FIRST YEAR’S GREATEST HITS
Happy Birthday to Us! As of March 2024, this site is one year old. Here are the Top Fives from 12 months of clicks and hits. Photo from Isabella Fischer on unsplash
MAXED-OUT BAKED POTATO
“How do you cook a baked potato? And how would you make it a main course for an easy dinner?”
PICK-ME-UP SOUPS
“I have been really sick with a viral infection, Any soup recipes hanging around in your files?”
BASQUE-SPICED LAMB
“I'm intrigued with Basque recipes that the common people in Basque country cook.”
THE ARTICHOKE, WTF? [WHAT’S THIS FOOD?]
“Who first ate the artichoke? I mean, look at the thing.”
CHORIZO OR LINGUIÇA?
Spanish-style chorizo is usually somewhat drier than Portuguese linguiça, the name for Portuguese sausage made of pork in the “chorizo-style.” Linguiça also tends to contain more garlic in the interior mix.
SLOW COOKER RECIPES?
My mom-in-law gave me her Crock-Pot a month ago so I’ve done my first dishes in it. Pretty cool! If you have slow cooker tips, I’m all ears.”
SUBSTITUTING DRIED FOR FRESH HERBS
“Telling us the amount of dry herbs (such as basil or parsley) to replace fresh herbs would be appreciated.”
SAUTERNES IS SO EXPENSIVE!
Sauternes (the wine, named after the district in Bordeaux, France, from which it comes) is expensive because it is very expensive to produce.
STEAKS ARE TOO TOUGH
My steaks are tough enough to pull out my fillings. What am I doing wrong?
WHERE’S PROSECCO FROM?
Prosecco is from Italy, northern Italy in fact, the region called [the] Veneto.
THANKSGIVING GREEN VEGETABLE?
If you had to say, what do you think is the best vegetable to serve with Thanksgiving dinner—barring Brussels sprouts.” Mary B.
SHOKUPAN, JAPANESE MILK BREAD
About Shokupan, Japanese “Milk Bread.” Photo from Tuyền Nguyễn on pexels.