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  1. Bama-Rick

    Fattoush (Bread) Salad

    FATTOUSH SALAD WITH YOGURT DRESSING INGREDIENTS 4 cups torn pita bread 1 cup Yogurt 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp. sumac 1/2 tsp. sea salt 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup chopped parsley 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1 cup thinly sliced radishes 1 cucumber...
  2. Bama-Rick

    Pita Bread Help!

    I occasionally make pita bread and occasionally it puffs up and makes a pocket, sometimes it doesn't. What are the secrets to consistently producing pita that always produces a pocket? Sometimes I come out with pita bread other times I unintentionally make 7" pizza crust..
  3. Bama-Rick

    Christmas Bread

    Ingredients For the yeast mixture 4 teaspoon active dry yeast 4 teaspoon sugar (granulated) 3/4 cup milk (warmed to 110F°) Dough 2 tablespoon lemon juice (from 1 lemon) 1 1/4 cup milk (warmed to 110F°) 4 tablespoon butter (unsalted, melted) 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar (granulated) 1...
  4. Bama-Rick

    What cookies and/or pastries are you making for the holidays?

    Baklava, Bascotti, Cannoli, Ginger Bread Men/Women, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Shortbread, Cinnamon Rolls, and Oatmeal Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies. While it isn't a cookie or pastry for Christmas Eve Dinner, I make Christmas Bread..
  5. Bama-Rick

    What candies are you making for the holidays?

    Pralines, Peanut Brittle, Fudge, Buckeyes, and English Toffee
  6. Bama-Rick

    Baklava

    ½ lb Butter ¼ C Sugar 1 tbs Cinnamon 1 lb Pecans For syrup 1 C Sugar ½ C Water 1/3 C Honey 1 ½ tbs Lemon juice ½ tsp Vanilla Melt butter. Place pecans or walnut halves and 2oz of sugar and cinnamon into a food processor and pause the mixture a few times till the nuts are the size of BBs. Open...
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    A problem with a 7 in 1 Instant Pot maybe?

    I want to know if this has happened to anyone else and the outcome.. I've had my instant pot for about 6 months and love it however yesterday I was sautéing some onions in it after five minutes or so I hear a loud click and the instant pot goes dead. No lights, no nothing. After it cooled down...
  8. Bama-Rick

    Jambalaya how to?

    Jambalaya is one of my favorite dishes and the one I just can't get right. The problem is the consistency of the rice, I like rice is firm buff fluffy. When I can rice myself I have no problems 1C of rice, 2C of water boil to a boil, turn down the heat to simmer, for 15 minutes, take it off the...
  9. Bama-Rick

    Cooking pork sauage

    How do I keep pork sausage patties from sticking to the pan when cooking them?
  10. Bama-Rick

    Just made a loaf of whole wheat Bread

    Freash out of the oven waiting for it to cool. My Kitchenaid KMS90 broke down on Christmas Eve and yesterday I rebuilt and regreased it so I made bread to give it a workout... One loaf of Whole Wheat Bread
  11. Bama-Rick

    What candies are you making for Christmas?

    Here's a few I've made so far: Pralines and Peanut Brittle
  12. Bama-Rick

    My favorite Mexican Hot Chocolate

    3 Tbs Cocoa 3 Tbs Sugar 1 tsp Cinnamon 1/2 C water 2 C Milk 1/2 tsp Almond Extract 1/2 tsp Vanilla Pinch of Salt 1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper. In a 1 quart sauce pot add cocoa, sugar, water, salt, cayenne and cinnamon, while stirring bring the mixture till almost boiling. What you are trying to do...
  13. Bama-Rick

    Christmas Day Christmas Eve dinner?

    So what's that special dish you're cooking up for the upcoming holiday? Mine: Christmas Eve, Seafood Gumbo Christmas Day lasagna. As for desserts: chocolate chip cookies, eggnog cheese cake, baklava, oatmeal raisin cookies, pralines, fudge, ginger biscotti, buckeye peanut butter balls, and...
  14. Bama-Rick

    Real Southern Pralines

    Here's my go to praline recipe its basic, no brown sugar, no evaporated milk just 6 basic ingredients. First I list the measures for a small batch which will be suitable for most people. However, I used to take them to work and give them away but after a short while so many people were asking...
  15. Bama-Rick

    Ginger Biscotti

    Crystallized ginger Nonstick cooking spray 1 1/4 pounds fresh ginger root 5 cups water Approximately 10 fl. oz. granulated sugar Spray a cooling rack with nonstick spray and set it in a half sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Peel the ginger root and slice into 1/4-inch thick slices using...
  16. Bama-Rick

    Hi I'm Rick

    Just joined this forum but have been cooking for the 55 years. MOstly I enjoy baking, canning and making candy however, the later has finally caught up with me and now I only make candy and sweets for friends. While I'm never cooked for a living most of my career was in a related field, I was a...
  17. Bama-Rick

    Feast of the Seven Fishes

    December 24th is celebrated by many Italian families with the Feast of the Seven Fishes, were you attempt to prepare seven different seafood dishes for the delight of family and friends. As I write this I'm preparing the seafood gumbo base, and for that night we'll have: Seafood gumbo Linguine...
  18. Bama-Rick

    Cleaning jars after processing

    I pressure can differents meats and the process almost always leaves a greasy film on the jars. What is the best and easiest way to clean the processed jars before storing them? I usually use just plain old soapy dishwatear and a washcloth to wipe them down then rinse them with hot water. Is...
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