Recent content by chefkathleen

Yea GG I know what it is. I also know that it shortens the life of the product and has some side effects that are dangerous. In our haste to fulfill the demand of must have we've lost the ability to be told no. Or to have to wait for something. What a shame. On the other hand it can be good for...

Yes, but they don't ship them ripe. Just like they don't ship bananas ripe. They have to ripen somehow and being loaded into boxes doesn't help that process very much. I've taken tours of several vendors around Central Florida. As a exec chef I wanted to know about the product I was about to...

I don't know if it is or not. Even tho I live in the land of citrus, I don't know dates, I go by smell of the plants processing them. :lol: I swear when the groves are in bloom the whole state smells good. Citrus blossoms smell so good. But, when they are picked and taken to the plant to be...

I live in a suburb of two major cities and the lady 2 doors down keeps chickens. Well for a little while. Then she starts over.:lol: My mom always had a garden. I live in a very sandy place and it costs more to try to grow fresh than buy local. But oh how I miss the taste of a ripe, right off...

My mom was a kid in the depression and told me so many things about how things were back then. Some of the kids ate lard sandwiches because there was nothing else to eat. Baked bean sandwiches, etc. And hobo's would sleep in the coal bin at night to keep warm. They'd usually shovel in some coal...

I LOVE it! I just went and "liked" her page.

I just got a notification that there was a comment on this again. So I watched it again. I love that little old lady. I hope she's still living. It just goes to show you that you can eat well on very little. You make do with what you have and be glad your belly is full. After this recession, I'm...

Baked potato salad, baked beans and 1/4 pound hot dogs on the grill with all the fixins.

Hi Peter. You mean small as in finger foods? Or maybe small as in filet mignon?

btw, they've been frozen. Will they come out mushy ya think? Seems everything that's been frozen, vegs etc. has lost some texture and picked up moisture.

You guys are so kind! Thank you so much. I want to try all of them.:lol:

I have a friend that went blueberry picking a few months ago and gave me a bag full. Think stuffed sandwich size ziploc. Big berries too. Any ideas what I can use these for? DH doesn't really like pancakes so that's out. Recipes? Thoughts? Thanks CK

I crock pot would have worked perfectly for this. And I agree, if you do it in the oven low and slow will be the way to go.

I can remember having my prep cook cracking eggs into big buckets for the morning. Man, we'd go through cases. We used liquid eggs a lot for egg white scrambles or omelets.