Archive for November 2015
Side Suggestions to Pair with Amazing Scallops Please!">Side Suggestions to Pair with Amazing Scallops Please!
well i see my favorite choice isnt listed here after all these years: sauteed fennel root. it has a distinct and elegant flavor, with a tiny hint of licorice complimented nicely by the sweetness of the scallops, looks beautiful sliced obliquely with its fresh pale green hue, and does very...
Read more14 Fictional Burgers Inspired By Presidential Candidates
via Dan Pashman This piece originally appeared on Medium. A restaurant in Colorado has unveiled a Trump Burger, topped with two bacon-wrapped cream-cheese-filled jalapeño poppers. (Their idea is that it’s so spicy, it leads people who eat it to say, “You’re Fired!”) I think I can do a little better....
Read moreLooking for a dessert recipe using chocolate and curry">Looking for a dessert recipe using chocolate and curry
Hi, I was in Montreal last week and visited a wonderful chocolate shop called Les Chocolats de Chloé . It was next to Au Pied du Cochon, a famous pork centric restaurant in Montreal. Anyway, the chocolate shop had some delicious biscotti made of chocolate, hazelnut and curry...
Read moreOnion with fennel?">Onion with fennel?
I have a recipe for roast chicken pieces on top of fennel and carrots. My husband and I have never had fennel and are a little concerned about not liking it (not liking licorice)--but we wanted to give it a shot. I purchased more chicken than the recipe calls for...
Read morePork Loin Cookery, ISO Ideas">Pork Loin Cookery, ISO Ideas
Pork and chicken are the best values in supermarket meat cases. I’m talking commodity pork like Hormel or Smithfield, not heritage or high end expensive pork. Pork loins in particular are sold cheaply as roasts or chops. I prefer to cook pork shoulder/butts because of their fat content but...
Read moreThanksgiving 2015">Thanksgiving 2015
ok, usually this would already be running so hopefully we're not too late! the big day is exactly 3 weeks away. i am actually hosting people the sunday AFTER thanksgiving and will be doing pork belly porchetta, but the rest of the menu remains up in the air. what's...
Read morehelp with gram conversion">help with gram conversion
I stopped researching on the net when I realized I was coming up with confusing results --- ex - 125g butter was deemed 1/2 cup in one site yet 1/2 cup was 113g in another site! Please help with these conversions: 125 g butter 100 g hazelnuts 250 g dark chocolate chopped icing...
Read moreWhat To Do With A Flank Steak">What To Do With A Flank Steak
Grill it to medium rare & make an easy horseradish cream sauce w/ 2 tsp. horseradish & a small cup of plain Greek yogurt. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreSauce for Salmon Pancakes">Sauce for Salmon Pancakes
These aren't anything like conventional salmon cakes...or, really, anything else I've ever seen. I broil or grill a small slab of salmon with chopped scallions, chop the fish, and use it to make savory salmon pancakes (using superb Kodiak pancake mix, which is better than anything I can make...
Read moreEnglish Toffee for cynsa">English Toffee for cynsa
This is the 5th recipe I have tested. It is the best of the 5. I hesitated to go to 320 and stopped at 310. It needs the 320. I'm going to try my next batch. I was wondering if anyone has used vanilla.
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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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