Archive for January 2020
Sharing Cooking Recipes">Sharing Cooking Recipes
Can we share our recipes here? I'm a chef and I love to share my knowledge. Can we share it here? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read morecoq au vin menu for six person dinner party * input?">coq au vin menu for six person dinner party * input?
Hi folks, Longtime reader, first time posting! I'm planning a small dinner party for six that will include an older European couple. My proposed menu: ~ cold-smoked sturgeon with black rye bread and crackers ~ ~ an elegant plated salad of some sort (suggestions welcome!) ~ ~ Julia Child's coq au vin with parsleyed...
Read moreChicken Heart In Pressure Cooker (Tough and Gamey)">Chicken Heart In Pressure Cooker (Tough and Gamey)
Tough meats in general have a bell curve of toughness, there they peak and then rapidly fall off. Different meats have different times and temps for this. When I was a kid working at KFC, we did livers for only 20 minutes under pressure, but gizzards for an hour. ...
Read moreFirst Quarter 2020 Baking Cookbook of the Month NOMINATIONS">First Quarter 2020 Baking Cookbook of the Month NOMINATIONS
Greetings, and welcome to the nomination thread for our first Baking/Dessert COTM for 2020, which will run through March. Apologies for getting this going so late; we'll have a fast nomination and voting process so we can jump into the winner by mid-month. What's your baking pleasure for these first...
Read moreI will never buy a Capital Range again">I will never buy a Capital Range again
I won't. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBlack pepper in bread pudding">Black pepper in bread pudding
I do not usually enjoy bread & butter pudding but, over the Christmas period, we made this one using panettone. It was pleasant enough, with the use of chocolate and Seville orange marmalade (I make my own) but not enough to make me a convert. https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chocolate-recipes/bonkers-bread-butter-panettone-pudding-tart/ Reading...
Read moreMost custardy moist bread pudding?">Most custardy moist bread pudding?
Oh. My. Will. Try Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreMock Tender">Mock Tender
Any tips on cooking this cut? I saw a recipe online that called for it to be cooked at 425 for about an hour (medium) but it makes me nervous. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBaked ham - convection steam oven">Baked ham - convection steam oven
Hello - does anyone have experience baking a ham in a convection steam oven? What setting did you use? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreLearn New Recipe">Learn New Recipe
Where we can learn a new recipes? Reading More May Cause Envy...
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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 ;)
Try not to drool!
John, New Englander turned Cali dude