Posts by monk

Greetings - I have read that green peppercorns come freeze-dried, packed in brine, or packed in oil.  I have read opinions that one should never use the freeze-dried, and the 'best' are those packed in oil (French made; I have...

Greetings - I have not been able to find enough online constructive reviews, nor a recipe index for, the Blue Tomato cookbook released approximately in Jan 2011.  Any help would be appreciated. 

Thanks very much Panini - I was clueless after many online searches!  

Why does the recipe for champagne biscuits in "The French Cookie Book" use vaseline to coat the molds?  The idea doesn't appeal to me for health concerns - is there a 'safer' substitute?  Was the point of using vaseline...

Greetings -   For weeks I have tried to find a source for Italian dried pasta that provides more than the 'typical' shapes (flat noodles, angel hair, elbows, penne, ziti.)  I'm referring to the dozens of smaller dried...

Greetings -  Two weekends ago I roasted several racks of 'wild boar' for a wine dinner, and later used the trimmings and roasted bones to make a stock.  The racks were seasoned with just a simple dry 'game' rub, so I used a...

Greetings -I have spent lots of online time trying to find covered earthenware/stoneware crocks, in the 1 to 3 quart range, to store my duck confit.  Seems all I can locate are crocks with no lids, or 'handmade' covered crocks...

Greetings - I was reading over Italian recipes, and noticed the Timpano recipe from the film "Big Night" lines the bowl with a pasta dough, while other references states the bowl is lined with puff pastry dough, or,...

Alas Andydude - The bookseller notified me that since the book is 'overweight' (a mere 1.25 Kilos,) they needed more money for postage. My total cost for a book costing around 14 British pounds then jumped to 54 British pounds?!! That's...

Hello Petals - Thanks very much for the book titles - I am familiar with, and have used recipes from both. Hello Andydude - I owe you big time - your link to the Spanish bookstore was exactly what I was looking for (I'm at a loss as...