Archive for April 2020
Your Covid Easter">Your Covid Easter
How are you handling Easter this year? Mom is doing the ham, and making boxed foods and things for the kids for family that can be picked up. We are trying to it figure out. what are your thoughts? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBeef Brisket with Figs, Mango & Pistachios">Beef Brisket with Figs, Mango & Pistachios
I saw pistachios on the shelf and had the thought to encrust a beef brisket with them. But I also thought to add chopped mangos and figs and cover in maple syrup glaze. Having never done anything like this I need to ask: • Skip the fruit? ... will it burn? • Do I need to...
Read more"Cantonese Chu-Hau Braised Beef Brisket and Tendons" - Comfort food made for home-isolation!">"Cantonese Chu-Hau Braised Beef Brisket and Tendons" - Comfort food made for home-isolation!
Looking good, Charles! If you ever have time, I'd love to have the recipe. It sounds like a flavour bomb. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read more" Cantonese Chu-Hau Braised Beef Brisket and Tendons " - Comfort food made for home-isolation!">" Cantonese Chu-Hau Braised Beef Brisket and Tendons " - Comfort food made for home-isolation!
With 3 of my foodie friends posting on Facebook, identical dishes they made at home during this Covid19 pandemic. Looks like this ' Chu Hau braised beef brisket and tendons' is the Chinese dish of choice for crisis?! Ha! :D As such, I too followed their foot steps and made a...
Read moreDim Sum--take out or at home?">Dim Sum--take out or at home?
Just wondering if anyone can suggest which dim sum places anywhere west of Victoria Drive might be open for take out? Western Lake is closed and Golden Ocean on 41 has limited stock. I want to support them but don't want to drive around looking for open signs. As...
Read moreWhat's For Dinner #438 (April 2020) - Spring">What's For Dinner #438 (April 2020) - Spring
Here's where we help each other decide "What's for Dinner,” celebrate (or commiserate about) our nightly dinner results, and share recipes - with our modifications noted. What's for Dinner? Photos welcome! Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreWhere are my recipes?">Where are my recipes?
Joined this website because it had a few recipes I was interested in. I will be deleting my account because it is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate to my saved recipes. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreApril 2020 COTM: ISTANBUL AND BEYOND">April 2020 COTM: ISTANBUL AND BEYOND
Welcome to our reporting threads for our April selection, ISTANBUL AND BEYOND: EXPLORING THE DIVERSE CUISINES OF TURKEY, by Robyn Eckhardt. Use this thread for general discussion of the book, ingredients, techniques, and sources. Use the threads below to report on the recipes you cook. Workers' Canteens, Street Fare & a...
Read moreISTANBUL AND BEYOND - North-Central Anatolia, Basics (pp. 299-342)">ISTANBUL AND BEYOND - North-Central Anatolia, Basics (pp. 299-342)
Use this thread to report on the following chapters from Istanbul & Beyond: Wheat, Legumes & Lamb - North-Central Anatolia (pp. 299-330) Basics & Daily Dishes (pp. 331-342) Please put the recipe titles in ALL CAPS, and give the page number if you have it. If you are the first to report on...
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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