Recent content by che'mark

Thank you Uncle Bob.

I buy machinery from an ISO 9000 factory. It's a designation for standardized quality. TNT is short for Trinitrotoluene. I'm guessing you guys aren't planning to blow up the factory so let a newbie in on what these initials mean here.:wink:

Uh oh, food snob here, my knives are razor sharp, I keep a good steel in the drawer and a few strokes every few days keeps them sharp. My Vegetables are cut like a machine did it and food plated carefully as though each course is a work of art. I cook with the same wine I drink. When I serve...

I bake a lot of pies. I feel vaguely guilty that I don't make my own crusts. Pillsbury crusts are faster and better than any I ever made so I'm a Pillsbury dough boy! Are there any opinions here about whether lard or Crisco makes the better crust? Or which might be the least unhealthy? My money...

I just saw a version of this recipe that was finished in the oven instead of the skillet. After the potatoes were smashed they were diizzled with oil and put in a 450 degree oven, I like yours better and plan to cook it soon!

Congrats on making the decision! There is a forum called the Stop Smoking Center and they want to help you quit. I'm at just over 5 months. There is also a book called The Easy Way to Stop Smoking which has helped some folks. It's hard but it's doable.

Mango smoothies are one of my favorite summertime treats and like I said I always order a Mango Lassi when I dine at an Indian Restaurant. I'd never looked at a Lassi recipe before and it looks like the only difference is a dash of cardamom. Does it need the time in the fridge for anything other...

Let's re-think this just for a moment, if the steak were marinated, sliced thin, then tossed into a hot skillet with a spot of oil in it and slid right out the other side before it had a chance to more than slightly brown then quickly served as an appetizer in a ring of baked acorn squash and...

The Lassi is yogurt, milk, and mango, right? I love 'em and always order them at Indian restaurants. I'd like to see your recipe but surely a tiny dash more milk would settle it down a bit. Is Indian yogurt thinner than American yogurt?

Being in Florida I know what you mean about the heat, it gets pretty unbearable here and air conditioning is a must. Lamb pie is my favorite and I don't get uppity about what I put in that. The price of lambchops is through the roof but all the rest of the lamb is fairly inexpensive, A sirloin...

Most of the time I cook the meat and veggies inside the pie. Boning a raw rabbit is a bit of a challenge, they just arent put together like a chicken. Some of you will surely have a fit but when I bake a steak pie there is always a Ribeye steak in it. Comes out as tender as the potatoes. I shoot...

My dog would eat your dog and your purse. He's not a bad dog he's just doing his job.

I've been trying to get this neeps and tatties vs. tatties and neeps thing sorted out for a long time. A recipe called Orkney Clapshot is a mixture of the two with cheese on top.

That menu is just to die for Ma'am. I'm attending a large party and will be bringing a Crawfish Pie which I decorate by cutting holes in the crust and putting whole crawfish in the holes so it looks like they are crawling out. My 'secret' ingredient has always been canned She Crab Soup which I'm...

Your Haggis sounds great, I could live without the offal parts. My understanding of "tatties and neeps" are as you said mashed potatoes and mashed turnips served separately. "Neeps and tatties" on the other hand are potatoes and turnips mashed together. The turnips are usually Yellow turnips or...