Archive for April 2015
How do you prefer your matzo balls?">How do you prefer your matzo balls?
Schmaltz, somewhere in between. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreWhole Foods cupcake recipe?">Whole Foods cupcake recipe?
I'd like a recipe, I love whole foods cakes and would like to know how to make it like they do. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreStoring large amount of cheese?">Storing large amount of cheese?
Just bought two pounds of Grana Padano on sale. I've never bought this much hard cheese. It's shrink wrapped. What are your tips for storing it so it won't go mouldy please? It will take me a while to use it up. I usually buy a small amount so storing hasn't been an...
Read moreperking up rice">perking up rice
I love rice. My wife likes it only with "sauce". I'm also finding that at our altitude of 7,000+ ft, the best way (other than a rice cooker) to get good rice is to cook basmati, which is drier than others I've tried. My Question: I'd like ideas on a very quick...
Read moreShark week?">Shark week?
My local market has shark steaks on for $1.99/lb. Something tells me I should soak shark in milk prior to cooking. Something about ammonia. Anyone have any other tips on cooking shark? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreWeight Watchers Foodies - The Can't Wait Until Spring Edition! March 2015 [OLD]">Weight Watchers Foodies - The Can't Wait Until Spring Edition! March 2015 [OLD]
Is there a link to the APRIL thread? I searched and could only find old threads... Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read morePalm Oil (Dendé)">Palm Oil (Dendé)
Hi Hounds! I've been craving a Brazilian dish called moqueca lately. It calls for palm oil which, after a lengthy search in the markets in my town (Toronto), I found. The bottle says it's unrefined. I've not used this before, so I'm not sure what the taste of the raw product...
Read moreLemon cake with poppy seeds">Lemon cake with poppy seeds
Does anyone out there have the recipe for the lemon cake on the back of canned poppy seeds? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreApplebee’s Recasts Itself as Millennials Bar
via BurgerBusiness Applebee’s is declaring itself new and improved with advertising breaking this week that proclaims, “We’re changing things up and going back to what we do best.” In so doing it clearly hopes to lure Millennial diners and drinkers who frequent real bars and upscale burger joints. “If you...
Read moremexican chocolate + ?">mexican chocolate + ?
I have to make a mexican chocolate ice cream desert: cake/pie/sandwiches. Does anyone have any suggestions of what flavors go with with mc? So far all I can think of is toasted coconut. Thanks in advance. 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