Recent content by Able Hands

Well, I ran back out and picked up the cream, but as MY luck would have it, I hosed the "crust", rolling it too thick!

Is there anything I can substitute for heavy cream in a cheesecake? I am using Lindy's Cheesecake recipe that I have seen here and other places, but forgot I don't have any cream. I have: Whole Milk Evaporated milk sour cream Little help?

Thanks for the help! Chicken turned out pretty good. I overcooked it a tad, but it was still pretty juicy, and very flavorful.

Last night I brined 20# of split chicken leg quarters, for about 3 hours. The brine was 1cup kosher salt to 1.5 gallons of water. Also threw a bunch of other spices and herbs in with it. While it was in the brine I made a marinade, for it. The recipe came out smelling a little strong on...

Thanks for the help. For some ridiculous reason, Google never occurred to me. Recipes-A-Plenty for this.

I'll put in a third vote for popcorn, but nearly anything that can be fried is augmented by bacon fat.

I've never made short cake PERIOD. With well written instructions I feel like I can make just about anything. To do in biscuit form, I assume I would just spoon portions onto a cookie sheet and bake? I actually like that plan just as well... I could still freeze them individually. Can you...

How much Bisquick batter should I put in individual ramekins for short cake? I want to make individual servings of strawberry short cake, but the recipes that I have seen call for 9x9 pan or larger. I know if I make a big pan of it, and have it around I will just continue eating it until it's...

As I continue to learn to cook, I do several different things. Often I look here at the "what are you having for dinner" posts. Or, I'll look through restaurant menus online and see what would be appetizing if I was out. Or, I have a craving for something that I've had before. The next step is...

Thanks for clarifying. I thought that was how it should be done.

Spine First? Maybe I'm confused... When I remove my knives from the magnetic holder I twist the knife by the handle to ensure that the edge leaves the block first. My thought process was that coming off spine first could potentially roll/damage the edge, no?

I have a Worksharp ws3000 for my wood tools. I LOVE it. I brought 4 sets of chisels back to life from the garbage bin. To clarify, think about turning a screwdriver into a polished shaving tool. Then do four sets (20 chisels) in about 3-hours. Before I go into a long description of what I...

No offense to your husband, but it sounds like when my 9-year-old empties the dishwasher. Very few things go where they belong, so I try to find everything I think I'm going to need before I start, and I still miss at least one thing that takes 10 minutes to find. But I am glad I can get him...

Yeah, I have a hard time being in the kitchen without one of those... Could be why I forgot the vanilla? Matt

That looks fantastic... Now I just have to learn how to cook a corned beef. Some friends and I recently had a cooking "competition". We decided that it was so much fun that we are going to do it every month. It's not really a contest just a good reason to cook something new, and test it out...