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Good Morning All, Listen, I have never made a simple syrup before, that I know of. This coming from a person who can make the best gourmet meal on a microbrew budget, but STILL can't make fries (whereas my partner CAN, and she still can't go to the right cabinet for a glass much less to the...

Hey All, I am determined to be able to eat pasta even on my new restricted carb lifestyle change. I need some answers from an experienced baker/cook. 1) W/ homemade pasta, can another type of flour be subbed for the semolina, or added w/ the semolina to decrease the actual carb count in the...

Happy Holidays all, I just got some wonderful extracts from this website that has THE best vanilla extract I have ever tried, and well worth the meager investment of $5/bottle instead of the crap ones in the stores...but I digress... I purchased lime, orange, raspberry, blackberry among...

Hey All, And happy holidays to you. Haven't posted in quite a while, but I need a quick reminder on holding yeast rising breads/rolls. This is the deal, I am cooking thxgv dinner at another residence this year, and wish to do some prep at my place in advance. One thing I am making is overnite...

Hey All, Long time no post... Naturally, I saw a recipe for Buttercream frosting on Good Eats the other night, AFTER I made mine & broke it. I got my recipe from Perfect Pastry by Nick Malgieri, I think is the author. Anyhow, it called for 5 egg whites to be heated till hot in a pot w/ 1 1/2c...

Hey All, Okay, love the eggnog lattes (Starbucks anyone?)... But they are too expensive to purchase daily, so I limit myself to 2x per week :angel: . At anyrate, I have recipes for homemade eggnog, and I have my latte machine, which is used daily, but I don't have any experience w/ steaming...

Hey all, I have just read that Stone Crab season starts in this lovely state of florida on Saturday the 15th. Now, I have been dreaming about eating some real stone crabs since I lived in Seattle, but, frankly, I'm not familiar with this type of crab. They can be bought fresh cooked or frozen...

Hey all, Listen, I just found some Organic Tomato PAste at this quaint, expensive market here in godforsaken florida called The Fresh Market. I could die a happy woman if I could afford to shop here weekly. But, there are some great finds...anyhow, I found some of this paste in a jar, and it is...

Hello All, Went to a Swap & Shop in this lovely state which has several vendors of vegetables and fruits. I am so pleased!!!! Anyhow, there was this vendor who had the most beautiful spinach for $2 a bunch, and she said to boil it, and you can eat the stems too. Well, the stems went in the...

Hi, I have attempted to grow herbs here in godforsaken florida. I bought some Parsley, and 3 mature basil plants. It appears as if snails like basil, and kill it. I had it for less than a month, and I had to cut it down and freeze the measly amount I had. Not even enough to make pesto. My...

Hello, Make Blueberry poundcake all the time, but I seem to be having a problem lately, whereby the bottom of the cake sticks to the bottom of the bundtcake pan, you know, those fluted pans. Now the recipe says to leave it on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove it and cool completely on the...

Hello, Just got an indoor electric grill for my Bday, and I love it. I got it at Williams Sonoma, a Delonghi, and it has 3 temps, a cast iron grate, and a drip pan that you fill w/ water during cooking. I have grilled a pork tenderloin, summer squash, chix brst, and wings, and brats & peppers...

Hello, came over frm food network in Sept, but have been in a whirlwind. Posted below info on misc top forum. Anyone from Florida is welcome to reply. Glad to see some of the same names from food network. I'll definitely visit more often. B. "Just relocated, and no I'm not changing my sign in...

Just relocated, and no I'm not changing my sign in, but frankly I hate it here. All my farms in Seattle are now open, all the farmer's markets are open, and all is well in the PAcific NW. Here I am in good ol florida, the farmer's markets closed in MARCH :mad: and I wanted to can some fresh...