Friday October 10, 2008, 3:30 am
I dunno about you you, but I can't ook at all...LOL...early-morning typo-itis strikes again. I DO find it difficult to cook without onions....but life is hell, because my husband has an unreasoning and unwavering prejudice against them. He'll eat garlic in vast quantities and chomp away on the hottest peppers with a satisfied belch afterward, but lo - if a stray onion finds its way onto his dish, he collapses into a whining 2-year-old. I have learned to be sneaky about getting my beloved "stinking rose" into recipes.

Friday October 10, 2008, 4:17 am
Lol..I don't "ook" myself these days Cate..
My boys were like that when they were young..If they even thought they saw an onion they turned their noses up..I too..learned how to get them in..without any detection except the flavor..Which they actually loved..Now that they are older..they love them..

Friday October 10, 2008, 4:35 am
I barely ook for myself, hence my health problems lol!

Friday October 10, 2008, 5:11 am
It's just part of the deal, those tears. Onions are worth it ! Can't imagine cooking without them.

Friday October 10, 2008, 5:16 am
No neither could I ...I cook for a living and onions are a mainstay...

Friday October 10, 2008, 5:23 am
Mom used to pick mushrooms from my pesto sauce when I was young, I couldn't stand even the sight of that in my food. I started eating them when I was pregnant, now I eat them raw. And I do love onions in most anything, onions sauteed with mushrooms, heaven! I will slice and dice with or without the tears, yeah, definitely worth it, ty Cate!

Friday October 10, 2008, 5:23 am
Can't cook without them and also learned how to sneak them by the little ones. If you think onions are strong, try wild leeks. Every May my husband would wander the woods for his beloved wild leeks. He would clean them and boil them and mix them with what he called bacon gravy. yuck! The house smelled like leeks for a week. (I called that week the Kissless week)

Friday October 10, 2008, 5:25 am
How interesting. I have just been running my hands under cold water after peeling the onion, before cutting it. And I tend to keep the open part of the onion down...I cut it in half, then put the open sides down, and cut it from there. Now I know why it works! Thanks!

Friday October 10, 2008, 5:32 am
Hahaa,my unscientific method s to breathe through my mouth it seems to work with me..
PS. I use the same method when emptying kittylitter wery useful then too :)

Friday October 10, 2008, 5:42 am
Very interesting Cate! :) I find that peeling the onions under running water helps a great deal. Also found that wearing my reading glasses while working with onions gives some protection from the 'aroma'.

Has anyone ever noticed that if close to where a skunk has sprayed there is a slight smell similar to onions? - but then, I have a very sensitive nose! LOL! -- Maybe that is why I like skunks! ;) Have one that every night finishes off the food for the stray cat. One night I forgot about it and went onto the veranda to bring in the dishes, turned around, and there was the little guy! He just looked at me & stayed right where he was. Didn't even stamp his feet! Probably thought I was bringing him (or her) more 'goodies'.

Sorry, I strayed from the subject a bit, but thought it might brighten someone's day! :)

Friday October 10, 2008, 5:51 am
Forgot to thank you Ombretta for the post. Had a senior moment.

Friday October 10, 2008, 6:33 am
The one thing I hate are onions. Get nauseated if I even smell them. Thanks Cate.

Friday October 10, 2008, 7:31 am
Have learned to use onion powder and garlic powder when cooking for those that do not like pieces of chopped onion in their food. Do not do this though if a person has a true allergy to them. A lot of people are just finiky about them, but I do know some people who can become very ill if they eat them. Eat all the onions you want, but do not force others to do so. Now I am thinking a batch of deep-fried onion rings would taste yummy
with all the cooler weather we are having. Sald greens with some sliced
red onion rings sounds good too. Cate you got me to thinking about food
again so now I'll have to go fix something. I'll be sure to peel the onion
and cut the roots off last. Grandma use to hold an unlit stick match in
her mouth when she peeled onions, but she looked silly and you could still
catch her with an occasional tear in her eye. Enjoy those onions and have
a happy day.

Friday October 10, 2008, 8:56 am
Pete, if you ook at all, I'm terribly worried about you....ROFL....

Friday October 10, 2008, 9:35 am
I use a wooden match in my mouth works no tears

Friday October 10, 2008, 10:09 am
I LOVE onions....a lot! My hubby said he doesn't, but when I did make my meatloaf in the past, (don't much at all anymore), I always diced them fine and he ate it all...even the second time after the first one I made (didn't tell him 'bout the first one having them in it!! devil that I am, LOL).

Friday October 10, 2008, 10:46 am
Christine, I think there are things that smell a lot worse than skunk spray! Old beer dumped out behind bars and clubs, vomit, cat urine, some cheeses...LMAO

Friday October 10, 2008, 2:21 pm
Like most, hated onions when I was young, but now most things I cook start with browning onions and garlic in some butter in the skillet first (do prefer them browned). Love red onions, buy them on sale, chop away until all are in the freezer in little bags, to be used one by one. Aroma doesn't bother me much, even with green onions, and OOOOO the flavor! Thanks, Ombretta.

Friday October 10, 2008, 3:10 pm
I chop onions every day at work and my eyes water every time, now I know what to do, thanks cate!

Friday October 10, 2008, 4:35 pm
Onions,garlic are good for you...which is good for me because I use them in all main dishes.
Crying with cutting onions...my theory is when life gets to you (news,economy,it sometimes helps to start chopping the heck out of an onion..get those tears going and clear your spirit then throw them in some comfort food (soup) Same method works for rolling and puching down bread dough..works things out of your system and you get something good to eat afterwwards...

Friday October 10, 2008, 5:06 pm
You know most people don't want the tears when cutting onion but I have to say if you have severe dry eye like I do, cutting an onion once in awhile really helps the tears flow*LOL*

Friday October 10, 2008, 5:50 pm
Liz can't eat them anymore as she has developed the family sensitivity to them...so while she's been away down south looking after G-S 2...I have been eating unions and giving the frying pan a good work-out....glad I only share the house with my animals...hmmm

Friday October 10, 2008, 5:58 pm
Farting, are we, David? LMAO

Friday October 10, 2008, 6:22 pm
I love onions and every savoury dish should begin with 'take an onion ...'. My father always says "an onion a day keeps a coronary away". He's 90 years old and still going strong. His favourite dish is onions poached in milk with salt and lots of freshly ground pepper! Oh I can smell and taste it now.

Thanks for the science bit but being married to a chemist I knew that part. Thanks anyway Cate - keep the interesting info coming.

Friday October 10, 2008, 10:15 pm
Wonder why my eyes don't tearup when I cut up onions? Any clues anyone?

Thanks Cate

Saturday October 11, 2008, 1:26 am
i love mucho garlic chris

Saturday October 11, 2008, 2:05 am
AAAhhh spanish onions!!! Love them! greww some in my garden box this year. Tonight's dinner was Progys with frozen veggies and 4 cheese sauce and slivered spanish onions, YUMMY. Also have changed to sea salt and raw sugar and honey, cutting out all those yucky chemicals.

Saturday October 11, 2008, 10:14 am
I HAVE USED THIS METHOD FOR YEARS. JUST CUT THE ONION UNDER RUNNING WATER IT WORKS EVERY TIME IT HAS FOR ME. WHEN THE JUICE OF THE ONION GETS IN YOUR EYES IT MAKES THEM WATER BY WASHING THE JUICE OFF BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR EYES YOUR TEAR FREE.

Saturday October 11, 2008, 5:20 pm
I have one word, vidalia

Sunday October 12, 2008, 2:18 pm
They're the best onions Deborah. Yummmy.

Sunday October 12, 2008, 2:29 pm
Don't want to cry when slicing onions? Use a food processor ... and three different kinds of onions ... it's fall, and autumn is my favorite season and a good excuse to make ONION SOUP, accompanied by a crusty bread, fresh butter from the farmers market along with a huge green salad (well, okay, you can throw in some tomatoes and carrots, too!)