, the board, etc. You have to add more flour to the bread board, making another mess. This recipe avoids all of that by using canola oil as a shortening. The dough in this recipe is not sticky. It’s easy to handle. I...

OK, now, don’t forget that the hydrogenated oils are what’s so bad for you in those supermarket peanut butters. Those trans-fats. What do you think keeps it creamy? It’s essentially vegetable shortening. Do you...

I know, but I think it was reading the ingredients and the description that turned me off. I guess when I’m hungry and the food smells and looks edible, I don’t give a thought to it. But, it does make me appreciate...

I agree also: only for breakfast, and only because it’s an LA institution.

things. For meat/chicken cutlets, just 1/4 inch of oil in a large skillet. Fry one side then turn and fry the other side, adding a little more oil if needed. For fried chicken, I use 1/2 inch of shortening. For seafood such as...

, sugar, oil and anything basically edible or worth living for was forbidden. So the Poles needed to do something with all that lard before it went bad ... so donuts fried in lard ... sprinkled with sugar ... filled with jelly. I...

I love pears with a drizzle of honey, a sprinkle of freshly-grated black pepper and a few thin slices of peccorino. How about trying with just the honey and pepper? I don’t know anything about soy cheese. Is there an edible...

I second the Kim Moon suggestion – as I’ve mentioned before in other threads, they’re an institution not to be messed with. If you don’t want to buy them by the box full, you can get them individually. We...

opposed to a kid with a Blizzard or some other giant, edible oil product, North American-style treat).

like a skinny tan colored asparagus (wood ears?), and scallion pieces on top. My Hot & Sour Soup should neither “shine” with excess oil, nor should it display that gooey excess cornstarch syndrome. The hot and sour...

I hate working with solid shortening and trying to clean the greasy utensils afterward. I use cooking oil whenever possible instead. Here’s my recipe for baking powder biscuits made with cooking oil. Baking Powder Biscuits 3...

interesting things with Conch like smoked Conch . Conch is usually rubbery and not very good but this is more than edible and worth experiencing. Smokey’s on Da Beach is a local joint with very good deep fried whole...

with some especially good and/or unusual applications. I feel like there’s a dessert application out there. Some kind of custard perhaps? current flavor/food obsessions: fennel pollen Styrian pumpkinseed oil green tea Pocky...

of my body was oozing oil. I realize the place is an institution that everyone should experience and they have many menu items that several other restaurants don’t offer, but for my money (and a lot less of it at that),...

-Baking with Julia has sugar and shortening in the dough instead of malt powder, boils in water with sugar and baking soda, and bakes on a stone at 500F, then 450F -Essentials of Baking has an egg bagel recipe that uses...