tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post336437048306877526..comments2023-05-08T09:59:56.004-04:00Comments on Pleasing My Palate: Baked Bananas & Brooklyn BagelsMichael Hankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-18100822648704099492011-01-20T17:10:10.788-05:002011-01-20T17:10:10.788-05:00It's a date! (I'll keep my fingers crosse...It's a date! (I'll keep my fingers crossed about that lottery....)Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-6428721850970582782011-01-19T22:25:23.880-05:002011-01-19T22:25:23.880-05:00Michael, you are on. However the odds of me gettin...Michael, you are on. However the odds of me getting to New York in the near or distant future are remote, however the lottery could come through for me and if so, my treat, on all of the above. 8-)LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05461543882119926595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-42640436535668569172011-01-19T17:17:06.415-05:002011-01-19T17:17:06.415-05:00Hi Elle, and welcome to Pleasing my Palate! Your ...Hi Elle, and welcome to Pleasing my Palate! Your husband would be pretty miserable at our house...or maybe just very very hungry. We adore all kinds of ethnic foods. I consider the plethora of multi-cultural eating options to be one of the highlights of living in NYC. If you're ever in town, let me know and I'll go out with you on a search for scorchingly hot Korean, or Indian, or Thai, or Szechuan, or Mexican, or Indonesian, or. . . . .Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-42638317387855062292011-01-19T15:28:02.346-05:002011-01-19T15:28:02.346-05:00In my house leftovers are a must have. My husband ...In my house leftovers are a must have. My husband is a vegetarian, a boring one. He doesn't like Indian food, Thai food, Filipino food, etc, and he claims ketchup is spicy. I, on the other hand like any ethnic food and would prefer to eat nothing but what could be considered ethnic, and I don't consider food spicy unless my tongue burns for an hour after eating it. Cooking two meals every day is not an option, so I cook enough to last each of us several meals. Thank goodness we never had kids, I'm sure they would have turned out to be diabetic celiac vegetarians with food allergies.LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05461543882119926595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-44499451506074072922011-01-10T17:05:46.013-05:002011-01-10T17:05:46.013-05:00Hi Michael
I am going to try it on Wednesday. T...Hi Michael <br /><br />I am going to try it on Wednesday. Thankyou, Sarah for introducing me to this fabby blog. And those doglets! I love them!<br /><br />Glis (Sarah)Glistenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528829406814666702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-79043451586669628592011-01-10T15:03:46.267-05:002011-01-10T15:03:46.267-05:00I made this for my breakfast this morning and it w...I made this for my breakfast this morning and it was sensational!! So delicious!!<br /><br />http://www.rhinestonesandtelephones.com/2011/01/michaels-breakfast-fruit-bake.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-90240998347005308422011-01-09T16:06:15.212-05:002011-01-09T16:06:15.212-05:00that breakfast looks so good I am going to have to...that breakfast looks so good I am going to have to try it. I'll just do the fruit and leave off the sweeteners, maybe a dollop of vanilla yogurt on top would be good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-16638698644565773012011-01-08T23:40:09.206-05:002011-01-08T23:40:09.206-05:00Thanks Michael, can't wait to see what you com...Thanks Michael, can't wait to see what you come up with. I'll let you know if I try the stove-top method first.saronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-23022536594393227052011-01-08T06:04:53.921-05:002011-01-08T06:04:53.921-05:00@Sara: you could send a care package full of butte...@Sara: you could send a care package full of butternut squash lasagna our way next time you have a surfeit. <br /><br />@saro: I am going to give the stove-top method a try the next time I'm jonesing for baked fruit. Stay tuned for my results, and be sure to leave a comment letting me know how it turns out if you try it first.<br /><br />@anon: Yes, I've worked in offices where the microwave was nothing more than a big, expensive method of reheating old coffee. Glad you're putting yours to better use!Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-42815224632600504932011-01-08T05:46:46.151-05:002011-01-08T05:46:46.151-05:00Hello. I love leftovers, they are my 'day afte...Hello. I love leftovers, they are my 'day after lunch' at work, plus they always impress my colleagues who buy sandwiches. And it gives a 'raison d'etre' to the company's microwave.<br />Your breakfast looks very good, I will try it on Sunday. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-90791959216070932422011-01-08T01:41:46.091-05:002011-01-08T01:41:46.091-05:00Love the banana recipe. I have to go get a snack n...Love the banana recipe. I have to go get a snack now, it made me hungry.<br /><br />I don't have access to an oven right now (yes, I know, the horror), do you think it would cook up alright on a stove - over a low flame?saronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-17312515329821941472011-01-07T20:37:30.301-05:002011-01-07T20:37:30.301-05:00I love leftovers, but the other two people in my h...I love leftovers, but the other two people in my house don't, so I'm careful not to make too too much. I don't want to be eating butternut squash lasagna for a week ever again.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-53005116862736624362011-01-07T17:47:48.041-05:002011-01-07T17:47:48.041-05:00We love leftovers at our house! At least I do -- ...We love leftovers at our house! At least I do -- I don't think anyone else cares when it was made as long as it's a dish they like. Every few days, I cook an extra large amount of whatever for dinner and we then eat the leftovers for lunch and dinner as many days as the food lasts. Then repeat. Tonight we shall be dining on my family's favorite lentil stew, prepared last night. <br /><br />I'm really enjoying your blog, Michael! I also came via MPB, by the way (surprise! :-). I (usually) like to cook (and eat!), though I'm not much of a cook, but I'm learning and improving (I think...I hope!) all the time, and I've already picked up some great tips here, eg add fresh herbs and spices at the end, salt the eggplant (I've never been able to do eggplant well). And the cheese basket at Whole Foods got me really excited! I must go and see if they offer it at the Whole Foods stores in my area!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259643525929127826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-38413110888942921262011-01-07T16:02:59.229-05:002011-01-07T16:02:59.229-05:00Oh, golly, Michael! That fruit bake looks divine! ...Oh, golly, Michael! That fruit bake looks divine! I'm going to give it a try this weekend. Yum!<br /><br />I love leftovers. :) After sitting overnight in the fridge, the flavours intensify. I also like turning them into a new dish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-66696586808846320322011-01-07T13:29:38.919-05:002011-01-07T13:29:38.919-05:0030 minutes cook time is the right amount for a cup...30 minutes cook time is the right amount for a cup of tea, dressing and makeup for the day, then sitting down to eat. 5 minutes prep time is my dream in life.<br /><br />Oh, and leftovers? What are those? Sometimes I can hide one slice of meat for my lunch the next day (but not often).<br /><br />BTW, I come to you via Debbie Cook, one of my favorite blog-pals (I cook a lot and sew a little, opposite of Debbie, and my one dog is bigger than both of yours 4 times over, and he likes leftovers).Marjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950085029835332900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-33316915229438486202011-01-07T13:06:25.981-05:002011-01-07T13:06:25.981-05:00Your breakfast looks so comfy that I think it woul...Your breakfast looks so comfy that I think it would make me want to go back to bed. <br /><br />Some leftovers we like. Those cabbage rolls for lunch yesterday? Wonderful! Quesadillas? We intentionally make enough to heat up for at least 3 more days and I'm always sad when they're gone. We have a non-Jetsons toaster oven (with optional convection) so heating up for us doesn't mean the whole big oven either. I don't particularly care for chewy pasta, though, so I'd probably be sure to cover any peeker-outers in sauce or 7 lbs of cheese. <br /><br />Other leftovers from more mundane meals? Not so much. But we'll either eat them, grudgingly. Not much goes right to the garbage can here. Unless you count the 3 furry garbage cans who will eat just about anything that's hand-fed.<br /><br />I'm really enjoying your blog, and your sense of humor since it seems to be a lot like mine. ;-) And I love that you post BEFORE that other blogger in your home.Debbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-43950739237722330212011-01-07T12:43:03.550-05:002011-01-07T12:43:03.550-05:00@quiltfool: I aspire to your well-organized culina...@quiltfool: I aspire to your well-organized culinary schedule, but I often feel lazy on Sundays, and neglect preparing the meals for the upcoming week. I then end up resorting to ordering in after my long days of teaching. I'm hoping — and Peter along with me — that food-blogging will inspire me to do more cooking on the weekends!Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-83765997701200009282011-01-07T12:23:22.682-05:002011-01-07T12:23:22.682-05:00I love leftovers and will often do most of my cook...I love leftovers and will often do most of my cooking on Sunday afternoon so we can warm it up during the week. Sometimes I'll cook 4-5 main dishes so I just have veggies to steam and a quick starch to complete the meal. Sure saves time. And, all the dishes get done at once instead of spread across the week. LaneLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961668927812199081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-2906318619151068942011-01-07T10:12:45.952-05:002011-01-07T10:12:45.952-05:00We are hoping that Mae will be willing to post a p...We are hoping that Mae will be willing to post a picture of herself modeling her next Magic Dress! Keep eating those economical leftovers, sweetie! <br /><br />I wish I could treat myself to Magic Outfits whenever I'd accrued enough leftover savings, but MPB would object to RTW. Magic Wine, anyone?<br /><br />[For the 2 readers who are not familiar with Peter's blog, those acronyms stand for Male Pattern Boldness and Ready-to-Wear.]Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-40619949138432972012011-01-07T09:25:25.254-05:002011-01-07T09:25:25.254-05:00I am in the leftover camp as well. I will usually ...I am in the leftover camp as well. I will usually make a chicken or a pot of beans and then reuse them different ways throughout the week (e.g., tacos, soups, pastas). Kind of like the school cafeteria, but not nearly as scary :)<br /><br />As long as you are creative (or good at reheating!), leftovers can sometimes outshine the original dish.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028414273977350224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-67622328277383116772011-01-07T09:01:08.152-05:002011-01-07T09:01:08.152-05:00I made deliberate leftovers today- a big pot of be...I made deliberate leftovers today- a big pot of bean and vegetable soup. The leftovers were frozen in individual portions. I'll put them in the freezer in my office lunch room. I do the same with unplanned leftovers that freeze well. I can't buy sensible lunches close to my office and I have trouble remembering to think about lunch in the morning when I'm getting ready to go to work, so I like to take a week or more of frozen meals at a time. Bonus - with the money I save eating leftovers for lunch, I can buy the Magic Dress when I find it, no matter what it costs! $350- that's only 23 lunches @ $15.Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471643987029247042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-20615233765155678832011-01-07T08:25:28.574-05:002011-01-07T08:25:28.574-05:00Neither me nor my husband are big leftover fans. ...Neither me nor my husband are big leftover fans. However, my husband INSISTS that I save everything for 'leftovers'. Leftovers for what? You are certainly not going to go near the 'leftover' so why are we taking it home?? It's just amazing to me.<br /><br />Oh wait, I take that back, he will demolish a pan of leftover lasagna. So, there is ONE thing he will eat that's leftover. I will eat leftover soup or stew. But otehr than that, I don't want leftovers either.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771331930699999253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-89624137221149509362011-01-07T08:25:20.811-05:002011-01-07T08:25:20.811-05:00Leftovers? I don't know what your talking abou...Leftovers? I don't know what your talking about they don't exsits in our house, and that on the bench is just lunch for the next day.Atomic Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550539152627115160noreply@blogger.com