Why don't recipe writers/posters mention the wattage of their microwave so it would be easier for everyone to figure out the settings to use. I'm not sure why so few recipes specify this. [\petpe...
Bx: best cure for cold or flu is a heavy shot of Drambuie in a very hot cup of tea.
Doesn't actually cure you, but after a couple of cups, you don't care anymore.
I just slice up a couple of apples, sprinkle a little sugar and sweet spices, cover and microwave. Nice, warm, chunky applesauce whenever you want it during the season.
I've never c...
Always wash my fruit, but never with those fruit sprays--too expensive. Use a little alcohol or just plain soap.
It doesn't matter that the fruit is organic. I don't want possum or s...
Besides a cinnamon sugar shaker, I keep a jar of what I call Sweet Spice in my cupboard. It's a mixture of equal parts cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom and coriander, then add sugar to your tast...
I keep a box of those waxed paper sandwich wrappers--the cheapest ones at the foodservice store--and put one down on the counter whenever I start to prep. They're cheap and I think biodegradable.
Lindsay, to add to guido's comment, you don't even need to buy a canner if you're putting up smaller (pint or half-pint) jars and have a 12-16 qt. stockpot with a cover. Just put a small rack or f...
I'll be spending this hot, hot, humid weekend in the kitchen, canning my favorite squash.
We grew those giant cucuzzi this year--the huge, twisty, light green Italian vegetable marro...
Oops, I voted "no," but I forgot I have a Graham Kerr bench knife. Instead of a wooden (or other mat'l) handle, the stainless "rolls" into a handle so I can throw it in the dishwasher when I'm feel...
If I had a pound of really great tasting butter, I'd make my simple butter pound cake. A pound of butter, a pound of 10xx sugar, 6 large eggs, 3 cups cake flour. That's it--doesn't need any other...
We've considered cameras. Several neighbors have fruit trees in their front yards and there's an old lady who moved in recently who strips the trees of fruit. The old bat doesn't even wait for th...
I should have added that I bought eggs at our local farmers market once, and once only. They were comparable to supermarket eggs. I know I could do better if I wanted to drive 45 minutes to a fa...
Always, but only a specific local brand.
I buy them for their "almost homegrown" flavor; embarassed to say, I don't really know how the hens are treated.
I don't remember ice cream dinners when I was a kid, but at least once a year we had a strawberry shortcake dinner--a tradition I carried on with my kids.
My kids were a little stran...
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How did you choose that photo? I was so surprised to see that off-the-beaten-track intersection in my neck of the woods.
Why don't recipe writers/posters mention the wattage of their microwave so it would be easier for everyone to figure out the settings to use. I'm not sure why so few recipes specify this. [\petpe...
I'll try to get the recipe from a friend of mine who is from South Carolina--pickled green tomatoes. Hot & Spicy Heaven!
Bx: best cure for cold or flu is a heavy shot of Drambuie in a very hot cup of tea. Doesn't actually cure you, but after a couple of cups, you don't care anymore.
I just slice up a couple of apples, sprinkle a little sugar and sweet spices, cover and microwave. Nice, warm, chunky applesauce whenever you want it during the season. I've never c...
Always wash my fruit, but never with those fruit sprays--too expensive. Use a little alcohol or just plain soap. It doesn't matter that the fruit is organic. I don't want possum or s...
A good, sour pippin covered in sweet, crackly cinnamon candy. That's the only way to go.
Besides a cinnamon sugar shaker, I keep a jar of what I call Sweet Spice in my cupboard. It's a mixture of equal parts cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom and coriander, then add sugar to your tast...
I keep a box of those waxed paper sandwich wrappers--the cheapest ones at the foodservice store--and put one down on the counter whenever I start to prep. They're cheap and I think biodegradable.
Lindsay, to add to guido's comment, you don't even need to buy a canner if you're putting up smaller (pint or half-pint) jars and have a 12-16 qt. stockpot with a cover. Just put a small rack or f...
It's worth $20 to us. I buy the smaller jars and the first one disappears in about two days. Then I ration the remainder. This stuff is heavenly!
I'll be spending this hot, hot, humid weekend in the kitchen, canning my favorite squash. We grew those giant cucuzzi this year--the huge, twisty, light green Italian vegetable marro...
The more friends you have that are willing to sign up and vote, the more votes you'll get. Simple.
Oops, I voted "no," but I forgot I have a Graham Kerr bench knife. Instead of a wooden (or other mat'l) handle, the stainless "rolls" into a handle so I can throw it in the dishwasher when I'm feel...
Pear, where are you that a pound of butter (French at that) is only $4.50?
If I had a pound of really great tasting butter, I'd make my simple butter pound cake. A pound of butter, a pound of 10xx sugar, 6 large eggs, 3 cups cake flour. That's it--doesn't need any other...
We've considered cameras. Several neighbors have fruit trees in their front yards and there's an old lady who moved in recently who strips the trees of fruit. The old bat doesn't even wait for th...
I should have added that I bought eggs at our local farmers market once, and once only. They were comparable to supermarket eggs. I know I could do better if I wanted to drive 45 minutes to a fa...
Always, but only a specific local brand. I buy them for their "almost homegrown" flavor; embarassed to say, I don't really know how the hens are treated.
I don't remember ice cream dinners when I was a kid, but at least once a year we had a strawberry shortcake dinner--a tradition I carried on with my kids. My kids were a little stran...