Archive for October 2017
What are you baking these days? September 2017 edition! [Old]">What are you baking these days? September 2017 edition! [Old]
that's so beautiful! how do you get the striped crumb effect? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreWhat are you baking these days? October, 2017 edition!">What are you baking these days? October, 2017 edition!
So...I did get the Swedish gingersnaps from Milk Street Kitchen and the lemon-apple tart from Baking Chez Moi done this am :) Also made the Lahmajoun for a Ryan Gosling couch festival last night...really wish we had gone to see La La Land in the theater. (He's from London, ON...
Read moreWhat Cookbooks Have You Bought Lately, or Are You Lusting After? October 2017 edition">What Cookbooks Have You Bought Lately, or Are You Lusting After? October 2017 edition
So here we are in one of the best months of the year, for weather as well as for...cookbook releases! I recently got Sweet (which is a beautiful book, but I haven't done anything from it) and the Milk Street Cookbook (Kimball). I hope it's not all the...
Read moreOCTOBER 2017 COTM: Six Seasons - Fall, Winter">OCTOBER 2017 COTM: Six Seasons - Fall, Winter
Use this thread to post your recipe reports from the following chapters of Six Seasons: Fall - pp. 275-326 Winter - pp. 327-385 If you are the first to report on a recipe, please create a new comment on this thread. If someone has has already reported on the recipe, please report as...
Read moreOCTOBER 2017 COTM: Six Seasons - Early Summer, Midsummer, Late Summer">OCTOBER 2017 COTM: Six Seasons - Early Summer, Midsummer, Late Summer
Use this thread to post your recipe reports from the following chapters of Six Seasons: Early Summer - pp. 127 - 170 Midsummer - pp. 171 - 216 Late Summer - pp. 217 - 274 If you are the first to report on a recipe, please create a new comment on this thread. If...
Read moreOCTOBER 2017 COTM: Six Seasons - Go-To Recipes, Pickles, Spring">OCTOBER 2017 COTM: Six Seasons - Go-To Recipes, Pickles, Spring
Use this thread to post your recipe reports from the following chapters of Six Seasons: Go-To Recipes - pp. 29-56 Pickles - pp. 57 - 60 Spring - pp. 61 - 126 If you are the first to report on a recipe, please create a new comment on this thread. If someone has has...
Read moreJuly COTM: (Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone) BREAKFAST ANYTIME & BREADS BY HAND">July COTM: (Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone) BREAKFAST ANYTIME & BREADS BY HAND
I made the GREEN CHILE & CHEESE CORN BREAD from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. Here is what I found out: it turns out that LLD doesn't like cornbread. But ... I also found out that this was the best cornbread he's ever had, and he loved it. I loved it...
Read moreVEGETABLE FRITTERS/CROQUETTES – Dish of the Month, October 2017">VEGETABLE FRITTERS/CROQUETTES – Dish of the Month, October 2017
Welcome to the Dish of the Month (DOTM) reporting thread for October 2017. This month we’ve chosen to make Vegetable Fritters and Croquettes. This was a runaway winner so I hope to read lots of reports on what you’re making. Broadly defined, we’re talking about taking small bits of vegetable and...
Read moreArm Roast: What is it and suggestions">Arm Roast: What is it and suggestions
I purchased a grassfed boneless beef arm roast at the farmers market yesterday. It's just shy of 2 lbs (1.86 to be exact). Is this similar to a chuck roast? If so, I'll probably make some sort of braised dish with it (e.g. cook it with red wine). Any other...
Read more1% instead of whole milk?">1% instead of whole milk?
I have a honey muffin recipe and it calls for 2%, I only have 1%, will that work? Reading More May Cause Envy...
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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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