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QotD: Can't Do Without...

nobody@vox.com(Purplesque) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:45:08 -0800

What food item would you miss the most if it were removed from your diet and recipes?
Submitted by scorpion1116.

Salt- from WFM

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Vox Hunt: Let's Go!

nobody@vox.com(Purplesque) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:27:22 -0800

Show us a photo of somewhere you want to go.

Venice(Bridge_of_Sighs)

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Vox Hunt: Thanksgiving Dinner

nobody@vox.com(Purplesque) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:15:35 -0800

Show us your favorite Thanksgiving dish.

Cranberry Cornbread

cornbread

Cranberry Cornbread
I'm not quite sure where I got this recipe from; its most likely an adaptation of the recipe on the back of the cranberries package.
Posted here.

No onions!

Green bean casserole- Revisited
My take on the famous three-can ( can-o-beans, can-o-mushroom-soup, and can-o-fried-onions) recipe. Not the best picture, but I liked the taste.
1 lb green beans, chopped into bite sized pieces.
2 cups fresh mushrooms, chopped (I used cremini)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp thyme
1 tbsp white flour
1 cup milk
3/4 cup panko crumbs
salt and pepper flakes
-Blanch green beans in salted water.
-Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
-Heat half the oil and butter in a sauce pan. Saute mushrooms until they smell yummy.
-Add thyme and flour. Stir until flour turns golden
-Slowly add milk and whisk to make a smooth sauce. Let it thicken a bit.
-Add salt and pepper flakes to taste.
-Add the blanched beans to the sauce. Coat to stir.
-Layer mixture in a 10 x 10 baking dish.
-Mix panko with the remaining oil and butter. Season. Cover beans with this mixture.
-Bake for 15-20 minutes or until crumbs are nicely browned.

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Vox Hunt: Word Up

nobody@vox.com(Purplesque) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:05:07 -0800

Show us your favorite word, sentence or quote.

"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."

"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master -- that's all."

- Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass, Chapter 6.

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