Archive for May 2020
My kids PLAY with it!">My kids PLAY with it!
I have been to a couple of weddings why do the cakes taste like playdough? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBeginner Whetstone Advice">Beginner Whetstone Advice
I'm a medium skill home cook and I like my kitchen tools to function well. In quarantine boredom, yesterday I had a thought that this would be a good time to learn how to use a whetstone. I have shun knives. I perused the internet yesterday...
Read moreIs granulated garlic part of your cooking?">Is granulated garlic part of your cooking?
My wife bought some. It’s been sitting there forever. I just sprinkled it on a steak and I’m not mad about it. Not bad! You using it? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreRomantic Fingerfood (maybe bbq)">Romantic Fingerfood (maybe bbq)
Hi I live in the UK so all restaurants are closed. It’s our 10 year wedding anniversary next week so can’t do our normal restaurant date. What I was thinking was popping down to our local beach for food. Was thinking of taking my portable grill/stove. Thinking of things like scallops and...
Read moreCinnamon sticks in recipes">Cinnamon sticks in recipes
Forgive the odd question, but in general when a recipe calls for a 1 inch stick of cinammon is that a 1 inch strip from a cinnamon stick or a 1 inch of the entire stick? I’m leaning toward it being the former, but am curious. Reading...
Read moreNeed dinner suggestions">Need dinner suggestions
I also have scallions! And plenty of all Purpose flour! Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreATK Pressure Cooker Barley question">ATK Pressure Cooker Barley question
I'm planning on making the Egyptian barley salad recipe from the ATK multicooker cookbook this weekend, but I noticed that in the directions it has you use 12 cups of water for one and a half cups of barley, which seems very high. They have you pressure cook on high...
Read moreEggplant crispy">Eggplant crispy
I buy eggplant breaded with panko already cooked. I want it to be crispy-this is the way I can get my son to eat it! 425 degrees at 10 minutes and then put refrigerated sauce on the same degrees for 10 minutes at the same degrees? The...
Read moreCacao powder for chocolate macarons?">Cacao powder for chocolate macarons?
Can I use Hershey's cacao powder to make chocolate macarons? I saw a lot of recipes call for cocoa powder instead and I'm wondering if it will make the difference? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moredim sum sticking to steamer">dim sum sticking to steamer
Hey all, Bought a whack of frozen dim sum to try and alleviate cravings while the Rona keeps me away from the Cantonese (and every other) joints. Can't get em to stop sticking to my steamer, which is stainless steel. I throw them in the steamer, they stick. I use...
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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