Home Cooking

This SO has requested Shepherd's Pie. I've found some recipes, but don't have a good feel for what would be good. Some start with raw ground lamb and others use cooked minced lamb -- some have veg...

since it's easier to cook on some nights than others, I've found in the winter it's nice to have some pre-made soups in the freezer that can be defrosted and served. I have a curried butternut squ...

I am a really inexperienced, not-so-good cook. Yet, I need to do a Christmas dinner for our (small) family. We are tired of the ham, mashed potatoes and peas ritual. I would highly appreciate an...

I have a pound or so of French lentils and I'd like to make soup---can I substitute them for green lentils? Or do any of you have a good recipe for soup made with French lentils.

I have a recipe for cookies that are supposed to puff up then crackle. Mine puff up but then they completely deflate into flat cookies. They're light as a feather and very thin. I tried baking w...

i made a very simple yet delicious short rib recipe last night which was provided from a past chowhound thread (Thanks to Fidelixi). I am having a dinner party next weekend and want to serve th...

We are having a holiday party this weekend, and were thinking it would be nostalgic and fun to set people up (in teams, no less - we can get pretty competitive!!) with ingredients for gingerbread h...

looking or serving suggetions, recipies etc. for this intresting fruit that i no litle about.

I often use up leftover chicken, turkey, steak in quesadillas made with flour tortillas. I have some corn tortillas I need to use up and some roast chicken looking for a home. Think corn tortilla...

My roomamte and I got a couple of buddha's hand citrons (fingered citron) at the food bank and are wondering what to do with them. The lady there said put a chunk in soup or stew. (when I said, "...

I'm wondering what people think of the complete meat cookbook by Bruce Aidell. It seems good for information on, well, meat, but how good are the recipes?

My last few batches of polenta have stripped a fair portion of the enamel off the bottom of my cast iron dutch oven. My fault for buying one from the Martha Stewart Collection at KMart, I guess. ...

I have really enjoyed the lime tree we planted when we moved into our new home last year, but the SoCal season is ending and I haven't been able to keep up with the crop. What interesting things c...

I have a 9.5 pound capon in the freezer that I would like to make for a Channukah dinner next weekend. Although I've roasted plenty of chicken, I have no experience stuffing birds in general, and ...

i say the rant on the general board which got me thinking how much i love this dish. any hounds have a great recipie?

I have some beautiful red snapper filets for use tonight that I had my fish guy cut right off the newly-deceased fish. Good ideas that are light (not fried) and using pantry ingredients?

Well, I just got home and found a new cuisinart food processor on my front porch. An early xmas present from my folks. I had just picked up the ingredients for my grandmother's chicken and noodle...

Holidays are coming, and I have a relative who every year looks forward to my gift - a bunch of home cooked meals that I put in individual containers for her to freeze and microwave anytime she nee...

The mediterranean market near my house carries Israeli Couscous, but the packages don't have directions. Do I have to make this in a double boiler or can I make it in my no frills rice cooker or in...

Hiya Hounds! Love to have the quintessential recipe for Shepherd's Pie...there is a lot on the web, but I do not know which sites to trust. Thanks! ~Matthew