I tried this the other day with navy beans. Took about 6 hours but the beans did finally cook. I do believe I could have saved some of that oven time by soaking the beans. It's good to remember tha...

I love chervil. It grows in the winter here, as does parsley. I chop up a nice bunch of each, mix them together, add salt and pepper, oil and vinegar, and sometimes grated peccorino romano. Delicious.

I have an insert from a steam table, which I bought on sale from a restaurant supply store 25 years ago or so. It fits into a drawer next to my sink. I can slide the drawer out, prop the lid up and...

Looks to me like it is 3 meters square (about 9 feet per side, or 81 square feet), not 3 square meters (about 5.5 feet by 5.5 feet, not even big enough for a bed). Bigger than you say...

I make my granola without oil, and I never add salt to it. It contains only oats, brown sugar, pecans, and vanilla. It gets nice and crisp and smells like oatmeal cookies while it is baking. When I...

I have a stainless steel insert from a steam table which I bought on sale at a restaurant supply store at least 20 years ago. It is totally indestructible, holds a lot, has a tight-fitting lid. It ...