Archive for August 2018
How do people get those perfect drizzles on strawberries">How do people get those perfect drizzles on strawberries
Hello, I am trying to make those decorated strawberries and I’m curious to how people get them to be perfect. It’s almost like it’s some type of machine that does it Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreThe Best Way To Eat An Oyster, According To Experts">The Best Way To Eat An Oyster, According To Experts
Can you make ice cream w/o a machine by dropping dry ice in the mixture?">Can you make ice cream w/o a machine by dropping dry ice in the mixture?
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Read moreWARNING: Do not buy Chinese crayfish">WARNING: Do not buy Chinese crayfish
I would like to warn all the crayfish eaters of Chowhound that it is a very bad idea to purchase Chinese crayfish. I have a very good freezer and have frozen both Chinese crayfish and wild Ontario crayfish from live. The Ontario crayfish came out absolutely perfect, as if they...
Read moreWhat are you baking these days? August, 2018 edition">What are you baking these days? August, 2018 edition
It's the peak of summer fruits with the glimmer of fall just around the corner. If you can bear to turn your oven on in August, what are you baking? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreWhat cookbooks have you bought, or are you lusting after? August, 2018 edition!">What cookbooks have you bought, or are you lusting after? August, 2018 edition!
Annisa Helou's book on food of the Islamic world is on my coffee table just waiting for me to get a spare moment. I also got the Grace Young books I didn't have on Kindle sale for 99 cents apiece a few days ago. Went to Toronto for a fun...
Read moreWhat are you baking these days? August, 2018 edition!">What are you baking these days? August, 2018 edition!
So here it is August, my birthday month. I will most likely make a pistachio cake from RLB's Heavenly Cakes for thr Big Day. Or maybe something almond...hmm... The usual weekly baking will proceed as well. Best thing I made recently was RLB's blueberry party coffee cake, which went over way...
Read moreHow do you manage your recipe "queue"?">How do you manage your recipe "queue"?
I know this probably seems like a repeat of one of the million threads about recipe tools / websites / etc -- but I think I'm asking a slightly different question. I use Paprika as a "recipe box" and quite like it, particularly for multi-device access, and I subscribe to...
Read moreTOMATO PIE - Home Cooking Dish of the Month, August 2018">TOMATO PIE - Home Cooking Dish of the Month, August 2018
In the 1940s, in Newark, New Jersey, my father would drive to a restaurant called, if I remember correctly, The Reservoir (one was nearby) to get a tomato pie. It had tomato sauce and cheese, nothing more. I went with him on numerous occasions and watched them being prepared. Dough...
Read moreCherry - Funky Stem Taste">Cherry - Funky Stem Taste
Maybe someone knows the answer. Went to wash some cherries. Totally forgot about them and they sat in water for like 2 hrs..... Anyhow, they have a terrible stem taste (obviously not eating the stem). Taking a paring knife and cutting off the top makes it better, but I swear, there...
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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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