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RickyMaveety · 11-07-2008, 02:50 PM

If we're into a cheesecake duel then I am sooo there!! I make a great Bailey's cheesecake, and a marvelous strawberry cheesecake.

(Great, now I want cheesecake!)

badgoodDeb · 11-07-2008, 02:56 PM

Ok: everybody makes their own cheesecake recipe, in their own home. Each person then tastes his/her own cheesecake. We then vote for the winner. Sounds simple .... what could go wrong?

zelda_pinwheel · 11-07-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

(Great, now I want cheesecake!)

i know. terrible isn't it ?

zelda_pinwheel · 11-07-2008, 03:05 PM

not that i want to distract y'all from your cheesecake cravings, but since we're talking about cooking, right now i'm making pumpkin and chestnut soupe for my dinner tonight. actually, technically it's potimarron and chestnut soupe. miam !!!

DixieGal · 11-07-2008, 04:16 PM

Oh Drool! I sure would like me some Parisian street corner roasted chestnuts. The soup sounds lovely also.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-07-2008, 04:23 PM

the soup came out delicious, first time i tried it with chestnuts in but i'll do that again ! i added some fresh chives and crème fraîche in the bowl. i recommend it. really perfect for winter.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 11-07-2008, 04:50 PM

The soup sounds lovely

DixieGal · 11-07-2008, 04:58 PM

I had some pumpkin pancakes recently at IHOP. The waitress said it is the regular recipe, except for adding pumpkin pie filling. It was very good, tasted like pumpkin bread.

montsnmags · 11-07-2008, 05:12 PM

Yesterday for lunch I had a bowl of truffle gnocchi with wild mushrooms, panfried ricotta, beetroot crisps and muscat sauce; followed by pork cutlet on pumpkin, rosemary, chilli and garlic mash with a manchego stuffed chard fritter on quince jam; then a soft centred strong chocolate tart served with malt icecream. This I ate alongside a slowly imbibed glass of an Alsace Gewurtztramminer.

Needless to say, I didn't make it (my three course meals tend to be all desserts)

zelda_pinwheel · 11-07-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

The soup sounds lovely

it was. here is my very easy recipe (this is a dixiegal style recipe, it's all approximate).
- 1 potimarron (or a piece of pumpkin). i think the one i had today was about 500g.
- 1 jar of cooked chestnuts
- a couple of shallots or an onion
- some garlic
- some fresh ginger
- whatever spices you use for soup, plus some nutmeg and some four-spice mix (it has pepper, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon)
- crème fraîche (optional. also you can use plain yoghurt if you have no crème fraîche)
- fresh chives (optional)

cut the shallots in thirds or fourths and sautée them in hot oil in the bottom of the soup pot. add the pepper in the oil ; the heat releases the flavor.

if you are using a potimarron, give the outside a good scrub, cut off the top and bottom ends, then cut it in half and take all the seeds out (if you are using pumpkin you have to take the skin off, that's easiest when it's already cooked, so you might want to pre-cook it in the oven, which will make the soupe cooking a lot faster). cut it into quarters or big pieces, just enough so you can fit the whole thing in the soup pot. when the shallots are transparent and a bit golden, put in all the potimarron and add water to cover the potimarron. if some bits stick out you can cut the pieces smaller when it starts to cook. add the fresh ginger, garlic (i used 2 cloves), and all the other spices.

bring the water to a boil then reduce the heat to a low boil, and let it cook until the potimarron is done (the skin will be completely soft), about 30 minutes i think. if the potimarron is not completely underwater, after about 10 minutes it should be soft enough to slice it into smaller chunks more easily. when the potimarron is cooked, add the chestnuts. purée everything together (i have one of those mixers on the foot, it goes directly in the pot).

in the bowl you can add some ground black pepper, fresh chives, crème fraîche. it probably would be good with parsley as well, or mushrooms sautéed with the onions first.

this makes a lot of soupe. i'm going to freeze some for later.

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

I had some pumpkin pancakes recently at IHOP. The waitress said it is the regular recipe, except for adding pumpkin pie filling. It was very good, tasted like pumpkin bread.

mm, that sounds delicious too... i love pumpkin bread.

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Yesterday for lunch I had a bowl of truffle gnocci with wild mushrooms, panfried ricotta, beetroot crisps and muscat sauce; followed by pork cutlet on pumpkin, rosemary, chilli and garlic mash with a manchego stuffed chard fritter on quince jam; then a soft centred strong chocolate tart served with malt icecream. This I ate alongside a slowly imbibed glass of an Alsace Gewurtztramminer.

Needless to say, I didn't make it (my three course meals tend to be all desserts)

arg, stop it, i'm going to get hungry again and i've already had my dinner !

mtravellerh · 11-07-2008, 05:20 PM

I love soup. Can I have a bowl, pretty please.

Starving here.

I am on a heavy diet, for crissake, stop talking about eating!

zelda_pinwheel · 11-07-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mtravellerh

I love soup. Can I have a bowl, pretty please.

Starving here.

I am on a heavy diet, for crissake, stop talking about eating!

you can have some of my soup, i have plenty. soup doesns't make you fat, only tall (mange ta soupe, ça fait grandir).

ShortNCuddlyAm · 11-07-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Yesterday for lunch I had a bowl of truffle gnocci with wild mushrooms, panfried ricotta, beetroot crisps and muscat sauce; followed by pork cutlet on pumpkin, rosemary, chilli and garlic mash with a manchego stuffed chard fritter on quince jam; then a soft centred strong chocolate tart served with malt icecream. This I ate alongside a slowly imbibed glass of an Alsace Gewurtztramminer.

Needless to say, I didn't make it (my three course meals tend to be all desserts)

That sounds devine (minus the pork chop)

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

it was. here is my very easy recipe (this is a dixiegal style recipe, it's all approximate).

Oooh thank you

I'm really starting to crave soups now it's getting dark so early.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 11-07-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mtravellerh

I love soup. Can I have a bowl, pretty please.

Starving here.

I am on a heavy diet, for crissake, stop talking about eating!

Soup's good for you

And now, despite having had dinner and not actually being hungry I really really fancy brocolli and blue cheese soup.

montsnmags · 11-07-2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mtravellerh

I love soup. Can I have a bowl, pretty please.

Starving here.

I am on a heavy diet, for crissake, stop talking about eating!

Around the Lounge telling people to not do something is considered provocation.

11-07-2008, 05:12 PM	#1254
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Yesterday for lunch I had a bowl of truffle gnocchi with wild mushrooms, panfried ricotta, beetroot crisps and muscat sauce; followed by pork cutlet on pumpkin, rosemary, chilli and garlic mash with a manchego stuffed chard fritter on quince jam; then a soft centred strong chocolate tart served with malt icecream. This I ate alongside a slowly imbibed glass of an Alsace Gewurtztramminer. Needless to say, I didn't make it (my three course meals tend to be all desserts) Last edited by montsnmags; 11-07-2008 at 09:17 PM.

11-07-2008, 02:50 PM	#1246
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	If we're into a cheesecake duel then I am sooo there!! I make a great Bailey's cheesecake, and a marvelous strawberry cheesecake. (Great, now I want cheesecake!)

11-07-2008, 02:56 PM	#1247
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,552 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Ok: everybody makes their own cheesecake recipe, in their own home. Each person then tastes his/her own cheesecake. We then vote for the winner. Sounds simple .... what could go wrong?

11-07-2008, 03:05 PM	#1249
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	not that i want to distract y'all from your cheesecake cravings, but since we're talking about cooking, right now i'm making pumpkin and chestnut soupe for my dinner tonight. actually, technically it's potimarron and chestnut soupe. miam !!!

11-07-2008, 04:16 PM	#1250
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Oh Drool! I sure would like me some Parisian street corner roasted chestnuts. The soup sounds lovely also.

11-07-2008, 04:23 PM	#1251
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	the soup came out delicious, first time i tried it with chestnuts in but i'll do that again ! i added some fresh chives and crème fraîche in the bowl. i recommend it. really perfect for winter.

11-07-2008, 04:50 PM	#1252
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	The soup sounds lovely

11-07-2008, 04:58 PM	#1253
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I had some pumpkin pancakes recently at IHOP. The waitress said it is the regular recipe, except for adding pumpkin pie filling. It was very good, tasted like pumpkin bread.

11-07-2008, 05:20 PM	#1256
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 9,657 Karma: 3856660 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: Kindle Scribe	I love soup. Can I have a bowl, pretty please. Starving here. I am on a heavy diet, for crissake, stop talking about eating!