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September 2021 COTM: Flavor - PROCESS: Charring, Browning, Infusing, Aging">September 2021 COTM: Flavor - PROCESS: Charring, Browning, Infusing, Aging
Welcome to Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from Flavor’s Process chapter, on charring, browning, infusing, and aging (pp. 23-112). If you are the first one to report on a recipe, please reply to the main post with the recipe name in ALL CAPS,...
Read moreFoaming watermelon NOT thrown away">Foaming watermelon NOT thrown away
I bought a watermelon on 8/29/2021, stored it on my kitchen table. It started foaming M evening 8/30. I washed it off and put it in the fridge to cool. Today on T, I cut it into cubes. The melon cubes taste okay. They are...
Read moreCorned beef -- no spice packet and it's salty but flavorless">Corned beef -- no spice packet and it's salty but flavorless
if it's full cooked, might not help. if you got time for at least an hour simmer... corned beef spice pack: coriander mustard seed pepper cloves dill ginger allspice ginger fennel bayleaf a chunk is too big for two, so half get frozen, then I recreate the spice packet as above when cooking...
Read moreReliable Bread Machine Recipe">Reliable Bread Machine Recipe
Before Hurricane Harvey I had a mostly whole wheat recipe for my Breadman Ultimate that worked every time. Recently, I scored another identical machine at a thrift shop, but the recipe is lost to flood waters and faulty memory. If any of you have a reliable recipe,...
Read morewhat to do with a citron?">what to do with a citron?
This sounds a lot like the Korean honey tea I just bought on Amazon. I have been buying an iced honey tea with boba, and I just loved the strong, sweet citrus taste. It’s good to know I can make it myself. Now to find the citron! Read more
Home Cooking Dish of the Month - September 2021 Voting">Home Cooking Dish of the Month - September 2021 Voting
I wanted to get participation up, and if the nomination thread was anything to go by, we're in a for a good month in September. In addition to the plethora of nominations, we had some good discussion about what makes a DOTM popular/successful. I think our slate of nominees reflects...
Read moreQuicker Chocolate Chip Cookies">Quicker Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is a great time-saver. Make chocolate chip cookies by any recipe you like but don't add the chocolate chips. Put the dough in a greased brownie pan then put the chocolate chips on top. Put the pan in the oven for two or three minutes just until the chocolate...
Read moreWeekly Menu Planning September 2021">Weekly Menu Planning September 2021
Let’s use this thread to share concise weekly dinner menus for each week in September. It's helpful if you can include your location and how many people you are feeding. Links to recipes are always appreciated, and sources help. With the start of school and return to in-person work at offices...
Read moreMaking Caramel nuts">Making Caramel nuts
Hi i am making caramel nuts on a large scale, we are making caramel nuts only by melting sugar and mixing cashew in it. But we are getting problem of lumps, stickiness, it absorbs moisture very soon. Any suggestions to avoid stickiness and make it hard to chew and to avoid...
Read moreGrama Jones cookie forms">Grama Jones cookie forms
Recently I was at a wedding and had cookies using these forms ,but not made with puff pastry. They were made from a pie dough using Crisco. I have contacted the company by email, phone and F B. I have gotten no answer. Does anyone here possibly have...
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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