Good stuff iplay and DC. I love mushrooms and use them often in my cream sauces, but I too never thought of working them over like that. Sounds like that would be delicious. I'll give some of these ideas a...
I had a ridiculous craving for spaghetti carbonara the other day. The wife is a vegetarian, so normally I don't make it at the house because I just don't enjoy carbonara without the pork.
I decided to try it with...
I love purees. For me, it's a chance to create something delicious but serving a subordinate role in the dish. For example, I'll sometimes make Indian dishes and put them on a bed of some kind of puree. I made a...
Thanks all. I managed to make it through the evening, and the lasagna was a hit with the wife. I created a simple tomato sauce with shallots, diced portobellos and some white wine (Sauvignon Blanc -- love cooking with a...
For me, probably the stick blender. Coupled with a good sieve, I make sauces, soups, dressings and other emulsions very quickly. For most everything else, I just do it by hand.
Dough only takes me a few...
Thanks to the both of you. Agree on all points, so I think what my best direction will be is to simply continue as I normally would, especially since I'm going with a tomato sauce this time. Also, the plastic wrap + foil...
Greetings folks,
I make fresh pasta a few times a week. Usually a hand-cut pappardelle, ravioli or something baked. My last attempt at fresh lasagna resulted in pasta that was far too dry around the edges....
A pressure cooker is your best friend. I cook a ton of Indian food, and so beans, peas, lentils, etc. are part fo our daily diet. Without the pressure cooker, we'd be there forever.
You can get through peas,...
This was a French goat cheese. How does chevre differ?
I'm still curious why it doesn't melt well, so I can understand before I make the mistake on another type of cheese. Is it the fatty acids that are...
Evening everyone,
I had some tired vegetables that I needed to do something with, so I whipped up some fusilli with a goat cheese cream sauce and roasted vegetables. The flavor was fantastic, but the goat cheese came...
