Posts by Jill Reichow

Kate, it sounds to me like you are not quite ready to "settle down" to married life. No, you don't have to, nor can you realistically expect to have "worked everything out" before you get married. Being married to...

ALso you might want to check out any complaints about service and repairs. I ended up staying away from Viking after talking to some dealers and reading the web about some major repair issues that Viking has been having. And I had my...

I make my grandmothers Swedish meatballs. I too admit to more of an "that looks good" amount. My grandmothers recipe was by ratio: 3 parts good ground beef ( i use chuck or better) 1 part ground pork ...

Jodi, I had a women in my organization looked at unfavorably at an interview because she wore tie flats. What we always tell our folks who go to interview with our clients (we are a gov. contractor) is to wear good pantsuits and a...

You can adapt any pound cake recipe for a bundt pan to a loaf pan. Just butter and flour your loaf pans, pour in the batter and go. I have found the baking time to be less, so you will need to keep an eye on it, but that's it. I...

I use the Vietnamese cinnamon in baking. Love the dept it gives to baked goods. It really adds flavor to my cream of broccoli soup. You do, however, have to watch the amount you use. It's stronger than normal. I was making beer...

Penzeys. When I get home to Mpls. I hit the local Penzeys...it's like a toy store. I agree with Mezzaluna. Being able to smell and taste the spices is a bonus. I really appreciate the different cinnamons... The soup bases they have...

alexia, my thought is that you over creamed the butter. Most of the recipes that I have for a processor state that you should only PULSE the ingredients so that you don't over mix or over heat the batter. I have a Cuisinart Super Pro...

Phil, that's the one complaint I have about my Dacor is that the recommendation for theshelves in the oven is to remove them when running the self clean cycle. And yes, you need a commercial hood for these stoves Our general...

I have the Dacor 6 burner 30" gas cooktop with the electric convection oven with the gas broiler. The burners are sealed and cleanup is quick. The low burner heat is easy to control and for the extremely low temp it comes with a...