Home Cooking

The fruitcake recipe says to wrap the fruitcake in brandy-soaked cheesecloth, and then to re-moisten the cheesecloth occasionally with more brandy. But it doesn't say when to leave off? Anyway, ...

by MidwesternerTT 12 days ago

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

I saw this recipe (calls also for corn tortillas and garlic; can't remember the rest but not complex at all) and ordered the canned sauces. Then had second thoughts. I once bought green enchilada...

by MonicaMadeIt 30 days ago

This is the reporting thread for the following chapters of Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food by Julia Turshen. Eleven Chicken Recipes (pg 75-98) Eleven Soups & Stews (pg 99-...

by Amandarama 30 days ago

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...

It's one of my favorite Thanksgiving leftover dishes, or any time of the year really. A fresh turkey sandwich, good bread, tasty dressing. Something on the side, perhaps. How do you like it?

by MidwesternerTT 11 days ago

It’s nomination time here at Dish of the Month. What dish sounds especially inviting to cook together this month? What would make best use of our time and increase our talent? Let’s try to suggest ...

by hirsheys 1 month ago

Welcome to our DOTM reporting thread for November 2021. Our dish this month is French Fries. French fries are a dish that usually consists of potatoes that are cut into even strips, then deep-fried...

by herby 8 years ago

LNightshade provided links to the previous DOTMs and I thought that the list below in a form of individual posts with links to previous DOTM will be easier to maintain as well as useful to all DOTM...

by MidwesternerTT 3 days ago

Welcome to the voting thread for the Home Cooking Dish of the Month (“DOTM”) for December 2021. The purpose of this thread is to cast votes to choose a dish that we as a community can cook and repo...

I hesitated asking a dumb question like this, but here goes. I'm just looking to prepare Ree Drummonds simple chili recipe, but I'm out of tomato sauce. What do you think of substituting a jar ...

So how was your Thanksgiving? Good, bad and ugly? Any no shows? Raw mashed potatoes? Turkey on fire??????????? My Thanksgiving was a success! Even though it was held at my house, I didn't d...

by Caitlin McGrath 11 months ago

The vagaries of 2020 didn’t stop the new-cookbooks pipeline, and surely 2021 will be no different. And then there are all the thousands that have come before, but are new to each of us. What cookin...

by MonicaMadeIt 30 days ago

This is the reporting thread for the first 3 chapters of Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food by Julia Turshen. Eleven Weeknight Go-Tos (pg 1-22) Eleven Make-Ahead Mains (pg 23...

Stock doesn't gel. I used 2 pounds of animal (whole chicken, in this case - quartered plus carcass and neck) per quart of water (about 1:1 by weight, which is what I read is the generally accepted...

I've never been able to duplicate the battered chicken (or pork) pieces like the ones I get (or used to get) at good Chinese restaurants. Besides being shatteringly crispy they have a layer that's ...

by MidwesternerTT 9 months ago

Over on the Weekly Menu Planning discussion we noticed many of us have items purchased a year ago, at the start of the pandemic, that are lingering in freezer or pantry. It's an ongoing situation ...

Hey Guys! With Chanukah coming up, I figured I'd crowdsource tips for cooking brisket. Favorite recipes? Tricks to keep it moist? Thanks!

My 10-year old niece has requested a baking book for Christmas. Her parents don’t really bake. I’d like to get her a book and a few items to accompany the book. Do any of you with kids have any r...