Another good thing to do with pumpkin (or any firm winter squash) is to make pumpkin pancakes. I don't meant the kind that are like breakfast pancakes - these are more like latke. You grate the squ...
I have a big stockpot, but long for a nice enameled Dutch oven. My recommendation would be to splurge on the Dutch oven, since it seems invaluable for braising and other stovetop to oven functions ...
When comparing sucrose to fructose for priming, you want to use a little less volume of sucrose, since it is a disaccharide (consists of two joined carbon rings). The weight, however, will be the s...
It's true that most people with milk allergies are allergic to casein (the most abundant protein in milk), but allergies can be to any kind of molecule, not just proteins. For example, many people ...
I love my cast iron skillet - I often cook meat in it, then veggies right after or later. It's great for fajitas!
I don't ever use soap on it, but if it gets a lot of stuff stuck on t...
I don't cook with MSG, but I don't avoid it, either. It's just a chemical that's found normally in food - like salt. In excess, it's not good, and I am sure some people are sensitive to it. It does...
My culinarily inclined science friends and I have also wondered why they never built magnetic stir bar technology into modern stovetops, especially given all of the bells and whistles the upscale o...
Roaches will basically eat anything carbon-based and can go for quite a while without food, so once you have them being really clean won't cut it. The borax method is pretty good, but another thing...
Ethylene gas is what's responsible for ripening fruit, like apples and bananas. They give it off as they ripen, ripening whatever is around them, so if you want some fruit to ripen faster you can p...
When we go camping we use a lot of foil cooking techniques. For example, some meat, potatoes, carrots, and onion pieces wrapped in a foil packet cooked on the grill or on the hot coals of a fire is...
One of my favorite dishes is leftover rice (brown rice is the best) sauteed with extra firm tofu, onion, greens (chard or whatever is around) and lots of garlic. Sometimes I use mushrooms instead o...
There is a fair amount of scientific evidence supporting the medicinal use of turmeric. Turmeric has a compound in it called curcumin. In animal studies, curcumin has been shown to have anti-tumor ...
I put it on burgers, grilled cheese and also egg sandwiches. For the record, I have more than a healthy respect for the complex flavors and textures of quality cheese. I also use real cheese for al...
I'm glad I'm not alone. If I can use two different meals' leftovers and transform them into a single new dish it gives me an almost unparalleled sense of accomplishment. (Ha!! I am so thrifty/creat...
I keep Carr's water crackers on hand because they go with anything. For snacking, though, or mild soft chesses, I love their rosemary crackers. So addictive!
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These look delicious, but you can pry my cranberry relish from my cold, dead hands.
Our kitchen has a dry erase board with our running grocery list, drug store list, and household to-do list. It is completely indispensable.
Another good thing to do with pumpkin (or any firm winter squash) is to make pumpkin pancakes. I don't meant the kind that are like breakfast pancakes - these are more like latke. You grate the squ...
I have a big stockpot, but long for a nice enameled Dutch oven. My recommendation would be to splurge on the Dutch oven, since it seems invaluable for braising and other stovetop to oven functions ...
Thanks for this post - I had no idea how to cook octopus. I've had it in Italian and Japanese restaurants, and it's delicious!
When comparing sucrose to fructose for priming, you want to use a little less volume of sucrose, since it is a disaccharide (consists of two joined carbon rings). The weight, however, will be the s...
It's true that most people with milk allergies are allergic to casein (the most abundant protein in milk), but allergies can be to any kind of molecule, not just proteins. For example, many people ...
I love my cast iron skillet - I often cook meat in it, then veggies right after or later. It's great for fajitas! I don't ever use soap on it, but if it gets a lot of stuff stuck on t...
I don't cook with MSG, but I don't avoid it, either. It's just a chemical that's found normally in food - like salt. In excess, it's not good, and I am sure some people are sensitive to it. It does...
My culinarily inclined science friends and I have also wondered why they never built magnetic stir bar technology into modern stovetops, especially given all of the bells and whistles the upscale o...
Wow! I always wondered about why people don't wait until the blossoms turn into squash to pick them. Thanks for the info!
Roaches will basically eat anything carbon-based and can go for quite a while without food, so once you have them being really clean won't cut it. The borax method is pretty good, but another thing...
I just saw these at the farmer's market in NYC this morning. It's good to know what do with them - I've never actually eaten one.
Ethylene gas is what's responsible for ripening fruit, like apples and bananas. They give it off as they ripen, ripening whatever is around them, so if you want some fruit to ripen faster you can p...
When we go camping we use a lot of foil cooking techniques. For example, some meat, potatoes, carrots, and onion pieces wrapped in a foil packet cooked on the grill or on the hot coals of a fire is...
One of my favorite dishes is leftover rice (brown rice is the best) sauteed with extra firm tofu, onion, greens (chard or whatever is around) and lots of garlic. Sometimes I use mushrooms instead o...
There is a fair amount of scientific evidence supporting the medicinal use of turmeric. Turmeric has a compound in it called curcumin. In animal studies, curcumin has been shown to have anti-tumor ...
I put it on burgers, grilled cheese and also egg sandwiches. For the record, I have more than a healthy respect for the complex flavors and textures of quality cheese. I also use real cheese for al...
I'm glad I'm not alone. If I can use two different meals' leftovers and transform them into a single new dish it gives me an almost unparalleled sense of accomplishment. (Ha!! I am so thrifty/creat...
I keep Carr's water crackers on hand because they go with anything. For snacking, though, or mild soft chesses, I love their rosemary crackers. So addictive!