heidiiiii Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I took out one of Ina Garten`s cookbooks from the library (Barefoot Contessa/Food Network). I am going to gross out my family today because I am going to make real honest to goodness chopped liver..hard boiled eggs and all! I have my matzo at the ready..drool! Is there something that you love to make that just turns your family green...in disgust? And you dont care because it is just sooooo goooood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallowell Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Sounds yummy to me. Today I'm gonna make a butternut squash and parsnip pasta bake with parmesan cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidiiiii Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 That cats are going bonkers. The house smells great..(to me). The livers are in the fridge cooling off now. You have to cook the livers and onions in rendered chicken fat. You can get unrendered in the frozen kosher food section. Then you just melt the fat in a pan over low heat. I know sounds gross to some and fattening as all get out. I just wanted to add this to my repetoire of stuff I can make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovecats Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Sounds yummy to me. Today I'm gonna make a butternut squash and parsnip pasta bake with parmesan cheese. That sounds so good! What time is dinner!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidiiiii Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 Chelsea is going to a pot luck today and we are making a nice casserole. Arborio rice with roasted yellow peppers, red peppers, eggplant, onion, and garlic, in a lemon sauce with thyme. Serve room temperature. You are supposed to dot with Feta cheese but she doesnt eat cheese so we are omitting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Been racking my brain over what might gross hubby out but so far no luck in that.. But I know that when we had Trixie she used to go nuts when we roasted her liver treats (with just a hint of garlic rubbed over them) and not to forget when we made the liver paté... She would tap dance all over the kitchen until it was "tasting" time... I do hope you will enjoy your chopper liver dinner, and Greg that also sounds like a part of heaven! For us it is a regular minced meat, chopped potatoes and simmered onions mixed with Dijon mustard layered and some cream, put in an oven proof form sitting in the oven for an another hour, but I will need to sprinkle some chees on top of it in a little while though... Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Chelsea is going to a pot luck today and we are making a nice casserole. Arborio rice with roasted yellow peppers, red peppers, eggplant, onion, and garlic, in a lemon sauce with thyme. Serve room temperature. You are supposed to dot with Feta cheese but she doesnt eat cheese so we are omitting that. Now that sounds great as well... Getting hungry here... Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidiiiii Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 For us it is a regular minced meat, chopped potatoes and simmered onions mixed with Dijon mustard layered and some cream, put in an oven proof form sitting in the oven for an another hour, but I will need to sprinkle some chees on top of it in a little while though... Hugs Anna, now that sounds like something that will warm the bones.. Mmmm with the cream too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Anna, now that sounds like something that will warm the bones.. Mmmm with the cream too. Indeed it does, and it did and it was needed as it was freeeeezing outside today, the shallow snow cover hasn't given up just yet and will probably stay the night as well... So we enjoyed the warm dinner and some lit candles and some soft music... Oh and I emptied out the Aster cottage to clean things up as well while waiting for it to get done, all in all a good day's work LOL (And just uisng about a cup of cream and the low fat version... but it tastes heavenly mixed with the strong mustard...) Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet2Dawn Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Liver? We love it at our house. Pate, beef liver slabs or even calves liver somthered in onions and bacon. Chicken livers, yum I have a recipe for a chicken liver sauce that uses tomato paste as the other main ingredient, served over pasta with curves or twists so it clings to it................very rich but very yummy. Think the only really gross thing we every just threw away after a few bites was this no sugar pineapple/chcolate cake recipe my husband found years ago. We both took a bite, spit out and then dumped it. We still laugh over that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleG Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Liver and Onions,, yummo! Haven't had that in a long time. Using calves liver or chicken livers. Chopped liver, hmmm.. I'll have to go to foodnetwork.com and look up her recipe! I've got chicken marsala simmering on the stove. I make it about once a month. Everyone loves it. I buy the Holland House marsala wine at the grocery store, the recipe is on the bottle. I'll bet it would be good with liver too!!! I don't think there is anything that would gross out my family. My kids will eat anything. They love brussel sprouts and lima beans. My ex used to eat fried blood pudding.. Yuck! Now that makes me dry heave. I remember the smell of it.. ugghhh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymakesstuff2 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I love liver and onions! My mom's family used to love to gross us out with Balut, it is a half hatched/fertilized goose egg that is soaked in salt. Ewwww...My cousin used to laugh when I was a kid becuase I would cry when he would pull the wings out. Boys are mean I love saurkraut, chili, and cheese on hot dogs. No one in the house likes bell peppers which I love stuffed. :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Today I made my famous New England Clam Chowder which Doug loves! The first time I made it for him, he made a face, then dove into it like a man who had not eaten in months.....that was years ago.....now he's right under my feet when I make it! Wolfie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallowell Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Yummy, clam chowder. Liver and Onions, yummers, it's been forever. You gotta love those comfort foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doogster Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I've put liver in a stir fry before, along with beef and it was pretty good, I did it as a braise so the sauce really infused the liver, I'm not a fan of plain liver but that was okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidiiiii Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 My mom's family used to love to gross us out with Balut, it is a half hatched/fertilized goose egg that is soaked in salt. Ewwww...My cousin used to laugh when I was a kid becuase I would cry when he would pull the wings out. Boys are mean Ewwwwww! I saw that on a couple travel shows..I think that bald guy that eats gross food around the world ate one.. You couldnt pay me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet2Dawn Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Okay nothing beats the food show I watched where the chef prepared baby pigeon brains...........grossss. You have to suck it out of the skull to eat it.........................shuddering still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallowell Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 There is a French canadian recipe served up here in Maine called creton. It's a pork and spice pate that tastes wonderful on toast. When you first see the stuff it can kind of put you off but once you try it you're sold. I grew up with it and has become one of my favorite foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I love liver and onions, but since we have two vegetarian kids and Lloyd doesn't like liver, I don't get it much. I hate to order it in a restaurant because it is never cooked the way I like it. I also live chicken livers cooked with rice ... my mother used to make that a lot, a good Bohemian recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 WELLLL how did it turn out??? I too am a liver and onion fan... need to make me some...I bet Liver would be easier to get down than some meats I try to eat! gotta get that protien! nutti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidiiiii Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 WELLLL how did it turn out??? I too am a liver and onion fan... need to make me some...I bet Liver would be easier to get down than some meats I try to eat! gotta get that protien! nutti It was really good. No one else would try it. I halved the recipe since it was only me and the cats got a nice treat of fried chicken livers. They were attacking me for more. Who knows if I will ever make it again? I wanted to just make it and say Yes, I can make that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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