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Across the Fence:  ~Cravings and Living Far from Resturants~  |
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HeathersHeartfeltStitches
True Blue Farmgirl
440 Posts
Heather
Lancaster
OH
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 27 2008 : 4:30:03 PM
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Alright, Heather...I'm all about food...but honestly, the only thing I EVER crave is Zamarelli's Pizza in Grove City, Ohio--in fact, you're not very far from there, so you should eat it, too  . Hands down the best and my favorite pizza on the planet. If I want one, I go get one--of course, I make an excuse to drive the two hours north, and also go the best thrift store I've ever been to, but seriously, I'll drive across the world for Zammy's!
Additionally, if I know someone is heading up that way, I'll make them stop by and get a carryout pizza and I pay them for it. It's OH so good the next day :)
We live close to restaurants, but my husband doesn't like their food as much as mine, so I've learned to stock my pantry with curry's and fish sauces and any other ethnic things we like. The only thing I can't replicate is those yummy crab rangoons!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2008 : 5:59:59 PM
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OH my gosh - this happens to me all the time when I'm at the cabin. The closest restaurant and store are about 40 miles away, so it's not really an option to satisfy that craving when it hits! (Especially at current gas prices.) Last summer, I craved a vanilla milkshake SO bad you would have thought I was preggers. I wracked my brain to see what I could make that would satisfy that craving and what I came up with was some boxed soy milk, vanilla flavored, and some ice in our freezer, with a little sugar and a little more added vanilla, blended in my VitaMix. Understand, we don't have refrigeration and my method for keeping my food somewhat cold while I was there in the hot summer was to run the freezer off the generator for a few hours a day, just enough to freeze water in milk jugs, then use those frozen milk jugs to cool the food in my camping cooler. When I made the "milkshake" I just froze water in an ice cube tray, then used it (only half frozen) to thicken and "freeze" my milkshake, A long laborious process which took entirely too much time, but was gobbled up greedily when it was done! It's amazing what you can come up with when you're far from the store!
Farmgirl Sister #98
Check out my new online store
http://www.shopthefrontier.com/VFstore/index.php?manufacturers_id=79&osCsid=6be4b25bf9555031c6e2e86bbde23dba |
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doglady
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Tina
Howard
Ohio
USA
435 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2008 : 6:17:36 PM
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Well, I don't know if this will help, but when I have a craving for Italian Garden's lemon cake, Red Lobster's scampi or their cheese biscuits, or something else like that, I search through a really neat cookbook called "Top Secret Restaurant Recipes #1 or #2" by Todd Wilbur. There are other copycat recipes in the book too - like Applebee's, Outback, Ihop, P.F. Changs and on. They are very close to the real thing and really don't take that long to make. Step by step instructions are shown too.
Tina
You can tell your dog all of your secrets and they'll never say a word!
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Edited by - doglady on Mar 27 2008 6:22:30 PM |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2008 : 7:18:57 PM
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That does sound like a great cookbook, Tina! That's the only thing I like about Red Lobster is those cheese biscuits :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2008 : 11:32:32 PM
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The only thing I really crave are the bbq beef ribs from Alex Barbque in Shell Beach Calif. Oh my. They are a bit of my childhood and I love them. I have tried to copy their sauce..and get close..but of course can't cook them the way they do, can't get good beef back ribs here for some reason and it just isn't the same. Oh my. Sometimes you just need the real thing. I had some in April last year when we were out there..and have thought about them ever since.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2008 : 03:37:07 AM
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I usually go the next day at lunch or when i'm off
We live 20 miles from any good sit down restaurant and nearly 30 if we want a beer w/ our dinner
I often crave hot wings or crusty bread like Panera |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2008 : 1:13:19 PM
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Heather we are 20 minutes from ANYTHING. Not even a gas station in our area. I keep the pantry pretty well stocked- just in case! 
Rhonda
I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance even if I'm the only one...
http://www.kattywhompus.etsy.com |
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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl
814 Posts
Bridgette
Southern
Indiana
USA
814 Posts |
Posted - Mar 29 2008 : 4:36:00 PM
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If you google search "copycat recipes" you will get lots of recipes!Beware browsing here will make you hungry :)
Here is the recipe I like best for Crab Rangoon, http://www.recipezaar.com/10712
However the kraft website has a baked one that I have been using lately to reduce the fat, not as good but not bad either.
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Mar 29 2008 : 9:04:19 PM
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I really learned how to cook. I know that sounds simple, but I just wrote down all the things I loved about the food I craved and worked out some recipes. It really helps when I can make an awesome steak, loaded potatoes and garden salad with yummy ranch at home and I can keep the price lower.
Cheers,
Heather
FARMGIRL #90 |
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farmgirl blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
777 Posts
Lea
TN
777 Posts |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2008 : 03:49:42 AM
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Beings I'm originally from Cincinnati, I of course crave Skyline Chili
Luckily these days it comes in cans and is almost as good.
So whenever my folks travel that way, I send a huge wad of cash for them to pick up a case.
I can make a version fron scratch but its nowhere close to the original! |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2008 : 11:49:17 AM
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Yesterday I had a craving for McDonalds cheeseburgers Yuk!! Not preggers. Just need a junk food fix. So I drove the 15 miles to get one. I did how ever stop at a few thrift stores on the way. I guess that was how I justified my trip. Most of the time I try to keep my cupboard stocked with items that I can make fast and easy. Rachel Ray has some really good fast food type recipes and a list of items to keep on had to help fix them. 
http://www.bboopster.blogspot.com
3 Blue Star Mother and Proud of it!
Pray for our troops to come home safe and soon.
Enjoying the road to the simple life :>) |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2008 : 8:43:54 PM
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heather .. we are about half an hour (20 miles one way .. 30 the other) from good dinners (we can get to lunch in greensburg in about 15 minutes!) ... and if and when we have those cravings .. we jus' consider it part of country living .. and get in the car and DRIVE and fill our bellies! xo
sometimes we will go a little early and hit Barnes and Noble bookstore or a coupla' other shoppes too!
True Friends * Frannie
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"GATHERING ROOM" ..
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com
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