Archive for October 2015
Labor Day Recipes: Beat and Bake Orange Cake">Labor Day Recipes: Beat and Bake Orange Cake
4.51 / 5 Stars | 184 Reviews
by menling
"This quick orange cake is delicious without the frosting. I sometimes just sprinkle icing sugar on the top. This recipe can be used to make two 8-inch...
Read more4" inch deep casserole dish">4" inch deep casserole dish
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and provide me with so many delicious recipes! I feel like such a newbie. So I can basically use this for any kind of oven baked dish. I now feel so stupid for having asked this question :) I...
Read moreTomatoes and Rice: What to Do?">Tomatoes and Rice: What to Do?
I have about two cups of leftover cooked rice and four kumatos starting to show their age. I also am so tired I can't think of anything interesting to do with them. (I could throw a small eggplant and a smaller yellow squash into the mix. Must be EASY and...
Read moreMenu help, please: need a dairy, gluten, shellfish and soy-free entree to go with a special dinner">Menu help, please: need a dairy, gluten, shellfish and soy-free entree to go with a special dinner
Yeah, I was aware, actually. But I do think of both dishes (esp. paella) in terms of technique and seasoning styles than in terms of ingredients. Either dish with just a fish variety would be fine. In each case, especially if there's also steak on the plate,...
Read moreWhat's for Dinner #387: A Fresh Start">What's for Dinner #387: A Fresh Start
Seashell pasta with crab (surimi), peas and basil tarragon pesto. Flavorful and quick. Naan bread on the side, along with more plain peas from the frozen steamer package. I used our favorite commercial pesto, which doesn't have pine nuts, and stirred in 2 tsp. dried tarragon. I...
Read moreWhy does the miso become tasteless?">Why does the miso become tasteless?
hannaone, I recently bought some Korean "Black bean paste," 18+% soybeans, second ingredient flour. The translation on the front of the outer box is "Choonjang" (though a recipe mentions "Chunjang," which I am guessing also refers to package contents). It comes from Jinmi Foods. Is this likely to be doenjang...
Read moreWeekly Menu Plans - Oct 2015">Weekly Menu Plans - Oct 2015
My grandmother cooks the same way. One of my favorite stories: she was going through a tough health thing and in the hospital a lot. My dad went in to visit her, and he asked "How do you stay so calm during all this?" and she said "well, I imagine...
Read moreNeed your BEST dish for a potluck">Need your BEST dish for a potluck
Welcome to Chowhound. That's a pretty broad question - main dish, side, app, dessert? Have you searched the Home Cooking site for past discussons? There is actually a tag for "potluck," that you can insert as a filter, that will pull up all of the past threads...
Read moreGrity Mac&Cheese ?">Grity Mac&Cheese ?
What kind of cheese are you using? Some cheese, like sharp cheddar, is difficult to get smooth in a sauce. Mixing in some good, smooth melting cheese like monterey jack or Gouda or Gruyere, etc . .will help it come out smoother. Beyond that it would help if...
Read moreIf you had to have only one cookbook...">If you had to have only one cookbook...
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