Indian Cooking: Birthday Party Buffet Ideas

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The discussion revolves around a user's excitement about a new Indian cookbook, which has received high praise, prompting them to prepare a buffet for a birthday party. The conversation shifts to personal preferences in cuisine, with participants sharing their favorites, such as Mexican, Italian, and various comfort foods like hamburgers and tacos. There is a humorous exchange about cooking mishaps, including a dog that chewed up a blender, leading to jokes about the dog's behavior and the challenges of pet ownership. The topic of cuisine spelling arises, with a playful debate about the term "cuisine" and a misunderstanding of its spelling. Participants express their love for diverse foods, including Thai, Belgian chocolate, and smoothies, while also reminiscing about traditional dishes from their backgrounds. The light-hearted tone continues with discussions about deep-fried foods and personal anecdotes related to cooking and eating experiences.
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I just bought *another* Indian cookbook today (), really marvelous recipes. Ofcourse I am so smart to enthousiastically tell people how incredible those recipes are, so now I am stuck with having to cook a buffet for a birthday party

A lot of people like French or Italian cooking, but those are actually my least favorites..
 
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Did you see the 9 reviews on the cookbook? All 5 out of 5 stars!
Ain't it great to make a good impulsive buy?
 
Having grown up in Texas, Mexican is at the top of my favorites.

I love to cook and I collect cookbooks. I especially love cookbooks from the 1600-1800's. They tie in with my love of history, but those people ate some NASTY stuff! One early American cookbook I have goes on to explain that the most honored guests shoud get the cow eyeballs and the teeth (so they can suck the jelly out). Eeeewwwwww!
 
What's a quisine?

*runs & hides*
 
I must say, I couldn't live without American, Italian, and Mexican cuisine; my favorite foods are hamburgers, pizza, and tacos. :smile: Spaghetti and Chicken Parmesagn are up there too
 
good ol' fish n chips from the local chippie eh, Andy?
 
Originally posted by jimmy p
good ol' fish n chips from the local chippie eh, Andy?
No roast beef & yorkshire pudding? Steak & Kidney pie? My grandmother on my father's side was from England and she would cook these all the time.
 
I think my favorite cuisine at the moment (I have phases) is Thai.

- Warren
 
Everything mentioned so far is my favorite.
And hummus.
And Belgian chocolate.
And smoothies.
And...
 
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SMOOTHIES! I just got hooked on raspberry peach smoothies at Smoothie King a couple of weeks ago. Why aren't they open 24 hours? I NEED a smoothie! (I've been alone WAY too long...)
 
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Originally posted by Evo
SMOOTHIES! I just got hooked on raspberry peach smoothies at Smoothie King a couple of weeks ago. Why aren't they open 24 hours? I NEED a smoothie! (I've been alone WAY too long...)
Got a blender? Safeway is open 24 hours... :wink:
edit: I've been hooked on the little nasties for years now. I love Thanksgiving, because eggnog smoothies are killer.
 
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my dog ate the blender...
 
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Originally posted by Evo
my dog ate the blender...
I think you'd better keep your dog...SOMEWHERE ELSE!
 
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Why are you letting your dog cook in the first place?
I shall send you a lovely chinese cook book, if you like.
"101 Ways to Wok Your Dog"
 
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Originally posted by Tsunami
Why are you letting your dog cook in the first place?
I shall send you a lovely chinese cook book, if you like.
"101 Ways to Wok Your Dog"
Alright, now I'm wiping up my laptop and praying it doesn't die. :wink:

Hey, I thought you were taking the "dog of evil"?

I was told she'll get past this stage in 6-7 years and then she'll be a great dog. Yeah, but I won't have a house left. I built her a $1,500 dog palace with two windows (cross ventillation) and a SKYLIGHT. She won't stay there. I'm thinking of adding central heat/air & wall to wall carpeting, cable tv, maybe then...?
 
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Originally posted by Evo
Alright, now I'm wiping up my laptop and praying it doesn't die. :wink:


Hey, I thought you were taking the "dog of evil"?

No way, man! Not now! I LIKE my blender!


I was told she'll get past this stage in 6-7 years and then she'll be a great dog. Yeah, but I won't have a house left. I built her a $1,500 dog palace with two windows (cross ventillation) and a SKYLIGHT. She won't stay there. I'm thinking of adding central heat/air & wall to wall carpeting, cable tv, maybe then...?
YOU'LL move in...?
 
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Originally posted by Tsunami
Everything mentioned so far is my favorite.
And hummus.
And Belgian chocolate.
And smoothies.
And...
Those are not quisines
 
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good ol' fish n chips from the local chippie eh, Andy?

Damn straight jimmyp!

Its either that or a nice tasty kebab from the charcoal grill!
 
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I once ordered fish 'n chips:
I was expecting baked potatoes with nice spices and a fish filet with a good sause.. you get potatoes and fish that were just fried in oil, who eats that??
 
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Huh? Whats wrong with that? A nice piece of battered cod served with a suitable helping of chips, all wrapped up nicley in a newspaper. What more could a person want?
 
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The serving size didn't help, I could've fed a whole house of orphans..
 
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The only thing that I was thinking to myself was: these people are deranged, who serves something like this? Then I started helping myself to the bean dish of my friend :O
 
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The serving size was too much? i always finish all of mine. Dont have any beens mind you, or mushy pea's , disgusting!
 
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Well, there is something about a heaping dish consisting of deep fried fatty food, that is not so appealing..
 
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Originally posted by Monique
Those are not quisines
:frown: They might be to SOMEBODY...!
(We need a smiley with a 'mutty' - lower lip sticking out and quivering)
 
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Originally posted by Monique
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That'll work!
 
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Originally posted by Monique
Well, there is something about a heaping dish consisting of deep fried fatty food, that is not so appealing..
Have you ever tried deep-fried ice cream? It's a truly YUMMY Mexican dessert. They deep-fry and RE-fry all kinds of things. I often wondered about the 'meat' content in tacos off of Rico's Taco Truck. Oooo... and then there's FISH TACOS! You'll find the BEST ones at the northern tip of Kauai off of this truck:

...waiting for Greg to turn on my picture...
hmm... just thought of something. I'll be back.

edit: That was fast! Thanx, Greg! Now, please don't go into a big depression over this, but I won't be needing your services anymore. I have my own site to upload my pix to and link, etc. It was fun while it lasted... You were the best, Baby. :wink:
 

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no mexican food for me either :(
 
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Originally posted by Monique
no mexican food for me either :(
C'mon! Smothered in jalapenos and/or habaneros - a gastronomical DELIGHT!
 
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Originally posted by Hurkyl
What's a quisine?

*runs & hides*
It is not written with a Q? [b(] :frown:
I'll go and abscond (see, I DO know sòme difficult words..) :wink:
 
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Originally posted by Monique
It is not written with a Q? [b(] :frown:
I'll go and abscond (see, I DO know sòme difficult words..) :wink:
I thought you Dutch knew a lot of French!
From Dictionary.com
cui·sine ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kw-zn)
n.
A characteristic manner or style of preparing food: Spanish cuisine.
Food; fare.


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[French, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *cocna, variant of Latin coquna, kitchen, cookery, from coquere, to cook. See pekw- in Indo-European Roots.]
 
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According to GOOGLE there are circa 25,500 others who believe it should be written with a Q of which 27 Dutch.. I must've been confused with Quiche
 
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Originally posted by Monique
According to GOOGLE there are circa 25,500 others who believe it should be written with a Q of which 27 Dutch.. I must've been confused with Quiche
I just LOVE your fact-finding techniques! How'd you find that?! (Dic.com did not recognize 'quisine' :wink:)
 
  • #36
Well, just search for quisine in google and see how many pages it finds, then press the button which says 'only find dutch pages' doesn't google make life easy?
 
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Originally posted by Monique
Well, just search for quisine in google and see how many pages it finds, then press the button which says 'only find dutch pages' doesn't google make life easy?
Funny. I don't seem to have that button...(*searching*)
 
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food is my favorite topic to discuss, because everyone enjoys good food :)

my favorites currently are vietnamese, lebanese, tex-mex (i can make very good tex mex food), and american southern dishes because of my southern roots...
 
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Whaddya get if you put a dog in a blender? ...oh wait, the other way around... stomach cramps??
 

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