Slurry Pie Crust 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided 6 tablespoons ice water 1 teaspoon cider vinegar 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 7...

I will incorporate some of the ideas (letting the tapioca soak overnight rather than 1 hour, etc.) next time I try making tapioca. As for salvaging this...

Apple Pie for Two One recipe for a 10" single pie crust (I've posted it here many times - the Cook's Illustrated recipe from about 1994); the CI recipe for...

My childhood memories were of my dad making bacon. He'd go to the butcher for thick cuts of bacon with the rind intact. He'd fill a cast-iron pot with bacon...

http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg/pjirc/rec.food.cooking.html -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Granted, I've re-heated stock pots left overnight when my housemate turned them off without my knowing it, and that is risky. IMHO since I have a LID on it,...

After roasting a pork tenderloin, I took photos. Here they are. This one's for Sheldon, 'cause I know he loves closeups: http://tinypic.com/f4ehrm.jpg ...

I've got about 4 cups of leftover mac and cheese from yesterday. I made it with stout penne cooked al dente and nice, aged white cheddar. I'm thinking of...

Last night I made tapioca pudding using this recipe: http://www.barryfarm.com/nutri_info/desserts/tapiocapearls.html, It has been in the refrigerator since...

In article , "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" wrote: Cream cheese stuffed black olives A black...

Hi... I am planning my holiday menus early this year (miracle of miracles ha ha) and was hoping to get some of your opinions on 3 snafus I have...

An insert in my Sunday paper caught my eye; "How to make elaborate cakes, using box-cake mix" The pictures had me drooling, but the price, ( 4 easy payments...

Check your local PBS listings. No special food is required but spicy Bloody Mary's and some sort of hot soup are are suggested :) Mary Shelley: The Birth of...

In article , ~patches~ wrote: (snip) DH thinks they may have been canned potatoes but I'm...

Oh it sounds like a sermon, sorry. I made beef stew in the pressure cooker tonight. Takes 8 minutes of cooking under pressure, although of course the gas is...

You can make several of these and freeze most. Take them out of the freezer, thaw, remove contents from the foil, and heat in the microwave. * Exported from...

In article , biig wrote: I have a frozen stewing hen that has been in the bottom of my freezer since May...

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At least til I start falling asleep at the keyboard. Might be soon, or might be an hour from now.... Anyone interested? Christine

D spent a few days at a conference in Houston, returning tonight in time for a late dinner. I cooked for her. We had mashed cauliflower with roasted garlic,...

We just came back from WalMart with an assortment of goodies, including an 8 pound brisket. It's on the smoker now. We're using Royal Oak Lump with hickory...

Who detests ~~Wretchel Ray~~ more than I do? Even her "official" dislike thread never came up with "Wretchel" HEH!!! So that's MINE, kids!! Invite me onto...

I've been looking into purchasing one of these beasts - something that has instant read (which seems to vary between many seconds and minutes before the actual...

We started getting the feeder bands on the western side of the storm this morining at about 8. We are having drizzle with periods of heavy,steady rain but no...

So I had to mess with this recipe. I've had this before and it is good following the recipe. I used dried toasted mince onions instead of the onion...