Marlene

I guess I'd have to define myself as a "cookbook" cook. I can do extrodinary things with a recipe, but can't make one up to save my life! I may "tweak" the odd recipe, but I have to have one to follow. Which is why I like having clearly defined recipes!

I have a rice cooker that I never use. Want mine?

Yes this makes a lot of sense, and it's what I try to do. Cool the food down quickly and then pop it into the fridge. Thanks Suzanne!

What is the current thinking on refrigerating leftovers? I was always taught that food had to cool down before sticking them in the fridge. Hubby says they should go in right away. What's right?

. For my family Christmas, I followed everyone's directions on cooking the prime rib and took it out of the oven at 118. Unfortunately, my hubby came along, and decided it was "undercooked" and popped it back in the oven! Grrr.. How to ruin a very expensive roast in one step. I have a regular thermometer that I no longer trust to be acurate, so I need to get a new one. My new ovens will have temperature probes in them, but I still want a really really good thermometer.

My son puts his in the microwave. I try hard not to shudder.

A whole bottle of ketchup? No wonder! I use about a tablespoon of it in stew. If I don't use ketchup, I'll use some tomato paste, more for thickening than anything else. I like a thicker gravy with my stew. Do you have a dutch oven? Stew are good to simmer in those, as they are pretty heavy. And of course, the crockpot is ideal for simmering these things.

BBQ on a rotissseri. ps. I have an electric carving knive I use all the time.

Would you cook this particular meat at a lower temp than say 325? How many minutes per pound? How much will it cook while standing?

Just for the record, I am in the middle of making the vanilla pudding cookies as posted. The first batch just came out of the oven, and I can attest that these may be the moistest cookies I've ever made. Very very nice. I'm having to leave them a couple minutes extra. My oven temp must be off. Otherwise they look way too "pale"

any particular desserts that you would recommend. I just want to make sure I serve it appropriately, appears to be an expensive wine Ice wine can indeed be expensive! I am not an expert in pairing foods, so I'm pretty sure others here can answer this better than I.

I am just learning to eat Indian food. I am unable to eat really spicy food, it has negative repercusions on my system, but I've found in the Indian restaurants I've been to, they've been able to "tone it down" for me. This is always a problem in our house since my husband loves spicy stuff, the spicier and hotter, the better.

It is indeed a grape that has been picked frozen. It makes for a very intense wine and is usually quite sweet. It should be served well chilled and is an excellent dessert wine.

I use stevia in baking quite often when my son's friend is over who has numerous food allergies. I use slightly less than I would with regular sugar. If a recipe calls for a cup, I'll use 3/4 cup for instance. I can't tell the difference in taste in the finished product.

French Onion Soup Spareribs baked in saurkraut, served with mashed potatoes with shallots mashed in and roasted garlic. Creme brulee Perfect comfort food for a cold winter's night...

A class war? that's a new one. For the record we own both a Beemer and an SUV, live in an affluent neighbourhood and have six figure incomes. I am currently a smoker, my husband is an ex-smoker. Somehow I don't think the classes have anything to do with this.

I also have a Cusinart, and I love it. My cusinart also has a blender attachment which works really well.

Ah but this is an issue on which too many people are not reasonable!

IT is the same premise as acupuncture except they use a laser pointer on the pressure points instead. The success rate of the clinic in toronto is 94%, whereas acupunture's success rate is around 55%. I have no idea why! At the same time, I'll have laser therapy to control weight gain. I worked way to hard to take all that weight off. I'm not going there again. The laser therapy is supposed to be one visit with a free follow up if you need it. (On january 14th, I'll be a non-smoker. On January 14th, I'll be a non-smoker. On January 14th................my new mantra) WOW - that sounds impressive. I don't think, or at least I've never heard of, something quite like that in the USA. Do you think they have a laser therapy procedure for too much egulleting? Again, best of luck to you!! I don't know if it's in the States. I think I read somewhere that it wasn't approved by the FDA. And a number of Americans were going to Windsor for the treatment. It is approved by Health Canada. I don't think there's any cure for egullet addiction though!

Always! That's why when the time comes, I figured I'd post a daily diary. Kind of like a group hug!

IT is the same premise as acupuncture except they use a laser pointer on the pressure points instead. The success rate of the clinic in toronto is 94%, whereas acupunture's success rate is around 55%. I have no idea why! At the same time, I'll have laser therapy to control weight gain. I worked way to hard to take all that weight off. I'm not going there again. The laser therapy is supposed to be one visit with a free follow up if you need it. (On january 14th, I'll be a non-smoker. On January 14th, I'll be a non-smoker. On January 14th................my new mantra)

Although I don't live in New York, this is just another reason to quit. I have been a smoker for 30 years. Before reading this thread today I made an appointment for laser therapy for quitting. That appointment is for January 14. This aint gonna be easy. I've thought about it off and on, and I've tried several times. However, when I got a call from my son's best friend's mom, telling me that she was really sorry, but her son couldn't come to our house any more because he's allergic to the smoke, I realized it was time to do something about it. Yes, I could go outside to smoke, but that would just move the problem, not solve it. Wish me luck. Maybe Fat Guy will let me post a daily diary!

I had one tonight for the very first time. Oh my goodness. This was a little bite of heaven. My vice-chair on school council is Jewish and made them. I picked her up for our Council meeting tonight and before I had my coat off I had one of these. She served it with sour cream, which is a favourite of mine anyway.

terrific site! I'm gonna go for it. I'll let you know how it turns out!

Is this after you put the pot in the sink and ran cold water overe the lid ?