Posts by gobblygook

Checking to see if I have this right.  If not, please correct me.   Fatback is from the area around the spine of the pig.   Salt pork and "back bacon" are made from fatback.  The difference being that salt...

Could the lima beans be "shocked" into being brighter?    Quote: Originally Posted by pinkykaz  On - Fried Pecan Catfish w/ fresh tartar & Green Onion & Chili Remoulade w/ fresh hush puppies and...

To be clear, "domino's" isn't what he was referring to when he said "pizzeria".  Grande offers a premium product and marketing collateral to their customers.  They can buy Grande without plastering it all over the place, but...

I'm no expert, self-acclaimed or otherwise.  If you take a dried pasta, cook it until no longer crunchy, but still overly firm, pull it out of the pasta water and put in into the sauce (at a simmer) after a brief pause for...

McDonald's fries come from the McDonald's processor.  Everything is done to the fries except the final fry before they ever get to the restaurant.   Quote: Originally Posted by Chefross  I question you...

The reason I'm trying to avoid "cajun" recipes is that they tend to be either fried or a stew preparation.  There is a chain (in TX at least) called Razoo's.  While the food is acceptable, it feels like everything is breaded...

I'm specifically trying to avoid "cajun" recipes.  So far, all I'm finding is frying chunks of meat or being part of a stew concoction.  I'm looking for ideas where alligator can be the "star" of the plate.  I'm really...

I'm not sure if my mind-wandering will be useful, but I'll give it a shot.   Bacon seems to have two general purposes.  The first is a crispiness that just isn't achieved with other meats, and the second is the fat. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by kaneohegirlinaz  I was going to say something along the same lines about the womens' brazier!!  Only a man could have dreamt that torture trap up!!...

I've seen fried rice noodles as a garnish for several different Asian-style dishes.  Way back when, Olive Garden made pasta in-house (at least some of it).  When they added the spinach artichoke dip, they used "fried...