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Making ahead vegetarian gravy: freezer or fridge?">Making ahead vegetarian gravy: freezer or fridge?
Already thinking ahead about Thansgiving and what I can make as far in advance as possible. I'm making mushroom gravy -- if I make it and keep it in the fridge, how far in advance do you think I can make it? Would freezing it be a bad idea, do...
Read moreBillionaires Received Millions From Taxpayer Farm Subsidies: Analysis">Billionaires Received Millions From Taxpayer Farm Subsidies: Analysis
That comes after more than a decade of the same bill providing millions in farm subsidies to billionaires' businesses, according to a report released Thursday... Read more
Buca's Rob Gentile Gets 'Grilled' On Italian-Canadian Cuisine">Buca's Rob Gentile Gets 'Grilled' On Italian-Canadian Cuisine
Four years later, the... Read more
Is It Ever OK to Call Yourself a Mixologist?">Is It Ever OK to Call Yourself a Mixologist?
It's OK: Let Elmo Be a Carrot Pusher">It's OK: Let Elmo Be a Carrot Pusher
Ideas for heavy cream replacement">Ideas for heavy cream replacement
Coconut milk will change the flavor. What's the recipe, cperry? Depending on its flavor profile, you might go Greek yogurt, or bechamel, or evaporate milk, or a little sour cream...etc etc. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreThanksgiving desserts and sides">Thanksgiving desserts and sides
Looking to change things up a bit this year and looking for some fresh ideas for sides and desserts... Thoughts? Thanks! Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read morePuff pastry question">Puff pastry question
I love using frozen puff pastry for party appetizers, but consistently have a problem when rolling out the entire sheet and baking on it - the edges are nice and crisp, but the interior, under all the ingredients, turns almost mushy and overly buttery, with no flake. For example, I...
Read moreJungle Beat: Free Plants and Veggies in Hilo">Jungle Beat: Free Plants and Veggies in Hilo
Imagine, if you can, a society where you don't need money to purchase the necessities of life. Where you trade goods or services that you grow or produce in exchange for items you need but cannot produce yourself. A place where capitalism is not king.
It might sound foreign...
FDA To Ban Trans Fats">FDA To Ban Trans Fats
The FDA plans to announce later Thursday that it will require... Read more
About Me
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 ;)
Try not to drool!
John, New Englander turned Cali dude