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I am trying to eat all of the good food, but THERE'S SO MUCH! LOL I am located in a central location, so Cary and Durham are easily accessible to me. I have been trying to go to a new place every weekend, but it doesn't always happen. I'm ok buying cookbooks I love them!! I don't cook out of them immediately, usually, and I make a mess. I don't think the library would appreciate a tzatziki covered cookbook back

I will try that. I'm curious if I need it at all? I mean, isn't that what non-stick is for? Does it add something to the cookie itself? Thanks!

Those look fantastic!! Thanks!

So, my mom sent me some madeline pans and a cookbook of just madelines. I made them for the first time last night. I definitely need to practice some more. The one thing that is tripping me up, I think, is that the instructions say to grease and flour the pans even if they are non-stick which mine are. I don't know if you've ever tried to grease and flour non-stick, but it does not come out nicely. The fat beads up on the surface of the molds. First, I made chocolate olive oil ones and following the grease/flour instruction. They ended up with white spots all over the front looking kind of like a throat infection. I also need to put them in for a shorter baking time. It was hard to tell when they were done. Chocolate doesn't translate to "when the edges brown" very well Then, I made a basic recipe and used the flour spray. These ones didn't puff up much. It might be because the recipe was only supposed to make 12, but I got almost double. I tried to only fill the molds 3/4 of the way, but maybe I underfilled? Using the whole recipe in only 12 molds would've filled them up completely. Or is it because of the flour spray? So, when I try them again, should I skip greasing the pans? Should I try filling only 12 for the second recipe? Any other suggestions, tips, wisdom? Thanks!!

Thanks! It made it a lot more fun to eat. Isn't that what it's all about? LOL

Thanks for the suggestion! I will check it out

Hey now, I love my greek food, too. Any suggestions on Greek cookbooks are welcome!

I needed eggs for breakfast, so I used an easter egg cake pan. Eggs with ham and cheese. Not pictured - fruit

I made a recipe from the Tucci Cookbook - Milanese Casserole. When I make it again, I'm leaving out the sausage and doubling the beef Maybe cut the cabbage into bigger pieces

Hi everyone! I just joined, but I knew about this site many years back. I recently remembered it and decided to add a membership. I have another community where I was asking for help with cooking related questions, but I am hoping that this community is more helpful. You all seem sooo experienced. I love to cook, but I mostly use cookbooks. I can make some things without them, but not a lot. I have around 80 cookbooks. I am trying to use them to expand my knowledge and experience. I recently bought Turkish cookbooks, so that will be my next adventure. Some other details: - Single, so usually cooking for only me - Kind of a picky eater, but trying to change that - Can't cook fish to save my life - On a new nutrition plan that doesn't count calories, but does have specific goals for each meal with the goal of weight loss. This makes recipes a unique challenge. - Raised in the north, been in the south 10 years I can't wait to start participating more!