Ice-Cream Comments

[DC Sunshine]

Originally Posted by Mezzaluna

Now that I think of it, my husband doesn't see any nuances in the dishes I cook for him.

Mezz...I know exactly how you feel - If I cook anything that's not easily recognisable as chunks of animal, e.g. chicken leg, or a t-bone steak, my other half quite often doesn't even know what sort of meat it is I live eternally in hope, but it's a losing battle I'm afraid. He enjoys it, but then food to him is something that's got to be eaten and as quickly as possible. Even at a restauraunt. He must have been a wolf in a previous lifetime - eat it before someone else does.

I live eternally in hope of educating his palate, but after 20-something years, I'm beginning to despair. Ah well, the kids appreciate it and also love to cook. I'll work on the next generation!

Doc...no wonder you got into the kitchen early. But still we persevere - people may surprise us one day...maybe...

[Astrid Guerrin]

I'm pretty convinced that we are getting used to the taste of "ready to eat food" and tend to forget the sense of achievement and great taste of homemade food.
When I was a kind my mum used to make banana ice cream it was really good and I've never found anything quite similar at my local store. Same with my grandmother strawberry ice cream, it was the best ice cream ever, and for ever, so tasty, frutty,... I loved it.

I found a good place for ice cream close by, but it's just good, not "oh my god!". I miss homemade ice cream!

[shroomgirl]

marshmallows......I feel for you Luc, even my food writer friends gave me grief, until they tried them

[OregonYeti]

My first Thanksgiving with my wife, I was making a pretty basic Thanksgiving dinner, when she left with the kids to her parents' place.

The next year I said I'd really like us to have Thanksgiving dinner at home. I was working on a pretty elaborate dinner when she said they were going to her parents' dinner first then having dinner here. So I had a lot of stuff to eat on my own and have as leftovers.

She loves my cooking, but her parents, at least at the time were her "boss". By the way I've moved out since then.

[Free Rider]

Originally Posted by OregonYeti

I was working on a pretty elaborate dinner when she said they were going to her parents' dinner first then having dinner here. .

There's one I don't understand but I see more and more of.. people going house to house for various mediocre "Thanksgiving dinners" and not spending time at just one great one, all together.

[trulys]

Originally Posted by siduri

oh please! what kind of person can willingly eschew carbohydrates unless they have a serious illness like diabetes. I say, they deserve what they get (or don;t get!)

I'm that kind of person and it's not because i don't love my carbs, it's because they don't love me. i'm the pastry chef for our resturant and i'm always making new things as well as on the side for friends. If i wasn't on the south beach diet yearly i'ld be 200lbs easily. What i've been able to do is take some of my favorite desserts and turn them into low carb by mostly using splenda, like mousses, panna cottas, homemade icecreams etc. my dinners are fabulous cause i eat great cuts of meat either grilled or slow roasted or braised with lots of beautiful veggies. Life does'nt have to revolve around potatoes,carrots, gravy or bread if you truly love food, and have a passion for cooking it's amazing how with some creativity and a change of thinking how great low carb can be. Now all that said i still yo-yo back and forth between low carb and regular eating but it's all good and i'm able to keep my weight down which makes my clients wonder how do i stay so thin with having had so many children and a pasrty chef to boot.

I'm also like the rest of you, where friends feel intimidated to have you over, the 1st thing they do is appologize for it not being anything like you could make, and i'm just happy to come over and share a great meal prepared by their hands and for their great company, also when i'm dieting and i'm invited over, my diet is not mentioned or it is overlooked for that evening, some things are more important than a diet (feelings). And people that have no taste i'm surrounded by(all my family on both sides) for example, when i was 1st married my inlaws asked me to bring dessert for thanks giving, i made this delicious multi layed deep chocolate cake with dark chocolate ganache betweem the layers, covered in a coffee buttercream decorated with chocolate covered espresso beans.I was so proud of this and wanted to impress my new family. So a piece was had by all great things were said , the remainder( which by the way was lots cause every one only wanted a "small piece, thank-you") was put into the cold room. Next day was left overs and i was asked to get the left over pies from the cold storage i mentioned that we had alot of cake that we could also add, but my mother-in-law paused a little too long and then mentioned that we had enough dessert with just the pies,but thanks any way. The next year i was asked to make dessert again and after all the work i had put into the last cake i decided with my crazy hecteck life i wouldn't put any care into this one, so i got a duncan heinze chocolate mix , layered that with a chocolate pudding mix, layered that with a couple of cans of cherry pie filling topped it all with whip cream ( real of course, can't get too low i've got my standards) shredded chocolate on top called it a black forest trifle and what do you think happened? well, every one went nuts over it had 2nds and some 3rds, my husband's cousin said it was the best dessert he's ever had and could he give the recipe to him. I am now thought of as a fantastic dessert maker in the family and the one to ask for advice, recipes or help and i could never be more angry! now my inlaws are organic vegans and people thought low carb is weird, they don't eat anthing i make cause it's too spicy(i use spices and herbs, not just salt and pepper like my mother in law likes) and i use e.v.o.o and herbal vinegars etc. so i do'nt cook for them any more,we just take them out to their favorite resturant.And my mom who i learned my love of cooking from can never say anything good about what i do, i told her i got a job as a pastry chef at a newly opened resort/resturant the 1st thing she said was how are you going to manage that with your kids and your husband away all the time. Come to think about it she never did say anything positive about it. when i told her about my chocoate making and how well locals here were enjoying my work, she would just pipe in about my brothers new endevour ("chocolate making" and boy should i taste his, he took some to work and everybody went gaga over them and his boss wants him to start a buisness of them) this is after i gave my brother pointers, recipes, and suppliers not knowing that he would "back stab me" he is a 32yr old single living at home still not having to pay much in room and board with a full time job no expences so he sinks all his money in his new found hobby venture after innocently asking me for all the hard leg work. and even to this date i've sent my products to them to sample and get constructive critizism or hopefully acculades but no , they eat all the chocolates but no one can remember doing it and don't care to try to to make any type of comment except may-be you should send us some more. Now i think that whole thing is RUDE, and this is from my family, i'm glad my husband is a foody as well as my freinds and really apreciate my talents and creativity. YOU CAN'T CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY BUT YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FREINDS .So all's still good!