Archive for November 2013
Someone please help me.">Someone please help me.
Thanx escondido123. Doesn't seem like it would be rocket science, but I haven't done this before. They're usually in the fridge. They're both in 9x13 pans, about 3" tall. I've done Stouffers lasagna before, but not in years and couldn't remember time/temp. Reading...
Read moreWhat's your 2013 Thanksgiving Menu?">What's your 2013 Thanksgiving Menu?
Roast Turkey with Herbs Traditional pan drippings gravy & a spicy chili gravy Garlic mashed red potatoes Stuffing with granny smith apples and chorizo Ancho peppers stuffed with sweet potatoes Butternut Squash Gratin with Goat Cheese and Leeks Roasted corn w lime, chili and cotija cheese Cranberry & mango cilantro relish lemon garlic green beans sweet potato pie with...
Read moretransporting bread pudding today--cook first?">transporting bread pudding today--cook first?
I would fully bake it and rewarm it very gently before serving. There's no such thing as partially baking a custard. You could transport it unbaked if you prefer but there's the possibility of a lot of sloshing and spillage. Plus, when you get to your destination...
Read moreGratitude to Go">Gratitude to Go
Like everyone else I know, I have been so tired -- so overworked, overstretched, overextended, overcommitted and overwhelmed, plus being out of commission with a broken wrist -- that my first thought about how to celebrate Thanksgiving this year was to have a circle... Read more
Is Poi The Ideal Baby Food?">Is Poi The Ideal Baby Food?
Tempted to give your six-month old a little taste of Thanksgiving this year?
With green beans, sweet potatoes and apple sauce everywhere this weekend, it's reasonable to start pondering what exactly your baby's first food should be. Which perfectly digestible, healthy and... Read more
Elusive pumpkin-apple soup. Help me replicate!">Elusive pumpkin-apple soup. Help me replicate!
This might sound funny, but I need help replicating a dish that I actually made myself for the first time. A few weeks ago I cooked a pumpkin apple soup just because I had those ingredients at hand and needed a quick dinner. It was improvisational. The apples were Honeycrisp,...
Read moreAir Jordan Logo Appears Inside Cucumber (PHOTO)">Air Jordan Logo Appears Inside Cucumber (PHOTO)
Somewhere a sports-branding expert is perhaps kicking himself for not coming up with the idea first. But it seems Mother Nature beat him to it.
In a photo that's collecting giggles on the Internet, what looks like the Air Jordan logo appears in... Read more
Pizza Hut Offers Tony Rohr His Job Back After Thanksgiving Battle">Pizza Hut Offers Tony Rohr His Job Back After Thanksgiving Battle
The Pizza Hut general manager who was fired this month because of his unwillingness to force employees to work on Thanksgiving will be offered his job back, the company told The Huffington Post Thursday.
The decision to dismiss the... Read more
Roasting Turkey In Cast Iron Roaster">Roasting Turkey In Cast Iron Roaster
I generally follow the reduce temp by 25 degrees and cook for the same amount of time, but I check in sooner just to be safe with cast iron. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreSub 1000 day old gouda from TJ's for parmesan?">Sub 1000 day old gouda from TJ's for parmesan?
Would change the flavor a bit, but I'm not thinking it would do so in any way that would be bad. Gouda is less dry though - might be an odd consistency? Reading More May Cause Envy...
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