Archive for August 2018
You and your omelet - how many eggs?">You and your omelet - how many eggs?
One, maybe two. Make an omelet properly in an omelet pan as opposed to a griddle and you can make light yummy omelet. I prefer mine plan or perhaps a small amount of cheddar Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBest marinade for Carne Asada?">Best marinade for Carne Asada?
pineapple juice. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreOrion Frozen Lobster Meat">Orion Frozen Lobster Meat
I love in Westfield Mass, and would like to know where I can purchase Orion frozen lobster. My Big Y supermarket stopped caring it. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read morePork Roast in Stock Pot?">Pork Roast in Stock Pot?
I’m planning to roast a pork butt from an ATK recipe that specifically says not to use a non-stick roasting pan as it may make the roast too brown. I only own a nonstick roasting pan. Should I do it in my 8 qt stock pot? 12” fry-pan? I have...
Read moreCaramel Toffee smh...">Caramel Toffee smh...
Well!! I was trying to make toffee... I was so excited! it was turning out really well.. I noticed that there was some little white blobs in it. At first, I thought that maybe it was butter that hadn't dissolved yet... I got my wax paper out and started to...
Read moreCaramel Chews Fail! Help!">Caramel Chews Fail! Help!
I made some caramel chews for the first time last night. I woke up this morning and checked to see how its tasted. It was sticky and didn't set good at all. I followed the recipe and instructions exactly. It's too thick to make into a sauce and too...
Read moreMinced lamb disaster">Minced lamb disaster
Hi everyone, had a massive disaster with making shepherds pie today. I’ve made this a hundred times, always turns out perfect, but today when I put in the minced lamb it released a LOT of liquid/fat. Normally it just oozes a little, this time it became like a soup. So...
Read moreFalling cake">Falling cake
I have a recipe for a lemon cake with a lemon "pudding ring" that I bake in a tube pan. Problem, even though I bake it until a toothpick comes out clean, the cake still collapses at least 1 full inch after being removed from oven. Recipe: 1/2 lb of butter, (2...
Read moreHelp with Aioli">Help with Aioli
I made it... it tasted wonderful. It was fully emulsified, I thought. It didn't look split, it looked creamy like mayonnaise. But then I put it in the refrigerator for a day. When I took it out, I mixed it, it looked fine, but I looked again a few minutes...
Read morePizza steel oven clearance">Pizza steel oven clearance
I want to get a pizza steel and have my eye on one that is 22 x 14. My concern is that I will have very little clearance in my oven using that size. I wanted to be able to cook 2 pizzas at once so I wanted...
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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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