Posts by BigOldDog

Cassandra, what you are proposing is to simply set up a basic kitchen for working out of your (mothers) home. People run businesses out of their home and fly under the radar all the time. Do you know how many catering companies and...

For the past 30 years I have cooked just about everything and anything. I spoil my family to extremes with food and have invested years in the kitchen with my passion for food and cooking.     The problem is I’m bored...

"How, exactly, do you equate Hollywood with the public education system?"   foodnfoto, our education system continues to grow our society’s lowest common denominator faster as a percentage than any other segment. Hollywood...

What’s really amazing is the serious garbage put out by Hollywood these days and so many still watch this crap. Talk about waste!!! Clearly our notorious education system is still hard at work to dumb down our society.  

I do use Andouille sausage but that’s not the substitute. The recipe calls for two kinds of sausage/ham (Paul Prudhommes I believe) of Andouille and Tasso.   Thanks for the feedback Mr. Pete!

Unless a recipe has serious dollar value (KFC, Coke) I never understood the desire to keep a recipe to oneself. The ability for that recipe to put money in your pocket depends more on your business acumen and desire for success then...

I have my favorite Jambalaya recipe but I have never made it with Tasso. I have always substituted with smoked sausage because I can never find Tasso. I’m considering making my own Tasso but brining a pork butt for a week, making and...

If you are spending on a high end kitchen with expensive cabinets and finishes, builder grade or mid grade appliances just doesn’t cut it. If you are building a high end kitchen, you have little choice but to purchase from one of the...

Chefedb:   I agree the high end residential ranges are not made as well as the commercial units. However, you don't want those commercial units in a residential application. Those commercial ranges put out a ton of BTU's...

Ok all you chefs and cooks out here. Where did I do wrong? I entertained a large number of people and served grilled herbed chicken cutlets as one of the meat dishes a few weeks ago. These were chicken breasts from Sam’s which I used...