Dining on a Dollar Recipe Contest ~ Spring 2013

[Zurie]

Really, Rita? That's interesting. DH and I are very fond of pork trotters and/or shanks. It has the same wonderful gelatinous sauce and taste when stewed for a long time, and is extremely flavourful. So I hope it has some of the healing qualities of chicken feet!

It was so interesting, through the years on this site, to note the different tastes of the USA compared to this country. (I always thought we sort of liked the same dishes, but that's not so).

The USA eats far more bean dishes than we do. We tend to use meats "tip to tail", while the USA prefers certain cuts of beef, generally does not like lamb, and -- to me still a mystery, apart from the low-fat aspect -- skinned, deboned chicken breasts!

[Zurie]

Baby Kato, Susie D -- re the posting of reviews -- by the time I am up in the mornings it is an hour or two PAST 12 am EST.

I usually make tea, and then check email and Food.com.

So if my review SEEMS to post too early -- it won't be. It'll be March 1!

(I only had time to do one, and I had one big problem with a certain ingredient. I know it's available ... but could not find it in any shop around here. That put many desirable recipes on the sideline. )

[Baby Kato]

Leggy Peggy wrote:
Cape Town is a fabulous city. I had more than a week there and loved it.

Getting home tonight so hope to be cooking up a storm of ketchup recipes.
Also look forward to sharing my Red Centre photos. Here we are at the
gateway to the Red Centre.

Wow, beautiful red earth, what a great photo...thanks for sharing Peggy

[Baby Kato]

Satyne wrote:
Anyone else excited about posting their reviews tomorrow? I'm enjoying one of the recipes now. Yummy!

Me...I can't wait.....hope you enjoyed your recipe.....this has been so much fun....

[Baby Kato]

Zurie wrote:
Baby Kato, Susie D -- re the posting of reviews -- by the time I am up in the mornings it is an hour or two PAST 12 am EST.

I usually make tea, and then check email and Food.com.

So if my review SEEMS to post too early -- it won't be. It'll be March 1!

(I only had time to do one, and I had one big problem with a certain ingredient. I know it's available ... but could not find it in any shop around here. That put many desirable recipes on the sideline. )

Hello Zurie,

Thank you for letting us know, I will make note of it for you.

I certainly understand about having difficulties not finding ingredients, I myself had a different issue.

I didn't have problems finding ingredients, I had problems with a dh that won't eat certain ingredients....that narrowed down the list of recipes I could make....all I can say is thank goodness that he eats Ketchup....or he wouldn't have eaten much....I was able to make 12 very very tasty recipes.

Good luck to everyone...soon....soon we will know Who won the Ketchup contest.....

[Baby Kato]

Today's Ketchup Creation .... is



Remember YOU could be the Winner of Dining on a Dollar!!!

[Baby Kato]

[Baby Kato]

So I guess I need to ask .... Ketchup Anyone?

[rosie316]

Zurie wrote:
For Rosie: yes, you'll be shocked ... Offal here is the scrubbed-and-cleaned head and intestines of a lamb!!

It HAS to be scrubbed until literally white -- a huge job, and I don't know how to do it!!! It's one of those dishes you either love or hate, of course! I happen to love it -- the way my mom and her friends used to cook it!

Keep in mind that we have a huge majority black ethnic population, and they all adore the offal of beef and lamb, as well as things such as chicken feet.

The strange thing is, if you grew up with these dishes, you're used to it, and may even love it!

My very grand Victorian-style granny always, always used cleaned and skinned chicken feet in her glorious soups, and sometimes in a chicken stew. I well remember eating chicken feet with both hands ... there's no other way to get at the gelatinous, flavourful (if meagre) flesh between the bones!

Ewwww! That's exactly why I didn't Google it. I knew it was gonna be something strange. (Thanks for letting us know anyways). I guess if I visit Cape Town I won't find a Mc Donalds hamburger, right?

-Rosie

Now that I think about it, basically your "lamb offal" is what some may call "Haggis", right?

And worse than that, I started thinking of our "Oscar Meyer Hotdogs"... and they are made up of offal too! Ewwww! No more hotdogs for me, I guess.

[Annacia]

Baby Kato wrote:
So I guess I need to ask .... Ketchup Anyone?

Please don't make me tie you to a post out in the north 40 and gag you because I'd really miss you a lot.






but I will if I have to, gurrrrrrrrr

[Baby Kato]

Careful Annacia, I may have to put ketchup in your coffee

[Baby Kato]

Here a peace offering....

[Baby Kato]

Lunch is served.... Enjoy and don't forget to pass the Ketchup

[Annacia]

Baby Kato wrote:
Careful Annacia, I may have to put ketchup in your coffee

Now that's just plain dirty!

Truce. Lets just have a Latte together (without ketchup)

[Baby Kato]

I hope you all have a great few days.

I'm getting ready to go to the city, just waiting for my son, he's taking me to lunch first...then we are off.....

Can't you tell I'm hungry.

I'll be back on Saturday with lots of time to post my reviews for your wonderful recipes.

Can't wait to see who created the dishes I tried....and of course to see the Grand Winner of Dining on a Dollars Ketchup Contest.

Good Luck Everyone!!!

Keep eating your fruit... remember that ketchup is a fruit.