Archive for December 2016
Feedback on gourmet tacos..... :-)">Feedback on gourmet tacos..... :-)
Hi all, brainstorming some gourmet taco ideas for a dinner party. I was thinking of duck in a chipotle-raspberry (or chipotle-blueberry(?), chipotle-blackberry(?), or cherry(?)) sauce, goat cheese, and topping them with green onions or sprouts. But I would like to have a crunchy element in there as...
Read moreCan I make sausage with cooked smoked turkey?">Can I make sausage with cooked smoked turkey?
Help! I also received a smoked turkey for Christmas. There's only my husband and me and we can't eat it all within the 8 day window from receipt. So, I wanted to make turkey sausage but of course, there's no recipe out there for me to grind it up (with...
Read moreISO Fleming's Steakhouse recipe for Champagne-Infused Brie">ISO Fleming's Steakhouse recipe for Champagne-Infused Brie
in searching for my "bootlegged" recipe (I actually just asked our server for it when Flemings used to have this on their appetizer menu!) I just made it over Christmas and kept it simple, used only about a tablespoon or two of the cream cheese to TWO rounds of...
Read moreHome Cooking Dish of the Month: January 2017 Voting">Home Cooking Dish of the Month: January 2017 Voting
SEAFOOD CURRY - click the heart here to vote for seafood curry. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreCan I cook something with chicken liver paté?">Can I cook something with chicken liver paté?
Throw it in a meat sauce after you've sautéed your aromatics and reduced your wine. It'll add tons of depth to the sauce. But I don't see why anyone wouldn't love cold pate spread on a crostini garnished with a few pickled red onions. Reading...
Read moreAn Idea for Anchovies (Maybe)">An Idea for Anchovies (Maybe)
I have an idea to use canned anchovies or anchovy paste as a cure for meat. Specifically, I want to use anchovies to cure duck before I confit. Has anyone ever attempted this, or have any suggestions? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreHelp me with my Mexican Rice!!!">Help me with my Mexican Rice!!!
What is the reason you brown the rice first, asked many Mexicans cooks with many different answers Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreTop ten cooking recipes">Top ten cooking recipes
Hello Now, the Top 10 cooking recipes on your smartphones "have a good meal" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bac.said.cookingrecipes Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreCryovac pork loin odor">Cryovac pork loin odor
Hi, I've never cooked pork before and am trying to do so today. I bought a 2-pound pork loin roast about a week or two ago and its sell by date is Jan 7. When I took it out of the package it had a bit of an odor that I...
Read moreSOS Made a huge pot of chicken soup & must have put too much water in it urgh!!">SOS Made a huge pot of chicken soup & must have put too much water in it urgh!!
I fifth it. Now I'm too dam drunk to get off the couch and cook ramen even. Pizza huts open tho!!! Reading More May Cause Envy...
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