The AMG2011 Fundraising Cookbook is Here! Order Yours Now!

[weasel]

 Thanks Will !   ,
                             My Cook Books came !

    They are   GREAT !

       I will give one to each of my siblings .

          Bob found a few receipes   he will be trying   

                                                     Weasel

 

[WillyWump]

Fellow Chefs and AMG supporters,

Check this out! Over $500 raised in sales of the "Cooking for a Cause" Cookbooks!

The sales greatly exceeded our expectations and the success of the fundraiser was a result of one factor....YOU!

As we close out the cookbook sales the Grants Committee and the members it serves would like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to everyone that participated. The success of this endeavor rests squarely on the shoulders of those who submitted recipes or purchased books. $500 is a substantial amount of money and will go far in helping one or more of our fellow AIDSMEDS members attend the gathering in Seattle, a member who would not otherwise be able to attend. This is truly something we can all be proud of.

When Phil (the numbers man) gets settled back in, he will give us a final tally on the sales amount.

Great work guys and gals!

Although the Cookbook sales have closed you still have a couple days to make a general donation to the AMG Grants Committee. Any amount is appreciated and no amount is to small. For donation info please PM the Grants Committee

-Will, Phil, Jody and Nick
AMG2011 Grants Committee

[Miss Philicia]

Is it too late for me to submit a recipe for "Roast Chicken Chez Louis"?  It's marinating in the fridge as we speak.

[leatherman]

WooHoo! that's great news about the cookbook sales!

Of course, I think, and I'm sure others agree, that you deserve a special thanks too, Will. It's easy for people to say something should be done but it takes a special person to actually get something done. I know you worked hard on putting this project together, collecting and editing recipes, getting the book published, and finally getting the book delivered. So Thank You for all the work you did!  

mikie
(who has already stashed away some recipes to submit for next year's cookbook )

[hope_for_a_cure]

(who has already stashed away some recipes to submit for next year's cookbook )

I will put my easy no fuss Baked Alaska recipe in the next release.  YUM!!  

[hope_for_a_cure]

Is it too late for me to submit a recipe for "Roast Chicken Chez Louis"?  It's marinating in the fridge as we speak.

OK... on the next flight out to Filthy-Delphia!  Dinner at 8:00??

[leatherman]

I will put my easy no fuss Baked Alaska recipe in the next release.

Yummy!

Here's my version of Chinese Almond Cookies adapted for my client advocacy/activism events:
Positive Cookies!
Lemon Smilies, Oranges Pluses, and Cherry Awareness Ribbons

(sorry. no "giant food" pictures this time. LOL)

[skeebo1969]

I will put my easy no fuss Baked Alaska recipe in the next release.  YUM!!  

That's a perfect meringue on top....  what's inside?

[hope_for_a_cure]

Skeebs,

I used 5 jumbo egg whites and 1 cup of marshmallow cream (no additional sugar).  Of course always use a clean metal bowl and a good hand mixer to whip it into shape.

My version is easy to make:

1) Make a square pan of chocolate brownies (any mix will do).  I dont use the ones with nuts but hey that would work if you want to use them.  Let these cool completely and place on a foil covered baking sheet.
2) Take 1 block of Breyers® all natural vanilla ice cream that has been frozen hard and slice it in half.  I slice it sideways across instead of from the top down.  Place the two halves on top of the uncut brownie layer.
3) Slather the meringue generously around the sides and on top of this then pop it into a 400 degree oven.  This will not take long to start browning.. keep a close eye on it.  When it starts to brown slightly, turn the oven on broil (500 degrees) and when the top heating element gets nice and red, the Baked Alaska should be brown enough.  Pull it out, slice and serve ASAP.  

I made this recently and it was a huge hit.  I doubt many folks would turn their nose up at this desert and it really is easy to make.  By the way, that meringue with marshmallow never fails or falls when used on pies either.  

[skeebo1969]

I used 5 jumbo egg whites and 1 cup of marshmallow cream (no additional sugar).  Of course always use a clean metal bowl and a good hand mixer to whip it into shape.

Ahh I've never heard of meringue made that way.  I normally use sugar and egg whites.  That marshmallow cream must help get the peaks perfect.  Thanks for sharing it.   Do you beat the egg whites completely before adding the marshmallow cream or do you start with everything combined?

[hope_for_a_cure]

Ahh I've never heard of meringue made that way.  I normally use sugar and egg whites.  That marshmallow cream must help get the peaks perfect.  Thanks for sharing it.   Do you beat the egg whites completely before adding the marshmallow cream or do you start with everything combined?

No. I start out with just the egg whites and beat them maybe a minute then put in the marshmallow cream well before the whites actually get stiff.  When I add the marshmallow I crank the mixer up to almost high and it whips up nicely.  A friend of my mom's told me about using that marshmallow stuff this past summer.  It makes it nice and shiny too. 

When it comes to cooking and recipes, I share all.   

[WillyWump]

So I got my Chicken and Dumpling's Badge today.

Yep, I made RAB's Homemade Chicken and Dumplings (pg. 52). Let me just say they are marvelous! and failry easy to make. Yum

-Will

[RAB]

So I got my Chicken and Dumpling's Badge today.

Yep, I made RAB's Homemade Chicken and Dumplings (pg. 52). Let me just say they are marvelous! and failry easy to make. Yum

-Will

Just good, wholesome, from scratch, food.

Glad you earned your DUMP badge.   

See you in Seattle!

RAB   

[Miss Philicia]

I'm still waiting on Wumpette to make my recipe.

[Ann]

I'm still waiting on Wumpette to make my recipe.

What, weiners in spunk sauce? Most of us can do that one in our sleep.

[thunter34]

What, weiners in spunk sauce? Most of us can do that one in our sleep.

I would have assumed manicotti with smegma instead of ricotta.

[Jeff G]

Or klonopin salad with the little mandarin oranges .

[Miss Philicia]

Speaking of Klonopin you should see the video I made and put up on facebook when I was zonked on it last week -- I took a Gaultier sarong and turned it into an Islamic hijab and sat there making faces wearing some McQueen sunglasses that I bought in London in the late 90's.

Dinner tonight will be grilled swordfish with fork-crushed purple potatoes and shallots, and sauteed asparagus in garlic, followed by chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting.  Possible palate cleansing with a blackberry cabaret sorbet.

[Jeff G]

Speaking of Klonopin you should see the video I made and put up on facebook when I was zonked on it last week -- I took a Gaultier sarong and turned it into an Islamic hijab and sat there making faces wearing some McQueen sunglasses that I bought in London in the late 90's.

Dinner tonight will be grilled swordfish with fork-crushed purple potatoes and shallots, and sauteed asparagus in garlic, followed by chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting.  Possible palate cleansing with a blackberry cabaret sorbet.

That sounds delish ... I'm visiting a friend and am having a hankering for some fried chicken and potato logs from the truck stop next exit down from his house .

Oh I would love to see that video , link please . It will take me back to my tweaking days when I used to fall asleep on camera for all to see . 

[Miss Philicia]

"hankering"

[WillyWump]

I took a Gaultier sarong and turned it into an Islamic hijab and sat there making faces wearing some McQueen sunglasses that I bought in London in the late 90's.

now THAT is a must see! I'm not going to be your "friend" so would you please post it here?

[Miss Philicia]

now THAT is a must see! I'm not going to be your "friend" so would you please post it here?

Girl, why are you afraid to expose yourself to me on facebook?

[Ann]

Girl, why are you afraid to expose yourself to me on facebook?

Because then he can't complain on his wall how mean you are, bitch.

[RAB]

Tonight I'm making Wumps Mexican Steak Millanesa (page #45).  Sounds yummy and fairly simple.

Will report back on how it turns out! 

RAB   

(Who loves his "Cooking for a Cause" cookbook)

[WillyWump]

Tonight I'm making Wumps Mexican Steak Millanesa (page #45).  Sounds yummy and fairly simple.

Will report back on how it turns out! 

RAB   

(Who loves his "Cooking for a Cause" cookbook)

YAY! It's a favorite down here.

-W

[RAB]

YAY! It's a favorite down here.

-W

And it was delicious!  I'm definately going to make that again!  

For Easter I'm going to make Skeebo's Maple Mustard Glazed Baked Ham (page #42).

RAB  

[leatherman]

I hadn't cooked anything out of the cookbook for a while; but I made a BIG bowl of the "Bean and Bacon Coleslaw" for a 4th of July weekend cookout.  Since it's only 45 days until we meet up in Seattle, I thought I'd post a picture of this recipe from the cookbook.

[Rev. Moon]

I hadn't cooked anything out of the cookbook for a while; but I made a BIG bowl of the "Bean and Bacon Coleslaw" for a 4th of July weekend cookout.  Since it's only 45 days until we meet up in Seattle, I thought I'd post a picture of this recipe from the cookbook.

Either the handle on that bowl is a bit odd-looking or your photochop skillz are da bomb.

Now, I may be the exception, but I had never heard of bean and bacon coleslaw. That's some serious gas in the making 

[leatherman]

but I had never heard of bean and bacon coleslaw.

pg 26 in "Cooking for a Cause - a collection of recipes to benefit AMG2011" 

personally, I don't get gassy from cabbage (gosh, how I love sauerkraut and chow-chow), and there really aren't enough kidney beans in the recipe to be that much of a problem.

boy howdy was that some down and dirty photoshopping (although I actually use Paint Shop Pro not PhotoShop). Look at the crappy edging around the bowl and my hair LOL; but a pix of the coleslaw, a pix of me on a raft in the pool, and 3 mins of crappy editing and voila! another pix of disproportionate food. 

[RAB]

I hadn't cooked anything out of the cookbook for a while; but I made a BIG bowl of the "Bean and Bacon Coleslaw" for a 4th of July weekend cookout.   Since it's only 45 days until we meet up in Seattle, I thought I'd post a picture of this recipe from the cookbook.

That photo is just downright frightening.  Sort of a combination of Hannibal and . . . . .??

Edit:  Frankenfurter from Rocky Horror when he served his dinner guests parts of Eddy.  Yikes.   

RAB

[anniebc]

That photo is just downright frightening.  Sort of a combination of Hannibal and . . . . .??

Edit:  Frankenfurter from Rocky Horror when he served his dinner guests parts of Eddy.  Yikes.   

RAB

 

Aroha
Jan

[WillyWump]

That photo is just downright frightening.  Sort of a combination of Hannibal and . . . . .??

Edit:  Frankenfurter from Rocky Horror when he served his dinner guests parts of Eddy.  Yikes.   

RAB

Something tells me I will have nightmares over this pic

[Rev. Moon]

Something tells me I will have nightmares over this pic

Y'all are very very mean.  Ima report errbody.  Click.

[WillyWump]

Y'all are very very mean.  Ima report errbody.  Click.

Ok tattletale.

besides I waasnt trying to be overtly mean. It;s just the thought of a shirtless Leatherman peering over my bowl of coleslaw is rather haunting 

[leatherman]

That photo is just downright frightening.  Sort of a combination of Hannibal and . . . . .??

I had actually taken a series of pictures (from a perspective above) of little leathermans that I was going to edit so that they were floating in the bowl of coleslaw waving, smiling and looking like they were drowning; but I did deem that too scary after I started putting that picture together. 

It;s just the thought of a shirtless Leatherman peering over my bowl of coleslaw is rather haunting 

my hairy chest IN the coleslaw just looked kinda nasty and unhealthy, so I chose to be outside the bowl. LOL

[Ann]

I had actually taken a series of pictures (from a perspective above) of little guinea pigs that I was going to edit so that they were floating in the bowl of coleslaw waving, smiling and looking like they were drowning; but I did deem that too scary after I started putting that picture together. 
my hairy chest IN the coleslaw just looked kinda nasty and unhealthy, so I chose to be outside the bowl. LOL

Thank goodness for small mercies!

[Matty the Damned]

I hadn't cooked anything out of the cookbook for a while; but I made a BIG bowl of the "Bean and Bacon Coleslaw" for a 4th of July weekend cookout.  Since it's only 45 days until we meet up in Seattle, I thought I'd post a picture of this recipe from the cookbook.

I'm sorry, but that looks like a gigantic bowl of spaniel vomit.

MtD

[Hellraiser]

I'm sorry, but that looks like a gigantic bowl of spaniel vomit.

MtD

I hate to admit it but I actually agree with Matty

[Miss Philicia]

is that your recipe, leatherman?

[leatherman]

is that your recipe, leatherman?

yep.

as I said I haven't made anything out of the book for a while, so I haven't posted any pix from any recipes for a while. As I had never posted a pix of this one, and as it's summer here in the states and a cold coleslaw salad was appropriate for the 4th and summertime, I thought I'd post a pix of what we took for the cookout at my brothers. We also made a crockpot full of au gratin potatoes but I never submitted that recipe and so didn't take any pix of it.

I did make lemon bars too (another recipe I submitted) but I had already posted pix of them. Besides I cheated and made these from a box. LOL

Since I've got the book back out, I guess I should see what else would be good for Summertime fare and try someone else's recipe soon. ANybody got a suggestion? Has anybody else made anything from the cookbook? 

[WillyWump]

I've had the Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breasts, the Chicken and Dumplings, Spanish Swiss Steak, One Pan Chicken and Stuffing Bake, Cube Steaks with Mushroom Gravy, Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs, Shrimp Salad.

All of which were scrumptious, my favorite so far is BAcon Wrapped Chicken BReasts! With Chicken and Dumplings a close second.

-Wills

[leatherman]

my favorite so far is BAcon Wrapped Chicken BReasts!

mmmm. I tried that one too and it was very very yummy.

[wolfter]

Damn it, I still wish I'd have ordered the book.  Think I can find a copy on ebay or craigslist yet?

I bet a 2nd run would sell pretty well.
 

[Matty the Damned]

I hate to admit it but I actually agree with Matty

I know. I'm scared too. 

I guess I should see what else would be good for Summertime fare and try someone else's recipe soon. ANybody got a suggestion?

Maybe you might grill and eat your camera?

MtD

[anniebc]

Maybe you might grill and eat your camera?

MtD

You owe me a new keyboard mister..

Aroha
Jan

[Miss Philicia]

Who submitted the most recipes in this cookbook?

[Basquo]

Michael from Sonoma? I remember him posting quite a few.

[Ann]

Michael from Sonoma? I remember him posting quite a few.

I miss "Have the best day " Michael. Wonder what he's been up to recently? I hope he's just still so much in love that he doesn't have time to post here.

[WillyWump]

Who submitted the most recipes in this cookbook?

Hopey-Curey and Sonoma submitted the most, like 15 each. Obviously we had to thin those 2 out so they wouldnt take over the cookbook

Somehow I think PhilD ended up with the most published.

-Will

Have the Best Day  

[phildinftlaudy]

Hopey-Curey and Sonoma submitted the most, like 15 each. Obviously we had to thin those 2 out so they wouldnt take over the cookbook

Somehow I think PhilD ended up with the most published.

-Will

Have the Best Day  

Nope --- I only have 4 published ---- hope4acure has more, as does leatherman (he has 6) ---- mine are mainly in the entee and vegetable section.