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Coolness of winter brings forth winter breakfasts. One of my favs is Warm Steel cut oatmeal with cinnamon and apple. Some call this porridge, some still call it oatmeal. I call it sticking to by bones to keep me warm and full for the morning. […]
What is your favorite egg dish for and perhaps not just for breakfast? One of my favs has become fresh soft poached egg with Chef Hugo Sauce. There is a little fresh thyme as garnish – as we all can use more time.
What to do with the pumpkins after Halloween? I have read marvelous and easy “roast the seed recipes”. full of spice. What I suggest is to buy a second pumpkin – not to carve, but to roast the pumpkin for chowder. I start with splitting […]
Sous vide – or boil in the bag at a specific temperature – goes along with the my post of cooking hack. Fundamental cooking techniques are lost. Sous vide is touted as hands free cooking. Plastic chemicals released during sous vide conditions are a gray […]
Interesting idea. How to cut corners when you don’t know that you are cutting corners. RE: Hack a solution to an issue. Kitchen, cooking hack. Hmm. It reminds me of John Snow saying to use the pointy end of the sword (yes GOT reference)… So […]
Cooking Corned Beef Typical way that I have read – to cook corned beef is to boil. Rinse off the Corned beef, add the spices and boil. YIKES I propose adding a bit of Char adds flavor. the difference is analogous to the difference of […]
Mrs Beeton’s Cookery and Household Management has me miss Downton Abbey. Mrs Beeton’s Cookery and House Hold Management is house hold name for over 120 years. I read my first visiting Grandma Berta and was enchanted. It has me miss the kitchen episodes from Downton […]
my favorite tradition to start off the holiday is getting together and decorating sugar cookies with family and friends. this year is sugar cookie – holiday mittens.
Essentially the culinary stories are the strings and the strength of the Essential James Beard Cook Book. A collection of 450 American Cooking recipes. This one of my favorites .
