Okay, so I am trying to make a dessert ravioli and have made two different attempts at sealing in the filling. The first was the typical, cut out a circle, and pinch the two pieces together with your fingers method....
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Friday's recipe of the day in my How to Cook Everything desk calendar was for tortilla chips. I thought that would be perfect to go with the guac that I planned to make for the superbowl. I baked them instead...
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I'm going to be doing pot pies to have available at my farmer's market table this summer and I would like your opinions. I need to produce a homemade crust. I was thinking I could use a pasta roller attachment...
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So, whenever I try to make an Alfredo sauce, it never comes out thick enough to actually coat the noodles. It's usually thin, with clumps of cheese (the recipes I've tried have called for Parmesan, which doesn't seem to melt...
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My mission: to create pheasant enchilidas (or similar pheasant-based dishes) that are not horribly dry or full of lead shot. Because I'm not a big wild game fan, I've been putting off use of several pheasants in our freezer. This...
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I made the Martha Stewart mac n' cheese recipe Sunday night, and while it was great fresh out of the oven, upon reheating, a lot of oil comes out of it and while it still tastes good, it doesn't look...
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This summer I'm catering an outdoor wedding with no kitchen. I only live 1/4 mile from the venue, so I'm good w/everything that needs to be kept cold. Our proteins are going to be grilled, and we're doing grilled veggies...
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Iced tea is my beverage of choice. I don't drink coffee or colas. For some reason, I am unable to brew a drinkable pitcher of iced tea. I don't use loose tea: usually Luzianne. I have used glass pitchers, plastic...
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I've been making homemade mayonnaise for the past month or so now: whole egg, mustard, salt, other seasonings ad lib, vinegar, 1 2/3 cups peanut oil, apply Bamix. It sets up beautifully in less than a minute, but after 2...
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This is my first post, and I hope it fits into the 'serious efforts' category. (If not, I apologize.) I recently came across a hot chocolate drink on a restaurant menu that was topped with Bailey's flavored marshmallows, and I...
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