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Filling jelly doughnuts before frying?">Filling jelly doughnuts before frying?
My mom makes fabulous strawberry-preserves-filled jelly doughnuts. She fills them before frying--she pats out a circle of dough, puts a spoonful of jelly in the center, then pinches the dough into a ball before frying. So the preserves are still hot when the doughnuts are served. BUT, the dough in...
Read moreLet's Get People Cooking at Home">Let's Get People Cooking at Home
We have many recipes at our disposal, millions. Some websites claim that you can search over 400,00 while others have the power to aggregate over a million. The World's Best Lasagna... Read more
Food Label Details Could Have Big Influence On Consumer Purchasing, Says Study">Food Label Details Could Have Big Influence On Consumer Purchasing, Says Study
Question about making pizza from scratch">Question about making pizza from scratch
I want to make my own pizza from scratch, and am thinking of using a cast-iron pan or griddle for baking the dough. My problem is how to transfer the shaped dough into the hot pan. The pan needs to be preheated first, to 450 or 500 degrees. I've...
Read moreTomato seeds and skins in sauce">Tomato seeds and skins in sauce
Skins - always. It's so easy to do - just dip them in boiling water and off they come. Seeds - depending on the tomato. There a some whose seeds give a very bitter taste to the sauce, and others that make no difference. Reading More...
Read moreWhat to do with leftover seeds (from de-seeding tomatoes)?">What to do with leftover seeds (from de-seeding tomatoes)?
When I oven roast tomatoes (which I'm doing at this very moment!), I remove the pulp first, which gives me a LOT of pulp, because I usually roast 3 cases of tomatoes at one time. So as to not waste those goodies, I throw them in a saucepan with...
Read moreWhy Joe Biden Is So Excited About This Sandwich Shop">Why Joe Biden Is So Excited About This Sandwich Shop
Biden made an appearance at the grand opening of Capriotti's -- an italian hoagie chain that he frequents back home in... Read more
The 5 Unhealthiest Fast-food Kids' Meals">The 5 Unhealthiest Fast-food Kids' Meals
Rat Cheese: Internet Hoax or Future Delicacy?">Rat Cheese: Internet Hoax or Future Delicacy?
Cheese makes for great rat bait, but could rats make for great cheese? The Federation of Rodent Cheese Makers (F.R.C.M.) would say so. According to their outdated website — the only evidence of the organization online — rats make fine cheeses that are becoming... Read more
What would *you* want from the food pantry?">What would *you* want from the food pantry?
You have a GREAT kid there. Bless him, too. I'd assume most of those visiting a food pantry would have kids, so think along the lines of things that are healthy that your child will eat. Aside from what you mentioned above, my thought was peanut butter. Its a...
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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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John, New Englander turned Cali dude