Recent content by bobngreen

lunch turn a search engine loose on "bento box". The Japanese have the box lunch nailed. bobngreen

summergirl asked for this recipe - hope your dogs like them - mine do!! Make a std 2 lb loaf of bread in bread machine (cut the amount of yeast in half so that the finished product is more dense). when cool, slice the loaf (1 inch thick slices) cut the slices 1 inch thick (this will yield...

french toast our french toast recipe: 1 cup half & half - 5 large eggs, dash of cinamon, 1/4 cup honey, a little brown sugar could be subed for the honey (spend the bucks on the honey its worth it). Cut a baguette on an agressive bias 3/4 in thick - soak in the mixture for at least 30...

5 cents per loaf - 1 minute of labor i buy bulk yeast from sams or a resturant supply house (2 lb packages put it in a jar with lid in refrigerator. buy 5 lb bags of flour when they go on sale at the grocery. I make a loaf daily so i buy 40 or so 5 lb bags at 69 or 79 cents per bag. Check the...

rum Hi: don't try to substitute anything for the rum. It will great without the rum, I doubt that you will miss it. Bob

chicken Hi Chicago: I use a large cast iron skillet but any large skillet will do as long as it has a metal handle so it can go in the oven: Use chicken leg quarters (the supermarket will sell them in 10 pound bags for 39 or 49 c ents per pound. Great bargain and they have FLAVOR. I like...

100 people Hi Charlie: How did the dinner for 100 go? I'm sure it was lots of fun. Bob

Hi TX GL: I love and use fish sauce everyday. I like the brand that has three crabs on the label. It smells to High Heaven in the bottle but it adds another level of seasoning to anything i is added to. A small amount goes a long way and I add to dishes where salt is needed. Not only Asian...

welcome from one BOB to another - WELCOME

resturant ideas If I woke up in Michigan one day - A quality Creole dinner would be so gooood. Shrimp Creole, gumbos, soft shell crab Po Boy, crawfish eutouffee. The list is endless. Preps are quick and easy, the dishes are simple and the flavors will blow the minds of the first timers...

rice Hi Charlie: green bell peppers are a good sub foir the nopalitos. Then mexican secion of the supermarket is a good place to find them. cooling the rice and restin in the frig helps tbe texture for adding oher suff to it. The re-heating process is simple.

mx dinner I know what you are up aginst. The large groups add a dimension of difficulty. I left you a spanish rice recipe but your idea of a taco station will be very easy and a big hit. For an easy salsa use your favorite salsa add diced mango, a diced spanish onion, cilantro chopped, and...

rice Hi Charlie: It is difficult to cook that quanity or rice in a home kitchen. This is how I would do it: get a rice cooker from an Asian grocery. 2 cups of rice 3 cups water 1 tsp salt. when cooked, dump on a sheet pan or large shallow dish to cool. For 100 servings you need to do 10...