Posts by deltadoc

I've spent 50+ years learning to cook. I'm a 280lb guy who loves to eat gourmet.  I make my own stocks per Escoffier, but I'm tellin' ya, no matter how good they taste and smell, there's no way I could eat them without some...

The true secret to controlling diabetes is glucose control.  Insulin is secreted by the B-cells of the pancreas.  Some diabetics secrete very little insulin, and others secret more just not quite enough.  The B-cells...

I've drunk a lot of red wine, mostly cabernets, sometimes blends especially from Australia (I know a guy there who really REALLY is into red wine).   But the most important thing I've learned over the years is no...

In the end, we really are not at the top of the food chain.  The worms are.  They eat us all eventually, and if not worms then some fungi or other living rot will get us.   So I guess ethics or morality or respect...

Actually, if you want tenderloin filets you won't end up with any porterhouses.  T-bones have such a little bit of tenderloin on them, I think that you're basically getting the tail end of the whole tenderloin...

When I was very young, we lived next to the only farm within the city limits of Davenport.  The first time I saw them take a u-shaped pointed neck holder and nail the chicken's head to a stump, and then chopped off the head I...

I buy blocks of Mozzarella and cut them into roughly 1   lb chunks, Vacuum seal them with my Vacuum sealer, and keep them in the freezer.  Years later, they still taste (once you thaw them out) as good as the day I...

I would just take some arrowroot or cornstarch add a couple tbsp to a small cup and stir vigorously with about the same amount of water.   Add this slowly to your sauce while it is still "runny".  Bring to a...

KY is right.  Acid reflux is actually GERD (Gastro esophageal reflux disease) and if it occurs on a regular basis, is usually has something to do with the valve that separates the esophagus from the stomach.  The esophagus is...

No virus alerts.   Windows 98SE Clamwin antivirus software (does not actively monitor, it has to be manually run) Note:  Cheftalk.com runs WAY slower than it used to on my system.   doc