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Cold for most of the continental US right now anyway time to bake some bread and make some soup for me turkey/veg soup made from home made stock and no knead bread

tonight was leftover makeover favorite - arancini de riso leftover risotto, stuffed with some extra holiday cheese (brie) and extra ham (pan fried in butter)

I love to both make and eat upside down cakes - the spring form pan seems to be a miracle BUT I have a hard time getting a good release from the bottom/top. The fruit "topping" always ends up sticking and ruining the integrity of my cakes. They taste good but look way too rustic for weddings...

possibly this should go in the frugal cooking forum this weekend i paid a visit to the Asian grocery nearby to "pick up a couple things" I rely on them for reasonable seafood, quality soy sauce, and these tasty frozen dumplings. In general my cooking veers towards the Western and South American...

I LOVE artichokes - except i have no idea how to use them - always a big part of family holiday meals but not a general part of the menu I am lost - canned/jarred hearts are easy to use but the whole bud I am left lost. Looked up recipes on line, some boil, some sald and soak some remove the...

This did not turn out well - totally outside my own familiar zone - I got a few things wrong - next time i will use better vinegar and maybe mix with wine - also perhaps not cook it in the pickle - i think this was the big mistake here. It was just too sour - and I LOVE sour, also I did not use...

I am always fascinated by old things:tiphat: and a bit of a history buff. In particular I have found myself endlessly entertained by old cookbooks after finding a few in a used bookstore - recipes from the times when everything was boiled in "just enough" butter and squirrel and woodcock took a...

It's that time of year again! Friday is the office chili cook-off and I want to knock em dead. My last efforts have failed for being too hot (I work with wusses who think ketchup is hot and cornbread should be sticky sweet) so I am going to try to do something more mass appeal this year what I...

I cant walk past kids camped out outside the local convenience store and girl scout cookies have that irresistible nostalgia appeal but I really wish they could drop the corn syrup and trans-fats It sends a really bad message IMO. I know that the kids are not going to bake the cookies or...

a great way to use up leftover risotto fry some bacon in a heavy bottom skillet while bacon is frying set up three dishes with flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs chop crispy bacon into bits, reserve half, leave residual bacon grease in pan form balls of rice in the palm of your hand filling...

its been awhile I have missed you guys but have not checked in in honestly the one thing i have not been doing lately is cooking. But heres an update. I have been sucked in by local drama by joining my long time adversaries on the neighborhood zoning committee and been elected to the board of...

Anybody have any experience with a buying club or a local food coop or CSA. Wondering what your experiences/thoughts on these things are. I have never joined the CSA because its too much commitment for me and I can get most of the stuff at the farmer market anyway without the commitment. The...

Score one for Panch and the block.... the nouveau-riche plumber that just built the mega-house down the block decided to chuck his one season old gas grill because they are too darn lazy to clean it and "its not a good one" fortunately my buddy and I got it before the scrappers did so now we...

My birthday gift to myself this year is gonna be a smoker. My intention is to buy the cheap Brinkman job. Research tells me its not really well made and a b*tch to assemble but does a decent job. I am ok with that as I am not looking to spend a lot of cash and do not need something that does...

Earlier I posted on my spring massacre where I fried the majority of my starts so this is an update on the survivors/additions Here on the East Coast we have had a brutally hot summer. Dry in the start but we have been getting periodic heavy rains which has helped. I have limited space being...

got the following email from a co worker. Never even seen the stuff myself. Anyone know anything about this? Please share this with all the pet owners you know and ask them to do the same - the information you take a few minutes to share might prevent the senseless loss of other pets...

as a continuation of my post in the pissed off thread... my brother his GF and Dog showed up just before midnight last night... five days before he was supposed to with about 6 hours warning! I was worried about the dogs... still am but they are getting along... Tiger (mine) and Bo are similar...

Life can be stressful and there are a few things that can be pure joy and really help ground you and make you happy for me cooking and enjoying food is one... my pets are another and is the company of true friends and the love of family (aggravating as they all can be) another for me is music...

PANCHO IS BACK! & COOKIN' W/GAS YES yes yes my kitchen is up an running... not quite done but up and running. I have missed chatting with Y'all and look forward to getting back into cooking (and posting again) an update to my friends.... nothing big new same story... after almost 3 months...

Are you doing anything for it.... Honestly I am not.... my workplace takes this stuff pretty seriously though... we are having some luncheon where we are asked to make annual commitments etc.... Dont get me wrong I am all for environmental responsibility but I am not into wearing it on my...