Does the mention of any food, spice or flavoring make your mouth water?

[blaze]

Worchestershire.

Bleu Cheese.

These two do it for me.

[cbayer]

1. Bleu cheese for me as well - really good, creamy bleu cheese on

freshly baked bread or those crunchy little sesame crackers.

Also foie gras. I know there are those that are opposed to this as a food, but I have a love for it that can't be denied. I rarely get it, but that once a year or so treat just makes me drool.

[boston bean]

15. Cindy's Kitchen Bleu Cheese

is fantastic. One of the best bottled bleu cheese I've ever had. I find it in the refrigerated section at Whole Foods.

I use to be satisfied with Maries, but Cindy's puts it to shame. Lots of bleu cheese in there!

[cbayer]

16. I will check it out! Thanks for the recommendation.

[applegrove]

2. Cardamon, any sort of cheese.

[blaze]

3. Cardamon

runs to cabinet to taste cardamon.....

My sister can taste a dish and say, "It needs a tad more of this... or a bit less of that...."

Me.... I need a recipe!!

[applegrove]

4. Oh yeah. I probably have the lowest culinary IQ of anyone I know. I know

what tastes good but I cannot experiment or tell why I like something either.

[maddezmom]

5. My mom's yorkshire pudding

Yummy.

bleu cheese and stilton do it for me as well.

as for spices, I think the combo of garlic, basil with 'maters always is a good combo. and I love tarragon even if I don't use it much.

[blaze]

10. Yorkshire pudding!!

I made it for the first time this year... and think I need a more true recipe!

It was "OK" at best.

Care to share Mom's recipe?

[maddezmom]

11. I give her a call tomorrow and see if she'll share it

I know a few things...heat of the drippings is the key. But will get it and her hints and post here.

[maddezmom]

20. Graig Claibourne from the NYTimes cookbook printed in 1961

2 eggs
1 cup flour (sifted or pre-sifted)
1 cup milk (she uses 2% but said any kind will do)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 beef drippings

this makes 4 serving but you can double or triple

Preheat oven to hot 450 F

Beat eggs with the milk, sift together the flour and salt, stir into the egg mixture, beat until the batter is well blended (mom uses a whisk).

Heat an 11x7" metal pan (usually the one the meat has been roasted in)
pour in 1/4 cup of beef drippings, pour in pudding mixture and bake 10 minutes at 450 F. <<<<<this is the most important partt>>>>

Reduce the temp to 350 F 15-20 minutes until puffy and golden brown. May take a bit longer if you have doubled or tripled the batter.

Cut in squares and serve immediately.



Hope you enjoy!

[likesmountains 52]

24. Eggs and milk have to be room temp

For proper puffiness!

[northoftheborder]

6. sauteing onions - yum. also yeast breads cooking.

[elleng]

7. Worchester good; Bleu HORRIBLE!

To answer your question, not at the moment; will think on it!

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. Pesto. Parmesan Reggiano. Cinnamon. Perfectly ripe home grown Brandywine or Sungold tomatoes.

Not all combined, of course!

[maddezmom]

9. good call on the pesto

now I'm really hungry.

[HopeHoops]

12. Red lentil dahl. One of the easiest things to make and way too yummy.

Shit. Now I want some.

[QED]

13. Tarragon...

Chicken with tarragon, mushrooms and white wine. <need to clean slobber off keyboard now>

[Lars39]

14. Oh, yes!

lemon, raspberry...they're the new "chocolate" cravings for me.

[Warpy]

17. Cumin

because it's in so many really good things.

[likesmountains 52]

25. Yes!

[grasswire]

18. dill

I love dill.

Also butter-garlic-rosemary-olive oil in a pan preparing to make Mama Leone's Pork Chops and Spaghetti recipe.

Hey, cbayer -- you might be able to find Rogue Creamery bleu cheeses where you are. There are assorted varieties, and they constantly win top awards worldwide. Delicious!

[Jazzgirl]

19. Really strong Danish Bleu Cheese.

Yum. And anchovies. And garlic. And onions. And..... I could go on but I digress.

[Lucinda]

21. Vegetables

usually roasted....I get hungry reading about side dishes on the daily dinner threads.

[pengillian101]

22. Lutefisk and lefse!

Having it this weekend, can't wait.

[Melissa G]

23. Albondigas

Mexican meatballs in a tomato broth/sauce. Meatballs are made with rice, mint and cilantro.

Glorified rice pudding with cinnamon, nutmeg and a dash of cardamon(childhood favorite foods)

Cardamon in a lassi

good decaf espresso milk or soydrink with various syrups and Cardamon

A perfect soy chai latte

An occasional perfect hot chocolate

The perfect glass of Merlot in front of a fire

I can't find them anymore but AMARETTO lindor balls....

I have to stop now. I'm too hungry!