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Favorite things to do with onions?
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message ... > > "Ian Field" > wrote in message > ... >> >> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message >> ... >>>I love onions. I put them in nearly everything. My favorite are the >>>white onions but currently I have yellow ones because they were cheap. >>> >>> What do you like to do with onions? >> >> >> Cheese & onion sarnies with thick slices of onion, loads of salt, pepper >> & salad cream. >> >> Chopped onion stirred into mashed potato. > > What's a sarnie? http://www.wordsources.info/words-mod-sandwich.html |
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"Ian Field" > wrote in message ... > > "Julie Bove" > wrote in message > ... >> >> "Ian Field" > wrote in message >> ... >>> >>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>>I love onions. I put them in nearly everything. My favorite are the >>>>white onions but currently I have yellow ones because they were cheap. >>>> >>>> What do you like to do with onions? >>> >>> >>> Cheese & onion sarnies with thick slices of onion, loads of salt, pepper >>> & salad cream. >>> >>> Chopped onion stirred into mashed potato. >> >> What's a sarnie? > > > http://www.wordsources.info/words-mod-sandwich.html Oh. |
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On 12/11/2011 3:31 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Ian > wrote in message > ... >> >> "Julie > wrote in message >> ... >>> >>> "Ian > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> >>>> "Julie > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> I love onions. I put them in nearly everything. My favorite are the >>>>> white onions but currently I have yellow ones because they were cheap. >>>>> >>>>> What do you like to do with onions? >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheese& onion sarnies with thick slices of onion, loads of salt, pepper >>>> & salad cream. >>>> >>>> Chopped onion stirred into mashed potato. >>> >>> What's a sarnie? >> >> >> http://www.wordsources.info/words-mod-sandwich.html > > D'Oh. |
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On 12/7/2011 5:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > wrote in message > ... >> >> >> "Julie > wrote in message >> ... >>> I love onions. I put them in nearly everything. My favorite are the >>> white onions but currently I have yellow ones because they were cheap. >>> >>> What do you like to do with onions? >> >> Red onions in salads for me. White or brown in cooked stuff. I use onions >> pretty much every day. Lunch& dinner salads plus in every savoury dish I >> make. Sometimes have them fried with steak especially if bbq'ing. I also >> make onion gravy (brown gravy with lightly fried onions). Nice with >> sausages. I roast them whole with roast meats. > > Thanks! I try to put red onions in salads but they are often overwhelming. > The best salads I ever had were in Half Moon Bay CA and thereabouts. Two > restaurants there used very thinly sliced onions. I don't know if they > soaked them in cold water or what but they came out tasting sweet and not > hot. I've read of a type of onions called Vidalia onions. White, but with much less of the hot flavor than most other white onions. |
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On 12/10/2011 2:56 AM, Tiger Lily wrote:
> On 12/8/2011 8:48 PM, Jacquie wrote: >> >> "Tiger Lily" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On 12/7/2011 3:01 AM, Julie Bove wrote: >>>> I love onions. I put them in nearly everything. My favorite are the >>>> white >>>> onions but currently I have yellow ones because they were cheap. >>>> >>>> What do you like to do with onions? >>> >>> - Greek Salad >>> >>> - Marinated with tomatoes as a spin on greek salad >>> >>> - onions, garlic, mushrooms and lastly tomatoes with sweet basil stir >>> fried >>> >>> - green onions, bacon into scrambled eggs >>> >>> - vidalia onion & mustard salad dressing (yum) >>> >>> - trying to think of a meal that onions don't go with..... raw in >>> hamburgers, cooked into spaghet sauces, curry, meatloaf, shepherds >>> pie, chicken pot pie, mongolian hot pot.....sliced and put into a >>> casserole with mushroom soup over pork chops... as a side to steak, yum >>> >>> >> Sometimes when I am out of lettuce and we are having Italian, I will >> slice onions and tomatoes and marinate in a nice Italian dressing. Nope >> there is not much I cook without some kind of onion. >> When I make baked or fried cheese I sometimes add sliced green onions. >> Or I will make a cheese crisp with a low carb tortilla, and add green >> onion to it. I will brown chicken for fajitas and slice onions and >> caramelize them slightly , then mix then together and add cheese and >> make quesadillas with that mixture, serve it with sour cream and lettuce >> tomato and salsa. >> Do you have a recipe for the mustard and Vidalia dressing? >> > > unfortunately, i'm desperately looking for the Vidalia/Mustard recipe > > the farm that the onions first came from has a brand name (now forgotten > or name lost) and they sold their salad dressing via Costco............ > we stocked up, but everyone LOVED the dressing and we gave them a fresh > bottle > > now, Costco doesn't have them > > they are E coast USA based > > kate You might check if one of these gives the recipe you want: > http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/ho...lia_sauce.html > http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/vida...0000001173730/ > http://www.yummly.com/recipes/vidali...stard-dressing > http://www.yummly.com/recipes/vidali...-honey-mustard > http://mcclainsgourmet.com/recipes/h...en-salad-.html Note, however, that these recipes tend to have honey or sugar near the start of the list of ingredients. Robert Miles |
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"Robert Miles" > wrote in message ... > On 12/7/2011 5:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >> > wrote in message >> ... >>> >>> >>> "Julie > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> I love onions. I put them in nearly everything. My favorite are the >>>> white onions but currently I have yellow ones because they were cheap. >>>> >>>> What do you like to do with onions? >>> >>> Red onions in salads for me. White or brown in cooked stuff. I use >>> onions >>> pretty much every day. Lunch& dinner salads plus in every savoury dish >>> I >>> make. Sometimes have them fried with steak especially if bbq'ing. I also >>> make onion gravy (brown gravy with lightly fried onions). Nice with >>> sausages. I roast them whole with roast meats. >> >> Thanks! I try to put red onions in salads but they are often >> overwhelming. >> The best salads I ever had were in Half Moon Bay CA and thereabouts. Two >> restaurants there used very thinly sliced onions. I don't know if they >> soaked them in cold water or what but they came out tasting sweet and not >> hot. > > I've read of a type of onions called Vidalia onions. White, but with > much less of the hot flavor than most other white onions. I'm pretty sure they're yellow, not white. And I don't find white onions to be hot at all. Just the red ones. |
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On 12/19/2011 8:23 AM, Robert Miles wrote:
> On 12/10/2011 2:56 AM, Tiger Lily wrote: >> On 12/8/2011 8:48 PM, Jacquie wrote: >>> >>> "Tiger Lily" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> On 12/7/2011 3:01 AM, Julie Bove wrote: >>>>> I love onions. I put them in nearly everything. My favorite are the >>>>> white >>>>> onions but currently I have yellow ones because they were cheap. >>>>> >>>>> What do you like to do with onions? >>>> >>>> - Greek Salad >>>> >>>> - Marinated with tomatoes as a spin on greek salad >>>> >>>> - onions, garlic, mushrooms and lastly tomatoes with sweet basil stir >>>> fried >>>> >>>> - green onions, bacon into scrambled eggs >>>> >>>> - vidalia onion & mustard salad dressing (yum) >>>> >>>> - trying to think of a meal that onions don't go with..... raw in >>>> hamburgers, cooked into spaghet sauces, curry, meatloaf, shepherds >>>> pie, chicken pot pie, mongolian hot pot.....sliced and put into a >>>> casserole with mushroom soup over pork chops... as a side to steak, yum >>>> >>>> >>> Sometimes when I am out of lettuce and we are having Italian, I will >>> slice onions and tomatoes and marinate in a nice Italian dressing. Nope >>> there is not much I cook without some kind of onion. >>> When I make baked or fried cheese I sometimes add sliced green onions. >>> Or I will make a cheese crisp with a low carb tortilla, and add green >>> onion to it. I will brown chicken for fajitas and slice onions and >>> caramelize them slightly , then mix then together and add cheese and >>> make quesadillas with that mixture, serve it with sour cream and lettuce >>> tomato and salsa. >>> Do you have a recipe for the mustard and Vidalia dressing? >>> >> >> unfortunately, i'm desperately looking for the Vidalia/Mustard recipe >> >> the farm that the onions first came from has a brand name (now forgotten >> or name lost) and they sold their salad dressing via Costco............ >> we stocked up, but everyone LOVED the dressing and we gave them a fresh >> bottle >> >> now, Costco doesn't have them >> >> they are E coast USA based >> >> kate > > You might check if one of these gives the recipe you want: > >> http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/ho...lia_sauce.html > >> http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/vida...0000001173730/ > >> http://www.yummly.com/recipes/vidali...stard-dressing > >> http://www.yummly.com/recipes/vidali...-honey-mustard > >> http://mcclainsgourmet.com/recipes/h...en-salad-.html >> > > Note, however, that these recipes tend to have honey or sugar near > the start of the list of ingredients. > > Robert Miles > ty Robert while sugar is a main component of this dressing, it pours thing enough (versus 1,000 Island for example) that a 1/2 tablespoon goes a LONG way to dressing a large bowl of salad, and the dressing has lots of flavour as well, again, don't need lots of it it's a nice change to the various balsamic or sun dried tomato type dressings that we also enjoy i'm still trying to find the garlic/bacon ranch dressing we stumbled upon to 'try out' and it is amazing on spinach/pickled beet/shredded carrot/whatever i feel like salad kate |
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they are wonderful, especially in an evild sand, with sqwishey wite bread
and really sharp cheese and mayo, Lee "Robert Miles" > wrote in message ... > On 12/7/2011 5:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >> > wrote in message >> ... >>> >>> >>> "Julie > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> I love onions. I put them in nearly everything. My favorite are the >>>> white onions but currently I have yellow ones because they were cheap. >>>> >>>> What do you like to do with onions? >>> >>> Red onions in salads for me. White or brown in cooked stuff. I use >>> onions >>> pretty much every day. Lunch& dinner salads plus in every savoury dish >>> I >>> make. Sometimes have them fried with steak especially if bbq'ing. I also >>> make onion gravy (brown gravy with lightly fried onions). Nice with >>> sausages. I roast them whole with roast meats. >> >> Thanks! I try to put red onions in salads but they are often >> overwhelming. >> The best salads I ever had were in Half Moon Bay CA and thereabouts. Two >> restaurants there used very thinly sliced onions. I don't know if they >> soaked them in cold water or what but they came out tasting sweet and not >> hot. > > I've read of a type of onions called Vidalia onions. White, but with > much less of the hot flavor than most other white onions. > |
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i honestly don't remember their color, just the taste lol, Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message ... > > "Robert Miles" > wrote in message > ... >> On 12/7/2011 5:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >>> > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> >>>> >>>> "Julie > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> I love onions. I put them in nearly everything. My favorite are the >>>>> white onions but currently I have yellow ones because they were cheap. >>>>> >>>>> What do you like to do with onions? >>>> >>>> Red onions in salads for me. White or brown in cooked stuff. I use >>>> onions >>>> pretty much every day. Lunch& dinner salads plus in every savoury dish >>>> I >>>> make. Sometimes have them fried with steak especially if bbq'ing. I >>>> also >>>> make onion gravy (brown gravy with lightly fried onions). Nice with >>>> sausages. I roast them whole with roast meats. >>> >>> Thanks! I try to put red onions in salads but they are often >>> overwhelming. >>> The best salads I ever had were in Half Moon Bay CA and thereabouts. >>> Two >>> restaurants there used very thinly sliced onions. I don't know if they >>> soaked them in cold water or what but they came out tasting sweet and >>> not >>> hot. >> >> I've read of a type of onions called Vidalia onions. White, but with >> much less of the hot flavor than most other white onions. > > I'm pretty sure they're yellow, not white. And I don't find white onions > to be hot at all. Just the red ones. > |
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On 12/19/2011 8:35 PM, Tiger Lily wrote:
> On 12/19/2011 8:23 AM, Robert Miles wrote: >> On 12/10/2011 2:56 AM, Tiger Lily wrote: >>> On 12/8/2011 8:48 PM, Jacquie wrote: >>>> >>>> "Tiger Lily" > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> On 12/7/2011 3:01 AM, Julie Bove wrote: >>>>>> I love onions. I put them in nearly everything. My favorite are the >>>>>> white >>>>>> onions but currently I have yellow ones because they were cheap. >>>>>> >>>>>> What do you like to do with onions? >>>>> >>>>> - Greek Salad >>>>> >>>>> - Marinated with tomatoes as a spin on greek salad >>>>> >>>>> - onions, garlic, mushrooms and lastly tomatoes with sweet basil stir >>>>> fried >>>>> >>>>> - green onions, bacon into scrambled eggs >>>>> >>>>> - vidalia onion & mustard salad dressing (yum) >>>>> >>>>> - trying to think of a meal that onions don't go with..... raw in >>>>> hamburgers, cooked into spaghet sauces, curry, meatloaf, shepherds >>>>> pie, chicken pot pie, mongolian hot pot.....sliced and put into a >>>>> casserole with mushroom soup over pork chops... as a side to steak, >>>>> yum >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Sometimes when I am out of lettuce and we are having Italian, I will >>>> slice onions and tomatoes and marinate in a nice Italian dressing. Nope >>>> there is not much I cook without some kind of onion. >>>> When I make baked or fried cheese I sometimes add sliced green onions. >>>> Or I will make a cheese crisp with a low carb tortilla, and add green >>>> onion to it. I will brown chicken for fajitas and slice onions and >>>> caramelize them slightly , then mix then together and add cheese and >>>> make quesadillas with that mixture, serve it with sour cream and >>>> lettuce >>>> tomato and salsa. >>>> Do you have a recipe for the mustard and Vidalia dressing? >>>> >>> >>> unfortunately, i'm desperately looking for the Vidalia/Mustard recipe >>> >>> the farm that the onions first came from has a brand name (now forgotten >>> or name lost) and they sold their salad dressing via Costco............ >>> we stocked up, but everyone LOVED the dressing and we gave them a fresh >>> bottle >>> >>> now, Costco doesn't have them >>> >>> they are E coast USA based >>> >>> kate >> >> You might check if one of these gives the recipe you want: >> >>> http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/ho...lia_sauce.html >> >>> http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/vida...0000001173730/ >> >>> http://www.yummly.com/recipes/vidali...stard-dressing >> >>> http://www.yummly.com/recipes/vidali...-honey-mustard >> >>> http://mcclainsgourmet.com/recipes/h...en-salad-.html >>> >>> >> >> Note, however, that these recipes tend to have honey or sugar near >> the start of the list of ingredients. >> >> Robert Miles >> > > ty Robert > > while sugar is a main component of this dressing, it pours thin*** enough > (versus 1,000 Island for example) that a 1/2 tablespoon goes a LONG way > to dressing a large bowl of salad, and the dressing has lots of flavour > as well, again, don't need lots of it > > it's a nice change to the various balsamic or sun dried tomato type > dressings that we also enjoy > > i'm still trying to find the garlic/bacon ranch dressing we stumbled > upon to 'try out' and it is amazing on spinach/pickled beet/shredded > carrot/whatever i feel like salad > > kate *** typo correction |
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"Storrmmee" > wrote in message ... >i honestly don't remember their color, just the taste lol, Lee The picture here shows yellow. I have bought them, but here we have the Walla Walla which IMO is one of the best sweet onions. So if I want a sweet onion that's what I usually buy. |
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i never met an onion i didn't like, hotness only adjusts amount, thanks for
reminding me about the color, Lee "Julie Bove" > wrote in message ... > > "Storrmmee" > wrote in message > ... >>i honestly don't remember their color, just the taste lol, Lee > > The picture here shows yellow. I have bought them, but here we have the > Walla Walla which IMO is one of the best sweet onions. So if I want a > sweet onion that's what I usually buy. > |
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"Storrmmee" > wrote in message ... >i never met an onion i didn't like, hotness only adjusts amount, thanks for >reminding me about the color, Lee I only have trouble with the red ones sometimes. But mostly I just love onions! |
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that is a club i would willingly join, Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message ... > > "Storrmmee" > wrote in message > ... >>i never met an onion i didn't like, hotness only adjusts amount, thanks >>for reminding me about the color, Lee > > I only have trouble with the red ones sometimes. But mostly I just love > onions! > |
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On 12/20/2011 12:06 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > wrote in message > ... >> i honestly don't remember their color, just the taste lol, Lee > > The picture here shows yellow. I have bought them, but here we have the > Walla Walla which IMO is one of the best sweet onions. So if I want a sweet > onion that's what I usually buy. > > the Walla Walla grow very nicely in Victoria as well must be a soil/rain combination........... mom & dad have brought 'well underway' Walla Walla's out to Calgary.............. they turn to a different onion flavour and don't grow near as big as the monster's that grow in Victoria Dad (when he was alive) was very competitive with a family friend Gary, and they typically alternated years when whom won over the other........ the initial sharing of secrets became "secrets" again as they refined the process and lost to the other by 1/4 inch less circumference or one being 1/2 ounce heavier than the other LOL kate |
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