Archive for June 2017
Berry and Mascarpone Trifle - An Easy & Impressive Summer Dessert">Berry and Mascarpone Trifle - An Easy & Impressive Summer Dessert
Anyone else have a summer filled with bachelorettes, birthday parties, summer bbqs, etc.??? This will be your go-to dessert if you want to bring a special hand made treat to share with your loved ones! I made this delicious berry & mascarpone whipped cream trifle/cake for my friends' bachelorette and...
Read morePam Anderson's Cookbooks?">Pam Anderson's Cookbooks?
Love Cooking Smart! She has an absolute fool proof method of grilling Pork Tenderloin! She has called it the 7-6-5 and it really is fool proof and quick. Love all the stories proceeding each recipe as she details all the methods that failed so you don't waste money and time...
Read moreGilt-head bream with romesco sauce">Gilt-head bream with romesco sauce
Cooking the fish on top of the vegetables is an effective way to add loads of flavor. Servings: 2 Total time: 55 min Prep time: 10 min Cook time: 45 min Ingredients: 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into large chunks 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and cut into...
Read moreCardamom-Price Relief Incoming">Cardamom-Price Relief Incoming
If you haven't seen some of the prices being charged for Cardamon lately you're lucky-the profiteering is sickening. However according to this article relief is coming. http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-04-15/large-cardamom-price-plunges-three-fold.html Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreCheesecake Recipe - Weequahic Diner, NJ">Cheesecake Recipe - Weequahic Diner, NJ
Classic Cheesecake Recipe - from Weeqauhic Diner, Newark, NJ (1938 - 1967) Considered one of the best cheesecakes in the area, for decades... Weequahic/Clairmont Diner Cheesecake (copied directly from instructions given by the Clairmont's pastry chef to the late Simeon Baron (June, 1963) 2 1/2 lb cream cheese (Philly only) 7 lg. eggs, room temp. 2...
Read moreHELP! Pork Butt Roast Smells">HELP! Pork Butt Roast Smells
I would take it back to store for refund. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreDifferent Flavours of Cinnamon?">Different Flavours of Cinnamon?
I recently bought some cinnamon at my local supermarket. It's sold in bulk there, so I usually buy maybe half a pound a couple of times per year. I've been buying my cinnamon there for the past several years....same store, same bulk bin. This time when I got home...
Read moreHC Dish of the Month - July 2017 Nominations">HC Dish of the Month - July 2017 Nominations
Welcome to the Nominations thread for the July 2017 Dish of the Month. For those unfamiliar with the Home Cooking Dish of the Month (“DOTM”), our community selects a particular dish for each month. Over the course of that month Hounds cook the dish and report on the...
Read moreStroganoff Seasoning">Stroganoff Seasoning
I love to experiment, In my opinion, spices are not made to sit on a shelf. Spices are the basis for flavoring every dish. In my opinion, again, seasoning packets are disgusting. If you read the ingredients of those packets, they may add one or two actual spices,...
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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