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Just took some brioche hamburger buns out of the oven for our barbecue beef sandwiches. Sunday will be homemade mac and cheese, pamesan butternut squash and tiramisu. (maybe some brat...

I read through the comments above and decided to give a "natural" product a try. I went to Whole Foods and looked for Cream Scrub but of course they didn't have it. (They did have the laundry dterg...

I have made them several times. Use butter!

I'll take my barley in a pint glass at the local pub.

I'd probably start with vinegar and salt, or Bon Ami. Use a sponge or very fine steel wool (#0000).

I absolutely agree. I first tried these wines about 4 years ago and was surprised how good they were. Spain, as a whole, has made great strides in wine production and Palacios is a g...

I learned to do this when I started making hamburger buns. They are smaller, but the same technique works very well.

I never cook chicken without brining it first. Add some herbs, honey or lemon to the brining liquid. Makes a big difference. Eve, Be sure to rinse it well before you cook ...

We have had the Time-Life series from the beginning and love many of the recipes. Our favorite is salmon cooked in pastry. You just pour tons of butter through the vent holes in the pastry. Great f...

We were in Istanbul this year and found the food absolutely great. I never liked most Middle-Eastern food, but Istanbul changed my mind. The concept of small pates and little tastes of things has b...

from Apartment Therapy The Kitchn | What Is A Meze? on September 10, 2009 07:24PM

I never proof yeast anymore. I have been using SAF-Instant yeast (it's only about $3 for one of those brick type sealed bags, probably just under a pound. GFS carries it.) for years a...