Archive for October 2017
Help w/ Strawberry Chocolate Coating for Donuts! (Browning)">Help w/ Strawberry Chocolate Coating for Donuts! (Browning)
Hello I'm a business-owner that's just opened a donut shop in Honolulu, Hawaii, and I'm looking for some help on creating fruit-flavored coating chocolates. We have about a dozen recipes that are pretty solid, and have a decent handle on how to incorporate liquids into our chocolate coatings, while still getting...
Read moreChocolate Pudding Just Won't Set">Chocolate Pudding Just Won't Set
I've made jello instant pudding for years without any trouble but just lately, the consistency has changed. The box with the blue circle on the front said it was "no cooking": just whisk and put in the fridge to set The box with the green circle said to cook...
Read moreAverage Time To Make Weekday Dinners?">Average Time To Make Weekday Dinners?
I love cooking. I love eating. I do not love spending 2+ hours every night devoted to making dinner at home - prepping, cooking, and cleaning. I have started to think maybe I am spending way more time in the kitchen than the average home cook....
Read moreAdding Pumpkin Puree to a Recipe?">Adding Pumpkin Puree to a Recipe?
Hello, Fellow Bakers! First time here. :) I am looking to add pumpkin puree to a yeast bread (a type of doughnut, to be exact) and am wondering how to go about doing this? I have noticed that most recipes also include some oil - is there a reason for...
Read moreSlow cooker potatoes not cooking?">Slow cooker potatoes not cooking?
Made a slow cooker pork stew yesterday but the potatoes didn't seem to cook...they're still really tough. Any ideas why? There was plenty of liquid (which made plenty of tasty gravy). Everything else is great but the potatoes.... Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreElusive toffee layer cake">Elusive toffee layer cake
We are just back from ten days in the UK. At Holyrood House in Edinburgh, we had a toffee layer cake that was to die for. The layers themselves were toffee flavored. This was not in any way a sticky toffee pudding. We had been given some packaged cakes several...
Read moreWhat happened to my spaetzle dough?">What happened to my spaetzle dough?
I bought a Norpro Spaetzle Maker on Amazon and I just used it and everything turned out perfect. My recipe was 2 Cups of flour, 3 eggs, 1/2 Cup cold water, and 1/2 tsp of salt.. I was so amazed how it just kep popping out with ease into the...
Read moreFrozen Rotisserie Chicken left out">Frozen Rotisserie Chicken left out
Hi. Generally I'm pretty safe with this, but things got hectic. Fresh, well done rotisserie chicken breasts picked up and put into freezer. Meant to leave some out, but did not. Frozen at -4 F with hardly any opening of that door. Frozen solid after day and a half. Took...
Read moreWhat's for Dinner #408 (October 2017) - The Spooky Edition">What's for Dinner #408 (October 2017) - The Spooky Edition
October already! A month for ghosts, ghouls, and other frights. What's bubbling in your dinner cauldron tonight? Photos would be a scream. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreWhat Cookbooks Have You Bought Lately, or Are You Lusting After? September 2017 edition [Old]">What Cookbooks Have You Bought Lately, or Are You Lusting After? September 2017 edition [Old]
Years ago, my husband and I were eating at East Coast Grill in Boston, and she was sitting behind us and we recognized her. We love Classic Chinese Cuisine, and told her how much we loved her cookbooks. I'm sure we completely freaked her out Reading More...
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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