Posts by CaboSailor

Last night I braised a chuck steak in a Martha Stewart enameled castiron dutch oven (7qt).  When I went to wash it I noticed an area about the size of a quarter where the enamel is separating from the iron on the bottom.  I...

Many years ago I had a high carbon steel omelete pan that I carefully seasoned and I loved it.  Somewhere along the line the rascal disappeared.    I had no idea they were actually still available and not simply gone...

Much to my embarrassment I was preparing an omelet for a house guest and it insisted on sticking, and I mean sticking in the pan.  No excuse, I knew the pan was shot.  Time for a new one.    Non-stick teflon...

Ours is done in the slow cooker and finished in the oven with a mustard glaze.We never have had to worry about leftovers but then again I doubt there are many, if any, leftovers from the recipes posted above.  Rich

Hmmm, smoked mashed?I suppose I would cook the potatos first and then put them into my stovetop smoker for say.... 10 min.  For a first attempt I would probably go with the ol'standby of hickory.  Perhaps garnish with chives...

My first was The Frugal Gourmet by Jeff Smith.  I got it when I realized I could cook something decent in the same amount of time that a pre-microwave TV dinner took.

I  use a program called Big Oven.  It lets me type in a recipe, import it from the web, or import from my printer which works as a scanner.  To import from the web, I bring the recipe up on screen and highlight it, right...

I've made Yorkshire pudding both in the pan and in popover forms.  I think I prefer the popover mode because there is more of the crispy crust and they don't seem to deflate as badly as the pan version.  Either way, its always...

This has me wondering.  I grow a fair amount of herbs at home because of the wonderful flavor.  However, those I tried to freeze turned out so dry that I stopped doing that.  What I think I'll try is using my foodsaver to...

Missyjean,I'll add to the hype.  We have a Zo and although I don't use it, my lady is the bake mistress of the house,  she absolutely loves it.  In fact she wants the smaller version to put on our boat.  Don't worry...