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  1. mikecox

    Beautiful Hollandaise broke down within minutes!

    I created a beautiful, thick, smooth sauce, then; as directed by the recipe, I added a T of lemon. Then I plated my asperges, picked up the bowl with my beautiful thick sauce, and discovered it had broken down and curdled. I had reservations about adding an acid to this sauce but the recipe...
  2. mikecox

    Need a Stuffed pepper presentation

    I am trying to create an elegant presentation for a, very special, Stuffed Pepper entree. So far I am thinking about an "open faced presentation; with sour cream and herb garnish". But I need a second vegetable that would dress up the plate enough to impress my guests and compliment the...
  3. mikecox

    Splitting...sprouting red beans

    I just put some red beans to soak and most of the are splitting open, like they are about to sprout. :ohmy: I've haven't seen this with other bean I soaked. Is this a bad sign. I got them from an "open bin" at whole foods, could they be too old, or???
  4. mikecox

    Soaked lima beans shed and split

    Recently, on two different occasions, my soaked dry Lima beans turned into a disaster. In the first case I noticed the skins getting all wrinkled so I threw them out after a couple hours. The second time the same thing happened but I allowed them to continue soaking. After about 4 hours I...
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