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What is the one item you always leave Costco with?
They have paneer at Costco?! I will have to check my store for that. I always pick up
carrot juice
organic eggs
bananas
mangos
haricot vert
fresh fish
Raspberry birthday dessert
We will be getting together for my MIL's bday to go out for brunch, followed by dessert at our place.
She primarily likes fruit-based desserts and doesn't care for chocolate (crazy, I can't believe she is my husband's mother!). Last year I made a pavlova that was very well received, but I was hoping to do something different. Dessert is for 6 adults and 2 children and they will want to put candles in it. Any ideas or suggestions appreciated!
Good ice cream (in maker) recipes?
I have certainly made the base one day in advance, but haven't tried longer. I imagine the flavors would have more of a chance to meld.
Good ice cream (in maker) recipes?
Jenni's Splendid doesn't use eggs and the recipe for her base is on Saveur.com. I most recently made buttered popcorn ice cream using her base and I loved it. I have also made her sweet corn with blackberry sauce ice cream.
I have made this eggless dulce de leche ice cream and it was delicious as well. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Dulce-de-Leche-Ice-Cream-238431
How far in advance are you considering making this ice cream? I find that homemade ice cream gets pretty icy after 2 days.
Catch of the Day - your favorite seafood dish
For a quick seafood dinner, I love oven roasted fish with a soy, ginger, lime sauce served with coconut quinoa and some sauteed snap peas or season vegetable. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Oven-Roasted-Sea-Bass-with-Ginger-and-Lime-Sauce-5919
For a quick appetizer I love steamed mussels or clams with bread to dip in the sauce.
ISO Green peppercorns
Any idea of where I can find green peppercorns in brine in Boston Proper? I have only tried Shaws and TJs but didn't have any luck.
Help with (yeast) cinnamon rolls
Thanks everyone. Should I cover them loosely with plastic wrap while they are in the refrigerator overnight?
Help with (yeast) cinnamon rolls
Thanks, how long would be sufficient for a 2nd rise?
Help with (yeast) cinnamon rolls
I would like to make cinnamon rolls for an small event tomorrow morning, though I do not want to get up at 5am to work on them. Can I do the initial rise tonight, and form them, etc and then refrigerate them overnight, while doing the second rise in the morning before I bake them?
http://leitesculinaria.com/77164/recipes-cinnamon-rolls.html
Dress at 15 East
Thanks. I should have been clear that the jeans would be for my husband. We are eating lunch at Le Bernardin earlier that day and he was hoping to throw on jeans for the rest of the day but could easily add a sport coat. I myself don't mind multiple wardrobe changes throughout the day as much.
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Le Bernardin
155 W. 51st St., New York, NY 10019
Dress at 15 East
Are dress jeans acceptable in the evening? I currently have a reservation for Nobu 57 (I was heavily influenced by reading here about their desserts) but I am starting to rethink that as it will most likely be our only sushi meal while in NYC this visit. I am strongly considering 15 East but was hoping to dress a bit more casual.
On a side note, would it be feasible to have dessert only at Nobu 57 during their lunch service?
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15 East
15 East 15th Street, New York, NY 10003
Nobu 57
40 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
Pumpkin pie using fresh ginger
I need to bake a pumpkin pie and I'm out of ground ginger. I have no time to wait for a delivery from Penzey's and would rather not buy another brand. Has anyone used fresh grated ginger in a pumpkin pie?
Pre-Thanksgiving appetizer, maybe with cranberry?
Toronto: Have you tried serving these at room temp? These are exactly what I am looking for but I won't have access to an oven.
Top Chef Texas - Ep. #3 - 11/16/11 (Spoilers)
I could be way off base but I thought Keith was at least making his own flour tortillas?
But it seemed as if there was no team work on the losing team. On the winning team, there was a cheftestant of Mexican descent testing the flavors of his teammates dishes.
Meatless Mondays
I made her falafel patties the other night and they were excellent. I found an easy link here http://saramoulton.com/2011/11/falafel-salad-with-creamy-garlic-dressing/
Can the CI's vodka pie crust be made with all butter?
Yes, using the vodka. I have been using a pastry blender on my all butter crust as I am nervous about over working the dough, but I will follow the CI recipe just swapping butter for shortening.
Can the CI's vodka pie crust be made with all butter?
I would rather not use shortening, has anyone tried it using all butter? I would be willing to seek out leaf lard but not sure I could get it in time. I have been making all butter crusts with inconsistent results using the following proportions:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks very cold unsalted butter
Recruiting All Ideas for Cheap Homemade Dinners!
Lots of good ideas here already. I would add pork shoulder as well. If you have a crock pot you can put it on top of a bed of sliced onions, pour water or beer over and cook on low until shreddable. From there you can add sauce for pulled pork sandwiches or use it as a filling with beans and rice for burritos, etc.
What's for dinner? #108 [old]
This pork tenderloin with apple salsa is in my queue for this weekend but up first tonight is CI's chicken and dumplings. Sadly, it is already stew weather here. http://leitesculinaria.com/11747/recipes-pork-tenderloin-honey-rosemary-butter-apple-salsa.html
Can frozen egg whites make a decent meringue?
So I tried it, I have my egg whites stored in the freezer and can't remember how many but I plan on weighing them before using. The recipe I am making requires only 2 whites. Do I thaw the whole batch and refreeze? Or how do I thaw just enough for what I need?
Substituting buttermilk for milk in baking
Sorry, I used a small amount of cream to compensate for the fat (1-2 T) and the rest buttermilk combined to make the 1/2 cup called for by the recipe.
Substituting buttermilk for milk in baking
Thanks for all of your replies! I made the cake last night with the buttermilk, using about a T of cream in place of the buttermilk, no other substitutions and it was excellent.
Substituting buttermilk for milk in baking
I am hoping to take advantage of the plums debuting at my farmers market to make this plum upside-down cake.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Plum-Upside-Down-Cake-288
I am wondering if I can substitute buttermilk for the milk in the recipe. It calls for 2t of baking powder, but no soda. Will this be a flop if I use the buttermilk? I almost always have buttermilk and heavy cream on hand, but almost never have milk.
Brunch near Agganis Arena
We have a party of 8 going to the Cirque du Soleil at the Agganis next month. It is a 5pm show on a Sunday, and we are looking to eat nearby beforehand, I am thinking around 2:30pm. It seems that we'll be largely stuck with brunch menus but bc it is later in the afternoon I want to make sure there are sandwich/entree options for those of us who probably ate eggs and such about 5 hours earlier! I was originally thinking of ICOB but the menu seems a bit limited. Any other ideas?
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Soleil Cafe
1153 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02144
Cooking From The Farmer's Markets . . . what's on your table these days?
It was raining and a little cooler here yesterday (Boston) and was perfect weather for eggplant rollatini. Breaded and baked strips of eggplant stuffed with basil and cheeses topped with fresh tomato sauce. Served with arugula salad.
Tonight is charred corn tacos with zucchini-radish slaw with a tomato arugula salad and black beans.
I have a ton of basil right now and will make pesto and freeze.
Adding flour to cheesecake?
Reporting back. I was careful not to overbeat and baked it significantly longer until only a small circle in the center was wobbly. It was a great success!! I think this will become my go-to plain cheesecake recipe. Thanks everyone!!
Quinoa
I usually cook it as I do rice, though I made quinoa stuffed peppers the other day. I cooked the quinoa per the package instructions and added to sauteed farmers market vegetables and stuffed peppers, topped with feta. I also love any leftover quinoa cold on a salad to make it more substantial.
Adding flour to cheesecake?
I used four eggs, so I can't imagine it was the amount of eggs that was the problem. As I said, I loved the flavor and have tons of cream cheese on my hands right now so I am going to try the cake again tonight. I will take care to not overbeat and bake to 150 degrees. Any other suggestions? I have baked tons of cheesecakes before, but never before with a mixer and never with such "messy" results.
