Posts by Gail@Flavours

I've been hearing a lot of Viking bashing lately. I've had my Viking dual-fuel (gas cooktop, electric ovens) 48" range for about 6 1/2 years now and have had only 1 service call (for a faulty igniter on one burner) in all that...

I love my Dansko clogs - "Professional" series: They're hard leather slip-on clogs, with a closed back and non-slip, ridged sole.( http://www.dansko.com/Product_Detail...020202&VID=700 )

ORIGINAL POSTING IN OTHER THREAD DATED OCT. 14/06: I made an apple pie using whole spelt flour, and coconut oil as the sole fat in the crust. The coconut oil has a similar consistency to vegetable shortening and the dough was easy to...

Hi Kittycat, Let me tell you about my experience. In 1998 at the age of 39, with a husband and 2 kids aged 11 and 7, I decided to enroll in the Culinary Management diploma program at The George Brown Chef School (a community college;...

Maran Illustrated Cooking Basics, from Maran Graphics Inc. (see www.maran.com/cooking.htm ), published in March 2006 by Thomson Course Technology PTR. A highly visual (full colour photographs) step-by-step instructional book of...

Welcome, Minerman. I hope I don't get blasted for doing this, and I know that I shouldn't be promoting my work on this forum, but... I served as the expert culinary consultant and recipe developer for Maran Illustrated Cooking Basics...

Hi Musky. Been there, done that. You're lucky to have gotten away with only a three-month renovation. When we did our renovation 3 years ago, I was without a kitchen for 15 months! Our renovation included some major work, including...

Just make sure when freezing chicken pies that the chicken has been pre-cooked before the pie was assembled. I'd be worried about the food poisoning possibilities otherwise.

When creaming the butter and sugar, never use melted butter. Soften the butter at room temperature; never heat it to soften. A hint for faster softening: cut the butter into thin slices and place each slice singly along the bottom and...

Hi again, Ballard. RAS is right - don't assume anything. If something is not called a "Bachelor of..." degree, it's NOT. Just because you'll be attending a school for the same number of years as someone pursuing a university...