Ganache isn't tempered chocolate. You would temper chocolate so you could reform melted chocolate and have it come out shiny and hard. An easy way to make the ganache is to heat the...

Maybe go with something different. Personalized sweethearts or m&ms? Top w/chocolate ganache or white chocolate ganache then drizzel other colors of chocolate over. White chocolate can be tinted...

I'm wondering if you could put the bird in a pre-heated French oven, similar to the no-knead bread method of preheating the cast-iron to create an oven within an oven. Then you would have somethin...

I've used myfooddiary.com and lost quite a bit of weight. It costs $9/month but you don't have to deal w/ads and it is very easy to use.

Thanks, Quark!

I want a funcooker for the shower! Loved that episode!

Quark: How much flax seed do you use to sub for an egg? Thanks!

I love this idea. I'm thinking that it would be great to give someone their favorite pie... and a gift certificate for a making that pie at a later date. I love taking cooking classes...

I don't know how much liquid. But I do know that you should put less liquid in a crock-pot than a stock pot because you will not have the same degree of evaporation. Good luck!

I make steamed oats. For one serving I bring 1/3 c. water to a boil. Dump in 1/3 c. old fashioned oats. Swirl to coat the oats w/water and take it off the heat. Then I take a shower so I don't ...

I use myfooddiary.com. My husband uses spark.com (or maybe sparkpeople.com). I'm able to put in what I eat and how much I exercise and it has been great for loosing weight and maintaining a weigh...

cupcakekelly: I've made a brownie in one of those cake pans that have an indent. Then filled the indent w/peanuts, topped w/caramel, topped w/ganache. People really seem to like it. Maybe you c...

I have a book "No Need to Knead" by Suzanne Dunaway, copyright 1999. She owns Buona Forchetta Home Made Breads. I've used it for many breads including focaccia, ciabatta, and baguette and they ha...

Stefan did well at first because he was confident and had honed his technique over almost 3 decades. The pressure didn't get to him as it did to some of the others. But, as the show continued, he...

Hormone free skim. We drink a lot of milk (about 5 gallons/week) Once, a little old lady stopped my husband at the grocery store and asked how many children we have. We don't have children. It...

I love the "sweet brown rice" I get from the bins at Whole Foods. Great texture.

stiellen - I have that pan and I really like it. I use my splatter screen to both avoid extra cleanup and to keep from getting popped w/oil. I tilt the screen up from the pan with the opening awa...

Eliza - I bought Oxo cannisters for those baggies. I have one labeled "beans" with all the partial packages... They also stack nicely in the cupboard.

We both give and receive. We send people in our family bbq from Jack Stack in KC. They love it. We receive andouille and other Louisiana specialties from one SIL and Omaha steaks from another. ...

Cassiopia - I've made bread w/both the food processor and the stand mixer. Both work well. Good luck.