how do you like it?

here's this week's tuesday take 5:

what's your favorite pizza topping?
what do you like on your hot dogs?
what do you like on your hambugers?
what is your favorite salad dressing?
what is your favorite ice cream topping?

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what do you want to master? -- tuesday take 5

I am going to go easy on you and me this week and just ask you to list 5 recipes that you want to master!  have fun!

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in your kitchen, tuesday take 5 answers

what you have and what happens in your kitchen is the theme of this week's take 5:

1. what are 3 things that are always in your kitchen?
   garlic powder
   whipping cream
   apple cider vinegar
   
   
2. have you ever used your oven as Storage?
   yes for dirty dishes when we had last minute company
   
   
3. do you have a bread box?
   yes, we just got one
   
   
4. what is your favorite kitchen appliance?
   my immersion blender
   
   
5. what was the last injury that happened in your kitchen?
   I got burned two years ago when water exploded in my microwave
   

in your kitchen, tuesday take 5

what you have and what happens in your kitchen is the theme of this week's take 5:

1. what are 3 things that are always in your kitchen?
2. have you ever used your oven as Storage?
3. do you have a bread box?
4. what is your favorite kitchen appliance?
5. what was the last injury that happened in your kitchen?

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recession take 5

we are all trying to save money these days and tightening our purse strings, so that the theme of this week's take 5:

1. what is one food item you will not skimp on?
2. what is one thing that you have changed about your cooking to save money?
3. what is you best tip for cooking cheaply?
4. what is your favorite "cheap" recipe? 
5. what is your best tip for eating out frugally?
   

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spring take five

1. what is your favorite thing to grill or bar-b-que?
2. what is your favorite dish to make this time of year?
3. what is your favorite food to enjoy this time of year?
4. do you enjoy your local farmer's market?
5. as a kid did you make breakfast for your mom on mother's day?

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growing up -- tuesday's take 5

1. what is one thing that your parents ate growing up that you have never had?
2. at what age did you start cooking or helping out in the kitchen?
   
3. do your kids help you in the kitchen?
   
4. what was your favorite food growing up?
   
5. what is your favorite "kid" dish that you still like to eat/cook as an adult?
   

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easter tuesday take 5

1. are you going to cook easter dinner this year or are you going somewhere?
   
2. what is your favorite easter food?
3. what is your favorite easter candy?
4. what is one easter food that you wish you could eat all year round?
5. what is one easter food/candy that you could do without?

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tuesday's take 5 -- week #9

1. if you were a dish, what would you be?
2. it’s Friday night, and you don’t know what to cook. you opt for…
3. what's the native specialty of your home town or state?
4. what spices can you not live without?
5. what is a fictional restaurant you would like to visit

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my favorites -- tuesday take 5 -- week #8

what is your favorite food scene in a movie?

audrey hepburn eating crouisant outside tiffany's in "breakfast at tiffany's"

what is your favorite breakfast food?

michael's biscuits 

what is your favorite ethnic cuisine?

I would say italian, but I seem to cook a lot of jewish food

what is your favorite thing to snack on?

salt and vinegar potato chips or blue bell ice cream

what is your favorite kitchen gadget?

my kitchen-aid stand mixer

your favorites -- tuesday's take 5 -- week 8

thanks to everyone who has been playing along with tuesday's take 5.

what is your favorite food scene in a movie?

what is your favorite breakfast food?

what is your favorite ethnic cuisine?

what is your favorite thing to snack on?

what is your favorite kitchen gadget?

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my answer's for st. patrick's day tuesday take 5

1. have you ever made some thing a certain color for a holiday (i.e. green cookies for st. patrick's day)?
   yes, I do this quite often, I even have neon colored food dye (I know you are jealous)
   
2. what is your favorite green food?
   limes
3. what is your favorite irish dish to make?
   irish soda bread
4. what is one irish dish that you have always wanted to try?
   irish porter cake
5. have you ever had green beer?
   no, but I don't drink beer at all

st. patrick's day tuesday's take 5 -- week #7

thanks to everyone who has been playing along with tuesday's take 5. these questions are all in honor of st. patrick's day

1. have you ever made some thing a certain color for a holiday (i.e. green cookies for st. patrick's day)?
   
2. what is your favorite green food?
3. what is your favorite irish dish to make?
4. what is one irish dish that you have always wanted to try?
5. have you ever had green beer?

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my answers to eating out -- tuesday's take 5 -- week #6

here are my answers:

1. What was the last meal you ate out?
   lunch yesterday at elite cafe, YUMM
2. If your partner or friends could take you to any restaurant you wanted (their treat), which one would it be?
   taste of texas steakhouse in houston
3. Buffet, take-out or sit-down restaurant?
   I prefer sit-down, but I probally get take-out the most
4. What restaurant do you eat at the most?
   chick-fil-a with the kids
5. What type of restaurant is missing from your current town?
   WAFFLE HOUSE

eating out -- tuesday's take five -- week #6

thanks to everyone who has been playing along with tuesday's take 5. some people have said they wanted to play but didn't because they don't cook, well, this week is for you. all the questions this week are about eating out and we all do that (or somedays just dream about it in this economy!)

1. What was the last meal you ate out?
   
2. If your partner or friends could take you to any restaurant you wanted (their treat), which one would it be?
3. Buffet, take-out or sit-down restaurant?
4. What restaurant do you eat at the most?
5. What type of restaurant is missing from your current town?

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my answer's to tuesday's take 5 -- week #5

here are my answers:

1. what 3 ingredients couldn't you live without?
   garlic, butter, whole cut up chicken
2. what food reminds you of your childhood?
   my mom's fried chicken with rice and gravy
3. what was your last cooking disasters?
   my cake wreck for my co-workers birthday
4. what makes you a foodie?
   I love to eat and cook food, and shop for food!!
5. what is the last meal you cooked?
   corn casserole and homemade mac and cheese for the reunion this weekend

tuesday take 5 -- week #5

here's this week's tuesday's take 5, thanks to everyone who has been playing along!

1. what 3 ingredients couldn't you live without?
2. what food reminds you of your childhood?
3. what was your last cooking disasters?
4. what makes you a foodie?
5. what is the last meal you cooked?

my answers to tuesday's take 5 -- week #4

here are my answers to this week's tuesday's take five:

1. what are you currently trying to learn/master with your cooking?
   pastry cream (I can never get it to set)
   
2. where do you go for ideas for new recipes (cooking shows, cookbooks/magazines, experiment in the kitchen)?
   cookbooks mainly and experiment with the ingredients in my pantry
   
3. what is one thing that you make, but you don't eat?
   roasted asparagus (for mike) and any thing with mint
   
4. what is your biggest guilty pleasure with food?
   truffles from cocoamoda and eating blue bell ice cream straight out of the pint
   
5. what is one thing that you mom (or who ever taught you to cook) can make better than you?
   her corn casserole!!
   

tuesday take 5 -- week #4

here are your five questions for this week's tuesday's take 5! thanks for everyone who has been playing along!

1. what are you currently trying to learn/master with your cooking?
2. where do you go for ideas for new recipes (cooking shows, cookbooks/magazines, experiment in the kitchen)?
3. what is one thing that you make, but you don't eat?
4. what is your biggest guilty pleasure with food?
5. what is one thing that you mom (or who ever taught you to cook) can make better than you?

my answers to tuesday's take 5 -- week #3

here are my answers to this week's questions. hope everyone else is enjoying this as much as I am!

1. what surprises you most about your cooking?
   the amount of jewish comfort food that I make (chicken and matzo ball soup, challah), considering that I never had any growing up
   
2. what is the one thing that you have mastered cooking (that you could not cook when you started)?
   making yeast bread
   
3. who was your biggest inspiration to start cooking?
   my mom is an awesome cook, also, I am a very picky eater and I learned that if you cook it, you can control what goes into it
   
4. what is your favorite thing to make?
   monkey bread
   
5. what is one recipe that you are known for?
   I can't think of one, by I am known for my 25 cookies and candies at Christmas