Archive for June 2015
Your Absolute Favorite Weeknight Recipe">Your Absolute Favorite Weeknight Recipe
My fav, whether I've got time or not, is angel hair pasta with my homemade marinara. Sometimes I'll sauté shrimp to throw in there. Add a salad (if I feel like it) and voila, it's done. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreQuiche: Onion Quiche">Quiche: Onion Quiche
4.54 / 5 Stars | 63 Reviews
by sal
"This simple quiche is a versatile dish that can be served with almost anything."
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Read moreMain Dish Soups and Stews: Cheesy Potato and Corn Chowder">Main Dish Soups and Stews: Cheesy Potato and Corn Chowder
4.73 / 5 Stars | 693 Reviews
by Jackay
"Country-style milk gravy from a mix is added to vegetables simmered in chicken broth in this soup with Mexican-style processed cheese and green chiles."
Read moreMoong Vadi -- how to cook">Moong Vadi -- how to cook
To cook the vadi, they must be carefully sauteed then boiled. Over-frying before boiling will yield a brown hard thing which will not take to boiling. Do not deep fry. do not use more than minimal oil. Use a thin level of oil and stir to let brown on as...
Read moreSriracha Spread">Sriracha Spread
Hello. I am trying to find some techniques to turn the "Rooster" sriracha sauce into a thicker, paste-like consistency - without dramatically changing the flavor. I've tried cornstarch slurry, purried carrots, even a butter flour roux and still cant get the thick pasty consistency I'm looking for without changing the...
Read moreLettuce That Won't De-Grit">Lettuce That Won't De-Grit
No, but then I wash each leaf. Sounds like you soaked it but then disturbed the soaking water which stirred up all of the sand that had fallen to the bottom. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreWendy’s Creates Baconator Fries
via BurgerBusiness The alternative to adding something completely new to the menu is to shuffle on-hand pantry ingredients to create something familiar that doesn’t complicate operations. Burger King is especially adept at this, juggling toppings to create new Whopper variations. Wendy’s now shows its skill with this culinary strategy by...
Read moreWendy’s Creates Baconator Fries
via BurgerBusiness The alternative to adding something completely new to the menu is to shuffle on-hand pantry ingredients to create something familiar that doesn’t complicate operations. Burger King is especially adept at this, juggling toppings to create new Whopper variations. Wendy’s now shows its skill with this culinary strategy by...
Read moreFresh Fenugreek Growing - Now What ?">Fresh Fenugreek Growing - Now What ?
Search for "methi" and you will come up with a SLEW of interesting Indian recipes. I love fenugreek in any recipe that would normally call for spinach or escarole, too. How easy is it to grow? I can buy it very inexpensively at the Indian markets nearby,...
Read moreBurger Chains Beef Up for Summer
via BurgerBusiness Burger chains all put their menus on diets but you know how it is: summer comes and good intentions melt away. A parade of new items is marching onto burger-chain menus or into their test-market pipelines, and no chain has been more active than McDonald’s, which took an...
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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