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 Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:57 pm
Calida krimsonnox have any of you evr attempted the elusive yule log cake?? ive tried it once before, but my problem comes to when you have to roll it..it always cracks..any tips on roling the cake up with out breaking it?? Same thing for me for swiss roll! Is it spongey enough though? It takes lots of patience! How do you roll it? Have you tried it with saran wrap? Isn't that poisonous? Or am I thinking of something different? I always thought you need a nice firm board i.e. not one with dimpled edges as they are wont to make nowadays. Start the rollage and once you get going use another board to roll it gently and evenly. I think.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:19 am
Misty_Watersprite Calida krimsonnox have any of you evr attempted the elusive yule log cake?? ive tried it once before, but my problem comes to when you have to roll it..it always cracks..any tips on roling the cake up with out breaking it?? Same thing for me for swiss roll! Is it spongey enough though? It takes lots of patience! How do you roll it? Have you tried it with saran wrap? Isn't that poisonous? Or am I thinking of something different? I always thought you need a nice firm board i.e. not one with dimpled edges as they are wont to make nowadays. Start the rollage and once you get going use another board to roll it gently and evenly. I think. MY BAD! Not saran wrap!! Parchment paper~ blaugh Those things rock!
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:52 am
My biggest cooking tip that I just received from someone who cooks awesomely and that I've tried and have verified in the last few weeks is, use kosher salt instead of regular iodized salt when a recipe calls for salt. It brings out the flavor so much more! In fact, on the cooking network and stuff, they'll never use idoized salt!
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:43 pm
Alienarose My biggest cooking tip that I just received from someone who cooks awesomely and that I've tried and have verified in the last few weeks is, use kosher salt instead of regular iodized salt when a recipe calls for salt. It brings out the flavor so much more! In fact, on the cooking network and stuff, they'll never use idoized salt! Really? That's interesting to know.. though I'm not a huge fan of massive-salt-adding in my cooking stare which is why my cooking tastes terrible hehe Any cool recipe I should try out?
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Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:45 pm
i always use kosher seasalt, I just like it beter
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:15 pm
I love cooking, but I rarely ever use recipes. Go by taste. And I use alot of spices. Garlic and Vanilla are the foods of the Gods/Goddess'. Recently I came across a Pe4anut Butter Cookie recipe that literally blew my mind, tasted great and took less that 30 minutes to prepare and cook. If your interested I can post it. Or you can PM me and ask for it.
Happy Cooking! biggrin
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:49 am
Oooo! I have a recipe that is versatile and nummy! YAY! *puts on a chef hat*
Skillet Pasta
Ingredients:
pasta noodles
spaghetti sauce (any kind you like)
pepperoni slices (or any other kind of meat you prefer)
minced garlic
minced onion
First cook the noodles in a pot until nicely soft. Drain them and then put them in a skillet along with the spaghetti sauce and the pepperoni slices. Stir them around with a spatula or a spoon (whatever works best). Sprinkle about a teaspoon of both minced garlic and minced onion over it and stir well. Cook this for another 5 minutes or so but make sure it doesn't burn. Then remove it and Enjoy!
The longest part of this recipe is cooking the noodles. That's it. Its short and yummy and you can change it up however you like by adding different meat or even vegetables! I know its not much but hey......I'm a poor college student. xd Enjoy!!!
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:50 am
one thing my step mom really makes that is simple is spaghetti with sausage and no sauce, just olive oil. sautee a kielbasa or any other kind of sausage, maybe some bell peppers and onions. throw it all together with a little oil, and it's good to go.
last night, a friend of mine told me about a thing called a hobo dinner. spread a thick layer of butter on a sheet of aluminum foil, then add a layer f thickly sliced potatoes, a layer of meat of choice (she was using pork steaks), veggies and more potatoes. then she covered it with another sheet of foil with butter on it and baked it in the oven. i don't know if it's good, but it was something i never heard of.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:06 am
This past week, I made these two recipes and they were divine!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_24305,00.html - Salmon fillets with sauteed lemons and onions on farfalle
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_32785,00.html - Cod in Charmoula sauce, though I used tilapia instead.
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:32 pm
EliMae one thing my step mom really makes that is simple is spaghetti with sausage and no sauce, just olive oil. sautee a kielbasa or any other kind of sausage, maybe some bell peppers and onions. throw it all together with a little oil, and it's good to go. last night, a friend of mine told me about a thing called a hobo dinner. spread a thick layer of butter on a sheet of aluminum foil, then add a layer f thickly sliced potatoes, a layer of meat of choice (she was using pork steaks), veggies and more potatoes. then she covered it with another sheet of foil with butter on it and baked it in the oven. i don't know if it's good, but it was something i never heard of. Haha hobo dinner? I wish the hobos get a decent meal like that.. but it sounds like what one of my friends' res. cafeteria call as "Potato Lasagna". We first heard the term and was like eek
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:33 pm
Alienarose This past week, I made these two recipes and they were divine! http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_24305,00.html - Salmon fillets with sauteed lemons and onions on farfalle http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_32785,00.html - Cod in Charmoula sauce, though I used tilapia instead. WHOA! FISH!!! I heart having fish~ Thanks for the recipe! How did it turn out? Hey girls, we should start putting pics of our cooking up!!
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:55 am
I love Salmon. I do it blackned in apan with lemon and butter, but i also like making it in a papeliet (sp). kinda like an aluminum foil envelope. I season the filet with tony chercheries(season all) garlic salt,oinion salt, and lemon pepper. Ggood dollop of butter on the filet shaved carrot strips, thin slices of celry, a few sprigs of celantro, a couple dried apricots anda slice of pinappl and a cherry. place that on side of the fillet and fold over the foil to make a secure envelope. punch a few holes in and put it in for 345degrees for 20-30 miutes depending on your oven...if you folsd it right its eay to take out and open the foil to check ifd its done. should be nice andlight pink and cooked all through. This is a yummy recipee i came up with once when i had the salmon out and my electric skillet died on me before i started cooking so i had to improvise with the defrosting salmon..lol i have a pic of my "super Salmon" 
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:34 am
I love to cook ^^ And actually do it for a living too ^^; I have lots and lots of recepies stored on my shelf, although some of my favorites are lava cake, focaccia bread, and a few others that aren't coming to mind at the moment ^^
As for salt, I always try to use kosher salt as well. On of my chefs once said that people who have really sensitive tastes can actually taste the iodine in regular table salt. I find that kosher salt isn't really the best for baking though (because of it's corse nature) so I like to use uniodized sea salt for baking.
And as far as hobo dinners go, my friends talk about them all the time ^^ It's really popular at the cabin, where they just throw a meat (usually ground beef, although sometimes fish if Marty has gone fishing), whatever veggies they have on hand (often times onion and carrots) and chopped up potatoes. Add some salt and pepper (and BBQ sauce if you're like my husband), wrap it in tin foil, and throw it in the fire for 20 minutes or so ^^
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:17 pm
you cook for a living? heart
you're my hero!
^^ post--FISH! LOVELY!
Ok i still have yet to try all the fish recipe since I'm hardly home anymore sad
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:29 pm
i've got a question for you wisened-chefs out there.
my significant other is a diabetic. i love to cook. does anyone have any good recipes to appease my hobby without doing harm to my dear one? XD
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