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I got a sudden surge of ambition when I stumbled across some cute cookie cutters in the store the other day. My nephew's 5th birthday is Saturday and he is totally in love with cars and trains. So I just baked about 3 dozen cookies, now I need to decorate them. These are the same cookies I...

When I worked in Iraq I eventually settled into a sort of routine where I cooked with very very limited ingredients and resources in my living trailer. As I understand it the accommodations in Afghanistan are considerably less "plush" than what we "enjoyed" in Iraq.....not sure if I'll be able...

Subtitle: The art of eating well during a week-long power outage Hi. Remember me? Yeah I dropped off the grid for awhile, sorry about that. Very brief "Cliff Notes" on where I've been and why I haven't been posting (I've still been lurking, tho!). Hubby and I went on a super super strict...

Friday dinner's already come and gone here in the Philippines. We had a local white fish, which I brushed with olive oil and seasoned with spices and baked. Topped the fish off with http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f83/warm-mango-salsa-70605.html#post975459 , served with a side of black...

'Fraid not....but if you guys visit the Philippines I promise to make a fresh batch. :wink:

I always do! We run a shop out of our home and have a few employees. I sent a plate home with each of them and shared some with neighbors, too! :lol:

Had to look that one up. :lol: I haven't seen it here, but it may go by a different name. I don't recognize the plant, though. What is it used for?

Highly highly highly recommend this one.....it's a favorite in our house because fresh mango and fresh pineapple are so easy to get here. They'll be in season in a couple months, splurge and pick up some fresh mango/pineapple because it totally makes this dish worth it. Mine is a slight...

Ever since I found out what I was doing wrong with my yeast in my bread-baking (killing it with too-hot water), I have been dying to try a cinnamon bun recipe I've used in the past but never really got "right". Today it came out JUST right!

Bill I'm thinking those three are the easiest to grow here because they are the most readily available and cheapest to buy in the markets.

Yeah not for me it doesn't. I killed my plant in 2 weeks.

LOL! Well you're my "go-to-guy" for bread questions at the moment so I thought I'd ask! :mrgreen: I've got a few more tweaks I want to try on the current recipe, but in the meantime I'll just google it and see what comes up. Thanks for the potato tip, goodweed! I always make my potatoes...

I finally got a chance to try this and wanted to say thanks! These turned out great! I used butter because the only lard I had wasn't cold. These are very light and have a wonderful flavor. I doubled the recipe since I was feeding 3 of us and my husband is a biscuit hound, but I must have...

Thanks Frank....in light of the other discussion going on about AP flour, I noticed you mentioned you have some rice flour floating around. I have a bag of rice flour leftover from when I bought it for a specific recipe. How do you think the rice flour might do as part of the "flour mix" for...

Awwww....I appreciate the thought nonetheless! :smile: Well, I made my 5th set of loaves today and I gotta say, I'm getting the hang of this....largely thanks to everyone's advice here! Frank, I borrowed some of your technique. I didn't weigh everything and use percentages the way you do...