lovesgenoise

10,000 reviews and counting!
Congratulations! Here's to another 10k, cheers!

Comment by lovesgenoise February 2012 permalink
2012 Challenges
Whew, there's still time to make preserved lemons!

Comment by lovesgenoise February 2012 permalink
Holiday Challenge 2011: The Pie and Pastry Bible
Yippee! I don't think I've ever won anything before, what fun :) Enjoyed this challenge, and am looking forward to the next!

Comment by lovesgenoise January 2012 permalink
Weights vs Volume in Cookbooks
Long live the scale! Probably half of all baking problems are eliminated by using a scale, and there are far fewer cups, bowls, etc. to clean up.

Comment by lovesgenoise December 2011 permalink
Kitchen Disasters
When my daughter was turning four, I tried to make strawberry cupcakes for her birthday party. I used only a spoon for mixing and thought it would be OK to just add fresh strawberry puree to a basic (scratch) yellow cake batter. I didn't crea…

Comment by lovesgenoise December 2011 permalink
Future Challenges
Wondered if there might be a pie challenge in the works for November? It could encompass savory as well as sweet versions, yum. Would love to join in a pizza challenge at some point as well, anyone game for that?

Comment by lovesgenoise October 2011 permalink
Site improvements & suggestions
I apologize if this idea has already been proposed, I'll admit that I didn't read all the previous comments in this thread. I was wondering if there's a way to link or consolidate reviews when a recipe has more than one home. For in…

Comment by lovesgenoise July 2011 permalink
Podcast Interview with Harold McGee
I know this is an older thread, but just wanted to say thanks so much for these links, I hadn't seen them and I love H McG.

Comment by lovesgenoise July 2011 permalink
baking powder
If your baking powder is one of the ones with aluminum salts (check the ingredients), then it can produce an off, metallic taste, especially when using larger quantities. Rumford is my bp of choice- no aluminum, and I think Argo is well-regarded as…

Comment by lovesgenoise July 2011 permalink
Polenta Advice
A good broth or stock and plenty of salt work wonders for polenta. So does topping it with flavorful tomato sauce and hearty sausage.

Comment by lovesgenoise July 2011 permalink
Future Challenges
Looking forward to contributing to the grilling challenge! For later in the Fall, once the weather cools down, I'd also love to do a challenge around Rose's Heavenly Cakes, the IACP award winnner, which was mentioned further up this threa…

Comment by lovesgenoise July 2011 permalink

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