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I dont have exact measurements as I just kind of chucked things together. The basic recipe is this though: Saute some onion in a knob of melted butter in a pot. Once translucent, add in a sprinkling of curry powder and turmeric and mix. Add in uncooked rice and stir to coat and to toast it...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE unagi. (roasted/broiled eel) It is so good in sushi or in unagidon (rice bowl) and udon. Anyway, the Seafood Watch group discourages the consumption of eel due to significant decreases in population. :sad: I am wondering what, if anything, can be used as a decent...

Hey DCers! I'm in need of your expertise. I am looking for a GOOD and CHEWY granola bar recipe. I have found some granola bar recipes online and tried them but they never ended up chewy... always crunchy. I want some nice, soft-ish and moist granola bars. The kind that are similar to a rice...

Okay... I'm back with the recipe, Alix. :smile: (I dont know if you are even interested, but I'll post it anyway) This recipe includes the brownie batter, but I'm sure you could use your favourite brownie batter recipe and then just use the blueberry cream cheese filling with it. GrumbleBee's...

Anyone remember me? I used to be around quite a bit before but "life" got in the way and I've not been here in a long time. I miss it though and will be here more often now, I think. I forgot how much I love this place! So where have I been? Well, basically I just did a whole, big career...

Don't laugh... I'm a pescatarian. I've never in my entire life cooked a turkey, because I dont eat it! However, with Canadian thanksgiving just around the corner, I figured I'd invite my family over here and prepare it. I'll be making the standard potatoes, roasted asparagus/brussels sprouts...

Hello all. :smile: In my re-introduction post I made a short while ago I talked a bit about my new obsession with creating obento lunches for myself and using and collecting bento boxes. I've decided to make a thread where I will post some pics to the bentos I make for myself. I'm busy so it...

Whenever I go out for cantonese I always get this amazingly lovely dish of stir fried prawns and tomatoes. Usually it's just called "prawns with fresh tomatoes" on the menu and there is usually a bit of chopped onion and maybe a few peas in it. The sauce is a tomatoey sweet/sour mixture and I've...

Hi all! It seems like its been forever since I've posted. (in reality, it's been about a month and a half) Anyway, I've been so busy busy busy. I started a new job as a pre-school teacher at a Montessori school... it's amazing and I love it but it is SO draining! It is very rewarding though.. I...

I finally used up a package of frozen fiddleheads that I bought at the grocery store a couple weeks ago. I didnt want to eat them plain (as in steamed with butter, as per usual) so I decided to make something different with them - a quiche! Ingredients: 1 frozen or prepared pie crust 1/2 cup...

WELCOME!!! I just noticed that there are a lot of new members! (we've had quite a few sign up just the past few days) I thought I'd take the opportunity to welcome you all here to the forums. :smile: I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. This really is a great little (well, not so little...

I just threw this together this evening. I wanted something with pineapple, but also something savoury. I came up with this and it was really yummy. Ingredients 1 cup freshly chopped chunks of pineapple (or 1 can drained chunks) 2 cups bean sprouts 2 cups chopped broccoli 1/2-1/4 white...

I've just been introduced to the most amazing new way to make a caesar salad! I was watching Everyday Italian on Food TV and saw Giada grill halves of romaine lettuce, char them slightly, and then turn them into a caesar salad. I had never heard of this or tried it before but it looked...

I'm so excited. I'm going fishing tomorrow with my brother! I haven't been fishing in ages and ages. We are after some nice, big, trout. I know we'll catch a lot because my brother is somewhat of an expert. It's going to be so fun. We'll spend the morning and early afternoon fishing and then...

Okay... I have a problem. Well, not so much a problem but more of an issue. Every time i go out for certain types of food (usually ethnic/foriegn) I get treated like I am stupid and dont know what I am *really* ordering. Take tonight for example. The same thing happened to me that ALWAYS...

I don't know if anyone has done this before but today I made a grilled cheese sandwich, french toast style and it was SO yummy. I came up with it because I'm trying to get more protein in my diet. (eggs contain a good amount of protein as does cheese) Ingredients Fresh sliced french bread (or...

Hey guys! I just wanted to share a few recipes I came up with. I thought them up because I was having a friend over for lunch and she is into the whole "low carb" thing. Anyway, I came up with maki sushi that doesn't use rice. I served it with miso soup. It was a nice meal. :chef...

Sorry if this has already been asked before, but just the past week or so I've been having trouble with the "portal." Sometimes new threads and posts dont end up on the main screen so I have to sift through the forums individually to find new posts. Is anyone else experiencing this and/or...

Hey guys... I have a quick question. (I did a search and couldnt find the answer) Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone knows how many grams of actual meat would come out of your average 1 lb live lobster. I know that there will be slight variations, but I'm just looking for an...

Hi guys! :smile: I have been thinking about experimenting with some desserts lately. I'm really not much of a baker, at all (rarely make desserts, in fact... much prefer cooking) so I need some help. I have a few ideas that I think would be good but I dont know how to really execute them...

Hey everyone... :smile: So I know that it's best to buy "sushi grade" fish when making sashimi/sushi. I was just wondering though, what makes a fish "sushi grade"? If a person was to use a very fresh cut of salmon from a reputable shop would it be considered sushi grade even if it wasn't...

Here is a quiz to test your food knowledge! :smile: 1) I am cruciferal. Known to bring good luck to those who ingest me I am an herbaceous annual plant native to Europe and western Asia. Romans used my seeds as well as my leaves. As a member of the cabbage family I am related to watercress...

Okay, so we did a thread on people admitting the "junk foods they eat." This is sort of a take off from that. I'm curious now, what sorts of strange food combinations do you like that most people would think is really strange? Mine are kind of embarassing to admit, but here goes! Peanut butter...

Admit it. You aren't a gourmet cook every day of the week. Sometimes you pop open a can of beans and eat them straight from the can. (I cannot be the only one who has done this... :innocent: ) Or maybe you like a nice, big, greasy diner breakfast now and then. Well, now you can cleanse your soul...

Hey everyone... I have a few questions about sea vegetables. I quite like using them but have only tried konbu, wakame and nori. I would like to try dulse and arame. I buy the konbu, wakame and nori from my asian market and they are readily available. I was wondering if the same could be said...