Recent content by Mark J

The slow cooker does somethings better than others. Personally I have not had great success with beef or pork but have had great success with lamb, seafood, cajun dishes, soup, etc. A couple tricks I have learned (sorry some mentioned already): 1) browning on the stove top is a must for...

The electric model I am looking at is from Cuisinart. It costs about $150 and is a 6 1/2 quart model. Since my range is electric the cost is electricity is not a concern.....actually I would assume the electric model is probably more efficient. The big advantage I see to the electric one...

I have been considering buying a pressure cooker for a long while. I see there are two basic types: stove top and electric. If someone can outline the advantages and disadvantages to each style I would greatly appreciate it. Take care, Mark J.

Thanks folks but I am asking how much lamb to buy to fill a 7 quart slow cooker, not per person. This dish is one of many to be served at the party. The party is buffet style with slow cookers and hot plates all over the house with different dishes in each. Hence I am trying to figure out how...

One of the items I will be serving at this year's Christmas party is a lamb and rice stew. The problem is I do not know how much lamb to buy for my 7 quart slow cooker. Any suggestions on how to calculate the amount of meat needed is greatly appreciated. FYI, there will not be any potatos, there...

Thanks for the info. Can you give me an idea on how much fruit it does take to make a glass of say apple juice, orange juice or some sort of veggie blend? I mean how much are we talking about. Also what is the cleaning like? I have learned I do not use appliances that are a pain to clean...

My wife and I have been thinking about buying a juicer as we can not find a decent juice in the store that is not filled with sugar, corn syrup, or worse, a sugar substitute. Neither of us knows squat about juicers. What features should be be looking for? What features are useless bells and...

A few weeks ago I purchased the rotisserie attachment for my grill. I immediately did a port loin with a dry rub of my special cajun seasoning, wrapped the loin in bacon (gotta love pork wrapped in pork), then threw it on the rotisserie. I served it with a side of home made Q sauce. It turned...

Thanks Sharon, your sauce sounds good. I'll give it ago. Marmalady, your idea also sounds interesting. I love a good taziki (sp?) sauce. Perhaps I will try that one as well. Thanks to everyone for helping, Mark J.

You know that is part of my problem, I'm just not sure what I want, I just know I'll know it when I see it.....errr taste it. :) . I was thinking of a creamy horseradish type sauce but that would probably be a bit over the top. My wife and friends all like our food spicy so my cakes are not for...

I am very pleased with my crab cakes but I have not found a sauce to go along with them that I really like. Note my cakes are spicy with a cajun spice blend of my own design. Also note we are not big fans of sweet. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mark J.

I am looking to make a tapas dish with ground lamb meatballs. Unfortunately there is not a good deal of lamb to be found in the local super markets and butcher shops. Hence I will have to ground my own lamb from what I can find. My question is what cuts of lamb are best for turning into ground...