Never tried this so I can’t vouch for it, but I’ve read that an often workable substitute for heavy cream is 8 ounces of low fat cottage cheese whirred in a blender with 3 tablespoons of non-fat powdered milk for four...

, fresh, gorgeous fish in a bottle of mayonaisse, a couple cups of chopped white onion and topped it off with parmesan cheese (from the green can). Then they cooked it for an hour or so! What can you do? I made myself another...

father-in-law is like this. He prefers the packaged BBQ ribs that you nuke for 15 minutes. He won’t eat pizza unless there’s a ton of salt, cheese dried oregano and hot pepper on it. When we eat, he automatically...

Donalds burger is a McDonalds burger. It will taste the same, look the same, be served in the same package anywhere. And while I (and, I think, most chowhounds) have an adventerous palate, there are times when I don’t WANT...

discourages overuse. In any case, it’s unlikely many people are sensitive to small amounts of MSG since, as noted above, it occurs naturally in so many foods (Parmesan cheese, seaweed, green tea, tomato juice and many...

G: No I haven’t waffled, and I still stand by the original statement that: “doing a good Brisket is key, if a place cant do a respectable brisket they probably aren't that great anyway.” It’s a whole...

I am moving back to Toronto after 18 months abroad. I used to take pride is making all my Quebec friends and family discover quality Ontario wines to match fabulous Quebec cheeses... So after reading a nice summary post on good...

goes into allocating portions for 3 tables? Such a cavalier attitude is more suited to running industrial packaging machinery than a restaurant. There is no arguing that the chef is certainly capable of preparing some very...

I have to agree. I have only a few family recipes, but I fondly remember my grandma, who died when I was a baby, when I make her terrific macaroni and cheese, which was my dad’s (also deceased) favorite. I have a great...

steamed. I’ve had a slender tube of rice with ground dried shrimp, chili, shallots rolled in the middle. And an improbably toothsome cylinder of naturally deep purple rice served with shredded coconut, palm sugar, and...

. A coworker says they remind him of cherry knishes he used to eat in NYC. (Was your Berkeley Bowl pilgrimage depressing? You can always holler and I’ll ship you care packages or smuggle in goodies when I visit NYC.)

ranked as one of the best in the US(for whatever thats worth...), and as a whole "package" (food quality, ingredients, service, atmosphere, etc.) - it is hard to beat. Most importantly, I’m sure you will remember the meal...

that would be perceived as too intense, and such a critic would not be in physical sync with most of his audience" Appreciation is in the interpretation, not in the perception itself. We all face these issues: some French cheeses...

of poisonous cleanser onto the greens intended for a salad bar? suffocating farmstead artisan cheese in sealed plastic? —i doubt that anyone would argue that any of those things are okay, but mishandling organic produce and...

,000 jars a year“ This is Farming????? So anyone who isn’t selling unprepared food they have grown themselves cannot be considered part of “Slow Food”? I thought the idea was to support small producers, from the...