Subj : Re: Sauces
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Feb 10 2025 07:05:00
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> I've been known to "enhance" the McCormick pre-mixed with some rigani
DD> which I met for the 1st time on Dale Shipp's deck during the l;ast
DD> picnic there.
RH> I forget; is the rigani oregano or basil?
It's the Greek version of oregano. Here's a link to where I buy my seed
and which has a good descriptions, etc.
https://tinyurl.com/O-RIGANI1
DD> Chris is a pretty good cook. Which I can't blame on his dad = who can
DD> barely make his own breakfast without much weeping, wailing and
DD> gnasing of teeth.
RH> Steve is a pretty good cook too. Right now he's making up some
RH> sauerbraten; I was going to do it yesterday but ot hit by a bug in the
RH> wee small hours. The worst of it is past but I just don't feel like
RH> cooking. The sauerbraten will be cooked, but then put in the fridge
RH> until I feel better. (Steve had the bug earlier this week, has gotten
RH> over it faster.)
DD> I was a better cook than my wife. I think the Food Network show "How
DD> to Boil Water" was written with her in mind.
RH> We are both pretty good cooks. Steve's mom made sure he knew the basics
RH> before leaving home. Time, travel, exposure to the echo here, and some
RH> Food network have made us both better as well as expanding our culinary
RH> horizons.
Funny how that works. When I managed the satellite shop we had a boob tube
going all the time. I watched a lot of Food Network and the shows I liked
best were the real cooking shows - like 2 Fat Ladies, or David Rosengarten.
Emeril was the only "showman chef" that I paid much attention to as he
taught techniques as well as described ot gushed over it. Jerks like that
creepy, spiky hair Fieri duds ..... well, this is a family echo so I'll be
quiet now. Bv)=
DD> You'll know better next time. If you have a Hardee's/Carl's Junior
DD> near you I can recommend their hand-breaded chicken sandwich. Or, of
DD> course, the King of Chicken sandwiches - Popeyes.
RH> Closest Hardee's is probably down in Raleigh now. Had one in town but
RH> it closed without warning several years ago. Building has stood there,
RH> still signage on it. Good location but so far, nobody has done anything
RH> with it yet.
DD> Who knows why stuff like that happens. When Carl's Jr bought Hardee's
DD> they changed the signage on all of the Herdee's around here ... but
DD> soon changed it back - even though the menus are the same.
DD> I was idling away some time yesterday and reading one of the
DD> ubiquitous "Best of" list6s ... this one for fast-food burgers.
DD> Hardee's finished ahead of sister chain Carl's Jr. but the winner was
DD> Wendy's. I like Dave's Single. But I druther have a Baconator. Bv)=
RH> I'd rather go for a chicken something or other than a burger most of
RH> the time.
There was a "Best of" on chicken, too. Popeyes, of course, won but to
my surprise Chick Filly was mid-pack, behind Kanes, Shake Shack, and, of
course, Popeye's. KFC, McD's and White Castle brought up the rear.
Still, when I pass by the local Chick Fil A the dual drive-thru lanes
wrap around the building and back out into the street for half a block.
No way I'd wait that long for *anyone's* chicken sandwich.
More likely to park, go in, get my grub and be on my way before the
third car on-line has placed its order. Bv)=
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Dave's Homemade Shake n Bake Mix
Categories: Breads, Herbs, Cheese, Vegetables
Yield: 8 Servings
4 c Dry bread crumbs
1/3 c Oil
1 tb Salt
1 tb Paprika
1 tb Celery salt
1 tb Grated Parmesan
1 ts Coarse ground black pepper
1 ts Garlic granules
1/2 ts Onion granules
1 pn Dried basil
1 pn Dried parsley
1 pn Dried oregano or rigani
In a large resealable (ZipLoc(R)) plastic bag combine
the crumbs, oil, salt, paprika, celery salt, Parmesan
pepper, garlic, onion, basil, parsley and oregano.
Seal bag and shake all ingredients together.
NOTES: For pork I increase the oregano and basil. And
add 1/4 ts ground cumin. For chicken I add a big pinch
of dried, crumbled sage and increase the paprika to two
pinches.
Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
MMMMM
... I went to a seafood rave last week and pulled a mussel.
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