Why didn't my sweet potato fries get crispy??!!">Why didn't my sweet potato fries get crispy??!!
Lost my post before finishing. Here it goes again. Cut the sp. in to steak fry size. Then dried them. Then put in bowl and sprinkled them with kosher salt, corn starch(as recommended)fresh ground pepper, corse grd. Garlic and a touch of cayenne. Put on non stick foil lined pan...
Read moreLooking ideas for a home-cooked 60th birthday for my dad">Looking ideas for a home-cooked 60th birthday for my dad
I am just starting to brainstorm about my dad's big 6-0 birthday in mid-December. This is a very busy time for me, along with everyone else, so I know I'll want to send invites several weeks in advance and have a good idea of what I need to do...
Read moreRoasted Green Chilies">Roasted Green Chilies
A first in Bloomington, IN. Yesterday my husband went to the grocery store and e-mailed me that the store had cases and cases of green chilies from New Mexico and they were roasting them and selling them. Did I want any? Well of course. He bought 4 lbs, I wish...
Read moreideas for cooking with a six-year-old....with type I diabetes">ideas for cooking with a six-year-old....with type I diabetes
This winter I'm going to visit family, and I'd like to be able to do some cooking projects with my just-turned-six-year-old nephew, who has Type I diabetes. There are a lot of different reasons for this: 1) I like cooking, of course. :-) 2) I want him to have foods that...
Read moreYour Best Challah Recipe">Your Best Challah Recipe
So, I can bake bread reasonably well, but I've never found a challah recipe that the family really likes. Since the only bakery in our area whose challah was sort of okay has now raised their price and changed their recipe for the worse, I'm thinking of trying to...
Read moreLots of poached salmon - what to do?">Lots of poached salmon - what to do?
My daughter's annual BBQ is over and there is an equivalent of a whole poached salmon left over. Freezing it plain in hope that someone will defrost and make something out of it will not lead to a delicious outcome:) I am at a loss for ideas on how to...
Read moreFreezing cooked chicken">Freezing cooked chicken
I have a can of boned chicken and was wondering if I could freeze it? I want to make shredded chicken sandwiches but this can is gonna be way too much and I dont want to waste any id rather save it for a later time. Would I prepare the...
Read moreSauce for applesauce cake">Sauce for applesauce cake
I'm making Jacques Pepin's Applesauce Cake (Simple and Healthy Cooking) and would like to make a sauce to serve with it. He doesn't call for one, but I know how my gang rolls and they will want something to go with it. Any suggestions? Reading More May...
Read moreCactus Fruit Juice (How to)">Cactus Fruit Juice (How to)
Don't boil them - they lose their benefit -- I just put them in my Nutribullet after I skin them and after juicing, I pour the juice through a sieve and voila! you got your juice. I have a cactus in my backyard -- thank God! So I usually...
Read more"Little Paris Kitchen" -- question about Pain Brié recipe and photo">"Little Paris Kitchen" -- question about Pain Brié recipe and photo
Have you made the Pain Brié from the cookbook (page 115), following Rachel Khoo's dough cutting instructions? I cannot see how the photo next to the recipe shows the result of that recipe. Looking online, the typical pain brié is incised, but still a whole loaf (either batard...
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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