January 2012 COTM: Essential Pepin: Fruit Desserts; Frozen Desserts">January 2012 COTM: Essential Pepin: Fruit Desserts; Frozen Desserts
APPLE FRITTERS (p 475). I made these twice in one week, making just half a recipe each time. Whisk together a batter of 1 egg, 1 cup flour and 1 cup water. Stir 4 cups (about 3 apples) chopped or julienned or whatever pieces of apple into the batter....
Read moreItalian Sausage (Chicago style): making from scratch, need recipe">Italian Sausage (Chicago style): making from scratch, need recipe
I moved abroad a few years ago so, getting American style Italian sausage is impossible. I make my own now and, though I make them without using any casing, the flavour is close to the real thing! If you’re interested in making Chicago style Italian sausage (not spicy), I’m...
Read moreAdding Chocolate Chips to already Baked Banana Bread">Adding Chocolate Chips to already Baked Banana Bread
I was asked to make Banana Bread for a work function. After making the banana bread it was brought to my attention that it was suppose to have chocolate chips in it. Is there anyway to just add them after already baking it or do I need to start over?...
Read moreCrushing Canned Whole Tomatoes, Kitchen Hack">Crushing Canned Whole Tomatoes, Kitchen Hack
I'm sure this is not an original idea but I frequently use 28 oz. canned whole peeled tomatoes that I break up in my hand which is somewhat messy. Today, I was making a meat sauce for lasagna and grabbed my potato masher and it fit the can perfectly. It...
Read moreCupcake Decoration - to fondant or not?">Cupcake Decoration - to fondant or not?
Hi everyone, I’m making chocolate chocolate chip cupcakes for my nephew’s birthday on Saturday, and they will be Adventure Time cupcakes - with Finn and Jake’s faces on them. I know the regular way of doing this is with fondant, and I have made marshmallow fondant that tastes good before,...
Read moreRecipes for mustard seeds or mustard seed uses?">Recipes for mustard seeds or mustard seed uses?
I was given a giant jar of whitish yellow mustard seeds, so far I've just treated them like any other nut or seed and sprinkled them over dishes. They look very pretty on salads but unless I'm biting into the seed, I'm not really getting much flavor. Silly...
Read moreLa Grillade Boeuf Bourguignon">La Grillade Boeuf Bourguignon
Don't have the recipe, but I do remember the restaurant. They also had a great steak au Piovre. Always filled with French speaking customers. I loved that place. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreNew to pickles">New to pickles
I’m interested in pickling some veggies for some particular reasons. I’m a broke college student and I’ve been trying to make use of cheap, fresh veggies and one of the things I’ve come across is pickling. I want to be able to cheaply pickles veggies so that they are ready...
Read moreLooking for information on this model of Thermador range">Looking for information on this model of Thermador range
Wondering if this is a good deal, or is it better to just buy new? Hard to not spend 6k on an open burner range. This seems tempting Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreHow to use uncured wild boar bacon for dinner?">How to use uncured wild boar bacon for dinner?
Uncured bacon. So that makes it basically pork belly. One dinner thing we do with bacon is chop it up and fry it with onions and garlic, and then add black beans and make tacos. Given the asparagus and potatoes, you could par boil the potatoes, fry the boar, crisp the...
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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 ;)
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John, New Englander turned Cali dude