Archive for December 2014
Great Recipe for Orange Cheesecake?">Great Recipe for Orange Cheesecake?
Does anyone have a favorite, tried and true recipe for an orange cheesecake? Not chocolate-orange or cranberry-orange, just straight up orange cheesecake with orange flavor in the batter, not just as a topping. Ideally, it should be a baked cheesecake, made with mostly cream cheese rather than ricotta,...
Read moresubstituting cocoa powder for unsweetened chocolate">substituting cocoa powder for unsweetened chocolate
How do you substitute it the other way, cocoa with unsweetened cocoa? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreorange egg fu young sauce">orange egg fu young sauce
I use to work for a hunan schezuan restaurant in Chicago that made the best egg fu young sauce that was orange. Unfortunately the owner past and the restaurant closed. I would like to find a recipe for this and not for the brown sauce. TIA Reading More...
Read more15 gallon pot?">15 gallon pot?
So, this new year, I am cooking a classic Mexican dish, menudo. If you've ever had it it's a soup with beef tripe and harmony, in a chile broth. I plan on making 50 pounds, and cooking it in a 15 gallon pot. My father has made it several...
Read moreFreeze shelled hard-cooked eggs?">Freeze shelled hard-cooked eggs?
No -- I tried freezing Scotch eggs last summer. They taste okay, but they delaminate and end up looking like an onion -- layers and layers that peel away from each other. Really, really weird, but definitely a lesson. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreHelp me make a good veggie torta or quiche">Help me make a good veggie torta or quiche
I'm having a New Year's Day brunch and want to serve a couple of veggie-cheese dishes that can be cut into squares, or maybe baked in muffin cups. I've tasted many good dishes like this, but mine always seem to be so bland! Tonight I made one with spinach, artichoke...
Read moreMichael Smith's Chiang Mai Chicken Curry in the Slow Cooker">Michael Smith's Chiang Mai Chicken Curry in the Slow Cooker
Wheres the recipe?? I'd like to look at it? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreCurry Main Dishes: Trinidad-Style Curried Potatoes (Aloo) with Green Beans and Shrimp">Curry Main Dishes: Trinidad-Style Curried Potatoes (Aloo) with Green Beans and Shrimp
3.5 / 5 Stars | 6 Reviews
by Pixie2
"Green beans, shrimp, and potatoes are cooked in a pot for a terrifically flavorful one-pot meal that will have you dreaming of a...
Read moreFor how long can I keep thawed minced lemongrass in the fridge?">For how long can I keep thawed minced lemongrass in the fridge?
I left my frozen minced lemongrass outside for 5 hours, by mistake. So it's not frozen anymore. For how long can I keep it before using it? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreCatering a wedding for 200--How much to make?">Catering a wedding for 200--How much to make?
OMG, not often we see cooking for 200 in the Home Cooking forum... sends a shudder up my spine! 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 ;)
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John, New Englander turned Cali dude