip insurance without liability 3,000.00 a year,taxes,6,000.00 a year plus repairs plus heating,electric,phone,extras-I wave hi to the people and keep the door locked for now.

[Kathy in Alaska]

((HUGS)) Good job today, ms b. Sleep well, and pain free.
Thanks for helping honor our troops.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I hear you. Lots of stress in there, what with taxes and insurance. God always has a plan for you.

[willyboyishere]

My favorite side dish Sauteed brussels sprouts:
Use as many brussels sprouts as you think will
fit in a a large skillet.
First, heat your oven to 400 degrees.
While it is heating, take 2, 3 dozen b sprouts,
rinse in cold water, cut root tips off and cut sprouts in half. You may either remove the outer leaf and
discard or remove and throw these in the skillet with the cut-in-half sprouts. )Sprouts should be cut in half so that they sit in the pan the LOWEST way, not HIGHEST way. Pan should have enough olive oil to brown the cut halves of all sprouts. Saute the sprouts until they all become uniformly golden brown on bottom.
When they are all brown, put entire skillet in the
oven, assuming it has reached 400 degrees. Keep in oven for FOUR minutes. Remove from oven, bring back to stove top on medium to high flame. Sprinkle some WHITE BALSAMIC VINEGAR over top of browned b sprouts. Jiggle pan as vinegar sizzles in mixture. This last step can be done in 20-39 seconds: the pan is HOT, so there will be sizzle and smoke....let pan sit , and then remove very fragrant sprouts with tongs to plate.

Optional: add minced garlic to original mixture,(saute the garlic along with the sprouts.
AND/OR add several slices of pancetta, rolled and julienne-sliced with knife. Cook/ saute along with b sprouts.

[fatima]

You have been a real friend through this horrible mess and as a woman there were not many people to turn too and I don't mean that as a negative to men but people in power over this situation.Geni and I look forward to the spring and the summer at this location,they have many festivals.

[Soaring Feather]

Bestest girlfriend, hi!

[Soaring Feather]

me