Posts by tanksagain

its used for coffee and tea here. Basically half milk and half cream.

"estimate or do a practice run to figure out how much labor hours are required, then figure out your food cost. Total that number up, divide it by the number of guests and multiply by at least three." okay, I might be having...

I'm starting to have people ask me about catering their events! Cool! I have a couple of questions. 1 How do you figure out how many hors d'euvres would you need for a housewarming party for 20 people. 2. How do you figure out how...

Thanks for your ideas! I'm thinking of starting with amuse bouche, then a salad, soup, the entree (marengo or filet mignon, not sure) and ending with cherries jubilee. What type of vegetables would go well? thanks

I've invited my boss and his wife over for dinner in the new year. I'm a pretty good cook and love trying new recipes. I know my boss has a real appreciation of good food and good times. So, I'm working on the menu. I love to cook so I...

Thanks for your response. So its okay, even preferable to use fresh, excellent. Nutmegman= gingerbread man made with nutmeg of which I have many many jars. lol.

Can fresh ginger be used in place of powdered ginger. I've left it too long and all the stores are out of ginger. Must be lots of people out there making gingerbread cookies. houses. men etc. So, would I chop some ginger-root up , dry...

I plan to soak them in rum until they absorb it all prior to putting in the jars anyway. The air borne bacteria is what I am worried about, as you pointed out. This is why I want to do the canning process, I thought it would kill all...

I've decided to make Christmas gifts this year instead of buying them for my parents. They live across the country. I going to send them jars of goodies.. crabapple jelly, cranberry chutney, spiced pecans, chocolate truffles, each...