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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
one of the biggest gifts you can give yourself is a really well decked out spice cabinet. the second time around in Germany we ended up having to "sponsor" quite a few young officer's families coming into country. that usually meant that they lived with you days, weeks, in one situation, months  . anyway most of those young wives were fresh out of college and really challenged in the kitchen. I had many of them at my elbow the entire time they lived with us. as I told them, get some spices and then get comfortable with them. then, keep in mind (start cooking this way for awhile) that cooking is a chemistry exercise. the recipes are that way for a reason, these are tried and true techniques of blending various flavors and textures together to achieve a predictable and palatable end result! |
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Originally Posted by Slite
I totally agree with this. you can never go wrong as long as you have a well filled spice rack. Wife is constantly whining about me buying new spices everytime we go shopping. But somehow she never complains when I put my dishes on the table  |
(shoot, I just noticed I didnʻt get Miss Zʻs quote in there too....) I will keep trying, and generally I get pretty decent results (except that time I mistook the cinnamon for the chili powder when I made chili... Mr krispy still asks from time to time if Iʻve included cinnamon in the preparation
). We used to have quite a nicely stocked spice rack, and then my husband decided one day they were too old (I didnʻt think they were?) and he trashed them all!
So we are still rebuilding. But ginger is something I havenʻt used before, even though itʻs super commonly used here.
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Originally Posted by Moejoe
I wish someone would tell Penguin that |
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Originally Posted by GeoffC
why would GraceK want to know this ?
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Originally Posted by pshrynk
She's a very up to the minute penguin, I guess.
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I was wondering that myself! And I donʻt even know what it is I need to know! And Iʻm always late to the party, so pshrynkydink must be thinking of some other penguin....
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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
Woohoo, I'm home!!!! And celebrating with the only thing left in my fridge, a 650 ml can of Sapporo beer. I didn't think I would finish it, but now I'm having second thoughts...
Anyway, come and join me, drinks are on the house  |
WOOHOOOOOOO!!!! Congrats! Iʻll be over sometime next decade, I hope! keep one on ice for me!
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Originally Posted by pilotbob
"La sardine"?
Sounds fishy...
BOb |
me likes the fishy! (or so WDE seems to think, judging from the fishy treats he leaves me on my profile from time to time...)