Re: [CnD] Shortening?

2010-11-07 Thread Penny Reeder
Butter is a real, wholesome food. Shortening is man-made, unwholesome pretend food! You can substitute an equal amount of butter for the shortening, or 7/8 of a cup of oil for a cup of shortening. To approximate the texture that is achieved with shortening, I often substitute a half a cup of

Re: [CnD] Shortening?

2010-11-07 Thread Sandy from OK!
I have purchased the crisco shortening in stick premeasured form. - Original Message - From: "Chris Bruinenberg" To: Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Shortening? don't they sell the shortening in stick form as well? I remember cooking with it out of the c

Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers

2010-11-07 Thread Abby Vincent
You can also get several varieties of hot chocolate. There's a "K" variety pack you can try, unless all you want is coffee. Then you can get a big box of Newman's Own at Costco. Abby -- From: "Tara Fairchild" Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 5:

Re: [CnD] Presto Electric Grittle?

2010-11-07 Thread Penny Reeder
Hi Claudia, I have an electric griddle. I don't remember if it's made by Presto or whom, but I've had it for about 3 years, it works just fine. It's easy, once someone shows you what temperature is where, to set the temperature, and there's enough cooking surface to make a family-size batch

Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers

2010-11-07 Thread Tara Fairchild
It depends on the brewer like I said in previous emails. Mine has 3 buttons one for each cup size. Tara - Original Message - From: "Terra Syslo" To: Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers Hi, thanks for that. Do you know if you pus

Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers

2010-11-07 Thread Tara Fairchild
My coffee maker has 3 cup sizes and 3 buttons for the cup size you want small medium and large. Then a menu button and an on off button. It is an Ultimate B66 brewer I got from Sam's Club they have another one close to what I have right now in the store and you get I think k-cups with it. Tara

[CnD] Almond Toffee Brownies

2010-11-07 Thread Marilyn
Almond Toffee Brownies Ingredients 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 cup sugar 4 eggs 1 16-ounce can chocolate-flavored syrup (1-1/2 cups) 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/2 cups almond toffee pieces 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate pieces 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans,

[CnD] A food craft: Turkey Treats

2010-11-07 Thread Dixie
Turkey Treats These are cute and easy to make. Ritz Cracker canned frosting, chocolate kiss, candy corn caramel. Spread frosting on one side of cracker. This will be the glue to hold things together. Peel the foil off the kiss. place kiss near the bottom edge of the cracker, at the 6 o'clock

Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers

2010-11-07 Thread Gerry Leary
No I am Gerry Leary and I have The Unseen Bean Coffee company since 2003. I have been Roasting Coffee beans since then. - Original Message - From: "Jean Marcley" To: Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers Thanks for all that great in

Re: [CnD] Ingredients

2010-11-07 Thread Marilyn
Sorry. They are called Lemon Pudding Cookies. Marilyn - Original Message - From: "Jennifer Chambers" To: Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Ingredients These sound like a nice, light cookie, but I am wondering what the recipe is called. Jennifer On 11/6/

[CnD] PARTY CHICKEN WINGS

2010-11-07 Thread Marilyn
PARTY CHICKEN WINGS 16 chicken wings (wing tips cut off) 3/4 c. dry bread crumbs 1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese 1 1/2 tbsp. dried parsley 1/2 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper 1/3 c. melted butter 1/4 tsp. garlic salt Combine crumbs, cheese, parsley, salt, pepper. Add garlic to melted butter. Dip chicke

Re: [CnD] Ingredients

2010-11-07 Thread Jennifer Chambers
These sound like a nice, light cookie, but I am wondering what the recipe is called. Jennifer On 11/6/10, Marilyn wrote: > Ingredients > 1 C. butter, softened > 1 C. vegetable oil > 1 C. sugar > 1 C. confectioner's sugar > 2 eggs > 1 tsp. vanilla extract > 1 3.4 oz. pkg. instant lemon pudding mi

Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers

2010-11-07 Thread Terra Syslo
Hi, thanks for that. Do you know if you push the button to adjust the size of the amount of coffee to the left or right does it cycle through or does it stop when it gets to the smallest or largest size? I'm mainly looking at one of these because I only want to make one cup at a time, and with the

Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers

2010-11-07 Thread Abby Vincent
I have one, and it's usable by a blind coffee drinker. This product is used to make a single cup of coffee. You can buy single serving packets of coffee grounds you never have to touch. You just throw the whole packet out when you're done. There is also a container where you can put your own

Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers

2010-11-07 Thread Jan
I think coffee pods or k-cups are more expensive. -Original Message- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Gerry Leary Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:31 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] question ab

Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers

2010-11-07 Thread Jean Marcley
Thanks for all that great info. Are you Juan Valdez? - Original Message - From: "Gerry Leary" To: Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers I don't mean to blow your bubble, but you can't keep ANY Coffee fresh. Here is why, Coffee oxid

Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers

2010-11-07 Thread Gerry Leary
I don't mean to blow your bubble, but you can't keep ANY Coffee fresh. Here is why, Coffee oxidizes from the moment it is roasted onward. This means that if you put freshly roasted Coffee into a sealed container it will produce oxygen gas and you will find that the sealed container is under p

Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers

2010-11-07 Thread Rhonda Peveto
I have one, and you have a default setting that someone can program for you, and then if you push the buttons it goes up or down with one push of the button. for instance you push the down button for a smaller cup, after it is finished it will go back to the program setting that was your defa

Re: [CnD] Fw: potato soup

2010-11-07 Thread Helen Whitehead
I made this in my crockpot this past week and I had to cook it longer than 3 hours because the veggies weren't tender. It took 5 hours in my crockpot. It turned out really good! and I'd make it again. Did you slice your veggies fairly thin? Maybe that's the problem? Later. E-Mail: hwhiteh...@

Re: [CnD] question about coffee makers

2010-11-07 Thread Gerry Leary
They aren't accessible, and most of the Coffee is stale. Unless you really can't or just won't play with a Coffee filter I would say stay away from them. - Original Message - From: "Terra Syslo" To: Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 4:20 PM Subject: [CnD] question about coffee makers

Re: [CnD] Fw: potato soup

2010-11-07 Thread Anna
I'm not sure what to tell you. This recipe came from this list a very long time ago. Anna - Original Message - From: "Claudia" To: ; Cc: ; Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 6:07 PM Subject: [CnD] Fw: potato soup Hi All, I'm making this recpie, and it says to cook for 3 hours on

[CnD] OATMEAL DROP COOKIES FOR A CROWD

2010-11-07 Thread Marilyn
OATMEAL DROP COOKIES FOR A CROWD Printed from COOKS.COM Boil 4 cups raisins in water for 20 minutes. Drain (save water). 6 c. brown sugar 4 c. shortening 8 eggs Add raisins. Dissolve 4 teaspoo

Re: [CnD] decorating cookies

2010-11-07 Thread gail johnson
If using the colored icing tubes how does a totally blind person know when they have enough of a certain color on the cookie? How does one do patterns that are appealing to sighted individuals? -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn mor

[CnD] Frying hamburgers.

2010-11-07 Thread ajackson212
Hi Brittany, It sounds to me like you over cooked your burgers. The heat was probably fine. If your meat was very lean, you could have used some cooking spray, or a little oil on your pan to prevent sticking. The length of time you cook a burger on each side depends on how thick they are. A