Greg, thanks for this! Right now, I am over two thousand messages behind with Cooking in the Dark list, (I've managed to shrink it from over three thousand). Once I'm caught up, I will join your group.
Jennifer On 2/9/14, ncboot...@gmail.com <ncboot...@gmail.com> wrote: > Anyone who wants a list where all recipes tried or from the web are welcome > > to send a blank e-mail to blindrecipeexchange-subscr...@yahoogroups.com and > > join my group. All recipes are welcome. > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jennifer Chambers > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 6:12 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Subject: Re: [CnD] how the list has changed > > I definitely understand what all of you are saying about recipes and > methods for blind people to determine doneness, and methods of doing > things. I do hope, though, that people will continue posting recipes > they have found on the Internet, for I have amassed an amazing amount > of recipes from this list I might not otherwise have had. Certainly, > we can all search for things on the web, but sometimes, I look at a > recipe submitted on this list, and I think, "Wow, I never thought of > this type of dish." > > I hope we can continue to have a mixture of recipes from the web, and > those people have actually tried. > > Jennifer > > On 2/9/14, Nicole Massey <ny...@gypsyheir.com> wrote: >> It's common for folks to want cuisine to be a science, but since it deals >> with natural materials much of the time there's still a bit of craft and >> art >> to it. This is why sometimes a dish made with the exact same recipe >> crashes >> and turns out inedible. Knowing the basics so the cook can understand the >> variables is often key to turning out a great meal. >> My roommate, who is sighted, dealt with this last week. Two attempts to >> make >> bread in the bread machine using ingredients instead of a mix crashed to >> one >> degree or another. (She found my copy of The Bread Machine Baker and got >> adventurous) The Sour Cream bread she made didn't crown, while her banana >> bread didn't rise at all. In talking with her, and because we'd had some >> crashes in the past with that bread machine, (prior roommates had some >> abject failures) I asked her how she was doing it, and found out that the >> jar of yeast, which has "Refrigerate after opening", doesn't have >> anything >> about getting yeast to room temperature before using it. The cinnamon >> bread >> she made last night came out perfect, and will make a wonderful bread for >> French Toast. What clued me in was her only successful bread was the >> Irish >> Soda Bread I made for a Candlemas gathering last weekend, and we opened >> the >> bread machine yeast to make it, so it was already at room temperature. >> Couple this with my prior experience in viniculture and Mazery and the >> answer presented itself. >> (Yes, I know what's coming -- if you ask me for any of the above recipes >> you'll need to wait for me to get them transcribed, and please start a >> new >> thread instead of just replying to this one) >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] >>> On Behalf Of RJ >>> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 1:56 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] how the list has changed >>> >>> One thing I learned over the years is how to interpret a recipe. It is >>> natural to say if the loaf is brown, instead of tap the bottom of a >>> loaf of bread to see if it is done. And it does take some practice to >>> feel the edge of a pizza shell to tell if the pizza is done because >>> there is no way of tapping it to see if it is hollow. For me, I don't >>> post a recipe, unless I have made it at one time or the other.Lately, >>> out of laziness I been using the crockpot with their liners that can be >>> picked up at most any grocery store for about fifty cents a piece. And >>> for the cleanup it saves and time, I feel that 50 cent is well worth >>> the cost. If some one has a question on a recipe, they should ask for >>> a clarification , instead of complaining because the recipe doesn't >>> suit them the way it was presented. >>> And to tell some one, it takes this exact time is a joke, it is a >>> estimate, for example the recipe on the lasagna I posted yesterday >>> claims, it take 4 >>> 1/2 hours on low. Not in my crockpot, it takes 3 1/2 hours on low. The >>> only thing I can recommend, is to check your food before the time a >>> recipe calls for and do it according to taste and feel within the >>> guidelines of the time a recipe calls for. I have found meat is one of >>> the things that time usually is the same if the same temps are used. >>> A good example is the focaccia (Italian Flat Bread) I made yesterday, >>> my wife came home and said the bread is brown, better take it out >>> before it burns. I did, knowing full well it wasn't, but also knew I >>> could and i did put it back in the oven to finish baking, which I did >>> about 1/2 hours later, after she told me that the Focaccia isn't done. >>> RJ >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mike and jean" <mjs1...@sc.rr.com> >>> To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> >>> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 2:33 PM >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] how the list has changed >>> >>> >>> >I can see your point as I too do like to know exactly how to tell when >>> >something is done. I have, however, been guilty of sending recipes >>> >that I have not tried. I will try to stick to things that I have had >>> >experience with as this may be more beneficial to others on the list. >>> >There are some great cooks on this list and I am always eager to >>> learn >>> >how they do things. >>> > Sharing methods between blind people is a great learning tool. Mike >>> > >>> > Exercise Daily >>> > Walk with God >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] >>> > On Behalf Of Charles Rivard >>> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 1:54 PM >>> > To: cooking in the dark list >>> > Subject: [CnD] how the list has changed >>> > >>> > I remember the reason that I joined this list. It was not only to >>> > collect and to read recipes, but to also get them from the >>> perspective >>> > of a blind person, whether they are or are not a good cook. This >>> > would include tips and tricks on how to perform tasks without using >>> > eyesight. For instance, "bake until golden brown. Do not >>> overcook.". >>> > How do you know when something is brown if you cannot see it? I'm >>> not >>> > looking for answers here, but this is just an example of what I mean. >>> > The list was that way when I joined. Someone would ask for a good >>> > cookie recipe, and people who are blind, who has used the recipe they >>> > have, would send it in, along with those very important and helpful >>> > tricks and tips. Dale's cooking podcasts are a good example of this. >>> > >>> > Now, if someone asks for a good cookie recipe, they are most likely >>> to >>> > get several recipes that are copied from an Internet search that they >>> > have not had any personal experience working with. You can tell that >>> > these are copied from the Internet by the way they are written and >>> > spaced. For >>> > example: >>> > >>> > 1 tsb >>> > brown sugar >>> > >>> > 3 Tbsp >>> > honey >>> > >>> > 4 cp flour >>> > >>> > 1/2 c >>> > chopped nuts >>> > >>> > Mix all ingredients well and >>> > roll out to 1/8 thickness and >>> > cut >>> > into squares. >>> > >>> > Place on >>> > greased >>> > cookie sheet and bake at >>> > 325dg for 10 mins or until >>> > lightly browned. >>> > >>> > Notice the abbreviation and spacing? >>> > >>> > And if someone asks a question about it, chances are, the one who >>> sent >>> > the recipe doesn't know the answer because they haven't tried the >>> recipe. >>> > >>> > I sure do wish that the list would return to the way it used to be: >>> A >>> > list of tried and true recipes from blind people who give advice >>> based >>> > on their own personal experience with the recipes they send. >>> > >>> > --- >>> > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're >>> > finished, you! really! are! finished! >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
