Archive for January 2015
Tips for making Flan">Tips for making Flan
I would love your recipe. Is it something I can do as a beginner flan cook? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreLearning about "Pho Stock"">Learning about "Pho Stock"
I hate resurrection an old post but I need help Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreLamb Burger question(s)....................">Lamb Burger question(s)....................
I love lamb, and for the first time this weekend I had a lamb burger. (I had this out, not home cooked but I'm looking for your home cooking experience/feedback). So I was expecting a burger to be bursting with that lamb / slightly game-ish flavor that I love....
Read moreCoconut Oil questions">Coconut Oil questions
I use 'refined' coconut oil in all our cooking every day unless I am looking for a specific flavor like from clarified butter and or olive oil. Often I'll use half CC oil and half olive oil or butter. Refined CC oil has NO coconut flavor/taste. It has a fairly high...
Read moreSubstitute for rabbit (braised)">Substitute for rabbit (braised)
I don't think the idea was to duplicate the flavor so much as make use of another type of meat that would respond to the same recipe's cooking techniques equally well. A similarity in flavor would be all that was required for the substitute. Most of us are aware that...
Read moreHot milky coconut tea (black tea) recipes">Hot milky coconut tea (black tea) recipes
Hi! My favorite Asian tea house (which sadly closed) served a hot black milky coconut bubble tea. It was out of this world - it almost tasted like hot white chocolate. It's been 2 months since I've had it and I'm definitely having withdrawal! :) Any idea on how to...
Read moretastes like radishes please help me define what I bought">tastes like radishes please help me define what I bought
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Read moreHome Cooking Dish of the Month (February 2015) Voting!">Home Cooking Dish of the Month (February 2015) Voting!
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Read moreDried Kidney Bean preparation">Dried Kidney Bean preparation
I have been following a page on FaceBook about canning foods and a thread has begun about preparing dried kidney beans. Several folks have posted a couple of links warning that red kidney beans have a toxin in them that can only be eliminated by 12 hours of soaking and...
Read moreYour favorite steam oven tips / recipes">Your favorite steam oven tips / recipes
I have searched the archives, and google and returned results for most manufacturers cookbooks and not much on Amazon. With steam ovens becoming a little bit more common, I was hoping I could get some recipes or techniques/tips if you have one and have used them. For example, I...
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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