Archive for January 2014
Easter Recipes: Breakfast Prune Spice Cake">Easter Recipes: Breakfast Prune Spice Cake
5 / 5 Stars | 7 Reviews
by LauraT
"Chopped prunes add moistness to this spiced breakfast cake. This cake was a favorite of mine as a child - probably because it meant I could have cake...
Read moreShania Dennis Allegedly Sells Heroin In Happy Meals">Shania Dennis Allegedly Sells Heroin In Happy Meals
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An employee of a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh was charged Wednesday with selling heroin in Happy Meals to customers using the coded request "I'd like to order a toy."
Allegheny County authorities made the arrest after an informant told them... Read more
Girl Scouts Introduce Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie">Girl Scouts Introduce Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie
Gluten-averse folks, rejoice! You will no longer need to stare, drooling and full of futile longing, at those tantalizing Thin Mints or scrumptious Samoas during Girl Scout Cookies season. You're going to be plenty busy stuffing your face with a delightful... Read more
Dunkin' Donuts Cookie Dough and Brownie Batter Donuts Are Actually Really Good">Dunkin' Donuts Cookie Dough and Brownie Batter Donuts Are Actually Really Good
Valentine's Day is on the horizon, which means it's time for indulging in chocolate, cookies and heart-shaped everything. Dunkin' Donuts has just made it really easy to get in the Valentine's Day spirit with two new flavors: the Cookie Dough Donut and the Brownie... Read more
How to stretch pizza dough?">How to stretch pizza dough?
Any tips for me? At first I tried making my own dough. Then thinking I was somehow sucking at making dough I tried the store bought fresh pizza dough. I'm having the same problem with both. I want to achieve a super thin crust that I can stick on the...
Read moreRare Cooking Temp For Veal T Bone?">Rare Cooking Temp For Veal T Bone?
I have only cooked this veal cut once and it was pan seared and then finished in the oven. I think I used a thermometer, settling for 125-130 degrees. I want to do them sous vide next time and finish with a torch. Since working on my sous...
Read more20 Years of Curdled Au Gratin Over">20 Years of Curdled Au Gratin Over
Why didn't I do this before? For so many years I made potatoes au gratin and they would frequently break...the sauce going all fatty and gross. Last week I made them again, but par cooked the sliced Yukon gold spuds in light cream...till the cream thickened and they were almost...
Read moreSoup Kitchen Recipes to feed 75+ inexpensively?">Soup Kitchen Recipes to feed 75+ inexpensively?
Red Lentil soup with lemon and herbs .. from Epicurious. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreTraditional Chinese Food Is Very Different From Restaurant Chinese Food">Traditional Chinese Food Is Very Different From Restaurant Chinese Food
Now that the Chinese New Year is almost here, families who celebrate the Lunar New Year are busy preparing traditional Chinese food to welcome their families and the year ahead. But the dishes won't look much like the options on the menus at most... Read more
Thick Chuck-eye Steaks--what to do with these?">Thick Chuck-eye Steaks--what to do with these?
My husband picked up a package of these, and I thawed them and have to cook them tonight. But I'm feeling tired and unwell today (yay pregnancy), so need some easy suggestions. There are 6, at least an inch thick, 6-8 oz each. So I'd rather not...
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