tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post4148516568879059766..comments2024-03-22T08:29:05.625-07:00Comments on Not So Humble Pie: Fleur de Sel Peanut BrittleMs. Humblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06960224421093634330noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-89992828947069096242010-02-23T12:50:38.612-08:002010-02-23T12:50:38.612-08:00YUM-this looks absolutely delicious. My teeth migh...YUM-this looks absolutely delicious. My teeth might hate me for it, but I'm just going to have to whip up a batch of this stuff ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-4965832680304341472010-02-20T05:00:17.670-08:002010-02-20T05:00:17.670-08:00I never knew peanut brittle was so violent...Defin...I never knew peanut brittle was so violent...Definitely keeping this in mind for the next time I want to strangle someone! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-8907341581558679302010-02-19T14:22:26.307-08:002010-02-19T14:22:26.307-08:00Sorry about the altercation, but it was a good exc...Sorry about the altercation, but it was a good excuse for a southern dessert. :-)<br /><br />My mother (I'm from south Georgia) taught me to cook the (raw) peanuts in the sugar/syrup mixture. Spanish peanuts are better than Virginia (smaller, more flavorful) but are hard to find.Kathy E. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581038968990084769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-21631741501220387402010-02-19T09:35:17.812-08:002010-02-19T09:35:17.812-08:00molting elephant seal!!! haha! i will make this in...molting elephant seal!!! haha! i will make this in your honor and beat it to hell as though it were that man's hood. lolStephanie Marie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380681928932613380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-89583660953517318482010-02-18T21:24:02.802-08:002010-02-18T21:24:02.802-08:00Ooops. I hear you. I would smash someone door as w...Ooops. I hear you. I would smash someone door as well :DAnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712039473488252840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-65879430659475489692010-02-18T18:36:25.719-08:002010-02-18T18:36:25.719-08:00Maybe if Mr. SUV ate a few more homemade macarons ...Maybe if Mr. SUV ate a few more homemade macarons of the Humble variety, and spent less time annoying and endangering brilliant scientist moms who happen to cook and bake like magic and are tremendously funny, the world would be a better place. Just sayin'.Deborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03333252296283890871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-45715733920678688222010-02-18T16:48:51.432-08:002010-02-18T16:48:51.432-08:00Hey! I like elephant seals! They can't help ...Hey! I like elephant seals! They can't help it if they look kinda grody when they molt.Marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908370219801188548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-29322838893630440562010-02-18T15:42:55.223-08:002010-02-18T15:42:55.223-08:00I love this blog. I've never seen anybody put ...I love this blog. I've never seen anybody put out such a consistent level of quality, quantity and just plain beautiful stuff. Thank you?wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064500087157533970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-51526798946069188532010-02-18T15:16:31.821-08:002010-02-18T15:16:31.821-08:00Definitely saving this for a bad day when I need t...Definitely saving this for a bad day when I need to picture myself smashing someone!<br /><br />I love your blog! This post made my day :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13513307928304608171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-46026952808635431842010-02-18T12:59:29.196-08:002010-02-18T12:59:29.196-08:00Teeheehehehee! Girl, you're a hoot! I can alwa...Teeheehehehee! Girl, you're a hoot! I can always count on a good recipe and a laugh. Thanks!Sinful Southern Sweetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752325675924501194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-54739984406291408802010-02-18T12:32:16.296-08:002010-02-18T12:32:16.296-08:00Love it! I'll have to invest in a candy thermo...Love it! I'll have to invest in a candy thermometer because I most definitely have days where a little SMASHING would come in handy. Followed by eating candy would absolutely melt those troubles away. <br /><br />I personally thought awful jerk drivers were only in Phoenix, AZ, having lived in NV and CA, too. I had an encounter much like yours -- in the parking lot of a church right before Sunday service!! I guess they only needed to be good Christians while actually inside the church, not in the rest of their daily lives. I had looked forward to moving elsewhere to get away from them, but, it sounds like they're everywhere!! <br /><br />Love your blog, it cracks me up.Mishellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113307186579906931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-10655269861062009652010-02-18T10:20:23.046-08:002010-02-18T10:20:23.046-08:00Hello, I just found your blog. I love it, you seem...Hello, I just found your blog. I love it, you seem crazy! This is a compliment, just to make it clear... The thing with these SUV - idiots and the whole organic/locavorean movement is that they need to be incorporated for the revolution of food production to happen. So you just witnessed a sign of the Movement marching on! Count yourself lucky ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-23961582746109276792010-02-18T10:10:28.997-08:002010-02-18T10:10:28.997-08:00You can use just about any nut in a brittle. Seeds...You can use just about any nut in a brittle. Seeds work too, I've made brittle with pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and pine nuts too. <br /><br />Yes, I do recommend first toasting the nuts first to bring out the flavor. Their brief swim in the hot sugar isn't sufficient. <br /><br />Oh for the folks asking: Mr. SUV didn't damage my car, though he may have scratched his paint. Since he didn't threaten to sue me on the spot, I doubt he noticed it.Ms. Humblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960224421093634330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-86146202819357040022010-02-18T10:01:31.758-08:002010-02-18T10:01:31.758-08:00Commiserations in crossing paths with an idiot. U...Commiserations in crossing paths with an idiot. Unfortunately that subspecies is overrepresented in the population.<br /><br />Tech questions: Peanut brittle is great, but so are brittles made with other nuts, but I haven't tried to use them yet. Some nuts are oilier than others, some are more fragile. Does the amount of oil or size/shape of the nut matter? For example, whole almonds might be too hard in the final product, and slivers or slices might burn on contact with the hot sugar. Pecans I'm sure would work (all that praline can't be wrong); but are walnuts too oily? Would other nuts benefit from being toasted first, or does the hot sugar bath do that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-59207084415661847922010-02-18T09:37:47.988-08:002010-02-18T09:37:47.988-08:00I had the same kind of day last week. Boy I could ...I had the same kind of day last week. Boy I could have used this recipe then. Now it is in the memory backs though. Thanks much!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11939060998317439634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-82442205708908775152010-02-18T08:46:27.263-08:002010-02-18T08:46:27.263-08:00Wow. Rude! I hope his SUV ends up with big scratch...Wow. Rude! I hope his SUV ends up with big scratches and dings in the paint finish from people's car doors hitting it because he's parked too close. But at least you got to reap the benefits of your brittle smashing! <br /><br />http://reneetbouchard.blogspot.comRenée T. Habashyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075751939922027954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-72780989119675337672010-02-18T08:31:06.680-08:002010-02-18T08:31:06.680-08:00I learn a lot from your blog--you being funny is a...I learn a lot from your blog--you being funny is a great bonus! :)Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09119755018177319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-44253317073877710842010-02-18T08:16:44.901-08:002010-02-18T08:16:44.901-08:00seriously. i need to make these.seriously. i need to make these.vanillasugarbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326351678882055985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-25409919008606860032010-02-18T08:06:30.969-08:002010-02-18T08:06:30.969-08:00In my experience as a former cashier at a organic ...In my experience as a former cashier at a organic health food store, the average person who shops at such stores are exactly the person you described. I had people yelling at me all the time for things like wearing leather shoes (nevermind that I stood for 10 hours at a time and my $160 Birkenstock shoes were the only thing that made it bearable) and being a carnivore (though I eat veggie meals times a week), and one crotchety old man tried to strangle one of my coworkers. One coworker accidentally asked a 45 year old woman if she qualified for the senior discount and was literally screamed at for over 15 minutes! She spent the next hour crying in the cafe... My theory: the people that shop at organic food stores feel so good about themselves for buying organic that they decide they can get away with being total a**holes in other aspects of their lives. There were some lovely people that shopped at my store too, but most of them tended toward the jerky side...<br /><br />Can't wait to try the peanut brittle! I LOVE the salty sweet combo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-47194026663205244492010-02-18T06:02:49.540-08:002010-02-18T06:02:49.540-08:00From my observations, this behavior is not unexpec...From my observations, this behavior is not unexpected from people shopping at Big Expensive Grocery. It's why I do my grocery shopping at the crack of getting out of bed whenever possible.<br /><br />And then there was the time I met my boss at the Central Market downtown one weekend. We chatted briefly and I thought that was the end of it, but no! He cornered me the next week and started complaining how expensive everything was at that store, and how he must have spent $200 on groceries, and this and that... (He bought meat and wine and I only bought produce, eggs, and dairy.) But he apparently decided he paid me too much for too little work because I shopped there. Joy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-48981251911236989942010-02-18T06:02:36.292-08:002010-02-18T06:02:36.292-08:00I have never understood how people can be a. so ru...I have never understood how people can be a. so rude, and b. so confrontational! The gaul to go over and get in someone's face! crazzzzzy!<br /><br />So I concur, One pot. Heat. Stir. Pour. SMASH. Repeat. Oh wait, you said "eat". somedays repeat is neccessary!Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686830500183351100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-72918190863046449292010-02-18T05:52:12.949-08:002010-02-18T05:52:12.949-08:00too bad you did not have a misfortune cookie with...too bad you did not have a misfortune cookie with "biggest jerk" inside...so you could have left on his windshield!<br />always a "bad" one in the bunch...<br />hope today is a sunshine day for you... :)lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942642253140734302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-42565949666914028202010-02-18T04:38:45.958-08:002010-02-18T04:38:45.958-08:00Geez some people. Two thoughts:
1) You must be p...Geez some people. Two thoughts: <br /><br />1) You must be psychic, I have been craving salty peanut brittle since Monday, but I never knew how to make it. Thanks :)<br /><br />2) I noticed that some of the most awful people are in places where there should be happy, smiling hippies. Like Trader Joe's, Whole Foods or local Co-Ops....I don't understand it. I'M happy-go-lucky-hippie when I go to those stores, but it seems like everyone else has their jerk caps on. <br /><br />And, like SouthLakes Mom I too live in the DC metro area, so I'm a little relieved that its not just this place that has the crazed, insanely rude drivers.T. The Destructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618008582071260106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-39086610622577891602010-02-18T04:20:52.134-08:002010-02-18T04:20:52.134-08:00With a set up like that, I was thinking you might ...With a set up like that, I was thinking you might be doing a recipe for stir fried jackass or something more clever for disposing of bodies than I can think of this early in the AM.Daddy Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386749814126280114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434548298509198554.post-84077265494763304472010-02-18T03:46:40.916-08:002010-02-18T03:46:40.916-08:00What a git. I would never behave like that! I was ...What a git. I would never behave like that! I was going to say, when I saw these pictures, that this brittle is like fancy, home made Mr. Tom.<br /><br />But I bet the guy's name wasn't Mr. Tom (or Mr. SUV). Nope, I bet is name is Richard. But people shorten it. For sure.Mr. Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283387618237622156noreply@blogger.com