Posts by marzipan

Can I add a vote for "yuck" on lard in icing? I know some people claim they cannot taste a difference between lard and shortening, but trust me, some of us can. IMHO, it tastes meaty and almost kind of rancid. Others...

omg... i wish i could've seen the look on your face- it must have been priceless!

Last place I waited tables, 15% went to the bussers; 5 - 10% went to the bartender, and 10% went to the food runners. It always pissed me off- In theory, if I've had a good night, and brought in, say $300 in tips, to share 35% would...

I was in Brookstone the other day, and saw yet another priceless and useless gift idea...and it gave me quite a giggle. A stainless steel "to go" coffee mug that requires batteries and has a little propeller at the bottom of...

Actually... I usually do an almond crust on my cherry clafoutis. it's delicious. oh, man, now i'm craving cherries.

The 'worst kitchen mistake' thread got me thinking... My worst happened when I was waiting tables. We were so far in the weeds it was unbelievable, one busser and one dishwasher had quit, and the food scraper was nowhere to be found....

Okay... here's what I've been told about the various KA's, from a friend of mine who works at Williams Sonoma, who is a self-styled KA Groupie. There are a few basic models: the Classic, The UltraPower, the Heavy Duty, the Epicurean,...

My brother just called and said he's looking into buying a juicer, and wanted to know if I had any recomendations. His top choice at the moment is the Juiceman Jr. Anyone have any comments on the Juiceman? He's a guy who hates to...

I spoke with some folks from LCB, hoping they could clarify, and I was told that the schools in the US are not LCB campuses, but culinary academies that use the LCB curricula. And it was hinted that these schools pay dearly for the...

Maybe it's just my socialist tendancies and my strong belief in human rights, but I think the macho "if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen" attitudes are very detrimental to the profession. Sure, we love the...