Every time I make a cake from scratch it falls. Every. Freaking. Time. I follow the directions to a tee and still. I’m so frustrated. I was baking a cake for my daughter’s b-day. The side set up first and the center...

I cannot find the old post — it was lost perhaps in the legendary Chowhound Message Boards collapse — but a chowhound in the Sunset Park area hepped me to this Ribena stuff at Hong Kong Supermarket on 8th Ave. and...

• selection of cheeses • fresh fruit • wines (ask your merchant for suggestions). bread, wine bottles, napkins, glasses (real glass!), corkscrew, knives and forks go into a simple canvas bag. the rest of the food items go into an...

the scene happening below, keep an eye on the tarts (even better than Tartines), and think about the bar scene in “San Francisco” when the balcony collapses in the quake. Great pommes frites, moules with just a touch...

! Garbage bags are now $48 a case, not $35. Toilet paper is $14 a large pack up from $11. Soap, glass sanitizer all are up double digit percentages. Sustainable fish is getting near impossible to find in some instances. Salmon...

stiff peaks form. Pour into a buttered 9-inch glass pie plate, and use a spoon to push meringue up sides of pan, so bottom and sides are covered. Bake 20 minutes, or until light yellow. Chill (meringue will collapse when cold)....

of garlic. Place in a 400o F oven, until the onions start to brown a bit and the tomatillos start to collapse. Peel, seed and stem the chiles. Toss the whole thing, in batches as necessary, in a food processor outfitted with a...

consuming food, then hiking/bussing somewhere else to consume more food, and finally collapsing in a heap in front of a nice view). I’ve culled these from suggestions on this board so a BIG thanks to all previous...

a few small Mayan structures and swim in a cenote. (What I call a “clamshell” cenote, a partially collapsed cave, with deep, perfectly clear fresh water, and some bat guano. Ask for Eric, mention Veggo. Further south,...

one of the best 10 I’ve had in my life. The only off thing was that the plating: that old 1990s stacked style that collapses when you set your silverware to it. 6. A two part dish: Scallop topped with a ravioli filled with...

, the bottle would collapse and shatter, as wine bottles are not designed for vacuum use. The slight suction caused by negative pressure is what you notice. 2. The wine is not stable – it contains many volatile components....

If you don’t have time to start over with the crust, then rim the edge of the tart pan buttered aluminum foil and continue. You may have some collapse of the outer edge of your filling, though. It may be better to serve...

I find that a mid priced pan, supplemented with a good rack, does nicely. I bought a collapsing v-rack at Sur La Table (I think it was calphalon) and I use it with my cheap macy’s b onought pan. I think I got it for $10 on...

Should every red wine be decanted or only “big” reds? How do you know which ones benefit the most from decanting? If you pour a glass of wine and leave it in the glass for 30 minutes, does that count as being...

sugar-free cookies and/or ice cream. 4 egg yolks ½ c. "baking Splenda" ¼ c. Marsala wine Beat the egg yolks and Splenda in a metal or glass bowl until lightened in colour and ribbony. Beat in the Marsala wine. Set over a pot of...