Recent content by ormandj

Great suggestions, thank you both! I can do the salads for my meal at home, and make stir-fry to the takeaway portions. Easy enough to cook all the chicken at the same time! The only one I won't be able to do is with the beans, I've got acid reflux disease, and beans are not going to work out...

Hi, I'm searching for a recipe for something that: #1 - Tastes relatively good (excellent is a +1) #2 - Is very healthy - I'm attempting to lose weight, without losing muscle - have a pretty tough bicycle and weight lifting schedule going on, so can't skimp on nutrients - but at the same time...

Thank you all. I ordered one of those foodsavers (fancy one haha), that looks like a REALLY handy tool to have. I'll talk to the butcher if I can find him in Costco. You're right, always worth a try!

I'm sorry for my ignorance, I didn't want to start an entirely new thread though, since this *for the most part* is still on topic. I'm really new to cooking much, and I've always used SS cookware. The kind with the copper embedded inside to give even heat distribution. Now I'm seeing a lot of...

Haha. Sorry, I failed English a few too many times. :lol: I am not that old, maybe one of the youngest people here, 1982AD. :tongue:

Super! If you like the laid back lifestyle, you'll love it here. I'm more of a big-city kind of person myself, and I also don't do well with only a tiny little bit of space (rock fever...) Let me know what island you're coming to, I can help you out with all kinds of great tips on where to...

Those are all very excellent tips. I know (in a past life....uhm.....) I've frozen things before only to forget their date. Not pretty! Dating the bags and having a whiteboard will make that a heck of a lot easier, AND stop me from buying far too much food. I can check the whiteboard for stock...

Thanks! So a week in the fridge is ok, even if it elapses the "sell by date" by a few days? Or better to freeze by the sell by date? Smart on the cooking more than you need/freezing part. I was thinking about making home-made broths and such, I read somewhere you can put it in ice cube trays...

I have this model, it works great. Not fancy or anything, but it works well. Unlike Europe (on 200+v systems) you can only get 1500 watt kettles. I remember 3000 watt models in Europe, talk about a quick boil! Even the 1500 watt models are nice and quick, though. I liked the little filter in...

Hi, I live in Hawaii, and we have very few good butchers (if any.) Most of our meat is imported for obvious reasons. So, as a result, good meat is hard to come by. The best place I've found good cuts of steak/good poultry at has been Costco. The unfortunate (or could be fortunate, depending on...

Hmm, I will have to try that. I think I'll try without sugar the first time around, then with sugar the second, so I can see the difference. I can imagine how it would influence the flavor, though, sounds great! Thanks for the tip. Please don't kill me, David ;)

Thank you so very much. :) :)

jennyema, that's perfect! Exactly what I was looking for. Sounds like I goofed on a few fronts, but now I understand. :) The only question - more of a why - why add the tomato paste? Isn't that an uncooked form of what you're trying to make? I live in Hawaii, btw, so it's always summer here. I...

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in 44BC on my birthday. Beware the Ides of March!!

Hi, I've been making a lot of food lately, cooking that is. I've got some great cookbooks I am really enjoying! A lot of the recipes call for reductions, however, and I'm having some problems. For instance, homemade pasta sauce. That's an easy one! I had a recipe that called for those little...