Posts by Penguin

As a home cook I make large batches of caramelized onions, then freeze them flat in quart size ziplock bags.  They freeze great and you can easily break off a chunk.  I generally break off a 2 inch chunk of onion, finely dice...

I usually cook several pizzas all in one night.  We eat one fresh out of the oven for dinner, then slice the remaining pizza's and freeze them already cooked.  When we need a quick meal from the freezer, I pull out a few...

I experimented with a bread maker for a year with new recipes each month and disliked everything I made. I felt like it didn’t do a good enough job kneading the dough- I could taste milk, flour, yeast- not bread. I gave it away...

I have been very pleased with my Cuisinart with the freezer bowl as well.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I didn't mean to cause offense, I was just curious on your experience and thoughts with the ingredients.

Chefhow, but wouldn't you agree it's the free glutamic acid in MSG that is the important ingredient not the sodium. With AYE containing as much as 30% free glutamic acid, why wouldn't you classify them as the same thing? I believe the...

We don’t care for dark meat and to keep the dinner simple this Thanksgiving, I purchased a free range turkey this year with nothing added to it. I had the butcher remove the wings and legs so I just have the breast remaining. I’m...

Here is a link for a great cupcake recipe that is dairy free and egg free. I've heard that gluten free flours work very well in the recipe too but personally haven't tried it gluten free. I also don't use Splenda but assume it could...

Thank you so much for the direction on how to use the poolish piece for future loaves, I'll give this a try next week. Glad to hear the feedback has helped, however "intelligent feedback" is a bit of an overstatement. I'm...

I have been making this bread recipe twice a month for the past several months and it has turned into my favorite dough to work with and my favorite to eat (even passing up Peter Reinhart’s bagel recipe). The dough is so soft and...