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add raw egg to un cooked oatmeal, then toast it before adding water, yum
3/4 cup water doesn't seem like enough liquid for 1 1/2 oats.
Tricks you figured out in the kitchen and thought 'good one'!!!
that's how my mother did rice -- about 20 minutes in boiling water for long grain white.
Cooked chicken bones for stock
i save veggie trimmings in the freezer, as well -- onion, ginger and carrot ends, along with fennel tops and fronds.
when i have a couple of pounds of bones and a bagful of veggies, i pick up a package of chicken feet and place them along with the the bones in a roasting pan, cover with cold water and let simmer in a 250-300-degree oven for 3-4 hours, then add the veggies and simmer for another hour or 2. cool and strain.
Foods you dislike buying—but sometimes need to
buttermilk freezes beautifully. some use ice cube trays, then store in freezer bags. i prefer 1-cup plastic containers.
A raw broccoli dish has changed my life. Broccoli ceviche, if you will.
just tried this with cauliflower and lemon juice, crushed red pepper (was in a real rush, subbed garlic powder for minced garlic) and it was great. the cauliflower hold up really well. and a broccoli/cauliflower combo would look so pretty.
Mold on Apple Slice in Brown Sugar Jar
for the future, i've found the best way to keep brown sugar soft is in a screw top glass jar stored in the fridge.
New thread for discontinued products
from what i recall (and it's been a while), the PF frosting was not nearly as fudgey as the SL. also, the PF was a layer cake, suitable for serving to guests. the was a single layer in an aluminum pan, perfect for the occasional single-sitting indulgence.
New thread for discontinued products
don't remember the pizza.
absolutely remember those small sara lee cheesecakes. but what i've been thinking about the past couple of weeks is the sara lee golden fudge cake -- yellow cake, chocolate fudge frosting, not all the way thawed out. yup, been craving that!
New thread for discontinued products
i know you mentioned them; hence the quotation marks.
Tricks you figured out in the kitchen and thought 'good one'!!!
store fresh ginger in freezer, then grate on microplane -- no peeling required.
use a pastry blender (with steel blades, not wires) to chop hard boiled eggs and to make mashed potatoes for one.
even off, my gas oven is often enough to melt several ounces of finely chopped chocolate without burning.
i save onion and fennel trimmings in a freezer bag to use to stock.
Recommendations for fabulous food in Kennebunkport
the clam shack has great lobster rolls -- lots of lobster, melted butter on a toasted roll.
New thread for discontinued products
"Red L Hot. Little squares of puff-type pasty. Heated them up in the oven--there were about 4 differnt flavors. Made nice little hor d'oeurves--hey,, I was in my early 20's and that to me was a nice hor d'oeurves."
haven't thought about those in years and years. LOVED them!
help with vegan chocolate frosting
this is a link to a discussion on vegan ganache that was on the home cooking board a couple of months ago.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/837036
vinny's groupon
have a groupon for vinny's in somerville that expires on wednesday. had hoped to use it earlier, but life intervened.
anyway, sunday hours weren't listed on their website (which is often down due to insufficient bandwidth, but that's another story). so i call and am told they're open 3-10 on sundays. we get there at 7:40 and are told there's is an hour wait, then the guy disappears into the dining room before we can ask if we can join the people already eating at the bar.
another couple arrives. since there's no one to greet them, we tell them it's an hour wait. after 10-15 minutes, the first guy returns and we ask about eating at the bar. he tells us no, they're shorthanded, and oh yeah, they close at 8pm, which is to say, 5 minutes. i tell him i was told 10pm. he asks who told me that. i said, "whoever answered the phone we i called a few days ago."
so, no osso bucco, and i'm going to lose all but the face value of my groupon since getting there before 5/2 is impossible.
any suggestions?
Raw Sea Scallop - Heaven Served on Neptune's Plate.
love that this is on the home cooking board since there's no cooking involved:)
seriously, i've lived in the boston area for almost 40 years, and have never had the pleasure, nor would i have any idea where to find it or how.
What cheese pairs well with strawberries?
when the native strawberries are available here in massachusetts (a few glorious weeks in late june/early july often cut short by torrential rains), my favorite treat is to top the berries with some artisan ricotta flavored with a little vanilla, and sprinkle with chopped toasted hazelnuts and shaved bittersweet chocolate.
Favorite Frozen Food?
yup -- stouffer's mac and cheese is still the gold standard. hard to believe after all these years -- decades! -- no one has come close to cracking that recipe.
Coconut Oil - A Great Alternative to Butter and Shortening for Pie Crusts
from the jar:
grown in the phillippines, packed in the usa.
Coconut Oil - A Great Alternative to Butter and Shortening for Pie Crusts
trader joe's recently began carrying their own brand of virgin organic coconut oil in 16-ounce glass jars for $5.99.
mark bittman on pink slime
bittman has a thoughtful piece in today's ny times in which he places the "pink slime" controversy in its proper, which is to say larger, context.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/the-pink-menace/?ref=opinion
grocery that consistently carries frozen lemon juice?
thanks for the market basket info (genius location LOL). i just bought some at the twin cities shaws, but good to know for future reference.
The perfect soup to serve with buttermilk biscuits?
continuing the sweet potato theme:
roasted sweet potato soup
1 large sweet potato (about 1 pound)
1 large yellow onion
1 large granny smith apple
1/2 bulb fennel
2-3 cloves garlic, peeled
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt, pepper
1 quart chicken or vegetable stock
preheat oven to 450-degrees
peel sweet potato, onion, apple (core apple) and cut into large chunks. place on baking sheet along with garlic cloves and toss with olive oil, salt and pepper.
roast for 20-30 minutes until vegetables start to caramelize. transfer roasted vegetables to 3-quart sauce pan, add stock and simmer for 20 minutes.
let cool and puree. i prefer an immersion blender. but a blender and food processor also work. check for seasoning and serve. freezes beautifully. also good with light coconut milk and some fresh ginger grated in.
makes 7 cups.
grocery that consistently carries frozen lemon juice?
i generally use fresh, but i like to have this on hand just in case, so i don't buy it often.
used to be able to find it at market basket in somerville, but when i looked recently, they didn't. so i had to go to shaw's/star.
Advice on cookies for wedding
if you'll have access to a kitchen, you could bring rolls of this chocolate shortbread dough, then cut and bake.
chocolate shortbread
4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 tablespoon espresso powder
1 cup flour
1/3 cup cocoa
pinch salt
Mix dry ingredients together and set aside. Cream butter, add sugar and mix until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and melted chocolate. Add flour mixture and mix until smooth. Form into a log. Wrap and refrigerate or freeze. Cut into ¼-inch slices, place on parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake in pre-heated 350-degree oven for 7 minutes. Cool and store in air-tight container.
Food Too "Dangerous" to Have at Home
i can keep pounds and pounds of chocolate in the cupboard, but i open a box of trader joe's belgian waffle cookies. gone in a flash.
A raw broccoli dish has changed my life. Broccoli ceviche, if you will.
the revised basic recipe: 1 pound broccoli crowns trimmed and cut into stalks. 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 oil, 3 cloves garlic minced, pinch crush red pepper flakes (to taste).
variation 1: 1 teaspoon fennel seeds crushed, heated with oil, garlic and red pepper flakes
variation 2: substitute cider or orange muscat vinegar. after pouring oil over broccoli, grate fresh ginger.
variation 3: substitute lemon juice for vinegar. after pouring oil over broccoli, grate lemon zest.
A raw broccoli dish has changed my life. Broccoli ceviche, if you will.
and don't forget the garlic -- definitely kept that from the original!
