Posts by Grumio

Any opinions on Indian mango puree? It's sweetened & must be cooked at least somewhat, since it's canned, but I think it has terrific concentrated mango flavor. Can of coconut milk, some mango puree, some simple syrup & bit of...

If I have a question, I'll try to research it myself. If that doesn't work, I'll ask it here. There will never be a perfect fit between home cooks & professionals, but I want to hear from both, & this is the only place I know...

Pate a choux, possibly? It's a semi-cooked dough of water, butter, flour & eggs used to make cream puffs, eclairs, churros, etc. It's very simple & quick. It rises by steam, though, & I don't know if pan-frying would make...

I recently discovered how dangerously easy it is to make lemon curd in the microwave, & thence to passionfruit curd, & given my also recent discovery of pomegranate molasses & purchase of a tart pan, a pomegranate curd tart...

I've had great results making brown stock with with turkey necks. I can usually get them for a dollar a pound. Lots of collagen, & enough meat for flavor. It will cook down to a very nice glace de... turkey, too (which does not...

tyvm, bdl, I shall pick some up today. Practically every pastry recipe I've seen that mentions lard says something to the effect of, lard is really great, but nobody uses lard anymore, oh well... & then goes on to say nothing about...

The "no cheese with seafood" rule was one of those I decided to ignore as soon as I heard it...

And then there's the brilliant idea of using vodka in pie crust - Cook's Illustrated ran a recipe for vodka pie crust a little while back. Alcohol + flour doesn't create gluten, so you can get away with a little more liquid. Google it.

I've been meaning to give lard a whirl for a while now, but had heard that you need to get leaf lard, from the fat around the kidneys, & that standard supermarket lard was made from any ol' pig fat & would not make good...

A while ago I got my sister to start making stock & saving bones & scraps & such in the freezer. One night after some Italian food, my teenage niece (also a fine cook) had table clearing duty, & from the kitchen - -Mom,...