no more cookiegate please?

[SwampG8r]

i need cookiegate to go away
i don't want to have to worry about the ethics of cooking
i do it for a living
since 1977
i have stolen recipes every time i came across a tasty tidbit
when you start with this cookiegate you indict every cook since Og dragged a mastodon leg home and dropped it on the fire
we all steal recipes
our very livelihood in some cases depend on the vast resources of theft

:cry:

[mcctatas]

1. Oh please....

the pukes got to have bittergate, pastorgate, proud of my countrygate. All we have is cookie-gate since that flaming meatsack John McCain seems to be untouchable by the wimpy msm. I for one am bitterly clinging to cookie-gate :evilgrin:

[SwampG8r]

3. i have meatloaf and mashed potatoes if you leave it alone....

yummmmm

[AlCzervik]

8. i have a kick ass meatloaf recipe i got from Paula Deen who got it from someone else.

i don't eat meat anymore but if i was going to for meal it would be that bacon cheeseburger meatloaf.

[SwampG8r]

11. i have that too

i steal from the greats lol

[mcctatas]

23. I might be willing to leave it alone IF you can help me with my

mashed potato problem. For some reason, I cannot make decent mashed potatos to save my freaking life! You have 24 hours to deliver on my demands before I start stalking you with cookie-gate related posts! :hi:

[SwampG8r]

25. describe the problem?

and i can do it
edited to take a shot

first get a good masher pay what it costs and dont buy a piece of crap
you will be exerting force on it it needs to be strong get one with holes that are about 1/4 inch or so

most potato mistakes are in the belief that potatoes are tasty
untrue
potatoes are bland
they come alive with butter cream or milk salt and pepper

always boil the potato until completely tender
wash them well and leave the skins ON the skins unlike the meat have flavor

drain them completely water left in during the mash will make them mealy

salt is your friend and so is pepper
so is butter not margarine
also blue cheeses add a lot of subtle flavor
crumbled bacon works well
do each addition and taste
butter til its right
pepper til its right
salt til its right
cream or milk to adjust the texture

bon appetit

[mcctatas]

34. Thank you...

if this works, I publicly vow that I shall never again mention cookie-gate. One more question, what is a potato ricer and would that be the best implement of mashing?

[SwampG8r]

35. a ricer will mash but no

its not best choice
if you use a ricer you cooke the potatos less and then when you squish them through
the result resembles overcooked rice

[sakura]

2. Ug. Og like mastodon.

But cookie much better. Brownie, too!

[SwampG8r]

4. how about some pie?

real lard crust



im sorry that was a snark directed to the dumbass "butter in your crust" crowd

[sakura]

5. Mmmm...did you make that?

Nothing better than lard for a flaky crust. But butter's better than that scary crisco crap.

[SwampG8r]

6. no much like my recipe file the photo is stolen

[sakura]

7. Steal with pride. That's what we teachers do.

When something works, use it.

But I will say, I'd never claim someone else's lesson as my own invention. If I modified and improved it, sure. But if it was wholly someone else's idea it wouldn't be right to take credit.

On the other hand, there are some ideas that are too simple or widespread to claim. Spaghetti sauce, for instance. Chicken stock. Brownies. Vanilla icecream.

Butterscotch cookies? Probably.

[SwampG8r]

9. but the reality is

if i went into my wifes recipes and dragged out her chocolate chip recipe its the one on the nestles package

anything that has been used as a sales tool
like a cookie recipe
can become part of a repretoire
if my wife makes an awesome batch of toll house cookies she gets the credit for nestles recipe
but she will swear its her recipe

[sakura]

12. I can see that. But she wouldn't enter it into an original recipe contest as her own, would she?

Of course, that's not what Cindy McCain did, either. They didn't ask for an original recipe, and saying it came from "a friend" covers her ass nicely. It could be true, and that's enough.

Definitely not worth arguing about. I'd rather have a slice of your apple pie, regardless of the recipe's provenance. Or some meatloaf. Mastodon, not so much, unless you fix it like barbecued brisket.

[SwampG8r]

13. start with this

[sakura]

14. I really do love meatloaf.

Funny, but I hated it as a kid.

[SwampG8r]

18. hers the paula deen recipe from above

Ingredients
1 lb ground chuck
10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 (8 ounce) package sharp cheddar cheese, grated
2 large eggs
1/4 cup fine breadcrumb
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1 (3 ounce) can French-fried onions (optional)
Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350°F.
2 Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
3 In a large mixing bowl, combine the first 9 ingredients, mixing well by hand.
4 In a small bowl, combine ketchup and mustard.
5 Stir in 1/4 cup ketchup mixture into the meat mixture.
6 Place meat mixture in baking dish and shape into a loaf.
7 Spread remaining ketchup mixture over meatloaf.
8 Bake for 40 minutes.
9 Remove from oven and top with French fried onions.
10 Return to oven and bake 10-15 minutes longer, or until meat is no longer pink.

[sakura]

19. Thanks!

:)

[SwampG8r]

20. that is one HELLAGOOD meatloaf

[sakura]

22. I'm sold. I'll make it this sunday. Now where's my mastadon brisket recipe?

[SwampG8r]

24. silly

everyone knows mastodons dont have briskets

[sakura]

27. Oh.

I'll defer to your culinary wisdom regarding all things mastadonian. How about ribs? They do have ribs, don't they?

[SwampG8r]

30. you have seen the flinstones im sure?

photographic proof of mastodon ribs!
i have a recipe for baby backs that won a prize in miami a few years back
you need 20 racks of ribs tho

[SwampG8r]

15. and if you finish it all up

then you can have some pie

[sakura]

16. Now you sound like my mom.

Or like me, to my son.

Although he's the only eight year old I've met who doesn't care for icecream. He's not lactose intolerant either. Go figure.

[Tigress DEM]

10. I thought you meant DU CookieGATE

Couldn't get back on DU because now there are ads all over the place and normally I block all that stuff.

Geese.

[goldcanyonaz]

17. Martha has been doing it for years

[sakura]

21. Wow. I heard they were inscribed on gold tablets by an archangel.

[SwampG8r]

26. no you are thinking of Mormons

[sandnsea]

28. Not to mention I'm craving cookies n/t

[SwampG8r]

31. ok

[Hoof Hearted]

29. Well, it is all about you.

[sakura]

32. WB

[greguganus]

41. Lol. I was wonderin' what WB stood for. Now I know. n/t

[SwampG8r]

33. have a cookie?

[goldcanyonaz]

36. No breakfast being served this morning?

[SwampG8r]

37. sorry but the kitchens closed

i kind of admire your tenacity tho so let me whip you up something to go?


oh what the hell ill make you a nice brunch
:pals:

[AspenRose]

38. Did you see Cookie Monster on The Colbert Report?

"I was the Robert Downey, Jr. of cookies." :rofl:

[SwampG8r]

40. just watched it

way too funny

[madwivoter]

39. no more cookiegate?