Archive for March 2015
Sorbet with a Reduced Sugar Simple Syrup - Will it work?">Sorbet with a Reduced Sugar Simple Syrup - Will it work?
I added more liquor, now it is not freezing hard enough, what can I add to make it freeze harder but not too icey? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreWhat size are Rogers and Gray's sausages?">What size are Rogers and Gray's sausages?
I'm using a recipe from the Rogers and Gray Italian County Cookbook (based on London's River Cafe)--Penne in Slow-Cooked Sausage. It calls for 8 sausages (no weight equivalent provided) to be cooked with aromatics and later a cup of red wine and one 28-ounce can of tomatoes. I started with...
Read moreBrunch potluck where all the brunch basics are covered...">Brunch potluck where all the brunch basics are covered...
Sounds like a nice menu but, to me, it's definitely missing something green. Asparagus, green beans, a nice salad, something like that would be a welcome addition if I were in attendance! Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read morebutchered rabbit frozen too soon, what to do?">butchered rabbit frozen too soon, what to do?
So I have been raising meat rabbits and last month I butchered my first batch of critters. Right after butchering I cut them into sections and put them in the freezer. Well, last night I ate the first critter and found it to be really chewy, like a tasty piece...
Read moreMarch Is National Nutrition Month: Time to Spring Into Health
via Sylvia E. Meléndez-Klinger Many of you are probably feeling guilty for indulging during the Holidays but here is another opportunity to re evaluate those New Year’s resolutions. National Nutrition month is the perfect time to re-focus our health needs and kick-start our health goals. Making healthy lifelong lifestyle changes...
Read moreDoes anyone have Betty Crocker's Home Indian Cooking?">Does anyone have Betty Crocker's Home Indian Cooking?
i was hoping to cook Raghaven Iyer's malai kofta recipe but the book isn't going to arrive in time. Can anyone upload it to an image service like tinypic or imgur or email a scan of the recipe? My email is fire.lord.ozai402@gmail.com Thanks. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBread formula for no-knead sourdough?">Bread formula for no-knead sourdough?
I purchased a dried sourdough starter from Alaska last summer. Got it started two days ago but its just barely bubbly and does not smell yeasty. Use it or toss it? I have 2 other active starters in my fridge so I know what starter should smell...
Read moreChinese pickled cabbage recipe?">Chinese pickled cabbage recipe?
You are looking for sichuan pao cai which is fermented. The recipe by the other user is for Cantonese suan cai, which is a quick pickle. Here is a great recipe for Sichuan Pao Cai. I have used this recipe but I quadruple the amount of flower pepper. Thats just...
Read moretryingtobakebread....">tryingtobakebread....
To reply to my own post of a few minutes ago, the 1/4 cup of warm milk and package of yeast that has just sat there for 15 minutes, I added about 1/4 teaspoon of sugar, and within 10 minutes, it had bloomed up enough to fill the cup measure......
Read moreCheesemakers, how does buttermilk added to whole milk make cheese?">Cheesemakers, how does buttermilk added to whole milk make cheese?
I have been making homemade riccota (well a cheese resembling riccota cause tecnically riccotas made with whey). Homemade riccota made with milk is actuslly similar to cottage cheese but without the tang.I first made it with vinegar to curdle milk then saw recipes with buttermilk. Initially I was afraid it...
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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