Archive for November 2017
Needed: Easy, foolproof gingerbread cookie recipe">Needed: Easy, foolproof gingerbread cookie recipe
I'm fine with things like chocolate chip cookies, but the minute a recipe calls for rolling out the dough I get nervous. Lulu has expressed a desire to make gingerbread cookies this year. Can anyone suggest or give me an easy and foolproof recipe? They really don't have to be...
Read morePasta's survey">Pasta's survey
Hi guys! First of all my compliments for community; I appreciate your competences and cooking skills, so i think to be in the right place. I'm an italian "Marketing and organization for business" student and I want ask you a little help. What do you think about "Made in Italy" pasta and...
Read moreCookie Recipes - Unusual ingredients?">Cookie Recipes - Unusual ingredients?
I do a cookie exchange every year and many years ago started a game "What's in a Cookie" So far I have used avocado, catsup, tomato soup, black beans, sauerkraut, potato flakes and need a new one for this year and I am at a loss. Potato chips are too easily recognized,...
Read moreShrubs">Shrubs
Made my first shrub - cranberry/black pepper - last week and served at Thanksgiving. To my surprise the shrub and a bottle of gin it was served with were both pretty much gone! I liked it a lot but the pepper flavour was too subtle, possibly because I was impatient...
Read moreBearnaise Sauce Finely Chopped Shallots">Bearnaise Sauce Finely Chopped Shallots
Hey, whenever i make classical french bearnaise sauce at home, i can always taste and feel the shallot bits in my sauce. It stands finely chopped in the recipe, and i do chop them as fine as i am able too. When i eat bearnaise at resturants ive never tasted...
Read moreI Can Only "Bumble" a "Crumble" Topping. Help!">I Can Only "Bumble" a "Crumble" Topping. Help!
I've tried making a crumble topping for my sweet potatoes a few times now to no avail. I'm thinking of something that ultimately looks like this (https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/apple-crumble-pie-recipe.jpg), and I've followed the directions exactly. I use two knives to cut brown sugar and flour and pecans into cold butter...
Read moreHealthy Italian Vegetarian Cooking Book">Healthy Italian Vegetarian Cooking Book
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Read moreLooking for a recipe for raspberry oatmeal treats.">Looking for a recipe for raspberry oatmeal treats.
I totally know what you mean as I am looking for that recipe too. Other bakeries around Calgary make them too now. They look like they would be easy. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreWeekly Menu Plans – December 2017">Weekly Menu Plans – December 2017
Let’s use this thread to share concise weekly dinner menus for each week in December. What’s planned from the COTM (Cookbook of the Month: MARTHA STEWART'S HORS D'OEUVRES HANDBOOK and MARTHA STEWARTS APPETIZERS) , or DOTM (Dish of the Month)? Do you have a favorite meal made with a...
Read moreOrganic Opal Apples?">Organic Opal Apples?
I thought I had stocked up at Whole Foods over a week ago, but forgot how good they are and how quickly they sell out. I would like to get more, but according to the person I spoke to at WFs, the distributor is out of stock...
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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