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Vanilla Poached Pears">Vanilla Poached Pears
Vanilla Poached Pears | SERVES 6 Poached pears can be enjoyed on their own or served with panna cotta, cake, or ice cream. 2 2/3 cups (630 ml) water 1 1/4 cups (240 g) demerara sugar 6 small pears (like Forelle), firm but ripe 1 vanilla bean, split and seeded 1 cinnamon stick Get this recipe here...
Read moreLost cookie recipe need help please">Lost cookie recipe need help please
Is there any way you still have this recipe? The link is broken now and I'd love to try the recipe! Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBread Baking Conundrum">Bread Baking Conundrum
Hello folks, First time posting. Went and got an account so I could make this post and get some help, because bread baking is vexing me! Of late, every loaf of bread I bake is beset by the same bizarre issue. It splits away from the bottom,...
Read moreWhat cooked veggie to add to this entree?">What cooked veggie to add to this entree?
I just finished making some delicious baked red peppers stuffed with Mexican pulled pork, poblanos, black beans, and corn; topped with a bit of scratch cheese sauce. I've got 8 of these I'd like to freeze for later. Any ideas for a veggie to put along side this when they...
Read moreNew Cuisinart Electric pressure cooker... tips and recipes please!!!">New Cuisinart Electric pressure cooker... tips and recipes please!!!
On 8/19/11 I posted that I had used my Cuisinart from Costco for over a year and loved it. I still have that and use it all the time. And I still love it. Soups on a gentle simmer are great, no burning and I don't need to babysit it....
Read moreFreezing flour tortilla dough?">Freezing flour tortilla dough?
I made a batch of flour tortillas using just flour, salt, and vegetable shortening. I rolled into balls but only need a few this week. Was initially planning on cooking them all and freezing them, but I'm wondering if I can freeze the dough balls instead, so that I can...
Read moreIs it possible to connect bread together?">Is it possible to connect bread together?
I live in Thailand without a kitchen so I can't make tortillas from scratch, and finding them at the supermarket is like finding a four leaf clover, only when I'm very lucky. However regular sliced bread is plentiful. Is it possible to "connect" pieces of bread together in a toaster oven?...
Read moreHas anyone ever tried weighing flour to test the weight vs volume relationship?">Has anyone ever tried weighing flour to test the weight vs volume relationship?
Flour's just hygroscopic. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreIs a bundt pan necessary?">Is a bundt pan necessary?
I found this; http://kitchenencounters.typepad.com/blog/2013/07/-bakeware-essentials-a-bundt-pan-a-tube-pan-.html Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreTube vs Bundt Pan">Tube vs Bundt Pan
I found this; http://kitchenencounters.typepad.com/blog/2013/07/-bakeware-essentials-a-bundt-pan-a-tube-pan-.html 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