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What do you think of powdered buttermilk?">What do you think of powdered buttermilk?
Ah, but there's a difference between supermarket buttermilk and the powder, e.g. Saco (which I have at all times in my fridge). Supermarket buttermilk is cultured skim milk and Saco is powdered churn buttermilk blended with some powdered whey. IOW, one isn't the powdered version of the other. Why would you...
Read moreNepalese cookbook?">Nepalese cookbook?
You can see how often I get to Chowhound anymore. Thank you--this looks like a wonderful blog. I can't wait to explore it! Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreMarinating chicken in sour cream">Marinating chicken in sour cream
I want to make chicken tikka masala tomorrow night and I don't have yogourt but lots of sour cream. Can I replace the yogourt with sour cream for the marinade? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBest winter squash to put in risotto?">Best winter squash to put in risotto?
I currently have delicata, acorn and kabocha squashes hanging around and am considering a risotto. Which one would you use, and why, and how? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreSubbing Heavy Cream for Melted Butter and Milk">Subbing Heavy Cream for Melted Butter and Milk
When making pancakes, crepes, waffles, muffins, etc, I'm often annoyed with the step of melting butter and mixing it with some milk, only to have it seize up into tiny re-solidified butter balls floating on the surface of the milk. Recently I've started thinking that maybe it would be better to...
Read moreKuma's Stands By Communion-Wafer Burger, Donates To Catholic Group">Kuma's Stands By Communion-Wafer Burger, Donates To Catholic Group
AVONDALE — After a flurry of pun-filled headlines and outrage from burger-loving Catholics across ...
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Special deal on new Martha Stewart cookbook (posted 4/11/13)">Special deal on new Martha Stewart cookbook (posted 4/11/13)
This is one of my favorite cookbooks. I may have to buy it. I just got it out of the library AGAIN. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read morecan the cheesecake be saved?">can the cheesecake be saved?
I bake cheesecakes like every week for my sister, this week I used her largest springform pan. ( never used it before) in the water bath turns it had a leak big time! not only was the crust soggy but the cake itself was soooo wet and soggy that the...
Read moreHelp me with my pumpkin disaster!">Help me with my pumpkin disaster!
I kinda don't know if you're kidding or not? :) But assuming you're serious: it sounds, sadly, like a train wreck. Maybe before the honey and vanilla, you had a chance. I'd dump it. What was so horrid about the flavor before? Reading More May Cause Envy...
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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 ;)
Try not to drool!
John, New Englander turned Cali dude