I generally prefer emphasizing technique over specific recipes. Learning a recipe can sometimes be limiting for a novice cook when s/he lacks the confidence to improvise. Some good ones:
Teaching my sweetie to cook when we first moved in together (six years ago last week--time flies!). His mother and grandmother are fantastic cooks, but also fairly traditional in their gender role...
Nothing is cooking this weekend, as it's currently 95 degrees and won't get much cooler until Monday. This is a weekend for salad, cheese plates, iced coffee, and, agreed, a chilled ros&eac...
@ RalphEMole
Why do people say "sorry" after making such ugly comments? You're not sorry. If you're going to be hateful, at least be brave enough to own it.
It's a shame that this beautifully designed space isn't get more votes—just because it isn't straight out of a DWR catalog.
Greg, this isn't necessarily my style, but...
@art - We used to have abalone all the time when I was a wee lass in SF, in the late eighties and early nineties. Pounded thin with an herb crust was my favorite, but grilled with a squeeze of cit...
That's fantastic. The bathroom is the only place where I've been unwilling to completely abandon gross toxic cleaning products, so I hope these do the trick.
I've already started grinding my own meat whenever I need ground beef/pork/ etc. , and I'd really like to try sausage-making. We're lucky enough to have a great farmers' market with lots of l...
I've always folded towels the "Martha" way, which, like some of you, I learned from my mother. I just prefer hiding the raw edges--looks much more finished.
I do something similar whe...
That's brilliant. I'm not normally a gadget kind of person, but I'm always so paranoid about bringing my macbook into the kitchen, and I hate wasting paper to print out recipes.
I hate to respond negatively to a house tour--and I like the rest of the apartment--but I just don't dig the kitchen. I get the storage issue, but standing on top of what's effectively a box while...
That's wonderful, Ashley. Giving kids a connection to where their food comes from--or where it should come from--is really important to fostering a sense of connection with the rest of the world. ...
On what planet are cloth napkins considered fancy or formal? I'm with Nougat--I grew up using them at every meal, and as far as I'm concerned, using a cloth napkin instead of a paper towel is abou...
@ Andy2
Three minutes to toss together the ingredients and give them a quick stir, and no more than five minutes to shape it and put it in the oven. Honestly. I was astonished that s...
@ Kate (NC):
I've never had a problem just substituting granulating sugar for caster sugar when it comes to baked goods. If you really want to ensure that your sugar is fine, you can definit...
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I generally prefer emphasizing technique over specific recipes. Learning a recipe can sometimes be limiting for a novice cook when s/he lacks the confidence to improvise. Some good ones:
Teaching my sweetie to cook when we first moved in together (six years ago last week--time flies!). His mother and grandmother are fantastic cooks, but also fairly traditional in their gender role...
Nothing is cooking this weekend, as it's currently 95 degrees and won't get much cooler until Monday. This is a weekend for salad, cheese plates, iced coffee, and, agreed, a chilled ros&eac...
@ RalphEMole Why do people say "sorry" after making such ugly comments? You're not sorry. If you're going to be hateful, at least be brave enough to own it.
It's a shame that this beautifully designed space isn't get more votes—just because it isn't straight out of a DWR catalog. Greg, this isn't necessarily my style, but...
@art - We used to have abalone all the time when I was a wee lass in SF, in the late eighties and early nineties. Pounded thin with an herb crust was my favorite, but grilled with a squeeze of cit...
That's fantastic. The bathroom is the only place where I've been unwilling to completely abandon gross toxic cleaning products, so I hope these do the trick.
I've already started grinding my own meat whenever I need ground beef/pork/ etc. , and I'd really like to try sausage-making. We're lucky enough to have a great farmers' market with lots of l...
I've always folded towels the "Martha" way, which, like some of you, I learned from my mother. I just prefer hiding the raw edges--looks much more finished. I do something similar whe...
You can get clear-top tins from suppliers like Specialty Bottle, and they're a tenth the price of buying them from Cos...
That's brilliant. I'm not normally a gadget kind of person, but I'm always so paranoid about bringing my macbook into the kitchen, and I hate wasting paper to print out recipes.
Good lord, that's adorable!
I hate to respond negatively to a house tour--and I like the rest of the apartment--but I just don't dig the kitchen. I get the storage issue, but standing on top of what's effectively a box while...
That's wonderful, Ashley. Giving kids a connection to where their food comes from--or where it should come from--is really important to fostering a sense of connection with the rest of the world. ...
Pot roast with plenty of garlic. It's straight out of the 1950s, but great comfort food during such a chilly, wet month.
On what planet are cloth napkins considered fancy or formal? I'm with Nougat--I grew up using them at every meal, and as far as I'm concerned, using a cloth napkin instead of a paper towel is abou...
@ Andy2 Three minutes to toss together the ingredients and give them a quick stir, and no more than five minutes to shape it and put it in the oven. Honestly. I was astonished that s...
@ Kate (NC): I've never had a problem just substituting granulating sugar for caster sugar when it comes to baked goods. If you really want to ensure that your sugar is fine, you can definit...
I need to do spring cleaning!
I love soft-scrambled eggs with creme fraiche--but for these? Soft-boiled. Yum.