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I just read about some Canadian's experience recently with their butter being hard and not spreadable at room temperature. This may be due to palm oil components making its way into the food chain ...

by Melanie Wong 2 months ago

" . . . But the Jamaican beef patty of Toronto differs from patties elsewhere both in style and, because of 1985’s Patty Wars, in name: in Jamaica they are simply 'patties,' while in Toronto, they ...

by islandmermaid 2 months ago

Our next cookbook of the month will be Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Marton. We can use this thread to share our excitement, questions, and thou...

There were a lot of great suggestions on my previous post .Here’s what happened. I liked the look of the Farberware and got a Farberware 3 set of stainless steel bowls, very good used condition,...

I know it isn't technically spring but it will be here before we know it. And we haven't kept up with making deals threads. Anyway, Thermoworks is having a closeout sale on their white Thermope...

Costco built a gigantic chicken processing plant in Nebraska recently. Lincoln Premium Poultry produces a significant percentage of Costco's raw chicken and they air chill all their products. I som...

I have a multi-function hand mixer that is on it's last leg. I am planning to get a hand mixer again. Unclear if I go for one of the $20-30 type or splurge on a $70-100 one. I already have a ...

by MidwesternerTT 2 months ago

Let’s use this thread to share concise weekly dinner menus for each week in March. It's helpful if you can include your location and how many people you are feeding. Links to recipes are always app...

My mother used to make Chicken Paprikas when I was a little girl, using by Hungarian grandmother's recipe. My mom would buy her paprika at the neighborhood grocery store-- I think it was made by Du...

I got these rolls (see photo) from my local Vietnamese market, first time I've ever seen them. They are roll-ups, rice paper and bits of dried shrimp. If I eat them straight or with just dunking ...

I’ve had this set of Mundial Olivier Anquier steak knives. But I am looking to either sell these, and replace with something else, or simply add to what I already have. I found a set of Wolf Gourme...

Watched an episode of actor/culinary enthusiast Stanley Tucci Searching for Italy on CNN and it was mouthwatering all the way thru. His visit to Rome included preparation of 'vera' Carbonara, and A...

Just saw this nice video of a top level restaurant using a raw cast iron Skeppshult grill pan. What’s your thoughts on grill pans in general ? Do you use it or not ? I find a grill pan nice t...

Although I often buy shellfish that is frozen I have never bought fish out of the freezer. I need help in locating high quality frozen fish at one of the above noted retailers which are close to m...

Let’s see if I can make this in a clear way (in my second language). When I use the lowest flame on the widest burner on my Ilve gas stove it sometimes gets to hot. For example, when I sear roast m...

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W5sW1Bt3xQ3OraYlfDb7miL3IVTTibuA?usp=sharing applied three layers of oil (each time I added is when the oil stopped smoking) i thought it was OK, but t...

I've been baking a lot of sourdough and rye bread, and I bought a ceramic dutch oven and I get much better oven spring with it. But a lot of recipes just want you to bake it on a parchment, with we...

So I regularly buy a certain organic brand of garlic at my local Shoprite (NJ grocery store chain). Last month when I bought it I noticed that the garlic came from Spain instead of Mexico, where it...

that is apparently only called "bean curd w/ seafood royal style" at one particular restaurant (Congee Village, NYC). Hopefully the Chinese name will mean something to someone. It's cubes of tofu w...

by islandmermaid 2 months ago

Welcome to another Cookbook of the Month (COTM) vote! Here are our nominees! I included links to a profile on each author. ☆Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking by Ton...