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Anyone ever have to make this at home? I decided that i wanted to run ethernet line throughout my home, and decided to make my own cable as well. What an experience- network cable has got to be the most finicky stuff I have ever worked with- but here I am, 4 hours later, and I've finally got...

My mission this week was to make carnitas, but of course the week filled up and I ended up omitting the last step of the process, effectively leaving me with pulled pork. I had never really attempted this before, but I was quite pleased with the results. It left me wondering, how much better...

No, not the famous French classics like duck a la orange, or sole veronnique... I'm talking the stuff you grew up with in your school cafeteria... the good stuff done bad that sometimes you just absolutely crave. I've been on a serious comfort food kick lately, but oddly enough its food that...

I've taken a sharp interest in expanding my Italian repertoire recently, and threw this together today. Its very simple, but I liked it a lot. What does everyone else put into their favorite herb/oil mix? 2 parts Thyme 2 Parts Oregano 2 Parts Sage 2 Parts fresh Minced garlic* 1 Part Rosemary...

Today I join the ranks of those who have had 4 very hard-to-get-to teeth yanked out of their face. The surgery was about 9 hours ago, and so far it isn't too bad, just a pretty constant uncomfortable pressure. I'll be on a liquid diet for a few days, and I'm both excited and afraid, because...

Ah, good old corn-fed Indiana. I was a restaurant last night with my parents, and it was a more modern place than many around, and the decor and pricing reflected it. It was also not very far off from Chicago, where many more places know the right way to do something. So since I was near a...

I'm bringing food to my fiancee's work party this saturday, and one of the dishes I'd like to construct will use carrot "caviar" as a garnish, and that requires carrot juice. Here's my question: is it possible to make fresh carrot juice without a juicer? I thought if I first cut the carrots...

In addition to the city government's chili cookoff, tonight I find out that my darling fiance has signed me up to cook for the staff party. Not that I mind, but I just wish I had more notice. So I wanted to do something that would be easy to serve and easy for people to eat, and also...

I never thought I'd enter the world of competition cooking, but here it goes. The city government is sponsoring a chili cookoff, and since my fiance' is an employee of the city she would like me to enter something. I've been through the forum search and found some very interesting ideas, and...

This is just something I came up with tonight, I felt like giving myself a challenge. I've not ever really worked with artichokes very much, and I'm generally not a huge fan of tomatoes, so the challenge was to turn these ingredients into something I loved, and I think I achieved that. 1/2...

This probably doesn't apply to any/many people on these boards, but I'm just throwing out a general warning to any Halo fans on all of my boards: the/one of the endings to Halo 3 has been leaked and is currently hosted on Youtube. Be wary of of where you go on the internet if you want to...

How about this instead of your morning cup? These "caviar" are simply coffee encapsulated in a thin gel layer. Here's the kicker; the gel is also coffee. By using a few grams of sodium alginate and calcium chloride, you can encapsulate a liquid in itself, giving it a little bit of texture...

I just braised some pork ribs in a bottle of red wine, shiitake mushrooms, and herbs, and it's got a great flavor, but I feel it needs a sauce. The wine wasn't very assertive in flavor, and I feel like simply reducing won't make a good enough sauce. I feel like it could use some acid flavors...

I've got a little problem at work, and I can't quite think my way through it, so I'm going to tell you folks about the situation, and you can just tell me what you think. I really like the restaurant where I work. I think we do excellent food, the waitstaff is generally fun to be around, I...

I bought some good balsamic vinegar yesterday, and reduced it today to keep in a squeeze bottle so I could have a quick sauce available for meats and fish. Unfortunately, I took the reduction a little further than I should have, and at room temp. it's slightly thicker than honey. It tastes...

I just grabbed a bunch of margarita stuff on a whim today, but it turned out to be a really great combination! Line your margarita glass rim with salt, and fill almost to the top with ice. Then fill with this simple mix: 6 parts Cuervo Margarita Mix 5 parts Cuerco Oranj Tequila 3 parts Triple...

I'm thinking of trying out some seafood quenelles, and I have two questions. Firstly, does anyone have a great recipe that they've used before? Second, since it's a forcemeat type of dish, I was wondering if it was a common practice, or even possible to add some sort of interior garnish to my...

Those of you who know Thomas Keller's flagship restaurant also know it's reputation for nearly impossible to get reservations, only 16 available tables, booked only 2 months in advance; I believe that they have booked their res. book 2 months in advance for about 7 years running now. I did...

Doing some baking today, mostly to get some practice decorating cakes, and I have large amount of cake left over. I was just wondering if anyone has something they like to do with their cake scraps? I was thinking maybe some sort of bread pudding, but that's not really one of my favorite...

Made this one on the fly tonight. It could just be the best dinner I've made where I didn't have a clue what I was doing. (first time making lamb, and my first successful red wine sauce ever. S+P on the lamb and seared in EVOO, finished in the oven. Sautee sliced portbella in the lamb pan...

I did some experimenting tonight and it turned out well. I think this will be a handy idea for anyone who keeps puff pastry in their freezer and needs to make a quick dessert, or for anyone who wants to make a visually appealing but very light dessert. Simply cut your puff pastry into small...

This is a pretty fun game, it plays around with your perspective by tilting the screen around. http://www.addictinggames.com/spinsprint.html My score to beat: 1490 Have fun!

I know it's ok to use a gas grill during the winter, but I didn't know if perhaps you didn't use your grill all winter but it was stored outside, if that could affect the gas in the tank? Like make it condense and flow out faster or something? I don't want my grill to blow up the first time i...

I'm planning on making my very first fish stock this sunday, and just want to make sure I have all my ducks in a row. For my base I've got about 1 lb. of shrimp shells and dungeness shells. For aromatics I've got your basic mirepoix. I'm also planning on adding thyme, and a couple of bay...

Here's a recipe I tried today for individual tiramisu servings, meant for a plated presentation. Ladyfingers: 6 eggs, separated 3 oz cornstarch 4 oz bread flour 6 oz granulated sugar few drops lemon juice Sift together cornstarch and flour. Reserve. Whip egg yolks with 2 oz sugar until light...