Archive for June 2015
Good ideas/recipes for ground beef">Good ideas/recipes for ground beef
I just picked up my quarter steer and man, is there a lot of ground beef! Please give me some of your best ideas and recipes for using it. I've never been too creative with ground beef - chili, tacos, burgers, etc. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreLooking for a recipe from Chocolatier-Dish Pan Cookies or Buffalo chip cookies">Looking for a recipe from Chocolatier-Dish Pan Cookies or Buffalo chip cookies
When I was a girl, I always loved to bake. So I begged my mother to buy me an issue of Chocolatier. I poured over that magazine and decided to make something that I would call a dish pan cookie. They may have been called a buffalo chip cookie. ...
Read moreleaving pizza dough overnight in fridge, or freeze it?">leaving pizza dough overnight in fridge, or freeze it?
It will get better and better in the fridge for the next 3 days. Leave it. I try and make mine 3 days early. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreHomemade Rippers...">Homemade Rippers...
Straight from Thumann's "using a special dog with semolina and soy protein that enhances the deep frying experience" Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreToo much sugar in dessert recipes .">Too much sugar in dessert recipes .
Let me preface by saying that I'm not the best baker/dessert maker. So my question is why do dessert recipe's have SO much sugar??? I don't think I have ever made a recipe with the full sugar amount since it seems way to much for me. Example - I was making a...
Read moreDo french put creme fraiche or heavy cream in potato leek soup?">Do french put creme fraiche or heavy cream in potato leek soup?
Ive made itvwith hoth and it comes out great and ive also made it with bu which I think is also traditional. My husbsnd likes heavy cream the best so I think ill use that for now on. In "mastering the art of French Cooking" it says creme fraiche is...
Read morequick crockpot question">quick crockpot question
I know that the food safety fanatics advise against frozen meats in a crockpot, but I've shoved frozen chicken in the slow cooker and let it cook on low for 5-8 hours many times with no ill effects. Today, for some reason, I'm having second thoughts--I have semi-frozen chicken...
Read moreneed a vanilla cake recipe that can turn to chocolate cake easily.">need a vanilla cake recipe that can turn to chocolate cake easily.
my husband got me one of those 5 layer cake pans to make a rainbow cake. but now he wants a cake that has alternating layers of chocolate and vanilla. does anyone have a vanilla cake recipe that can easily be converted into chocolate cake? Reading More...
Read moreCooked Flour Frosting - I'm scared">Cooked Flour Frosting - I'm scared
don't be scared! mine came out wrong the first two tries. but the third was the charm. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read morehow long to brine a pork picnic">how long to brine a pork picnic
I have a 10 pound pork picnic roast that I am brining. How long is optimal brining time? Reading More May Cause Envy...
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