Archive for June 2019
Homemade nutella/gianduja paste/hazelnut spread">Homemade nutella/gianduja paste/hazelnut spread
I want to make nutella. I've looked at some recipes and they tend to differ on whether they call for cocoa powder or chocolate. The two I'm looking at are these two. https://www.latimes.com/style/la-fo-nutellarec11a-2009feb11-story.html https://www.image.ie/life/jamie-olivers-version-nutella-125829 Has anyone made it? Which one should I use? I want to get it as close to the...
Read moreChicken 69 recipe wanted">Chicken 69 recipe wanted
My husband has been going to an Indian place for lunch that serves something called Chicken 69 (nice, yeah). He loves it, and I'd like to be able to make it for him at home. I find various recipes on the web, but I'd prefer to find one from a...
Read moreIs the Corn Sweet?">Is the Corn Sweet?
This time of year in CT we have corn on the cob shipped in from Florida or Georgia. I guess the varieties are called "Super Sweet" as they maintain their sweetness for a week or longer. Over the last several years these varieties have improved greatly in both taste and...
Read moreJuly 2019 Cookbook of the Month VOTING!">July 2019 Cookbook of the Month VOTING!
Click the heart to vote for FOR COD AND COUNTRY! Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreTempura Daikon?">Tempura Daikon?
As I was grating some daikon tonight for the tensuyu, I got to wondering why I've never seen tempura daikon. I mean, dipping just about anything and baptizing it in hot oil makes it better, right? So why not daikon? Is it the high water content that would make it...
Read moreOversoaking rice?">Oversoaking rice?
I generally soak my basmati rice for 30 minutes before cooking it. Are there any drawbacks to soaking the rice longer than that? Can it absorb too much water? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreHalibut or salmon collars... recipes/preparation ideas?">Halibut or salmon collars... recipes/preparation ideas?
Every year I go to Alaska to fish for a week, and end up bringing home about 100 lbs of processed fish. This last year I brought home a bunch of salmon and halibut collars as I did not want that good meat to go to waste. Now I am embarrassed to...
Read moreIce cream using oat milk?">Ice cream using oat milk?
A friend has lactose issues and I'm wondering about making ic cream using oat milk instead of dairy milk. I've seen a few recipes which all call for dates (which I don't like) and I'm wondering if I can just swap the dairy milk with the oat milk in some...
Read moreISO fresh Habaneros in GTA June 2019">ISO fresh Habaneros in GTA June 2019
Perola's doesn't have them and won't for at least another week, maybe longer, the other Kensington stores just carry Scotch bonnets. I have checked my local Loblaws and Sobeys, no luck. Must be habaneros, no substitutes please. Also ISO banana leaves, the Chinese grocers downtown didn't carry them, I used...
Read moreIce cream and raw eggs">Ice cream and raw eggs
I just received an ice cream maker and hoping to make my first batch today, strawberry. I’m starting with a basic recipe from the Ben and Jerry’s book just to get the process down. Their sweet cream base calls for 2 eggs which don’t get cooked. Usually this doesn’t bother...
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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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