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Just a few of the dishes we have cooked.

Here is what the three of us are having. Herbed chicken in a rich sauce of Italian sausage, onions, and sweet red peppers. With that I love croissants and green beans almondine. For desert it has to be something chocolate with whipped cream. I love real whipped cream.

D-Day

Unless you want to make chicken soup, your best choice is to add the liquid a little at a time and cook the pasta something like risotto. That way you can control exactly how much liquid you end up with.

The thing that makes hummus come out right is the olive oil. Make sure that the oil you use has the flavor you really like, whether that's fruity or light. I go for a solid taste but lighter on the fruitiness. Try one with a slight peppery flavor.

Cooking is art. Baking is science. If you are ready to be creative, apply yourself to non-baking recipes. You can make all sorts of wonderful dishes from what your favorites are and from what's at hand. But baking requires precision. I always measure my recipes by weight and do it to the...

This is wonderful. I love this list, especially the fruits and vegetables. However, some people should be careful. Your list contains all of the 8 highly allergic foods: Wheat Soy Fish Shellfish Tree nuts Peanuts Dairy Egg However, for people without...

Some ingredient thoughts Liv, Here are a few thoughts to start you on your learning. Be careful about adding more sugar because it “simply affects final taste “. Sugar also effects structure and browning. Oil, butter and margarine are not totally interchangeable. Oil...

Gooey Butter Cookies Have you tried these gooey butter cookies? They're delicious. http://www.lindasgourmetcookies.com/store/agora.cgi?product=cookies

with my dog

pork sandwich - barbecue

Wolferman's used to sell a wonderful hermit cookie. Their recipe was published in the paper several times but going through the house, I don't seem to have a copy. I would like to make some again for a dear friend. Does anyone have the Wolferman's recipe? Linda

My son has done this in pre-school and it turned out great every time. Half a jar full sounds like too much heavy cream though. When his class did it they filled the jars no more than 1/4 full. Linda www.LindasGourmetCookies.com

A 20-quart counter top mixer should give you maximum flexibility and still be large enough to do production preparation and yet not be too large to be in the way. Whatever you do, do not get the Kitchenaid. I had one and found it far too inconvenient to do any commercial work. Linda...