tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.comments2024-03-17T15:30:46.571-07:00A Book Of CookryeS. S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17922340554746740866noreply@blogger.comBlogger1227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-67460040903356505852024-03-17T15:30:46.571-07:002024-03-17T15:30:46.571-07:00The evil part of me says to make these and dress t...The evil part of me says to make these and dress them up like cheesecake. Maybe slice up some lil Smokey's and add some very red BBQ sauce. I don't know how to make a savory topping look like fruit pie filling, but it would be a fun dare to tell someone that it was cheesecake with a very wrong topping. Maybe even more fun to eat it in front of them, especially if they dare you to eat it for money.Lace makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143113131447492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-60012562148936343632024-03-12T00:19:20.815-07:002024-03-12T00:19:20.815-07:00Mushroom-infused pasta does sound really good.Mushroom-infused pasta does sound really good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-46816901886915034862024-03-12T00:18:45.666-07:002024-03-12T00:18:45.666-07:00They do a good job on things that are more easily ...They do a good job on things that are more easily chopped with scissors than with a knife. I've used it in a few recipes that start with cutting up raw bacon so the fat renders off better as you cook it. But while I like it enough to keep it, it's not something that made me wonder how I ever did without.S. S.https://abookofcookrye.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-78065097165867418552024-03-12T00:13:42.384-07:002024-03-12T00:13:42.384-07:00Yeah, it looks embarrassingly like those crying ea...Yeah, it looks embarrassingly like those crying eagle gifs. But at least the blade end is sharp.<br />And the mushroom version would be good without the garlic, but I definitely recommend including the fresh dill.S. S.https://abookofcookrye.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-5126848626437486622024-03-11T16:17:47.293-07:002024-03-11T16:17:47.293-07:00Someone got something from the ulu store. Those kn...Someone got something from the ulu store. Those knives intrigue me, but I've never used one.Lace makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143113131447492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-6438000596382881432024-03-11T14:35:37.609-07:002024-03-11T14:35:37.609-07:00I appreciate your aversion to patriotic-looking ki...I appreciate your aversion to patriotic-looking kitchenware! The mushroom version looks especially good (though I could never handle the garlic).Poppy Crockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511594971890413159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-36430928148246140672024-03-09T12:43:53.160-08:002024-03-09T12:43:53.160-08:00If you stir your pasta into the butter-mushroom sl...If you stir your pasta into the butter-mushroom slurry when it's still a liiittle underdone, maybe adding a bit of the pasta water, it will absorb the mushroom and butter juice into itself and be EVEN MORE DELICIOUS.<br /><br />One of my favorite dinners for when I want to treat myself is pasta with mushrooms cooked in butter and a little soy sauce, and I throw it in slightly undercooked and let it simmer in the mushroom sauce to get really mushroomy. It is umami-licious and marvelous. Freezynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-60259836536196230392024-03-09T03:30:26.501-08:002024-03-09T03:30:26.501-08:00It definitely needed a bit of work. I also suspect...It definitely needed a bit of work. I also suspect it has a nonstick coating that is now molting. But also, I have reached my happiness point with pizzelle irons. I am happy with what I have. (The same goes for sewing machines.) And yeah, doing it on the stovetop is just more fun. It also means that in the next power outage, I can provide us with cookies (as if I'd want to bake when the lights are out!).<br />Speaking of doing things the hard way, I decided I wanted a coat just like the one I like that is getting a bit worn. Unfortunately, the coat is still in good condition, so I can't take it apart and lay the pieces out. I also decided I'm tired of making mockups out of bedsheets and then throwing them back into the scrap heap. This has led me to the "intelligent" decision to make a mockup out of towels, so that I can step out of the shower in vintage style. I did not consider how awful terrycloth is to sew.S. S.https://abookofcookrye.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-33605143930958315992024-02-17T18:03:47.937-08:002024-02-17T18:03:47.937-08:00I'll admit that I thought that you had gotten ...I'll admit that I thought that you had gotten yet another appliance for your kitchen from the pictures at the beginning of your post. I'm glad that it was just a recipe from that picture instead. That pizzelle iron looked like it needed a lot of cleaning and TLC. I also had a hard time imagining that you wanted an electric one. Sometimes doing things the hard way is more fun. <br />Now to go pick out some beads to use for my hobby that involves doing things the hard way.Lace makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143113131447492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-61876638570914270692024-02-16T01:13:54.384-08:002024-02-16T01:13:54.384-08:00Yeah, I don't know if I technically got Gruyer...Yeah, I don't know if I technically got Gruyere or Emmenthal. It was just a brick with "Swiss" on the label. But yeah, ham and cheese is just... well, like ham and cheese!S. S.https://abookofcookrye.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-20663890933274686592024-02-16T01:12:49.369-08:002024-02-16T01:12:49.369-08:00And we're definitely making it again. Even the...And we're definitely making it again. Even the "I don't like toasty brown things on my bread" person in the house snarfed it down.S. S.https://abookofcookrye.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-2287795416061005452024-02-16T01:09:18.757-08:002024-02-16T01:09:18.757-08:00I've done the same thing. And to think that in...I've done the same thing. And to think that in a few months, I'll be cramming dinner and dessert into the oven just so it's on as little as possible!S. S.https://abookofcookrye.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-66753310359474208692024-01-22T11:38:35.615-08:002024-01-22T11:38:35.615-08:00Gruyere is so good, and I wish it wasn't so ex...Gruyere is so good, and I wish it wasn't so expensive! One of my favorite foods in the world is a toasted ham and Gruyere sandwich, but man, such pricey cheese. :( Freezynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-56768122498399366082024-01-18T14:25:53.740-08:002024-01-18T14:25:53.740-08:00It was -12 here. I baked pumpkin cinnamon rolls fo...It was -12 here. I baked pumpkin cinnamon rolls for a friend, then a roast. I think that there was a little overlap in the baking time, but mostly I just wanted an excuse to run the oven for a while. <br />The cheese pouf looks fantastically yummy! You'll have to make it again, and I'm not even there to eat it.Lace makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143113131447492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-23120222557874501492024-01-18T01:54:29.407-08:002024-01-18T01:54:29.407-08:00It is getting a bit crowded up there. That's o...It is getting a bit crowded up there. That's one reason I have decided I have enough pizzelle irons for anybody-- and a few extra on top of that. (Also, I don't really collect things. After a while, any collection goes from interesting to crowded.) You're not kidding about fridges getting bigger. <br />You know, most people seemed uncertain about whether shortening biodegrades. It's in the uncanny valley of natural versus synthetic... or something.S. S.https://abookofcookrye.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-18403258428469430002024-01-15T17:32:15.475-08:002024-01-15T17:32:15.475-08:00The top of your fridge is looking crowded. Speakin...The top of your fridge is looking crowded. Speaking as someone who has to find a fridge small enough to fit in the gap made for it in the cupboards, they are a lot bigger than they used to be. <br />I can't answer the question about whether shortening biodegrades, but I can say that after I stopped eating vegetable oils for a period of time they now smell rancid to me.Lace makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143113131447492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-39048107317559457952024-01-12T19:14:43.974-08:002024-01-12T19:14:43.974-08:00Mood. It basically never exists in my little podun...Mood. It basically never exists in my little podunk grocery store and I have to go afield to find it. I live an hour and a half from a flour mill, so I can buy 20-pound bags of AP (and do!), but nothin' else.<br /><br />I wish cake flour was sold in bags smaller than the usual. I only want to use it in recipes like, twice a year, so it'd be nice to be able to buy a single-pound box or so for that one extra-fluffy cupcake recipe I want to bake for somebody's birthday. Freezynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-19723996882568746202024-01-11T20:52:27.046-08:002024-01-11T20:52:27.046-08:00I loooove chiffon cake but am too lazy to make it....I loooove chiffon cake but am too lazy to make it. Desperately looking for it in NYC. Chiffon cake *is* extra special and I'm so sad it's not easy to find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-70605677272235820602024-01-09T23:36:36.211-08:002024-01-09T23:36:36.211-08:00I can see how those would look better than a ham l...I can see how those would look better than a ham loaf, but I don't know if I would necessarily like the aesthetics of, um, pink balls.<br />I'm with you on sweetened meat. I once went to a potluck and someone had made that meatball recipe that has melted grape jelly in the glaze. I didn't know what it was, but I still though they tasted weird.S. S.https://abookofcookrye.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-28511930910677008082024-01-08T14:43:50.708-08:002024-01-08T14:43:50.708-08:00Ham balls are what people make now. At least that&...Ham balls are what people make now. At least that's what they make in certain parts of the Midwest. If you want it savory, use soda crackers, and if you want to render it inedible, use graham crackers. Okay, I may be one of those people who is biased against making meat sweet. I personally have never bothered to make them or go to a church supper fundraiser to partake in said balls. I barely have time to cook supper, let alone engage in making craft project meals.Lace makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143113131447492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-19639383412946966952024-01-08T14:07:51.780-08:002024-01-08T14:07:51.780-08:00Egyptian cotton tends to be a better quality for a...Egyptian cotton tends to be a better quality for absorbency. <br />If it's marked pima cotton, it means that it's long fiber cotton. I'd have to look up the specific length to qualify. Longer fibers make the yarn more smooth.<br />There are two methods for spinning cotton. The fibers can be attached to a ring and then twisted. This is called ring spun cotton, and it makes a very smooth thread. The second method is called open end spinning. It uses pressurized jets of air to spin the fibers together and it tends to make itchy threads. <br />So the highest quality cotton fabric is ring spun Egyptian pima. If they were high end sheets, they would certainly meet all those criteria. Lace makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143113131447492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-84735566016428125472024-01-08T00:41:45.505-08:002024-01-08T00:41:45.505-08:00I'd love to try it, but cake flour has gotten ...I'd love to try it, but cake flour has gotten very elusive in the grocery stores in my area. S. S.https://abookofcookrye.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-7931026466087719122024-01-08T00:40:52.521-08:002024-01-08T00:40:52.521-08:00I don't think you could bake them in a car bec...I don't think you could bake them in a car because they seem to benefit from getting directly heated from below without being totally surrounded by hot air. We tried baking them in the oven and they just weren't very good.<br />Is that why Egyptian cotton is so nice? I got some Egyptian cotton bedsheets in a thrift store when fabric hunting, and they became the most comfortable clothes I own.S. S.https://abookofcookrye.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-23477825862286635882024-01-04T11:00:56.054-08:002024-01-04T11:00:56.054-08:00I wonder if cake flour would behave in a more &quo...I wonder if cake flour would behave in a more "European" fashion in recipes like this? Freezynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977529359956146477.post-30388813332339030532024-01-03T07:47:50.929-08:002024-01-03T07:47:50.929-08:00That is a great idea. I often avoid peanut butter ...That is a great idea. I often avoid peanut butter cookies specifically because I LOVE peanut butter and find that peanut butter cookies just don't taste enough like it.Poppy Crockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511594971890413159noreply@blogger.com