Posts by amazingrace

I'm glad you were able to control yourself so well.  But now you can tell me what that did to the scallops, aside from ruining the sear, as well as their visual appeal.  I'm wondering if the sudden shock of steam...

This one has popped up recently,  and it's very irritating to me:   "Suddenly the light bulb went OFF in my head, and I had a great idea".   Who started that?  When I get a great idea,  a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ishbel  Don't know whether it's just Scotland - but the inability to spell definitely correctly. I even HEAR it spoken as DEFINATELY! n And lots of my students use that spelling in...

After.  I didn't want to mess with the lovely sear on them. 

Yesterday HubbyDearest and I were grocery shopping.  He said "I like scallops,  but you never make them".  I replied that I had never cooked them in my entire life [68 years],  but I'm willing to...

Other irritations:  1. Saying rout, when meaning route.    "What route [root] did the general take to rout [rowt] the enemy?"   2. Data is not datta.   

Quote: Originally Posted by KYHeirloomer  BTW, props for using affects correctly.   Grammer aside, I just can't keep up with today's abbreviations and meanings.   This one has been...

Chefsprout, welcome.  Your plan to make do for a while has merit.  For one thing,  you may discover that the appliances already in place may serve you well enough until you are able to do an entire kitchen re-do. ...

The stainless is superior for several reasons.  Not only is there risk for the nylon melting,  but the nylon does not have the stability needed for some functions.  If you are lifting something from a boiling caldron,...

It's not likely we'll ever be able to change any of the bad habits that have taken root, blossomed and are now casting their vile seeds everywhere,  including in mass media where one would rightly expect to see correct grammar,...