Archive for March 2017
El Rancho Enchilada Recipe">El Rancho Enchilada Recipe
When I worked in downtown LA during the 70s through the 90s, my friends and I frequented El Rancho on 5th Street (actually it was originally on Hill Street, and moved to 5th when a new jewelry district building took over the block). I loved the cheese enchiladas that were...
Read moreCooking school recommendations please">Cooking school recommendations please
I am looking for a cooking school in Paris that offers, say, a three week session, for the Ms. and our now 14-year-old daughter. The Ms. is an accomplished all-round cook who could be saucier or patisserie chef at an excellent restaurant if she could manage the volume. Vegetoid tendencies. She...
Read moreIngredients that lose their flavor when heated too long">Ingredients that lose their flavor when heated too long
I did a search hoping to find a list as the title mentions. Didn't find anything. Does anyone have one or can point me to one? Some things I've heard may just be old wives tails. I am basically talking about things you should add at...
Read moreCrockpot Help!">Crockpot Help!
Help! I was making a ground chicken and ground beef chili earlier, it cooked for about 2 hours on "low" (supposed to cook for 8 hours on low), and at about 2 hours in, accidentally unplugged it. I plugged it back in, however my crockpot is one that you actually...
Read moreGUMBO – Home Cooking Dish of the Month, March 2017">GUMBO – Home Cooking Dish of the Month, March 2017
Welcome to the reporting thread for our March Dish of the Month. This month we will be cooking Gumbo. To learn how we selected this dish, go to the voting and nominations threads, linked here: https://www.chowhound.com/post/home-cooking-dish-month-march-2017-nominations-1046866 https://www.chowhound.com/post/home-cooking-dish-month-voting-thread-march-2017-1047076 A big thank you to all of the hounds who participated...
Read moreISO Gravy Advice">ISO Gravy Advice
Hello -- Is it possible to make a palatable gravy without drippings? I have some good homemade chicken stock on hand. If I reduced it, would it be able to stand in for drippings? If so, what else would be needed? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreMarch 2017 Amazon Kindle ecookbooks deals">March 2017 Amazon Kindle ecookbooks deals
Every month Amazon puts some of its ecookbooks on sale at very deep discounts (e.g as low as 99 cents US). Here is this month's list: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=lp_3441883011_nr_n_5?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A3441883011%2Cn%3A156154011&bbn=3441883011&ie=UTF8&qid=1488381924&rnid=3441883011 Enjoy! Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreMarch 2017 COTM: GJELINA, Chapters 5-6 Pasta; Soups, Stews, & Grains">March 2017 COTM: GJELINA, Chapters 5-6 Pasta; Soups, Stews, & Grains
CHICKPEA STEW WITH TOMATO, TURMERIC, YOGHURT AND HARISSA - p.238 This soup drew me the first time I opened the cover of Gjelina 2 days ago, and every time thereafter. If it were animate, it would've been jumping up and down, screaming my name. Heck, why not? I had some cooked...
Read moreWeight of Chicken After Cooking">Weight of Chicken After Cooking
Hello All, How many of you weigh your meat after cooking. You will be surprised of how much is lost. I cooked 9 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken breast and it weighed 4.84 lbs after cooking...
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I love food. Unfortunately, I can't cook worth a damn. I've been known to even burn water.
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