Recent content by julie.a.dehart

Christmas cooking/baking You can start your baking now & freeze the cookies. Then, just pull out treats whenever you entertain throughout the holidays. Make dishes that can be mixed ahead; don't leave it all until Christmas Eve or Day. If you entertain both times; make one of the meals...

Oatmeal Help I say kudos to gpc2000; great advice on cooking for more than one, and like the idea of oat flour & coating for chicken. Now, here's my 2 cents :) Cooking for one or two (since it's fast): I just had yummy old-fashioned oats (slow cooking) this morning for breakfast; just got my...

Hand mixer or stand mixer I have to vote for the hand mixer. Mine is indispensable, and I have been cooking/baking for 28 years. I have both, and 9 out of 10 times use the hand mixer. I do think whatever you get used to using will be your go-to tool. My advice for you in college would be to...

"How to Cook" I second Mark Bittman's "How to cook everything." It's a great book. Also, Julia Child's "The Way to Cook." I noticed on Amazon, her DVD's that accompany this book are coming out in Dec. This is another great "how-to" book. You can read really good reviews on most of the...

while you're gone; -- just correcting my misspell.

Food to use up before leaving for vaca I agree with Saphellae; make an omelette or two. Add the salsa. You could have a fried egg sandwich with salsa. Have your shredded wheat cereal with milk. If it's sealed shut and hasn't been opened, don't open it unless you think you can finish it before...

Party this Saturday I would not make the stuffing or macaroni & cheese ahead of time. Mac & cheese -- I'm afraid your noodles will get too soggy; too risky. If there are any steps you can do ahead, but not total assembly with moisture on cooked noodles all night. Stuffing may get dry...

Mandarin Orange Salad/Apple Feta Salad I am going to give you two recipes; both delicious and festive for celebrations. You can adapt either to include dried cranberries -- I think I did that with the orange salad on Thanksgiving a few years back. Both have nuts and are very nice salads...

Substitute for mayo Kudos to the hummus! Sounds delicious. You can also use mustard; maybe I missed something, but mustard is delicious in sandwiches, especially since you don't like mayo. If you are eating your sandwich right away and not packing it for later; you can slather it with some...

Home made tortillas/soft taco shells Making tortillas from scratch are extra yummy & not too difficult with the right recipe. We make them all the time, and use them for all our enchilada recipes, tacos, gyros, etc. This recipe is for whole wheat, but you can substitute white flour if you...