Archive for December 2016
David Glass truffles?">David Glass truffles?
Anyone know where and when he is parking the car and selling truffles? http://www.courant.com/features/food/hc-cookies04-glass-story.html Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreHealth Benefits of Fruits">Health Benefits of Fruits
Natural products are low in calories and fat and are a wellspring of basic sugars, fiber, and vitamins, which are basic for upgrading our wellbeing. Natural products give a lot of solvent dietary fiber, which avoids cholesterol and fats from the body and to help in smooth defecations and in...
Read moreChickpeas Health Benefits">Chickpeas Health Benefits
Chickpeas, likewise called garbanzo beans, are one of the most seasoned devoured trims on the planet and stay a standout amongst the most mainstream today crosswise over about each mainland. Chickpeas have been a part of certain customary weight control plans for more than 7,500 years! Chickpeas are still incorporated...
Read moreHoumous Health Benefits and Recipe">Houmous Health Benefits and Recipe
Houmous is verification that a portion of the best tasting things in life are the least complex to make. It can be stirred up with only six fixings and requires no cooking – just a nourishment processor. The houmous formula beneath will give you idealize fundamental houmous, furthermore a strong...
Read moreUsing beef suet as basting on steaks">Using beef suet as basting on steaks
I have had steaks and burgers at a couple of different restaurants where it seemed like they had basted the meat in beef fat. It clearly wasn't butter and the amount of fat on the outside of the piece of meat was far more than one would expect from the...
Read moreCalifornia Sandwiches jalapeno pepper mash">California Sandwiches jalapeno pepper mash
Hi, I am in Montreal and really miss California Sandwiches. I have similar buns, provolone and will cook up a thin sauce but am wondering how they get their peppers in a mash. Can anybody help me? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreHelp identifying/cooking American beef recipe?">Help identifying/cooking American beef recipe?
Hi, last year I spent thanksgiving/ christmas in the US and we went to this fancy hotel near monterey CA for their holiday buffet. I've never ate beef except for burgers before and I saw the staff cutting up thin slices of bloody beef that honestly look disgusting to me. But...
Read morecioppino and Dungeness crab">cioppino and Dungeness crab
I usually make cioppino for Christmas Eve dinner and am wondering about the best and safest strategy for using Dungeness crab in it. The California Dept. of Public Health is currently recommending that whole crabs not be used in soups or stews. Should I be good with just using legs?...
Read moreJanuary 2017 Cookbook of the Month: VOTING">January 2017 Cookbook of the Month: VOTING
Okay, my count shows the top two books to be "Simple", by Diana Henry and "Simply Nigella: Feel Good Food", by Nigella Lawson Cookbook of the Month has done a Diana Henry Month in the past (but before this book came out) and you can see that here: http://www.chowhound.com/post/august-2014-cookbook-month-diana-henry-month-984355 We've also done...
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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