Posts by bubbamom

My tried and true recipe is twice as much water as rice. Bring to boil, cover and reduce heat (to just above simmer) for 14 minutes. ;)

i've often made potitsa (and an "Americanized" version) using "whole" poppy seeds and and have never ground the poppy seeds.

Depends on the price range you were planning to spend. I can't address commercial ranges, but after almost 20 years with a convection oven, I'd recommend one any day. We had a Caloric combination (gas) microwave/convection oven (no...

Thanks for your help, but my concern is the same as yours about loosing the flavor. On the other hand, it's unusable as "bacon" this way so will probably give it a try. I'm planning on making some lentil soup this weekend, ...

We received a slab of Virginia cured bacon as a gift and were warned that it was salty. Well, salty doesn't begin to cover it! How do I use this - can the saltiness be cut by soaking in cold water or ??? Any help you could give...

Cover the pan briefly after folding. This holds the heat in and finishes the cooking. If you ever seen/used the hinged omlet pans, that's what you're doing when you "close the pan halfs".

thanks for all the info. I saw bok choy at our local farm stand last weekend and it looked sooooo good and there is only just so much stir fry my dh and i can eat so... was trying to think of other possibilities.

1 lb fresh mushrooms (35-40) 1/4 C celery, finely chopped 2 T onion, finely chopped 2T red bell pepper, finely chopped 1/2 lb crab claw meat 2 C oyster crackers, crushed 1/2 C cheddar cheese, shredded 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/2...

Can I use bok choy to make cabbage rolls rather than traditional cabbabe?

My sympathy on your losses. Let the good memories carry you thru. In the meanwhile ...get to Dad's bedside and establish communication with his doc's and caregivers.