flour, adding a little wheat gluten to compensate...It was fine...a little to dense...something was lost in translation. Then I stumbled upon a website that describes in excrutiating detail a process for 100% whole-wheat bread....

, haven’t been there in a while so perhaps they have changed their hours (as a student it was a staple of late night food runs). - 24hr Starbucks on North & Wells – sure it is a chain, but it is a 24hr chain and source...

From the classic “The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking” by the late Barbara Tropp: "set the wok over high heat until it is hot enough to evaporate a bead of water...this heating step is crucial. It opens the...

were absolutely bland, tasteless, and devoid of spice, salt, sauce. Sopes lacked that nice toasted crust and were doughy and tough. They also came without what are, to me, two crucial ingredients: tomatoes and onions (did the...

and there has been quite a bit of debate on what exactly drives quality in the (baking) scene. We intend to bring the discussion out to the board again later on (more coherently the second time around) and so I am not going to...

Found this one: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070825100816AAF35z2 I know PF has Bordeaux and Bordeaux w/chocolate, but I’m not sure how crucial the “fudge” is to this recipe vs what you’re...

buds will get tired and his tasting ability will diminish rapidly. Prioritizing is important. Most such events have a detailed winery list to hand out. It’s well worth his while to bring a pen and spend a few minutes...

You know what? I’m going to send off an email and ask them the full details.

Unless the shortening amounts need to be adjusted, perhaps the methods need tweeking. Baking time and oven temperatures are pretty crucial to small items like muffins, cupcakes, cookies, etc. Place a small, inexpensive oven...

was sold at circuses, fairs and sporting events such as baseball games. Jack Norworth featured it in the lyrics to “Take me Out to the Ball Game”: “Buy me some peanuts and cracker-jack – I don’t care if I never get back”. All the...

Looking for a place within walking distance of Chez Panisse (about 4-6 blocks)where a group of 4 can enjoy pre-dinner tails or beer. Atmosphere isn’t crucial. Thanks. I tried looking on citysearch, but that site is useless.

for just vegetables. The portion was plentiful. The carrot cake dessert I ordered came garnished with a “salad” of tiny dices of pickled carrot. Like our entrees, it was balanced in color and detail. The flavor was...

Are you sauteing the rice prior to adding liquid, making sure that each grain has a film of fat on it? That’s crucial to good Mexican rice. I use common long grain rice and it comes out fine. Link:...

SBC in Herndon, it comes out barely big enough for one person. As this link says near the bottom: The two crucial items are the bread and olive salad. Yet, somehow the bread is so often left out. And the incorrect bread, is... not...

of tasks.) Mayo recipe/method is as follows. I make the mayo in the beaker that came with my immersion blender; it has 1 oz.-increment markings up the side, whcih makes measuring easier. Precise measuremenet of the oil is not...