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by Caitlin McGrath 1 day 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...

by LulusMom 1 day 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...

Any secrets to making a moist falafel? I've been making them from scratch lately, they aren't bad but I want them to be more moist? More onion? Baking soda? Thanks

by sweet100s 3 days 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 ...

I've made really delicious ribs with a homemade barbecue sauce in the past via a recipe where one of the ingredients was light/dark molasses. This one time I was at a friend's cottage and was asked...

by MelMM 21 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...

by MidwesternerTT 23 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 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!

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 sweet100s 9 hours ago

Trader Joe's Santa Maria Tri Tip = my fave steak Great flavor. Less fat than Rib Eye my second favd. Delicious leftovers warmed to room temp or barely warm in salads. What I do: - Buy ...

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

Welcome to May 2019 Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from the following chapters of NIGELLA KITCHEN: CHICKEN AND ITS PLACE IN MY KITCHEN, p. 220 A D...

Welcome to May 2019 Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from the following chapters of NIGELLA KITCHEN: WHAT'S FOR SUPPER?, p. 22 HURRY UP! I'M HUNGRY!,...

by phofiend 8 days ago

Look what my brother gifted me! Any ideas?

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...

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...

Welcome to May 2019 Cookbook of the Month! Please use this thread to post reports on recipes from the following chapters of NIGELLA KITCHEN: COOK IT BETTER p. 126 MY SWEET SOLUTION, p. 156 ...

by The Chowhound Team 26 days ago

We're so excited to welcome Anna Francese Gass to our Table Talk series. Anna, a native of Rhode Island living in New York City and alumni of the French Culinary Institute, has always maintained...

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...