Archive for October 2019
Beans not softened in crock pot after 12 hours!">Beans not softened in crock pot after 12 hours!
Are you sure you turned the crockpot on, or it may not be working? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreFall 2019 Baking Cookbook of the Month VOTING">Fall 2019 Baking Cookbook of the Month VOTING
To vote for HOLIDAY AND CELEBRATION BREADS IN 5 MINUTES A DAY please click the heart in the lower right corner. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreCanadian Thanksgiving">Canadian Thanksgiving
We are hosting Thanksgiving this weekend and I haven't cooked a Thanksgiving dinner for years and years so have been combing the CH boards and recipe sites for tips. There will only be six of us, but people are arriving around lunchtime on Saturday and spending the night, so...
Read moreNibbly bits for an evening meeting">Nibbly bits for an evening meeting
Appetizers. Feeling overwhelmed.
Evening meeting at my home tomorrow night. Wine and water will be the beverages.
I'm making Trisha Yearwood's Charleston dip. It's hot, cheesy and topped with bacon.
I'm thinking maybe grilled veggies instead of crudites? Grilled or boiled shrimp? Herby pecans. What say you?
Beans not softened in crock pot after 12 hours!!!">Beans not softened in crock pot after 12 hours!!!
After reading all the previous comments (from 2015), I have decided to take my hard beans and soup out of crock and put into pot on stove and boil then let cool; if that doesn't work, I'll try the microwave. The soup is so tasty - what as shame the...
Read moreCartouche for the first stage of a pot roast?">Cartouche for the first stage of a pot roast?
I'm planning to make a pot roast today, and until now, I'd been adding all the vegetables at the beginning of the braise. Because of their volume, they've always filled the pan. This time, I was thinking about adding the vegetables in the last hour or so of cooking to...
Read moreGalette des Rois question">Galette des Rois question
I'm interested in making the attached recipe for Christmas this year. But by the time Christmas Day rolls around, I will be 5 days in to having extended family in my home, and it would be essential that at least some of it could be done in advance. ...
Read moreCan you use nuts as pie weights?">Can you use nuts as pie weights?
Wondering if you could use nuts such as almonds or walnuts as pie weights. Thanks! Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreWhat to do with Hearts of Palm">What to do with Hearts of Palm
The name "ketchup" is from the Malay, "ke-cup", a corruption of a Chinese name for the sauce, which was then absent tomatoes. The funny thing is, the Dutch colonized Malaysia, but they eat their french fries with mayonnaise. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreDeluxe Foods or Hong Kong Supermarket">Deluxe Foods or Hong Kong Supermarket
I need to buy eggroll wrappers (not wonton wrappers) to make homemade vegetarian egg rolls. Would both of these markets have eggroll wrappers? Is one place better price-wise or quality -wise? Thanks for any information Reading More May Cause Envy...
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