Archive for April, 2007

No, I have not decided to stop writing this Blog! But I have started a new Web site dedicated to the fine art of making soup. Introducing: Homemade-Soup-Recipes.com! This new site is more recipe-oriented, and less explanatory than Scrumptious, but I still stress the fact that anyone in the kitchen can experiment successfully as long... »

Yes, you read that correctly. French toast can be improved! And before I go any further, allow me to apologize for the tangent on breakfast that I have taken, and may continue to take. When I go into the back yard and collect 36 eggs, it is tough not to think about breakfast, and how... »

This is the name of an online recipe book that I just bought last night, and it has a clever hook to it. Each recipe contained within is a close approximation of some famous restaurant’s well-known meal. Not an exact copy, mind you, but a pretty good copy. For me, part of going out to... »

One of my favorite TV Show hosts, for food shows or otherwise, is Alton Brown. I have seen him in three shows so far: Iron Chef America, Feasting on Asphalt, and his best-known show, Good Eats. Iron Chef America is a current series that continues where the original Japanese series Iron Chef left off. It... »

One of the things I like about cooking as opposed to baking is that there is not a lot of fussy measuring, or fancy techniques involved. As long as you know a few simple rules, it is always easy to create something tasty. One exception is cooking with eggs. Of course, eggs are common in baking... »