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Posted by rasellers0, July 6, 2008 at 10:57 PM
OK, so recently I have become addicted to cadbury's "Crunchie" candy bar. Sadly, the only shop that sells them in my city is a good fifteen minute drive, and they're like $2 apiece, making this a rather expensive addiction.
So, metaphorically speaking, I want to try to freebase this candybar crack.
the chocolate should be easy enough to approximate, but what in hell's bells is honeycomb toffee? how is this amazing candy made?
any help given would be appreciated.
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Posted by rasellers0, June 29, 2008 at 3:29 PM
OK, so I get some things about polenta, but not really others. I understand that, raw, polenta is almost like grits, and prepared kinda similarly(or so i've been told). but once you've got your cakes/patties/whatever of polenta, what exactly do yo do with them? i've heard it said that in northern italy they're often used in place of pasta, but...uh, how? are there any "classic" or "iconic" polenta recipes?
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Posted by rasellers0, June 16, 2008 at 9:49 AM
OK, so it's my secret shame to admit that I have absolutely no flippin' clue what one does with pita bread.
i mean, i understand that it is usually to be stuffed with things, but...what? how?
are there any guidelines suggestions as to what one might shove inside his breaddy pockets?
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Posted by rasellers0, June 9, 2008 at 10:33 PM
firstly, anyone from philly, i gotta ask--nobody in philadelphia gives a damn about cheesesteaks, do they?
secondly, and on to the point of this discussion, a tragedy and a horrible thing happened this week. a little sandwich shop up the street from my house closed, meaning now I have to make my own cheesesteaks.
and I understand the basic idea: cheese and steak, meet hoagie roll. steak can bring his friends onions and green peppers if he wants.
but what sort of proportions should i use? what kind of cheese? what cut of meat?
any help would be appreciated, cos i'll be honest, i'm totally jonesin' for a big meaty tube of awesomeness right now.
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Posted by rasellers0, June 2, 2008 at 4:51 PM
So lately i've become interested in making chocolate at home--bars and chunks at first, but eventually truffles and general candies as well.
I'd like to do as much of the work as possible myself--starting from whole cacao beans if at all possible.
I admit my knowledge on the subject is limited, so i can't say too much of what i'm looking for here, but does anyone know of any good resources(books or websites or anything like that) on the subject?
thanks!
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Posted by rasellers0, May 12, 2008 at 6:30 PM
So i'm trying to make my baked goods somewhat healthier, and i've found kinda quasi-healthy ways to replace everything except butter.
i don't really like the idea of using margarines or chemical-laced spreads. Will Rodgers once said, "Nothing you can't pronounce will ever work," and i think that works pretty well in the kitchen as well.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? i'm not opposed to using soy-based products, i should add.
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Posted by rasellers0, February 12, 2008 at 7:44 PM
So it's like this. I work for a coffee shop, in which we also sell gelato. Trouble is, we've all been well trained at making coffee, NOT at making gelato. further trouble is, there's not really any material with which to train, meaning that we're usually doing it wrong in some way, shape, form or fashion.
Anyway! so it's like this. our gelato is often rather stiff--really, really hard. we've got two regular ice cream scoops, and this random flat shovel thingy. (like I said, we're all coffee people, not gelato people; none of us have been trained in the serving of gelato). So, is there any way to better serve gelato so that it's soft and creamy and delicous, rather than stiff and hard?
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About: English Major in my Junior year at Auburn Montgomery...um....i'm kinda the cliche lib arts major, i guess...i work at a coffee shop, i'm wholly insane...you know the drill.
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