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Left over sweet potatoes from Thanksgiving had me hunting for a recipe for sweet potato pie. I turned to the Joy and sure enough there it was. It has now become a fave. Using less sugar than expected, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon juice, in a butter pat in the pan crust, this pie stayed firm and...

Just got it. It seems to be a very well laid out techniques book with recipes. An excellent read for knowledgeable cooks and a great resource for novices. Author/ Michael Ruhlman

A poster back in 2009 mentioned manpans. Recently I saw videos on youtube and have checked other reviews. Has anybody else had any first hand experience with these pans? USA made, light weight, anodized aluminum, mineral coated (stick free), industrial look etc etc. Sold directly thru the...

Taking classes at CIA (Culinary Institute of America) once again. If you are ever in Hyde Park, New York, stop by and get a tour of a facinating place. Dine in one of their 5 student run restaurants, and also catch a meal at Twist in downtown Hyde Park, owned and operated by a CIA grad, the...

July 2008 (don't know for how long) the CIA Masters' Collection Cookware etc is on promotional sale. about 40% off. This is 7 ply copper core, magnetic stainless cookware. Purchase benefits CIA scholarship programs. If you are looking for quality cookware similar to Viking or AllClad Copper...

Now showing on the Green Network (which we just got out of nowhere) is Chef Emeril being calm and really helpful to people with specific food issues. Made in conjunction with Whole Foods Markets. It's quite refreshing seeing him be a real chef. 8pm repeated at midnight edt.

People swear by Dawn power dissolver. However, I can't buy it anywhere? Why? Is it deadly? Has it dissolved people? On the Ace Hardware website people are lamenting not being able to find it in their stores. Seems maybe I can buy it by the case? !!! So who knows anything?

Jim Racine Auctioneer, antiques, appraisals, estate upcoming auction in March has many Griswold pieces. Location Northeastern Maryland just off Interstate 95

Fennel seed is one of the main flavors of sweet Italian sausage. Crushed in a mortar and pestle or ground it gives great flavor to pork chops with garlic and red wine, roasts (much the same) and of course pasta sauce. It is a natural sweetener for acidic tomatoes and adds great flavor.

A tradition for many of us, southern or not, (I'm not). Very healthy little bean, right up there with black beans and crowder peas for nutritional value. How'd you all make them? Post your recipes. Here's my basic: soak peas over night broth with ham hock and a slosh of white wine chop...

Probably won't eat this till Sat night but am making turkey soup. It's a cold day (snow last night), and soup making seemed the thing to do, and it smells soooooo good. Have to eat at the job tonight and Friday.

I'm feeling lucky living in Amish country in PA. Just down the road is a great enclave with a market selling picked that day produce. Right now tomatoes, potatoes, grn beans, squash, onions, lettuces, spinach, chard and kale, not to mention fresh eggs, and butter and cheese. The local jack is...

Posting this here as well. This is a great main dish but also good as a vegetable side. I've been working on this recipe for a while now and am very pleased with the results. (So are my guests!) I specify certain brands beacuse I know they work, and the tomato products for example have no...

I've been working on this recipe for a while now and am very pleased with the results. (So are my guests!) I specify certain brands beacuse I know they work, and the tomato products for example have no added sugar or corn syrup. Sicilian Eggplant Lasagna (Robo410 JSET) Ingredients 1 box...

"What's a cook to do" This is a new softcover (laminated) kitchen help book by expert culinarian James Petersen, chef and instructor at FCI and ICE in NYC. Small, handy, full of info and pictures. Great resource for the kitchen counter reference area. And it's not $$...under $20! Anyone...

I am in my new home, surrounded by unpacked boxes of books cds whatevers, but...the Wolf dual fuel 36" 6 burner range is in place and has already fed many folks (with my help). The appliance guys arrived at 10 and left at 3...did a real fine job of installation.

at 3 pm 12/21/06 I started signing papers with my partner. at 3:45 I handed over the biggest check I'd ever written. At 4 pm the house was ours! The moving van comes at 8am 12/22. I'll be a Pennsylvanian again as winter begins and the Wolf range arrives with the other appliances. :chef:

I have never had a problem cooking rice. Uncle Ben's, Carolina, Goya, sticky or parboiled, short grain medium grain long grain, just never had a problem. There is a ratio of water to grain, simmer time, lid on etc. I have never had a probelm cooking rice until ... last night. Was making a...

So being a cookware freak, and loving ethnic foods, and my favorite middle eastern resaurant has closed (chef retired and took his recipes home) I had no choice but to do it myself. I have the cookbook The Arab Table and made kaftas, but used a tagine so after I browned each little meatloaf I...

a professional's view. what is yours? I'd like to hear from some of the pro chefs out there. Forged vs. Stamped Steel is the best medium for knives because it is malleable. It can be made soft or hard depending on how it is heated and cooled. It can be shaped while soft and then hardened to...

Finally found a source for goat (kid really) [French call it chevron] and made Jamaican curried goat stew. WOW fantastic...very much like lamb, and the curry uses scotch bonnets for heat...if you like hot curry this recipe is awesome. anyway...it was easy and yummy. recipes can be found on...

New to my area is Lafont, enameled cast iron...colorful, strong, interchangable knobs (wood or cast iron) ... a little cheaper than Le Cruset, Lodge, etc. Seems to be great stuff. Anyone else come across this?? :chef:

I am hosting a chili fest in August and would like some input from you all. (I'm fixing the main event, the guests bring sides salads deserts and their own beer.) I am planning a red meat chili (lamb and cashews, black bean and black eye pea), a white meat chili (chicken, white beans) a vegan...

I haven't found this topic here (did I miss it somewhere?). My point...How do you feel about or relate to the concept of cooking and spirituality? When I cook a recipe that mom taught me, she's with me. Thanksgiving is a time when I feel very close to my country and my family past and...

I have three crocks near my range--one full of wooden utensils, one full of nylon and silicon, and one full of metal. I use the wood the most. Even in cast iron or calphalon, I rarely use the metal anymore, except for a metal wisk in a mixing bowl. What's your preference? (ain't OXO...