Archive for February 2020
Replicating the Tuna Sandwich from Almondine, Brooklyn">Replicating the Tuna Sandwich from Almondine, Brooklyn
Years ago when I was working in Brooklyn, I would have lunch at Almondine regularly. Their tuna salad on a croissant with swiss cheese was delicious, and I have tried, tried, tried, to replicate their tuna. Does anyone know what made their tuna salad so good? Reading...
Read moreTough Pork">Tough Pork
We had a locker plant butcher a hog we had fattened. (We are experienced). This hog is so tough. I coated it in Adolph's tenderizer and that seemed to help A LITTLE BIT, but does anyone have any idea why this hog is so tough and what...
Read moreFirst Attempt at Making Beef Kefta Kebabs">First Attempt at Making Beef Kefta Kebabs
I have some ground beef I want to turn into beef kefta (or is it kofta?) kebabs. Perusing recipes online I see many different styles many using spices one would expect to find in a Western cook's cabinet and others that use Middle Eastern spices or spice blends. I...
Read moreDark brown soup">Dark brown soup
The last 3 times I have tried to make lentil soup it has turned out dark brown. It has never done this before. I have club uk pots cast iron Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreA recipe for Miss Grimble's Orange Grimbletorte?">A recipe for Miss Grimble's Orange Grimbletorte?
This recipe looks close to what I was looking for 12 years ago! (Some cakes just haunt us...) You can forget about the chocolate buttercream and just use a ganache on the outside. https://www.rockrecipes.com/chocolate-orange-cheesecake-layer-cake/ Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreSimply Delicious collectible recipe cards from early 1990s">Simply Delicious collectible recipe cards from early 1990s
Do you still want these recipes? I have the complete collection Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBad smell when cooking meat">Bad smell when cooking meat
I read some postings about a very bad smell when cooking certain meats. I am just beginning to use my Instant Pot, and I have noticed this myself. Here is one suggestion: never use a butter-flavored pan spray in the inner pot. These contain buteric acid and I believe that...
Read moreChicken Satay Dinner">Chicken Satay Dinner
See this thread from a few years back, https://www.chowhound.com/post/iso-chicken-satay-recipe-278756 Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreMy cookies are not baking properly... please help!">My cookies are not baking properly... please help!
I wonder if you could cover the cookies with an inverted sheet pan to allow the cookies to heat up as evenly as possible in a moist environment, then remove the top pan once the insides of the cookies are sufficiently hot. The convection should brown the surfaces within a...
Read moreWilliams-Sonoma broccoli-gruyere quiche">Williams-Sonoma broccoli-gruyere quiche
I've mislaid a decades-old broccoli quiche. It had gruyere and half & half. The crust was brushed with mustard. I could be wrong on it's origin however. Any chance this seems familiar? Reading More May Cause Envy...
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