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What do you think the fascination is with watching people cook on tv? If you have that fascination. I watch a lot of food network and food channel. And when you cook do you find yourself going through steps in your head (or maybe out loud) like you're in front of the camera? lol (I don't I...

Hi all!!!(waving) What's a good menu for a wedding party dinner? Looking along the lines of pasta and what may go with it...

I'm doing this on my cell phone for the first time. I'm not sure what catagory it's posting under but here goes....... I fried catfish yesterday and the end product was tough. I fried it the way I normally would pan trout. I just dip it in a light egg mixture and battered it in meal and fry...

Hi everyone (waving:smile:) I am wondering why in some chocolate pie recipes some instruct you to add egg yokes before you thicken it and some say to add after thickening by tempering (sorry about the run on sentence, but anywhooooo). Does it really make a difference in the texture?

I was at a restaurant that served this great cheese and wine recipe. That's was my first time experiencing it. It was soooo good and creamy. I didn't get around to asking what cheese it was or the wine...maybe they would have told me... Anybody got a good one?

I once said right here in this very forum that "I" yes "I" was unable to bake a cake... Now I could bake cookies and pies but my cakes would never turn out.....well, right. Well, guess what??! ..........My over is 50 degrees hotter then what my actual over temp shows... :ohmy: I decided to...

Has anyone used espresso in their chocolate cakes or desserts? How does it enhance the flavor? I was surprised to find that espresso isn't ready available here. My local grocer doesn't carry it. I thought it was something fairly common but I'm not even a coffee drinker so I wouldn't know. I...

What is it that bakeries do to make their cakes so light? Most scratch baked cakes I've had (and made) are usually of a denser texture. I know the type of flour you use can make a difference (I use king authur).... Other factors too. But only once did I get a cake to come out where the texture...

I was wondering who has traditions or habbits they do every Christmas. A few years ago me and my eleven year old daughter started building a gingerbread house. It's just the kit you get a WallyWorld but we now do it every year. And we make Christmas cookies. I also don't feel like it's...

My daughter just brought home this pitiful little basil plant in a clear plastic cup. It's just starting to emerge from the soil and really doesn't look to healthy, lol. But as a class project she has to take care of this plant for a period of time. What is the care for basil? Sickly basil...lol.

I thought I had seen a thread on this subject a couple of weeks ago. I did a search and found nothing. My question is what is the ratio of butter to cracker crumbs? Say for a 13x9 pan. Mine are always crumbly when I make it..... THanks:chef:

I am baking a sweet potato pie tonight for my husband to take to work tomorrow. Anybody have any tips for making it better than the average???:smile:

Anybody have any tried and true recipes using prosciutto??

The holidays will soon be upon us. What are some of your favorite holiday dishes?? What dish do you just have to have every holiday? I love me some homemade mac and cheese but what I have to have every holiday Thanksgiving and Christmas is dressing and cranberry sauce. If I don't get...

I love, love, love this! I truly do... 6 tbsps unsalted butter 1/2 cup finely chopped onions 6 garlic cloves, coarse chop 1 cups chicken stock 2 tbsps chopped fresh rosemary 1 pound fettuccine or spaghetti 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 3 tbsp kosher salt ground pepper to taste Melt 4...

Spiced Apple Crisp Pie Dough: 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled, cut up 2 tablespoons shortening, chilled, cut up 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water Filling: 6 cups sliced peeled granny smith apples 2 tablespoons sugar 1...

Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 stick margarine 6 oz semi sweet chocolate chips 6 oz can of evaporated milk 1 cup pecans or other nuts 1 tsp vanilla Chop nuts and set aside. Mix sugar, margarine, and milk together in a heavy frying pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cook six...

This was a fav of mine as a child. My kids loved them and I still make them for different events. No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup butter 1/3 cup cocoa 2 1/2 cup quick oats 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract Combine sugar...

When you grocery shop does it matter to you what brand you use? Have certain brands worked better than others? Is there a store brand or off brand that has worked better than a name brand? Depending on the product sometimes you don't get the same outcome as you would using a namebrand. Like I...

Didn't know quite where to ask this question.. But Does anybody have a certain way to prepare pumpkin seeds? If you haven't had them you're really missing a treat.

Reading something in one of the threads made me think of this question... When I used the self cleaning option on my stove I noticed it produced fumes... fumes that covered the whole house. It was the first time I used it and the stove is only a few months old. I actually had to open all the...

I know the way I cook comes mainly from my mom. She made everything homemade. I don't remember her using anything from a box. So when I moved out and had a family of my own, I was accustomed to homemade foods. I tried premade foods and foods from a box but didn't like the taste. So much of what...

This may be a stupid question but it won't be the first....surely it won't be the last:lol:... but, Can you get sausage like grounded beef? For example, I get ground chuck and ground sirloin because it doesn't have the grissle or whatever those little knots that you bite down on in it. I...

Is there someone in your family (or a friend) whos cooking you will not eat?? I realize that some people don't know about cross contamanation. Some people are just sloppy with how they prepare food. I have a sister whos food I "will not" eat and she knows I'm funny about her cooking. But...

Just got this recipe from our local paper. Looked good so I thought I'd share it :chef:. Santa Fe Grilled Chicken Wraps 4 Cups Ramaine Lettuce 2 to 3 chicken breast grilled and chopped into pieces. 1 Large Tomato Chopped 1 Small Can of Whole Kernel Corn, drained 1 cup shredded cheese 1 cup...