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    ISO Tnt?

    Thank you Uncle Bob.
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    ISO Tnt?

    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:
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    My list of 10 guilty kitchen secrets that mean I will never be a chef!

    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...
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    Pie Crust?

    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...
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    Quick And Easy Fried Potatoes Recipe

    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!
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    Started Commit lozenges

    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.
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    Mango Lassi

    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...
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    Marinade for prime rib

    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...
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    Mango Lassi

    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?
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    A tasty meat pie!

    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...
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    A tasty meat pie!

    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...
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    Dogs in purses: does it annoy you too?

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

    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.
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    It's almost Mardi Gras!

    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...
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    Haggis and other Scottish stuff

    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...
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    ISO TNT Duck Recipes - Without Orange

    Duck fat RULES! Heres an old fashioned recipe for roast duck that you might want to give a shot...Roast the bird for 3 hours breast side down at 250 degrees then turn it breast side up and raise the temp to 350 for another 30-45 minutes to crisp the skin. I use that package of Orange Sauce in...
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    Marinade for prime rib

    It's a regular on my table, I just cant bring myself to roast a lesser cut of beef when for just a few dollars more.....
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    Scottish Ancestry anyone?

    I don't know aboot the Haggis but I LOVE neeps an tatties! But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed, The trembling earth resounds his tread. Clap in his walie nieve (hand) a blade, He'll make it whissle; An' legs, an' arms, an' heads...
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    Marinade for prime rib

    Ah, the devil's in the details :wink: Quite right Chef Tat!
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    Scottish Ancestry anyone?

    I'm a lot Scottish, no Burns supper for me though. Haggis, hmmmmm, I can honestly say I'd like to try it and I can honestly say it sounds disgusting. If you can read and understand Ode to a Haggis by Rabbie Burns you can maybe begin to appreciate this dish.
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    Marinade for prime rib

    I feel kinda weird saying this but there is not really any such thing as prime rib. A Standing Rib Roast is generally what we are talking about when we refer to Prime Rib, A Ribeye steak is a slice of a boneless rib roast. Rib roasts should always be at least three ribs to assure a rare center...
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    Pork Shanks

    On another forum I found that "long feet" are available by the case, these are the trotters(feet) still attached to the foreshank. I'm always saying I'm gonna do a fresh ham but usually wind up with a Boston Butt (shoulder) instead. Tenderloin's ok but I like more fat in the meat for slower...
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    A tasty meat pie!

    The old recipe I started with was a bit bland, since then I've started tasting the raw meat mix to be sure it has enough 'kick'. I'm doing one of these for lunch today but using half a rabbit, a small carrot, some parsnip and a much smaller potato. I pulled a few green onions from the garden...
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    A tasty meat pie!

    Scotch Pie, Mutton Pie, another ancient recipe from the UK. Meat filled pies were the original fast food, the Pieman that Simple Simon met was not selling apple or cherry pies! They were made with a 'cold water crust' and easily held in one hand like a hamburger. I'm not so handy with the pastry...
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    Pork Shanks

    Braised Pork Foreshanks! Maybe I need to get out more since this is the first time I've seen them on a menu. I do a pretty mean Lambshank using Tom Valentis recipe and I'm sure I could figure out how to cook a Porkshank just as soon as I find out how to buy them. These weren't the smoked...
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