Archive for May 2016
Suggested Posts Improvement">Suggested Posts Improvement
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Read moreSuggestions needed - adding dried herbs/spices to melted chocolate">Suggestions needed - adding dried herbs/spices to melted chocolate
Hello Hounds, I'd like to make small molded chocolates using melted Lindt dark chocolate and incorporating dried herbs/spices (e.g. cardamom). Any suggestions for the correct proportions - how many tsp. herb/spice to how many grams of chocolate, also considering that I might grind these up before adding them? Creative combo ideas...
Read moreTable Talk with Nicole Plue, Director of Pastry Arts at SF Cooking School">Table Talk with Nicole Plue, Director of Pastry Arts at SF Cooking School
Welcome to our sixth Table Talk episode! In this occasion, we're delighted to host Nicole Plue, Director of Pastry Arts at San Francisco Cooking School. A James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Pastry Chef in 2010, Plue’s extensive resume includes pastry chef on the opening team of Danny Meyer’s Eleven Madison...
Read moreblack brown bits on mushrooms?">black brown bits on mushrooms?
Hi, We can buy fine locally grown mushrooms. They are pretty clean, still, cleaning them last night, I wondered: are the little black/brown bits on mushrooms bits of mushroom? Are we sure they are soil? It is such a pipperino in the neck to get them all brushed off...
Read morenew deep fryer, need help with ideas!">new deep fryer, need help with ideas!
Hi all- I just got a new deep fryer, and I want to have a dinner party with a fried menu- any ideas? Looking for stuff that isn't too complicated but still delicious and interesting :) Tia! Reading More May Cause...
Read moreI am cooking indian curry. Need to make it more sweet">I am cooking indian curry. Need to make it more sweet
I started to prepare indian dishes at home, I am following recipes on food blogs and I should say its coming out not that bad, but of course, I have space to improve. Today i cooked Kerala Prawn Curry: http://mong.niammy.com/recipe/kerala-prawn-curry-177 I would like to make it a bit sweeter, and wondering what...
Read moreHow to use Dried Peruvian Potatoes (Papas Secas) Carapulcra">How to use Dried Peruvian Potatoes (Papas Secas) Carapulcra
Passadumkeg, I see Mi Bolivia's closed. I'm a fan of Renacer Bolivian Restaurant (which I wrote about here: http://jimleff.blogspot.com/2016/03/wonderful-wonderful-woodside-avenue.html ). But I'm wondering if you might have any new Bolivian favorites? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreXiao long bao - would I be crazy to try to make them?">Xiao long bao - would I be crazy to try to make them?
Has anyone tried to make these with a tofu+vegetable filling ? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreCreamy homemade popsicles">Creamy homemade popsicles
I attempted to make homemade yogurt popsicles recently but they came out ‘icy’ rather than creamy. I basically mixed yogurt, fresh strawberries and one very ripe banana in the blender (pretty much a smoothie) and poured it into the mould. The taste was also a bit bland (freezing yogurt/fruit definitely...
Read moreGnocchi vs. Gnudi">Gnocchi vs. Gnudi
What is the difference between gnocchi and gnudi? I would have thought that it was the way in which flour is either incorporated into the dough (gnocchi) or coats the dough (gnudi). However, I've seen some recipes for gnudi in which there is flour folded into the dough...
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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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