What is your signature dish?

[nittanygirl]

"famous for" my cookies & cream brownies (even though I'm not that much of a baker! -- can't really screw up brownies)
and another so simple thing "eggs in a hole" -- the breakfast deliciousness that is an egg cooked in the center of a cut out hole in a piece of bread. it is SO easy and not special at all but my friends always have me make it for them

I LOVE to cook so I'm always trying things. I have a blog of food stuffs. Tonight I made sausage & peppers and onions in the crock pot w/tomato sauce over toast. yum. i focus on easy but yummy.

[AlphaFrog]

My husband's favorite is my Seafood Alfredo (mussels, shrimp, squid, octopus, crab in fettuccine Alfredo). I made a pesto version of it when I was down visiting his family in Mexico. It was funny watching his little brothers try octopus for the first time.

My favorites of mine are: Beef Sangria, Barbacoa, and Flounder Soup.

I'm also known for my Guacamole (Just don't tell anyone that it's mostly from the packet, except for a couple of my own touches )

Baking: Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Muffins (or bread), Banana Oatmeal Bread, Marranitos

[Tulip86]

I'm known for:
my stew (beef stewed over hours with a wine sauce) with a mustard puree, my lasagna, and a dish with
Roast duck and veggies.

But what I love baking the most is macaroons.
Coconut macaroons is a type I make a lot because it only takes a few minutes, but on a free sunday I love making French macaroons.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Tulip86

I'm known for:
my stew (beef stewed over hours with a wine sauce) with a mustard puree, my lasagna, and a dish with
Roast duck and veggies.

But what I love baking the most is macaroons.
Coconut macaroons is a type I make a lot because it only takes a few minutes, but on a free sunday I love making French macaroons.

LOL - I had an aunt who couldn't cook worth beans - potato salad was boiled potatoes with milk poured over them. She constantly got cook books for presents. Didn't help one bit.

But she made the best macaroons I've ever eaten - to this day!

[EE-BO]

Originally Posted by honeychile

LOL - I had an aunt who couldn't cook worth beans - potato salad was boiled potatoes with milk poured over them. She constantly got cook books for presents. Didn't help one bit.

But she made the best macaroons I've ever eaten - to this day!

This post made me smile. There is a world of difference between "cooking" and "baking". I have met many who are good at one or the other, but those who are good at both are rare. And there is no such thing as a true master of the pair.

My "signature" dish is rare beef tenderloin with one of a handful of sauces I haved practiced over the years- including sauce bearniase, creamed morels and sauce bordelaise.

But what I secretly lay claim to doing well is fried chicken tenders- soaked in eggs and buttermilk, breaded and then fried until they are nearly black and flake at the slightest touch with the chicken itself perfectly tender and just barely cooked through. I like them better a day later cold from the fridge.

I love leftovers really. The beef tenderloin makes a great dinner- but cold the next day it makes incredible sandwiches. Slice thick and put in a french baguette with homemade garlic and herb butter plus a sprinkling of fleur de sel. Refrigerate and then let warm to room temp before eating. Awesome.

Same with roast beef- better the next day when you chop it up and sautee with potatoes and onions and then slobber on the chili sauce for hash.

[nittanygirl]

Originally Posted by EE-BO

There is a world of difference between "cooking" and "baking". I have met many who are good at one or the other, but those who are good at both are rare. And there is no such thing as a true master of the pair.

My grandma is one of those rare people. All of her cookies and cakes and breads are all from scratch and delicious, but everything she cooks is as well.
If I had to say which she is, a cook or a baker, I'd say a cook now...growing up I would have said a baker.
She makes everything. Homemade spaghetti sauce, blackberry cobbler, zucchini bread, cookies of all sorts, delicious REAL Kentucky fried chicken, unbelievable cornbread, awesome fudge & various candies like hard tack. I think it's the era she grew up in. 13 brothers and sisters, being the oldest, she had to learn to do both things well.

[LucyKKG]

Two things come to mind: molasses sugar cookies and this spicy/creamy artichoke dip. Soooo excellent!

[Still BLUTANG]

i'm pretty nice with desserts - but people BEG me for my superamazingjelloshots. i know its not food; but during holiday party season and summer cookout season, that is what people expect me to bring.

my brownies have been known to make men cry (in a good way) and propose marriage. LOL.

[LatinaAlumna]

Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

my brownies have been known to make men cry (in a good way) and propose marriage. LOL.

Lol! Reminds me of my co-worker who has passed around a cake recipe, and every woman who makes it for her man ends up engaged!

People request my:

1. cheesecakes (I make different varieties)
2. spinach-artichoke dip
3. enchiladas
4. salmon dip

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

i'm pretty nice with desserts - but people BEG me for my superamazingjelloshots. i know its not food; but during holiday party season and summer cookout season, that is what people expect me to bring.

my brownies have been known to make men cry (in a good way) and propose marriage. LOL.

I just made Candy Corn Rum & Pumpkin jelloshots for my party tonight. Layer 1 is sweetened condensed milk & vanilla rum, layer 2 is pumpkin schnapps, layer 3 is layer 1 + yellow food color. Set in an icecube tray for the shape. Soooooo good!

[DTD Alum]

I love cooking (aka ripping off Bobby Flay recipes and Epicurious 4 fork rated recipes), and I cook (almost) weekly for my parents who don't live too far from me...they cop the bill and get a good meal, and I get to use a bunch of crazy ingredients I'd never be able to afford otherwise.

I never like to repeat because it's more interesting for me that way, but the two things I've been forced to repeat are lamb chops with a balsamic sauce and mint pesto, and this steak sauce made out of roasted red peppers (so tangy and ridiculously good). There were also these Thai chicken skewers with a spicy peanut sauce that I've been coerced into making twice. Other than that I try to find a new recipe every week.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by honeychile

My family insists on my broccoli casserole & stuffed eggs every holiday,

Stuffed eggs . . . deviled eggs . . . . You are Southern.

Originally Posted by DTD Alum

I love cooking (aka ripping off Bobby Flay recipes and Epicurious 4 fork rated recipes), and I cook (almost) weekly for my parents who don't live too far from me...they cop the bill and get a good meal, and I get to use a bunch of crazy ingredients I'd never be able to afford otherwise.

Finally, a guy posted to this thread.

I think I'm justifiably proud of my baked beans and my pound cake with key lime glaze. Others always seem happy to see them. And when I have time (which seems to be rarer and rarer), I can do some pretty cool marzipan at Christmas.

[Gusteau]

My go to dish is always "orzotto" - it's like risotto, but with orzo instead of rice. Like risotto, you can put just about anything in it.

My dad always asks me to make this lemon mustard chicken dish. It's incredibly easy and honestly not one of my favorites, but he and my sister love it.

My chocolate chip cookies are always a crowd-pleaser too!

[Low C Sharp]

"Grandma" Cake (aka Eclair Cake) is another one.

Okay, someone needs to share the recipe for this one.
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[ms_gwyn]

My Mac n' Cheese
Bread Pudding
this very quick broccoli and chix dish