Posts by lauriestroupe

I'm planning a blog post about chili. If you would like to submit your favorite chili recipe, I'd be glad to include a short bio and link to your website. laurie@cobalt-world.com cobalt-world.com/blog/

I didn't use a thermometer, but I think that it probably got too cold as I went along. The recipe was 9 cups of powdered sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup corn syrup, vanilla extract and almond extract. I heated it in the top of a...

We had an afternoon tea, so we made tea, coffee, apricot-cream cheese scones, lemon curd, my favorite tea sandwiches (cream cheese, bleu cheese, pecans, mayo, worcestershire sauce, and onion flakes on marble rye), cucumber sandwiches,...

Thai Spring rolls Pad Kee Mao - chicken - hot - no tomatoes sticky rice with coconut custard or real coconut ice cream Now I'm hungry . . .

Rabbit poo is the very best, in my opinion. As long as it is not mixed with hay, straw, or shavings, it is a cold manure and does not need to be composted before you use it. If you have it mixed, then do take the time to compost it....

I grow everything organically and had no problems with pests on the basil. It was easy to grow. The only thing to remember about basil is to keep pinching. Once it goes to seed, harvest is over. We're past our last frost date here,...

I just made petites fours for an afternoon tea. The recipe called for pouring the fondant over twice, but the result was so sweet that - unlike Lays potato chips - you could eat just one, and only one. What did I do wrong? Also,...

Hello, I'm really looking forward to being part of this forum. I'm no chef, but I am adventurous and love to try new things. I'm not afraid to attempt anything except fish. I'm afraid I learned everything I know about chefs and...