Home Cooking

I want to make some sort of Cheesy potato casserole jalapeno, so I need some opinions. I was thinking of either some version of scalloped/au gratin, or with shredded potatoes. First, all th...

by sweet100s 1 day ago

I have been saving empty jars of olives and pickles for some unknown reason in the fridge. Could I use the Olive juice to brine a pork tenderloin before sous vide? How dilute would I need to ...

by MidwesternerTT 22 days ago

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

by L.Nightshade 6 years ago

This month we will be cooking Risotto. It was a tight race, but risotto edged out the competition. If you'd like to view the voting thread, click here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/887928 ...

by Caitlin McGrath 5 months ago

Here's the place to share those great cookbook deals that come up for ebook versions in various formats this year. These deals seem to go by so fast, so just a reminder the sale might be over by th...

by LulusMom 6 hours ago

It’s nomination time here at Dish of the Month! What dish sounds especially exciting to cook together this month? So many interesting nominations in the past year that came close to being Dish of t...

Welcome to another Cookbook of the Month (COTM) vote! We are ready for summer! Out of the 36(!) books nominated, our top two vote getters (with 9 and 13 votes respectively) are: MARGARITAVILLE and...

Here's where we help each other decide "What's for Dinner,” celebrate (or commiserate about) our nightly dinner results, and share recipes - with our modifications noted. What's for Dinner? Phot...

by Caitlin McGrath 13 hours ago

Welcome to the voting round for our Summer 2019 COTM Cocktail Companion! This year saw a record 19 individual titles nominated, but two books emerged with the most nominations, and they are both pe...

Mother's Day and more! Whatcha got in the oven?

by L.Nightshade 3 months ago

Welcome to the Home Cooking DOTM reporting thread for March 2019. This month we’ll be making WAFFLES! To see how we got here, you can take a peek at the nomination thread: https://www.chowhound....

by MelMM 24 days ago

The nominations are tallied and now it is time to vote on our May Dish of the Month. To see the full nomination process, check out the thread here: https://www.chowhound.com/post/home-cooking-dish-...

by MelMM 1 month ago

It is April, and where I am, we've definitely been having April showers. Or more accurately, thunderstorms. I'm looking forward to less drama in the weather department in May. And what will be on t...

by MelMM 20 days ago

Welcome to the May 2019 Dish of the Month reporting thread! Our dish for May will be LEGUME SALADS. This is a category that includes iconic American dishes like three-bean salad and Texas caviar...

Welcome to April 2019 Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from the following chapters of SALT, FAT, ACID, HEAT: SAUCES, p. 358 BUTTER-AND-FLOUR DOUGHS, p...

by Caitlin McGrath 7 days ago

Roll up your bartending sleeves and get out your shakers, for another summer means it's time once again to collectively drink our way through a cocktail book! To nominate a book and have your no...

Welcome to May 2019 Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from the following chapters of NIGELLA KITCHEN: THE SOLACE OF STIRRING, page 350 THE BONE COLLECT...

by Caitlin McGrath 3 months ago

What's on your spring cookbook agenda? I've been pretty successful recently in holding off on new books (I need to give more time to what I already own), but I trust you all will tempt me soon enough!

I was lucky enough to eat the seafood scampi at Da U Batti (in Santa Margherita Ligure) last summer. I can't get it out of my mind. If anyone can provide an approximate recipe for the dish I woul...

by Caitlin McGrath 1 year ago

Welcome to the reporting thread for the Winter BCOTM, CLASSIC GERMAN BAKING by Luisa Weiss. We'll be baking together from this book in December 2017 and January and February 2018. HOW TO POST RE...