Comments on: Apartment Dining Challenge http://apartmentdining.com/2009/07/31/apartment-dining-challenge/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:15:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Vanessa S. http://apartmentdining.com/2009/07/31/apartment-dining-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Vanessa S. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:25:37 +0000 http://apartmentdining.com/?p=813#comment-1333 Hi love! So i think i have a challenge for you. All my life I have watched my grandmother cook up these over the top Sunday dinners that could feed an army... because lets face it, my family is big enough to nearly be considered an army! We are talking the works here... sauce on the stove for hours, pasta rolled out on the kitchen table, meatballs cooking in the sauce, and salad at the end like real Italianos do. So in the interest of this challenge I am looking for your idea of a more practical Sunday dinner... for those of us cooking in a 2x2 kitchen without the time to prep for hours. Let me know what you come up with. Good luck! Hi love! So i think i have a challenge for you. All my life I have watched my grandmother cook up these over the top Sunday dinners that could feed an army… because lets face it, my family is big enough to nearly be considered an army! We are talking the works here… sauce on the stove for hours, pasta rolled out on the kitchen table, meatballs cooking in the sauce, and salad at the end like real Italianos do. So in the interest of this challenge I am looking for your idea of a more practical Sunday dinner… for those of us cooking in a 2×2 kitchen without the time to prep for hours. Let me know what you come up with. Good luck!

]]> By: Allie http://apartmentdining.com/2009/07/31/apartment-dining-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 Allie Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:47:23 +0000 http://apartmentdining.com/?p=813#comment-1093 Hey Mo! I've given Indian food many attempts and it always comes out.... okay, but not as good as I had hoped for. Do you have any advice? I'd really like to make garlic or potato naan and/or saag paneer. And, as you know, I live in Chile where I don't have access to every spice in the book. I do have gram masala (smuggled into the country by my mom), a very generic curry powder, cumin (ground and whole seeds), ground cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, and ginger. Are you up to the challenge?!?! :) Hey Mo! I’ve given Indian food many attempts and it always comes out…. okay, but not as good as I had hoped for. Do you have any advice? I’d really like to make garlic or potato naan and/or saag paneer. And, as you know, I live in Chile where I don’t have access to every spice in the book. I do have gram masala (smuggled into the country by my mom), a very generic curry powder, cumin (ground and whole seeds), ground cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, and ginger. Are you up to the challenge?!?! :)

]]> By: Apartment Dining - AD Challenge: Tacos http://apartmentdining.com/2009/07/31/apartment-dining-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 Apartment Dining - AD Challenge: Tacos Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:08:51 +0000 http://apartmentdining.com/?p=813#comment-1035 [...] time has come for the first Apartment Dining Challenge. This month’s challenge comes from Jon and Kellie. Jon [...] [...] time has come for the first Apartment Dining Challenge. This month’s challenge comes from Jon and Kellie. Jon [...]

]]> By: Kate Ersing http://apartmentdining.com/2009/07/31/apartment-dining-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-982 Kate Ersing Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:34:07 +0000 http://apartmentdining.com/?p=813#comment-982 Also- have you made any hot sauces? I haven't checked. I'm going to start experimenting with hot sauces/different peppers. Most of the available (commercial/popular) sauces are made with just chili which adds heat but often lacks flavor. They are also preserved with sulfites. I really want to create a flavorful hot sauce that adds just as much flavor as heat. Also- have you made any hot sauces? I haven’t checked. I’m going to start experimenting with hot sauces/different peppers. Most of the available (commercial/popular) sauces are made with just chili which adds heat but often lacks flavor. They are also preserved with sulfites. I really want to create a flavorful hot sauce that adds just as much flavor as heat.

]]> By: Kate Ersing in Denver & Baltimore http://apartmentdining.com/2009/07/31/apartment-dining-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-981 Kate Ersing in Denver & Baltimore Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:29:02 +0000 http://apartmentdining.com/?p=813#comment-981 Hey Mo. One of my favorite new things to make is raw granola. I can't eat gluten and wheat so i started venturing into the world of raw foods and granolas made without oats (though i know there are gf oats). I use a dehydrator to dry it out. I started by sprouting gluten free grains and nuts/seeds, adding them to a puree of various fresh fruits/dates/figs on hand, using different levels of mixing to get a variety of consistencies with the nuts (nut butters, coarse ground, etc) and mixing everything together into a paste that once spread, dehydrated in about 20 hours into this amazing granola that's easy (for me) to digest and filling. I like to experiment with different ingredients and never find myself using the same exact recipe. You should try it out if you have a dehydrator! Hey Mo. One of my favorite new things to make is raw granola. I can’t eat gluten and wheat so i started venturing into the world of raw foods and granolas made without oats (though i know there are gf oats). I use a dehydrator to dry it out. I started by sprouting gluten free grains and nuts/seeds, adding them to a puree of various fresh fruits/dates/figs on hand, using different levels of mixing to get a variety of consistencies with the nuts (nut butters, coarse ground, etc) and mixing everything together into a paste that once spread, dehydrated in about 20 hours into this amazing granola that’s easy (for me) to digest and filling.
I like to experiment with different ingredients and never find myself using the same exact recipe. You should try it out if you have a dehydrator!

]]> By: Micah Saccomanno http://apartmentdining.com/2009/07/31/apartment-dining-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-913 Micah Saccomanno Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:40:31 +0000 http://apartmentdining.com/?p=813#comment-913 Sorry, I can't use your e-mail feature. Sorry, I can’t use your e-mail feature.

]]> By: Micah Saccomanno http://apartmentdining.com/2009/07/31/apartment-dining-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Micah Saccomanno Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:38:04 +0000 http://apartmentdining.com/?p=813#comment-912 Our house rages with strong opinion when it comes to things such as chili and tacos. I, personally, am a strong supporter and admirer of Texas Chili which is made with a base of beef suet and NO beans. However, we end up making a lot of raw chili and raw tacos which is made with a copious amount of nuts. Is there a way to figure out if one is more deeply satisfying than the other? Is the guilt that comes with a meaty chili worth the indulgence? Is the good will engendered by a raw chili worth the temperance? Our house rages with strong opinion when it comes to things such as chili and tacos. I, personally, am a strong supporter and admirer of Texas Chili which is made with a base of beef suet and NO beans. However, we end up making a lot of raw chili and raw tacos which is made with a copious amount of nuts. Is there a way to figure out if one is more deeply satisfying than the other? Is the guilt that comes with a meaty chili worth the indulgence? Is the good will engendered by a raw chili worth the temperance?

]]> By: Jon & Kellie http://apartmentdining.com/2009/07/31/apartment-dining-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-910 Jon & Kellie Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:21:06 +0000 http://apartmentdining.com/?p=813#comment-910 Mo, Kellie and I enjoy making tacos in our apartment. We both like to eat them in different ways. Kellie likes to break up the hard shells and make a taco salad; I like hard or soft shell tacos the traditional way. We usually make them together - one person cooks the meat and shells while the other cuts veggies - so it's a fun team effort. We also make them to get rid of leftover steak or chicken. What are your thoughts on tacos? Also, we got a crock pot as a wedding gift but Kellie isn't a fan of traditional crock pot foods like chili, stew, pork chops, etc. What else can we make? Thanks! - Jon & Kellie Mo,

Kellie and I enjoy making tacos in our apartment. We both like to eat them in different ways. Kellie likes to break up the hard shells and make a taco salad; I like hard or soft shell tacos the traditional way. We usually make them together – one person cooks the meat and shells while the other cuts veggies – so it’s a fun team effort. We also make them to get rid of leftover steak or chicken. What are your thoughts on tacos?

Also, we got a crock pot as a wedding gift but Kellie isn’t a fan of traditional crock pot foods like chili, stew, pork chops, etc. What else can we make?

Thanks!

– Jon & Kellie

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