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Sumer is a-cumen in
Summertime, and the weather's getting warmer, which means it's a great time for sandwiches. Here's a chicken sandwich I've recently come up with. Like most of what I cook, it's pretty easy to customize it with whatever you've got on hand, your own personal tastes, number of helpings, etc. What I describe below is what I whip up for me and my ( Read more... ) -
Getting ready the night before
As I mentioned earlier, I'm making pot roast stew in my CrockPot, and that got me thinking about what kinds of prep you can do the night before versus what has to wait until it's time to throw everything into the pot. Here's my list:- Beef: The night before, check for excess fat, nasty-looking gristle, anything like that. Add spices and herbs ( Read more... )
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Vegan Tacos
So in the quest for something to eat tonight, I threw this together in a couple minutes and it turned out really well, I think. So, I thought I'd share ( Read more... ) -
Advice for a complete noob....
I had a gift voucher that was about to expire, so we popped down to the store and picked me up a slow cooker (otherwise known as a crockpot). I've been wanting to get one for ages, as I have quite a bit of difficulty cooking meat in my oven.
So, keeping in mind that I've never used one of these things ever, what's a good starting point? I need to ( Read more... ) -
In Need of Tasty, Tasty Math Brain!
Not for the eating, but for the figuring ( Read more... ) -
Curry made easy
I made an AWESOME chicken curry dish using the basics from this page last night:
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25 Most Common Cooking Mistakes
http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking-101/techniques/cooking-questions-tips-00400000064986/
I thought this was fun and funny, so I'm sharing. 25 is probably my favorite though, 'cause I'm a snob like that :)
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Corn on the cob
My grocery store had corn on the cob for sale--$3/1. I have no idea where they are from, but I bought some. My favorite method of cooking corn is in the microwave. -
Soup of the evening, beautiful soup
Just had this tomato soup recipe recommended by someone on my FL. It looked interesting, so I thought I'd boost the signal here.
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Before the laboratory comes the drawing board, or something like that
As I've often said, the more you cook, the better you can get, and with that increased confidence comes a greater willingness to experiment and improvise in the kitchen. Last month I posted about how I was going to make coq au vin in the CrockPot, as opposed to my usual recipe calling for a skillet on the stovetop and a lidded casserole in the ( Read more... )