Comments on: Drop everything

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:55:31 +0000

I just returned from Barcelona and this is the way the restaurants make and serve gazpacho — it is delicious. It is also similar to the gazpacho recipe in the Food of Spain by Claudia Roden. But he leaves out the cucumbers and uses them as a garnish and also adds a big slice of toasted white bread in the blender — it adds to the creaminess.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:55:31 +0000

By: Molly

Molly — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 03:42:57 +0000

That's so strange about the meatballs, Dayna! Mine usually get nicely browned on the outside, but I've never had them burn. I don't know that the olive oil is the problem; I'm wondering if your stove is too hot? If they're burning before they cook through, that would be my guess. You may also need to use a little more oil.

But! If you'd rather, you can bake the meatballs in the oven, and that's even easier. Set the oven to 400 or so, and they should take about 15 minutes. (Give or take; I can't remember exactly.) You can put them on either a rimmed sheet pan or in the wells of a mini muffin tin. The latter is what Alton Brown recommends. I can't remember why, but he seemed to find that it produced a better meatball than cooking them on a sheet pan.

As for the meatloaf alternative, I've never tried it, but it's certainly worth a go. I can't think of a reason why it wouldn't work...

By: dayna.g

dayna.g — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:56:58 +0000

Molly, I ADORE your Doron's Meatballs recipe, except every time I make them, by the time they are cooked on the inside, they are burnt on the outside. I would love to serve them to guests, but not unless they are flawless. Should I switch to cooking them in Grapeseed oil, instead of olive oil? Can you recommend a sauce I could simmer them in, so they would cook, but not get too brown? On days when I am pressed for time but crave this meal, could I use the same recipe and cook in a meatloaf pan for about 1 hour at 350 degrees? Cooking them like a meatloaf would be a fantastic alternative. Thanks.

By: Vintage Style Downunder

Vintage Style Downunder — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:52:39 +0000

oh my gosh…I thought I'd just found you thru reading your book and popping online to check out your blog…but then came across this post, which I recognise from some latenight internet trolling or other…how funny! I didn't realise I 'knew' you already! 😉
jessie nz

By: BAKING COLOURS

BAKING COLOURS — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:31:21 +0000

i never taste gazpacho. i always imaging taking it in shot glasses. i'll try this beautiful recipe. thank you ! your blog is really a joy to spirit. you inspire me with every post.

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:35:59 +0000

I really just wanted to comment and say that Settlers of Catan rocks my socks off and I'm pleased whenever I meet someone or groups of someones who also plays! My fiancé's fraternity introduced it to me (boardgames are kinda a big deal to them) and I've been hooked ever since. We also love Dominion. The only sad thing is that since we both moved to the Northwest from the Midwest we've yet to get any of our new acquiescences hooked on our favorite games yet. Also I plan on trying out Bananagrams soon.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:52:05 +0000

I am late to this thread, but let me warn you about the addiction of board games. My husband started small, a “friend” asked him to come over and play a game–now, we have (I kid you not) more than 800 board games in our game room! In a couple of weeks, he will fly to Texas to the Board Game Geek convention to play for 4 days straight. Next year, there will be a trip to the Mecca of board games–Essen Germany. There is a growing yet still underground group of board gamers out there. Besides the games, they love good food and great wine. I am usually the cook when the BGGers come over for Games Day. They drink CA reds, play games and I get to feed them. We are all happy. The Plum Tart was the star of a recent Games Day.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:39:01 +0000

Okay Molly, here's how to win at Bananagrams: Think of how you first learned to read; “hat” is inside “that” or change the H to make 'cat.” That's how to think in Bananagrams. The other trick is to keep track of the 'easy add-on' letters — an “A” you put next to a “N” just to keep moving will be handy when an odd letter comes up and you need a vowel. I squirrel these away as I play — I'm not going for impressing anyone with my cleverness. That way I don't get stuck when the going gets fast. I know where my “nuts” are buried. Does that help? Now what's Catan? Have to check that out!

By: Staci

Staci — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:19:54 +0000

Very cool that you're able to work out schedules with your friends so that you can continue to hang out. I like the concept of game day!