NOVEMBER 2019 Cookbook of the Month VOTING">NOVEMBER 2019 Cookbook of the Month VOTING
The eatyourbooks website does not feature the index for Now and Again. Here's a google book link that features the index: https://books.google.com/books?id=sDdbDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreTo cook or not to cook (pizza sauce)?">To cook or not to cook (pizza sauce)?
Hello chowhounds, please help! I've got to make enough sauce for 20 people and a make-your-own pizza party. Is traditional sauce cooked or no? There are so many conflicting answers online! Uncooked whole peeled tomatoes plus salt and olive oil seems too good to be true. I know uncooked sauce...
Read moreKeeping tortillas warm">Keeping tortillas warm
Ten years later but it immediately occurred to me that flour tortillas wouldn't be the best across-the-board choice for 2 yr. olds, older children, or every adult either. There are way more people nowadays who are wheat sensitive and gluten intolerant and, for those who do not wish to cook...
Read moreNeed help with recipe: poppy seed cake from Kramer's Pastries • New York • Yorkville">Need help with recipe: poppy seed cake from Kramer's Pastries • New York • Yorkville
Trying to locate a recipe for the poppy seed cake sold at the old Kramer's Pastries. The Kramer family's bakery was at 1643 Second Avenue in Yorkville from 1953 to 1999. We really want to recreate the cake that's remembered so fondly, even when associate bakers from the Eastern Bloc...
Read morePaneer tips? Whey uses? Etc.">Paneer tips? Whey uses? Etc.
One of my daughters is mainly vegetarian but will eat cheeses. I'm planning to make a curried paneer something or other tonight (I will present her several recipes I can make with ingredients on-hand and let her pick). So I made some paneer earlier today and it's currently pressing in...
Read moreSweet use for rye flour">Sweet use for rye flour
I'm continuing my pantry/freezer/stockpile cleanup. I made SK's apricot pistachio bars with a handful of nuts and 1/2 jar of apricot preserves in lieu of fresh apricots and they were delish. I'm gathering ideas for 2 boxes of roasted, skinned hazelnuts and now have about 2 cups of...
Read moreHelp with EGOR choices">Help with EGOR choices
Hey there! Been away a while and thought of this community instantly when trying to solve this problem. We are hankering for some excellent home-cooked asian and I wanted to cook from Dunlop's Every Grain of Rice. Do you all have some favorites that are not fatty?...
Read moreMeatloaf recipe for the unadventurous?">Meatloaf recipe for the unadventurous?
I want to take a meatloaf over to neighbors I don’t know all that well. I have limited experience eating or making meatloaf, so I could use some tips and/or recipes. Their son tells me meatloaf is their favorite thing so long as it’s basic and all-American. They don’t like...
Read moreOther Brisket Cooking Ideas">Other Brisket Cooking Ideas
We have a 6lb piece of brisket from a cow share and short of cooking or smoking the entire piece we wanted to do something else with it. How does it do in a soup? We want to thaw it, cut it in half, smoke a portion of it and make...
Read more3 ways to cook steak well done">3 ways to cook steak well done
While there are plenty of people who’ll rave about how easy it is to cook a perfect medium steak, it’s not as easy to get a nice, juicy steak that’s cooked all the way through. However, if you prefer your steak well-done, it is possible to get a delicious steak...
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I love food. Unfortunately, I can't cook worth a damn. I've been known to even burn water.
When I watch chefs and good cooks on tv, I'm so envious of their skills. This blog is the closest I get to cooking, other than the microwave ;)
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