Archive for February 2019
Recipes for mustard seeds or mustard seed uses?">Recipes for mustard seeds or mustard seed uses?
I was given a giant jar of whitish yellow mustard seeds, so far I've just treated them like any other nut or seed and sprinkled them over dishes. They look very pretty on salads but unless I'm biting into the seed, I'm not really getting much flavor. Silly...
Read moreLa Grillade Boeuf Bourguignon">La Grillade Boeuf Bourguignon
Don't have the recipe, but I do remember the restaurant. They also had a great steak au Piovre. Always filled with French speaking customers. I loved that place. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreNew to pickles">New to pickles
I’m interested in pickling some veggies for some particular reasons. I’m a broke college student and I’ve been trying to make use of cheap, fresh veggies and one of the things I’ve come across is pickling. I want to be able to cheaply pickles veggies so that they are ready...
Read moreLooking for information on this model of Thermador range">Looking for information on this model of Thermador range
Wondering if this is a good deal, or is it better to just buy new? Hard to not spend 6k on an open burner range. This seems tempting Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreHow to use uncured wild boar bacon for dinner?">How to use uncured wild boar bacon for dinner?
Uncured bacon. So that makes it basically pork belly. One dinner thing we do with bacon is chop it up and fry it with onions and garlic, and then add black beans and make tacos. Given the asparagus and potatoes, you could par boil the potatoes, fry the boar, crisp the...
Read moreCrispy potato skin in toaster oven?">Crispy potato skin in toaster oven?
Agree completely. I wash the potato and sprinkle salt on the wet skin and pop it into the Breville at 425 and get great results. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read morehow to use uncured wild boar bacon for dinner">how to use uncured wild boar bacon for dinner
I'm looking for non-breakfasty i.e., not bacon-and-eggsy) ways to use wild boar bacon as a dinner entree. Veggies on hand are asparagus and red potatoes. Any suggestions? Many thanks! Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreHow to Make a Cherry Port Reduction?">How to Make a Cherry Port Reduction?
unless you're someplace where cherries are in-season just use frozen. (also pitting cherries is a pita.) i would NOT use canned/sweetened for this, no way. this from serious eats is very simple and you can omit the sugar if you want a sauce that is less sweet. https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/11/cherry-port-sauce-recipe.html fwiw, stay away from rando...
Read moreWhat are your favorite chicken salad recipes?">What are your favorite chicken salad recipes?
Chicken salad is a lunch staple for us, especially in the summer time. Recently I feel my game has stagnated a little and I'd love some new ideas for techniques and flavors. We eat everything. I made one today with Costco vacuum-packed rotisserie chicken (OK, not great), radishes, quick-pickled white onions,...
Read moreCrispy potato skin in toaster oven">Crispy potato skin in toaster oven
My husband wants a baked potato several times a week but my oven is huge - I hate to heat up the whole gas oven for one potato. I’d like to get a toaster oven but I only want one that will result in a baked potato with CRISPY SKIN....
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