Archive for June 2018
Apple Pie Question">Apple Pie Question
Apple pies are not baked in a fridge. They are baked inside of an _ _ _ _ ? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBento Style - School lunches">Bento Style - School lunches
My three year old will be starting JK in September (yikes) and I am already starting to think about managing lunches. I bought her a bento style lunch box (yumbox) which has a big enough compartment to hold a sandwich but can be broken up to with muffin liners to...
Read moreStrip steak sandwich">Strip steak sandwich
Great sale on strip steaks and I want to grill some early in the day before having 11 people over for dinner. Serving space is too small for everyone to put together their own sandwiches so can I put them together beforehand and then put foil over it and heat...
Read moreNaem Anyone?">Naem Anyone?
Bought a sausage at Vientiane, Seattle. It's been sitting at room temperature since Sunday. Now, how do I cook it? Is it safe? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreCan I Eat Cut-Up Melon? What You Need To Know About The Latest Salmonella Outbreak">Can I Eat Cut-Up Melon? What You Need To Know About The Latest Salmonella Outbreak
If you want to eat melon, the safest thing is to buy it whole and clean it at home before you prepare it. Reading More May Cause Envy... Read more
New recommendations in changing Spadina chinatown?">New recommendations in changing Spadina chinatown?
Yes, I've always had to travel to the burbs for Chinese food, but it's getting harder and harder to make the long trek out just for food. Chinatown has seen a huge change in the last few years, seeing new restaurants that seem a lot more modern and "younger". Anyone...
Read moreWhat Anthony Bourdain Meant To Filipinos">What Anthony Bourdain Meant To Filipinos
He understood what food meant to the people who made and ate it, and he was careful to treat the food ― and, by extension, Filipinos ― with respect. Reading More May Cause Envy... Read more
Cake Flour 5 years past its "Best by" date">Cake Flour 5 years past its "Best by" date
I've got an unopened carton of Swan's Cake Flour with a "best by" date of June 2013. Is it usable? I am not worried about food safety as the box is completely sealed and I believe the flour is inside a vacuum sealed bag inside, similar to how cereal...
Read moreJuly 2018 Cookbook of the Month NOMINATIONS">July 2018 Cookbook of the Month NOMINATIONS
How can it be that time again so soon, you may ask. But it is: Time to nominate books you’d like to cook from together in July, the first full month of summer. HOW TO NOMINATE: Type titles of books you want to nominate in ALL CAPS. (If you’re discussing,...
Read moreNeeded: Hound Intel on Wok Mon">Needed: Hound Intel on Wok Mon
Love to stir fry w/ my wok, but have same problem most Westerners have: the stove cannot get the wok hot enough. Enter Wok Mon, a new invention by a Mr Lee which promises to concentrate the gas flame and thereby make my wok scream. 84$ Question: ...
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