Posts by Cathy Stapleton

Thanks for all the input - it's interesting to hear the different views on this subject. I'll probably just continue to do what I've been doing - the method that they always warn against you using. That being: taking it out to thaw...

I don't know if this question has been tackled before, but I can't seem to find this subject doing a search of the message board. I'm wondering how many of you actually thaw your meat items out in the refridgerator? This is because...

They might not even recognize them as tomato plants once they're pretty much fully grown if they're like some of the cops in Vancouver, BC. A few years ago there was an elderly man growing tomatoes on his meshed-in porch. Someone...

LOL o LOL Problem is, now I can't get that Monty Python routine out of my head. Now here's one of my faves that actually appears in a cookbook. It's from the Westcoast Celebrity Cookbook printed in Vancouver Canada in 1985 with...

I posted this to another message board so I thought I'd check here and see if the subject had ever come up here. I can't seem to find a recipe for these after doing a search so I thought I'd post the recipe here as well. These are...

I think the beet is strictly to add just a subtle amount of flavour since it is only covered in boiling water and set aside for a period of time. Then the halved beet is just tossed away. It's function seems to be quite negligible, but...

No, I'm not British, but I do have a significant portion of my roots in Great Britain. My father's parents were both born in the UK, my grandfather was from a place called Risley-Beds in England. And my grandmother was born in...

Here in British Columbia we have a city called Grand Forks. Grand Forks is the home to a thriving Doukhabor community. A group of Doukhabor women run a restaurant in town where they serve all manner of fabulous Doukhabor dishes. One...

Hi Mezzaluna, What do I like to cook? Nothing all that fancy - just plain old "down-home" style cooking mainly. Things that fall into the category of "Comfort Food". Like the Almost Cabbage Rolls recipe I posted...

I just registered yesterday and thought maybe I should post something here. I'm not a professional cook, I just enjoy cooking. I also like to read - lots. I work part-time as a book store clerk, and I'm currently writing a novel...