Archive for August 2016
Searching for NY Times recipe for cheesy French party dish">Searching for NY Times recipe for cheesy French party dish
Their database seems deep. Did you search around? http://cooking.nytimes.com/collections Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreIna Garten's Orange Marmalade">Ina Garten's Orange Marmalade
I watched her making it in the Barefoot Contessa series and it looked so easy I just had to try it. I used all lemons and about 3/4 of the sugar. (I like bitter marmelades) and the marmelade worked beautifully. Watch it if you can and then try with the...
Read moreRicetta Del Giorno : Tempura Bowl - Cucina Facile">Ricetta Del Giorno : Tempura Bowl - Cucina Facile
TEMPURA BOWL Servings: 2 INGREDIENTS 4 shrimp Sweet potato Mushrooms Green beans Kabocha pumpkin Rice Tempura batter 1 egg ½ cup soda water, cold ½ cup cake flour Oil for frying Dipping sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon mirin Optional: ¼ cup hot water 1 teaspoon dashi granules (Japanese stock granules) PREPARATION Prepare shrimp by taking off shell and deveining. Make 4 slits down the stomach. Flip shrimp...
Read moreBone-in beef short ribs for a recipe that calls for boneless beef short ribs?">Bone-in beef short ribs for a recipe that calls for boneless beef short ribs?
I am going to make America's Test Kitchen's Carne Deshebrada (shredded beef tacos) tomorrow, however my grocery store only had bone-in short ribs and the recipe calls for boneless. Can I still use these and just remove the bones before shredding the beef? Recipe called for 3 lbs...
Read moreVirtual Sagra all'Amatriciana">Virtual Sagra all'Amatriciana
Restaurants across Italy and around the globe are raising funds for earthquake relief by serving the iconic dish of Amatrice, Pasta all'Amatriciana and donating the proceeds. Italy: http://www.chowhound.com/post/traveling-italy-august-2016-earthquake-relief-eating-1040654 San Francisco Bay Area: http://www.chowhound.com/post/pasta-allamatriciana-campaign-earthquake-relief-san-1040664 Manhattan: http://www.chowhound.com/post/eat-helping-italian-earthquake-relief-manhattan-aug-29-1040721 Others are showing their support by taking to their kitchens, making Amatriciana at home, sharing photos online, and sending...
Read moreRecipes for my 'new' ECI brasier">Recipes for my 'new' ECI brasier
I recently grabbed an older enameled cast iron brasier pan by descoware on Craigslist. This means I now need a stack of recipes to try out in it so that I have no trouble justifying its place in the kitchen! I have a couple of braises that I've done in...
Read moreImpressions of Every Grain of Rice">Impressions of Every Grain of Rice
Here are my impressions from having cooked most of the recipes. - Her recipes are too oily and saucy for me. I typically use about half the sauce. (I've probably made Twice cooked pork 10 times with half-sauce, I can't imagine eating it with the stated amount of sauce. I've eaten...
Read moreOld Fashioned Cajun Comfort Food Sticky Chicken">Old Fashioned Cajun Comfort Food Sticky Chicken
Greetings chow hounds, I sorta stumbled across this forum, it looked good, so I decided to take it for a test drive. We are older Cajun Country folks and this is one of our favorite rainy day meals quick and simple economical and delicous. In these times of...
Read moreWeekly Menu Plans - September 2016">Weekly Menu Plans - September 2016
Let's use this thread to share concise weekly dinner menus for each week of September, with renewed energy after our summer breaks. In the markets, produce from bountiful harvests inspires us to try new ingredients, and fresh crops of apple varieties tempt us to side-by-side taste tests. Planning...
Read moreWhat do you put in your pasta salad?">What do you put in your pasta salad?
Tri-color wheat rotini Wishbone Italian dressing/marinade mix packet Evoo Apple cider vinegar (or white, depending on which family members I'm feeding) Cubed Genoa & hard salamis Cubed Monterey jack & low-moisture mozzarella cheese Sometimes I add one or more: -seasoned panko breadcrumbs on the side to sprinkle on top after serving -chopped up dill pickles -sun-dried cherry tomatoes -sunflower...
Read moreAbout Me
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 ;)
Try not to drool!
John, New Englander turned Cali dude