Recent content by brendanemig

so... this is what silverware rolling entails: you take a paper napkin, set a knife and then a fork in the middle, fold the left side over said tableware, fold up the bottom right corner, lest the silverware fall out, roll it left to right and attach a strap, kind of like a large sticky note...

so... this is what silverware rolling entails: you take a paper napkin, set a knife and then a fork in the middle, fold the left side over said tableware, fold up the bottom right corner, lest the silverware fall out, roll it left to right and attach a strap, kind of like a large sticky note...

so... i am a cook, have been forever, yet, i am now a waiter because i just graduated and am working for the summer before grad school starts. anyhoo... at the restaurant i work at, we have to roll silverware. so... have you ever seen those coin rolling machines? i think that someone should...

haha! wow, it has been a while since i made those chocolate strawberries. it turned out to work just fine with a little whole milk and a double boiler (improvised of course, i am in college, well i was and now i'm a graduate student) i also mixed some semi-sweet chocolate morsels into the...

My mom gave me a big white chocolate bunny for easter, but i'm not going to eat it. do i need to do anything to it while i melt it down for chocolate covered strawberries. it is about 1lb of solid chocolate.

changed my mind... beef stew and corn bread... and beer

Beer! pork chop in every bottle!... i'll probably eat some junk food too, it's spring break!

I think that a chef knife would be your best bet. Santoku knives are used more frequently nowadays, but i still think a good 8" chef knife is the most versatile cooking utensil. As for getting a cheaper one now and investing in a good one later... you can find a black handled farberware knife at...

Thanks for all your advice everyone. In the end i decided not to stuff the pork. :( Everything went well. I made a cracker crusted tenderloin (seasoned with parsley and some spicy things) and then a sweet bell pepper cream sauce, horseradish mash potatoes, balsamic glazed vegetables and orange...

what a welcome! Wow, i never thought that i would find a community to bounce ideas off of and be so supportive of a young cook! I just started this account a few hours ago and already i have multiple replies. I am glad to be a member!:smile:

Thanks for the optimism, The thought has crossed my mind, and perhaps in graduate school i will try it out. There are so many students that have no idea how to make cereal let alone cook something for a special someone. However, i am very limited in time (the whole opera singer thing takes up...

I'm making a pork loin tomorrow for valentines. I'm using a roasted red bell pepper cream sauce. I think this dish would be better than what i'm planning if i stuffed the loin, however, i don't really know what to use. What would y'all pair with roasted red peppers and pork? mushrooms? onions...