I can't stop myself from eating them. I just got a bag full of sweet onions and have been cutting them up and eating them. mmmmmm.. so good... and of course puting them in everything I can think of.
Maybe I'm low on potassium or something...
(((Hatrack)))
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Good to see you're still around, Telp.
Have you read Holes?
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
My great-grandmother used to eat butter and onion sandwiches.
I personally love onions.
And Davos is one of my favorite SoIaF characters.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Holes? Are there onion lovers in it?
*munches on some onion right at this very moment*
BUTTER and onion sandwiches?? hmmmmmm...
*runs off to try it*
SolaF?
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
quote:My great-grandmother used to eat butter and onion sandwiches.
My grandpa does, too. Making butter and onion sandwiches and watching old John Wayne movies is one of my favorite memories. Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Oh yah... still around... Lurking alot lately... No mental power to write my second landmark and I hate posting when I haven't finished it yet.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Butter and onion sandwiches? Weird.
I also have rediscovered the joys of the onion. They're just so yummy Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Don't feel bad about posting without doing a landmark. Do your landmark at 3000 posts.
You ought to check out Holes. They did a pretty darn good movie of it a couple of years ago as well.
And tell me what you think of the sandwich!
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
When I was in Germany I put onions in almost everything I cooked. So good!
Ben doesn't like onions, though, so if I tried cooking the same things here it wouldn't work that well. (It's as good an excuse for not cooking as anything else . . .)
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
I have just made the butter and onion sandwich... am about to bite....
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
oh my... IT'S GREAT!!!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I love sweet onions. Real Vidalians, and the local Safeway has some Mayan Sweets that are to die for.
The onion is the world's most versatile food:
BBQ Onion Onion Soup Fried Onion Onion Kababs Onion Scampi Onion cocktail...
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I like onions when they're cooked, and put them in everything. I can't handle biting into a raw onion, though.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
My dad used to make a sandwich for me.
White bread Huge slab of onion Big slice of tomato Slice of yellow Kraft singles.(has to be yellow, not sure why
No mayo or anything.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Mmmmm... onion cocktail...
Posted by newfoundlogic (Member # 3907) on :
I love the taste onions give to meat, but I can't stand the crunchiness when you're trying to eat a hamburger, it makes me shudder.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
ooooo... that crunchiness to a raw sweet onion is the best part!! Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Yes - I like the crunchiness more than the taste.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
Lindsey - Dan hates onions, too. So I put pearl onions in everything so he can fish them out.
However, consuming raw onions and large quantities of garlic in any form has been outlawed in our house. They alter my... "musk"... if you will.
[ January 20, 2005, 07:23 PM: Message edited by: Ralphie ]
Posted by xnera (Member # 187) on :
SolaF is George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire". One of the characters (Davos) is known as The Onion Knight.
I miss onions. Used to love them, especially grilled. But then I had to go and get allergic to them, and now I really can't eat them, unless they are chopped small. The allergy is so bad that if I slice one in half, I need to immediately leave the room because I will be crying so much I won't be able to see.
Posted by dread pirate romany (Member # 6869) on :
I love red onions on a salad. Lately all I ahve been wanting is a spinach salad with red onion, craisins, nuts and chevre ( I know I'm not supposed to eat the chevre, but dang, how careful can a woman be before she goes insane?)
Posted by dread pirate romany (Member # 6869) on :
Oh, and Telp, it is so so good to see you! I think about you, but when I get to the computer I've forgotten.
Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
I don't like onions, but my mom make cheese and onion sadwiches. You might try that.
Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
Onion sandwiches are where the Onion newspaper got its' name.
Holes is really excellent, you should see it Telp.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Hi again I do not like raw onions, but they got to be sauted in a stir fry or in speghetti with mushrooms, garlic and green peppers. Also, in this pinto bean stuff my grandmother would make with ground beef, the ground beef would have some egg in it to soften it. Then you take some garlic, onions and green peppers saute those things, add tomato paste. It's some good stuff.
And holes is a great book. Haven't seen the movie though.
[ January 20, 2005, 08:29 PM: Message edited by: Synesthesia ]
Posted by Lost Ashes (Member # 6745) on :
Bagel with a slab and a schmear...
Cream cheese and a big slice of onion. One of my favorite breakfasts (with Bac-O's is nice too).
Of course, then my wife won't kiss me goodbye in the morning... Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Cream cheese and onion on bagel is most excellent. I've even converted Fahim to it.
Onions with sardinese is also good. Chopped up raw onions, pour the sardines on top. Alternately, you can put the two on crackers - also good. Hmm. Oysters would probably also work well.
I put onions into just about everything I can as far as cooking goes. Yesterday, I made a terrific Sprat, Onion, and Capsicum curry. Oh my, it was good. More onions than anything else, but damn! Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I put onion in my salad tonight. It was yummy. Mmm... I can still taste it.
::runs to brush teeth::
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:I am seriously going to have a food orgasm.
I can *sooo* relate.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
The only things that can compete with the smell of cooking onions is bacon frying and bread baking. Sliced raw onions are an absolute necessity to accompany ham and beans smothered over fried potatoes. MMMMM....
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I agree, Punwit. I love the smell of popcorn popping, too, but it doesn't taste as good as it smells, whereas onions, bacon, and fresh bread do.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I alos love the ritual of sauteing onions. And cooking bacon in my cast iron skillet.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
I like little pearl onions that have been grilled on a kebab. Mmmmmmm....
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I hate peeling tiny onions. Hate.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Red onions in almost any kind of vinegar.
Big slab of onion between the melted cheese and the burger.
Sweet onions lightly salted and brushed with olive oil, grilled.
Mmmmm...that's good eating!
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Onions are wonderful. They are my favorite veggie.
My favorite onion dish: sautee wedges of a few large red onions in olive oil over med-low heat with salt, brown sugar (a tablespoon or two) and lots of rosemary until they're nicely carmelized (the lower heat you can use and the longer you can cook them the better). After they're carmelized, add some evaporated milk (1/2 - 1 can, depending on how many onions you have) and cook to reduce. After you have onions in a nice creamy sauce, add some grated parmesan cheese. It's absolute heaven! Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Telp. Pay very close attention to what Ralphie said about eating to many onions. That goes for both sexes.
That said, enjoy your onions! My grandma ate a whole onion everyday until she died at, like, 98 or something. She never got sick, or so she said.
Also, I agree with everything Syn said in her post, except that I have seen Holes. It was a great movie. I should buy it.
[ January 21, 2005, 10:18 AM: Message edited by: PSI Teleport ]
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
quote: Holes is really excellent, you should see it Telp.
*see* it?!?!? You should read it first, it's a great book and you'll understand the movie better after reading it. It's by Lois Sachar.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
My best onion recipe:
A light onion soup suitable for a first course or, when served with a hearty bread, a good lunch.
Melt one stick of butter over medium heat in a large saucepan. (Try to find a butter whose ingredients are "sweet cream, salt". The others don't taste as good.)
Saute 2 1/2 or 3 onions, quartered and sliced in the butter.
When onions are clear, push them to the sides. Add several Tbsp. flour all at once in the middle, and fold onion/butter gently into the flour a little at a time until onions and butter are all coated and flour is dispersed throughout the mixture. Continue to saute until butter/onion/flour mixture begins to turn light golden brown.
Add about 2 cups homemade veggie stock which you have, of course, been making with your onion peels, carrot ends, etc. and saving in the freezer or canning in your pressure canner. If you don't have any, use a can of veggie broth, but I warn you, it won't be as good. Same theory as the butter. Add water as needed to get the thinness you want. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer about 20 minutes or until onions are tender. Salt as needed and serve hot with bread.
Mmmmmm.
[ January 21, 2005, 10:51 AM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
quote: I like onions when they're cooked, and put them in everything. I can't handle biting into a raw onion, though.
I think I would have hooked up with Annie and married her if circumstances were different.
I can't stand eating something that smells like B.O.
...and that's my final answer.
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
From a record of the Candyman when I was a kid...
"In our opinion there's nothing like an onion! 'Cause when you're ready for a tasty snack - I wouldn't bite an onion if it didn't bite back!"
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Yeah, cooked onions are the best. I'm not too fond of them raw, except for nice sweet onions finely cut on sandwiches or in salad.
[ January 21, 2005, 11:27 AM: Message edited by: ludosti ]
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
I can eat a bit of raw Vidalia onion, but that's about it.
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
"Vidalia, Vidalia, Sweet, sweet Vidalia! Oh, Vidalia, why do you always make me cry?"
Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
ANy type of grilled onions with garlic...yummie~
I also love this onion! Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Well, this thread inspired me to make my first panini, and it was so darn good.
Sauteed red onions Sauteed portabella mushrooms Sharp sharp cheddar cheese
It was fun to make, too!
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
onions have layers.... ogres have layers....
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
"ogres have layers...."
Oh, man. I read that too quickly.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
tee hee...
I told my Mom about that onion/butter sandwich thing... and she said "oh yah, poor people used to eat that".
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
I eat onions like apples . . .
Great snack instead of popcorn: Break up garlic into seperate cloves. Lots and lots of them. Slice up some sweet white onion. Fry it all up with butter and salt. Makes awesome finger food for movies and TV, and you can kill vampires from three yards.
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