Re: [CnD] Dale Campbell's Mushroom Bombs

2021-01-14 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Maybe I'm not understanding how to wrap the bacon around. I thought the bacon went around the whole thing, wrapping it like a package, in which case you couldn't then put the cheese mixture into the cap. If the bacon goes in a circle on the outside, around the edges, making a round cylinder, of cou

Re: [CnD] Dale Campbell's Mushroom Bombs

2021-01-14 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Here is Dale's mushroom bomb recipe as I believe he intended it to be. If I am wrong, he can correct me, but I think I am on safe enough ground here. At any rate this is how I would make these, but I would go really easy on the pepper flakes, reducing my bomb to a fire cracker. Dale Campbell's Mus

Re: [CnD] CP All Day Pasta Sauce

2021-01-12 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Hi Sugar, I love the flexibility of the pasta sauce ideas here. I hope Stephanie never gets bored or tired of writing her recipes. She sounds like a lady with lots of crockpot experience in her daily life. She has so many wonderful ideas. Thanks for sharing them with us. Pamela Fairchild ---

Re: [CnD] REBECCA'S CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER, Printed from COOKS.COM

2021-01-12 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Marilyn, thanks for this great looking soup recipe. I have some slightly outdated corn that must be used this winter and I haven't even begun to think of how to use it up yet. This may get me going. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Marilyn Penningt

Re: [CnD] Crockpot recipes

2021-01-12 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Sugar, You've done it again! You found another crockpot recipe that I must try soon, especially with the cold of winter. I am sure to make some changes, or variations, depending on what is in my pantry cupboards, but it will surely be a success. Thanks once again for another great idea. Pamela

Re: [CnD] hard boiled eggs

2020-12-28 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
You want the eggs to sit, covered, on the turned off burner, for 20 minutes. Then plunge them into cold water to crunch the shells and peel. Works every time. Good luck. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Wendy Williams via Cookinginthedark Sent: Mon

Re: [CnD] Liners

2020-12-26 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Crockpot liners are more like plastic bags. Have you seen the turkey bags you can buy to cook your turkey in in the oven? That is what liners are like. I don't know if they can be used in the insta-pot. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Tiffany Je

Re: [CnD] pancakes

2020-12-26 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I don't know a good way to make more than one pancake at a time, so I use a small pan, 7 or 8 inches across, butter it well, heat it to medium, pour the batter in, about a third of a cup, half cup at most. Let it sit for about 3 minutes. Slide your turner under. If it doesn't go easily, it is not c

Re: [CnD] How do you melt a stick of butter in the microwave?

2020-12-02 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
When I melt butter in the microwave, I often use one of the thaw cycles. I put the butter into a micro safe glass container, like a cereal bowl. After running the shortest thaw cycle once, I check the butter, if there are large chunks left I cut them up, then put it on for a second thaw cycle. I fi

Re: [CnD] Brocoflour

2020-11-21 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I don't know these new veggies, but like you, I don't think it would hurt to give the cooking method you mention a try. Where are you that fresh veggies are being difficult to find? I hope we don't eventually have that problem as well. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cooking

Re: [CnD] CP Dump Cake in the slow cooker

2020-11-09 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Sugar, I just tried responding to this message and my computer crashed. I can't find the part of the message I already wrote, so am starting over again. I hate it when that happens, and it does at least once a week these days. Ok, I love the C P recipes you send because whether I make them or not

Re: [CnD] CROCKPOT CANDIED PECANS

2020-11-01 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
rom: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, November 1, 2020 5:25 PM To: 'Cooking in the Dark' Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] CROCKPOT CANDIED PECANS Sugar, these are on my list for this year too. Thank you for sending this on

Re: [CnD] CROCKPOT CANDIED PECANS

2020-11-01 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Sugar, these are on my list for this year too. Thank you for sending this one that uses real sugar and nuts. I was afraid I was going to have to modify one made for using substitutes, which I am not able to use. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of S

Re: [CnD] Spanish Rice Casserole

2020-10-24 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Behalf Of Reinhard Stebner via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 6:22 PM To: Cooking in the Dark Cc: Reinhard Stebner Subject: Re: [CnD] Spanish Rice Casserole Yes please, that would be very helpful. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 24, 2020, at 6:11 PM, Pamela Fairchild via Coo

Re: [CnD] Spanish Rice Casserole

2020-10-24 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Thanks for this recipe. It is not the same recipe you sent the first time. Do you want me to repost the first one and finish the instructions the way I make them for that original recipe? I don't want to step on anybody's toes here. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthe

[CnD] test messages as attachments

2020-10-08 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
--- Begin Message --- I cut the email address onto my clipboard, then pasted it into the address box of a new message. If it still comes through as an attachment and not a message, this is something only our administrator can fix for us. Pamela Fairchild --- End Message --- _

Re: [CnD] Turkey Au Poivre and alcohol sub. chart

2020-09-17 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Thank you for the substitution chart. I have seen some before but this one is especially well thought out and well written. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Sugar Lopez via Cookinginthedark Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:57 AM To: cookingin

Re: [CnD] Rice Casserole

2020-09-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Dale, Awesome to hear from you, and with such a simple, impromptu casserole idea to enjoy with close neighbors. I hope you and your family are staying safe through these times when getting together is not always possible. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On B

Re: [CnD] cake recipe

2020-09-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
The Fluke recipes are throughout the books. It is easy to scroll forward with the library player or a Victor Stream and find them. Diane -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, September 7, 2020 10:10 AM To: cookin

Re: [CnD] cake recipe

2020-09-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Where do you find the Fluke Recipes written out for you? I want as many of those as I can find. Also, somebody asked about the almond slices in this cake. A fourth cup isn't all that many, so you sprinkle all of them evenly over the bottom of the pan to decorate the cake's top when you invert th

Re: [CnD] Cutting a cantaloupe

2020-09-05 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Peeling a cantaloupe really does require a knife. There is usually a good eighth inch of green stuff next to the skin that has no flavor and which you don't want to eat. The peeler is not designed to do that kind of job efficiently. You could really cut yourself with the peeler attempting to peel a

Re: [CnD] Crab-Stuffed Catfish

2020-09-05 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
/seafood. Do you think the rest will freeze for reheating later? Thanks, Dani On 9/4/20, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: > The stuffing in this recipe could be used as a stuffing with any kind > of fish almost. > > Pamela Fairchild > > > -Origina

Re: [CnD] Crab-Stuffed Catfish

2020-09-04 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
The stuffing in this recipe could be used as a stuffing with any kind of fish almost. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 5:27 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject:

Re: [CnD] JALAPENO SHRIMP COCKTAIL

2020-09-04 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
have said frozen cooked shrimp. You can get it frozen and cooked, uncooked, with and without tails. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 11:13 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@c

Re: [CnD] JALAPENO SHRIMP COCKTAIL

2020-09-04 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I suspect you need to purchase pre-cooked frozen shrimp for this recipe unless you like it raw because there are no instructions I see here for cooking the shrimp. So be careful what you purchase. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via

Re: [CnD] Hope this is not out of line

2020-09-03 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I say, just leave the list alone. It is doing very well at present. We know where the delete key lives and can use it as we desire. It was only just a very few months ago when there was almost no traffic on this list and only a couple of people were ever sharing. Now just look at all the people

Re: [CnD] Fish recipes

2020-09-03 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Can you send me the fish recipe file too? Please! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2020 6:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Fish recipes

Re: [CnD] Basic Biscuit Mix Recipe and a question

2020-09-01 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I would add about a cup of milk into this basic mix, maybe increase the shortning to 1-1/2 cups. For some purposes I might also add an egg to the batter. Good luck. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Karen Delzer via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, Au

Re: [CnD] PB CHOCOLATE CHERRY NUT CAKE question

2020-08-25 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Dena, It means Pillsbury. It took me a minute to figure it out too but then the light dawned and I felt a little silly for not recognizing it immediately. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Dena Polston via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, August 25,

Re: [CnD] Lock-lid saucepan

2020-08-23 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Call and ask Dale to describe the over the sink colander, and ask if he has the locking lid pot as well. He has had a set of two in the past so probably still does. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark Sent: Su

Re: [CnD] Substituting a Bundt pan

2020-08-22 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
You can try the substitution and see if it works. Sometimes it does and other times it doesn't. It depends on the nature of the cake you are making. Those cakes that are light and airy, like angel food, that take a lot of egg whites are better in the bunt pan, but the really heavy cakes, like fruit

Re: [CnD] DH FROSTING IN THE CAKE

2020-08-22 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Is there a reason why you like DH mixes? I have been trying different ones but it is hard for me to tell a difference. I am interested in hearing your reasons, even if it is as simple as, I grew up with DH. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Evelyn v

Re: [CnD] Eating rabbit

2020-08-21 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I like rabbit, but will only eat it when bought in a grocery store, farmed for eating. I would not eat wild rabbit. Too many diseases. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Anna Galassi via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 9:19 AM To: cook

Re: [CnD] Update on labels and cards

2020-08-19 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
In the freezer though, you might want the thicker labels. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 5:34 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Update

Re: [CnD] measuring cups

2020-08-18 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I have a set of bowls that I got back in the 80's. They are plastic, all scarred up, but I keep them because they have the measurement lines on the inside. They were made by Rubbermade at the time. I don't know where to find anything like that now. There also used to be tin or aluminum measuring cu

Re: [CnD] measuring cups

2020-08-18 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
chefs and writers of recipe books will advise you to use the nesting measuring cups for dry ingredients and the glass all-in-one cup for liquid measurements because they believe that accuracy is important. They treat their kitchens like chemistry labs. That way, if you do too, your version of their

[CnD] Leg of Lamb in the Crockpot

2020-08-18 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I cooked a leg of lamb in the crockpot today. It was one I saw in the grocery store and couldn't resist. I began by thawing it in the microwave. It was boned, which solves one big problem right away, and filleted where the bone was taken out. All of the outside fat was around the good meat, and the

Re: [CnD] EASY BUCKEYES

2020-08-18 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
ookies and candy. Yuck! -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:07 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] EASY BUCKEYES Marilyn, I fixed this recipe and am

Re: [CnD] Labeling problem

2020-08-18 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
If the small bag will fit into a sandwich bag, you can write your label as if you were going to use it with the elastic, but just put it inside the sandwich bag with your seed bag, facing the bag so you could read it through the plastic bag. You could also put the bag of seeds into an envelope like

Re: [CnD] Way Out of my Comfort Zone

2020-08-18 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I won't try a pizza peel any time soon. With my luck the pizza wouldn't land on the floor where a sensible one would go, but fall into the oven, sliding cleverly through the rack onto the oven bottom and, of course landing upside down on the heating element. Same reason I won't go the pizza stone r

Re: [CnD] Labeling problem

2020-08-18 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Lately I have been using the labels with the elastic bands in the freezer, and have been able to read them fine. So far I have had no trouble with the elastic breaking or losing its spring. I have only done this for a few months though. For those awkward packages where I have several smaller packag

Re: [CnD] EASY BUCKEYES

2020-08-18 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Marilyn, I fixed this recipe and am sending it back to the list for you. It copied strangely and I had to fix it before putting it into my file. I thought it might save questions from others. I hope you don't mind my mending job. I left your message in tact below mine. I like the alternative appro

Re: [CnD] ELEPHANT EARS

2020-08-15 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
How do you do your biscuits in the air fryer? Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Courtney F. Smith via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2020 7:14 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Courtney F. Smith Subject: Re: [CnD] ELEPHANT EARS

Re: [CnD] talking toaster oven

2020-08-15 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
edark@acbradio.org Cc: Louise Peyton Subject: Re: [CnD] talking toaster oven Hi: How do I obtain audible or Braille instructions on using the oven? Thanks. Louise -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 14, 2020 6:11

Re: [CnD] talking toaster oven

2020-08-14 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I was afraid I wouldn't like the talking toaster oven, but I really do like it. It is easy to get things in and out without burning yourself, you can set it to bake, broil, toast, keep warm, and you set the time and temperature at which things happen. It is easy to use and I can do other things in

Re: [CnD] Way Out of my Comfort Zone

2020-08-13 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I waited about 30 to 45 seconds before I reached in after the oven was off and I had opened its door. I did not get steamed or burned. My report is in another message that is either here somewhere or on its way. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of mew

[CnD] Way Out of my Comfort Zone

2020-08-13 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Ok, fellow cooks, I decided to experiment once I read that steak in the oven recipe. I have never cooked with water in my oven before so this idea is new for me. Not new in reading, because of the bread recipes that want a pan of water in the oven with the bread to get a crisp crust, and custards a

Re: [CnD] Salmon Loaf, From Neesie

2020-08-13 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I never remove the bones from canned salmon either. I need all the calcium I can get from natural food sources, and those soft bones are a good source according to many of the recipe books I have seen. I guess if I found a large enough one I would remove it though. I'm with you, I don't like macker

Re: [CnD] Egg muffins, via the microwave oven.

2020-08-12 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
It wasn't your recipe, Ron, it was in one of the responses, and delightful and wonderful because I have done exactly the same thing at times. I was glad to know that I have company.. I meant no criticism or harm, but it was genuinely funny and I responded accordingly. Pamela Fairchild -Orig

Re: [CnD] Egg muffins, via the microwave oven.

2020-08-12 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Oh, my friend, you forgot to proofread your scrambled egg recipe. I like your recipe, but if the second cooking time is correct, you might want to rename them as petrified eggs, or burnt offering eggs. Either way you gave me a good laugh for the day, and I really needed to laugh. Thank you! Pam

Re: [CnD] How do you crack an egg and get it out of the shell without squashing it?

2020-08-10 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
t are 8 to 9 inches long, and find they work even better than a fork. I use a dish wider and more shallow than a glass. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 4:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.o

Re: [CnD] Dill Vinaigrette

2020-08-10 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Lisa, the last 5 ingredients have question marks for the amounts. Did you mean 1 teaspoon each? If so, I question that amount of pepper. It seems like too much. Or did those question marks mean for us to adjust the amounts of those ingredients to our liking? In which case I would still be at a

Re: [CnD] How do you crack an egg and get it out of the shell without squashing it?

2020-08-10 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I find that when I crack an egg against another surface, the thinnest one possible works best. A mug is too thick, but a thin drinking glass with a sharper edge works well. Then I gently pull the egg apart where my crack is, and let the egg drop into the glass, where I scramble it with a fork. I us

Re: [CnD] 5 Ground Mustard Substitutes

2020-08-10 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Probably! LOL! Am I the only one who likes mustard greens? Pamela Fairchild ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark

Re: [CnD] salmon

2020-08-10 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Because it is frozen, it will keep 4 or 5 days. So you should finish it by tomorrow, Tuesday. I can't imagine such a treat lasting nearly that long at my house. LOL! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Wendy via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August

Re: [CnD] tomatoes

2020-08-10 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
The hardest way is to make tomato sauce, or whatever you make when you can the tomatoes, but put it into the size containers you want to use them in for recipes, and freeze them. The easier thing to do is wash them, dry them thoroughly, then place them on cookie sheets to freeze. Then take them off

Re: [CnD] 5 Ground Mustard Substitutes

2020-08-10 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Helen, Thank you for this mustard article. I learned so much from reading it. The most valuable thing I learned was that my leaving the mustard out all these years is an ok thing to do, especially if you don't like the mustard flavor. Also, I never considered that some people might have an allergy

Re: [CnD] Sprouts and almonds

2020-08-08 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
riginal Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:18 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD WITH POPPY SEED DRESSING I don't know if your almonds from

Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost

2020-08-08 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
will want a sauce whether tomato, white sauce, or toppings like pineapple, onions and ham that will stick to the crust without other assistance. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 8:11

Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost

2020-08-08 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
own crust. That I cook for a full 10 minutes before loading the toppings. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 8:11 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net

Re: [CnD] STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD WITH POPPY SEED DRESSING

2020-08-08 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I don't know if your almonds from the freezer will sprout since you froze them. Maybe they will survive it but if they were not already frozen when you bought them, they may not sprout now that you froze them yourself. If they don't sprout you can still eat them if they taste ok. I don't know if ot

Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost

2020-08-08 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
a, is California Pizza. This makes me happy to have a sighted husband. (smile) On 8/7/2020 5:29 PM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: > My favorite frozen pizza is Tomb Stone because it always gets crisp > when cooked the first time around. I notice that the more things I add > to

Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost

2020-08-08 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
bject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost Almost forgot Pam, why no mushrooms in your recipe? That's a huge crime. SMILES. You can't cook without mushrooms nor bake without nuts, but no coconut please. Ron who loved your pizza. -Original Message----- From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookin

Re: [CnD] Copy Cat Pizza Hut Pizza

2020-08-08 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Unfortunately, it is all that oil that makes the dough turn out crisp and crunchy without being tough or too hard to chew well. It is the one thing that distinguishes the crust from that of other companies. So don't make it often and use it for those serious treats for special occasions. It works b

Re: [CnD] Changing those darned subject lines

2020-08-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
messages is a bigger problem when you write yours at the bottom. If I have to drill down to find the newest message, I delete it. I am sure I'm not the only one. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 4:3

Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost

2020-08-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
a almost I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I like. This looks like all kinds of possibilities. Does the crust get crispy? -Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookin

Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza almost

2020-08-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
d to! > > Carol Ashland > carol97...@gmail.com > Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6, 2020 6:38 AM, Pamela > Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the >> clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house

[CnD] Changing those darned subject lines

2020-08-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Oh, I'm hopeless! I remembered to change the subject line but forgot to delete all the messages below my pizza message. I would say I will do better, but memory or age seems to make this a proverbial problem for me so I won't suggest promises I probably can't keep--but I do try, really! Pamela

[CnD] Homemade Pizza almost

2020-08-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
aundry. My mother got a ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and > dryer, which we had until we sold the house on Arthur Street. They don't make > appliances as durable now as they used to! > > Carol Ashland > carol97...@gmail.com > Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On A

Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears

2020-08-06 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I wouldn't trade the lessons learned from my early experiences either. In some ways because of those early experiences in the country, with real animals and plants and harvesting food, butchering cows and chickens, I knew a lot of practical things that the other blind children at school didn't know

Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears

2020-08-06 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Oh, yes, I remember ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the clothes line outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I am so grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age with modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my youth, and wood heating stoves and coal stov

Re: [CnD] regarding cooking oils

2020-08-05 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
This is excellent information. I looked for something in my collection of articles about oils and couldn't find anything like this. Jeanne, I'm glad you had this or found it for us, whichever. Thank you, and I saved this. Really good information! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- F

Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna casserole

2020-08-05 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Karen, I love how you write recipes. It is my preferred Braille method because it takes up the least amount of space, and is how I was taught to write recipes in school. But I'll take recipes in any form. I must say, if I have any grits I will try the company grits recipe you sent. Pamela Fairchi

Re: [CnD] Grits was Re: Microwave tuna casserole

2020-08-05 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I like mine like you, Lisa, but I enjoy them with butter too. Same with rice. I am more than hopeless because I like them both ways, and sometimes even with butter and a little sugar, and even with fresh fruit cut up in them, like peaches or strawberries, or blueberries in the summer. Pamela Fairc

Re: [CnD] Italian Style Homemade Sausages With Cheese

2020-08-03 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Oh, if you translated it I understand why you might have come up with plastic wrap in translating. As has been suggested, parchment paper or foil would be safer to eat from than plastic wrap even if that didn't melt. I would be worried about plastic chemicals leaching into the food, but what do I k

Re: [CnD] Italian Style Homemade Sausages With Cheese

2020-08-02 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Won't plastic wrap melt at 350 degrees? Or maybe I should ask what brand of plastic wrap can withstand 350 degree temperatures? Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 6:32 PM To: cookinginthedar

Re: [CnD] using the Yumley website

2020-07-30 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
CnD] using the Yumley website Make sure to type 2 M's: yummly.com. If you type only 1 M, you get into the site you described. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2020 3:39 PM To: cookinginthedark@

Re: [CnD] using the Yumley website

2020-07-30 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I looked at it very briefly just now, and the website said at its top, This domain might be for sale. Then I saw several ads. I tried to get to recipes and it didn't let me. It went into something that wanted me to fill out a form and I saw it was one of said ads. I got out of there quickly. I woul

Re: [CnD] Help! Tofu!

2020-07-27 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
It seems to me if you don't like it you would want a bit of that cardboard taste. That way your husband won't like it either and you can forget about the stuff! I'm with you. I don't like it either. I tolerate it just to be polite but won't bother to cook and eat it on my own. It is ok not to like

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-24 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Two days ago, day before yesterday, I did something I have not done for quite some time, made pancakes. I had been wanting them for quite a while and finally took the time. I got 10 pancakes from the batch and had only one of those I wouldn't have wanted to serve to a sighted person. I was very ple

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-24 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I have been baking more bread since the Covid-19 thing, but have always enjoyed baking bread. Two reasons for using a bread machine though, lack of time, and arthritis that could make your hands, elbows or shoulders too sore to be able to do other things. That said, even the bread machine has its l

Re: [CnD] Question about Making Pikelets

2020-07-15 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
The induction stove top would be the same thing. It is also an electric stove with a flat top. With the induction top, you can turn the burner on but it won't heat up unless there is a pan on it. The trick is that the pan which is on the burner has to be made of a material that attracts magnets. Th

Re: [CnD] Silicone rings

2020-07-14 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
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Re: [CnD] Measuring liquids

2020-07-14 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 10:35 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Measuring liquids Could you get a syringe in a vanilla bottle? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via

Re: [CnD] Measuring liquids

2020-07-13 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
If you take sample bottles to your favorite pharmacy, there is a good chance they can find a syringe that will fit into your bottle and even reach to its bottom. They come in a variety of sizes and thicknesses. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of me

Re: [CnD] Measuring liquids

2020-07-13 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
The marks you make are on the outside of the plunger. When you pull it out to the first mark you come to it is the smallest measure you marked. When you pull it out to the last mark possible before the whole thing pulls apart, you have the largest measurement you chose to mark. You stop at whatever

Re: [CnD] Pancakes?

2020-07-13 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Ron, tell us more. I didn't know one could make the frozen pancakes in the toaster oven. What temperature do you cook them at, and how long do you bake them? Do you grease the pan you bake them on so they don't stick? Do you butter the tops of the frozen pancakes so they brown better? I want to

Re: [CnD] Measuring liquids

2020-07-13 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I have used syringes without needles for years, first to feed baby birds when I was handfeeding hatchlings, and then to treat my dog's ears to avoid wax and dirt buildup. I never once in all those years thought of using them to measure liquids. The idea is brilliant. Now to find some appropriate sm

Re: [CnD] Reminder of list guidelines: all members please read!

2020-07-12 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I used to have lots of trouble with pancakes. I either didn't cook them with enough oil so that they stuck to the pan and didn't turn correctly, or I tried to turn them too early and made an equally terrible mess of them. Now I wait until all the bubbles go away on top, and they are almost dry but

Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind

2020-07-12 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
My most embarrassing but instructive kitchen blooper happened when I was in my first college apartment and involved a paper towel. I learned to keep my counter and range tops free and clear of everything. The paper towel stuck to the bottom of a damp cookie sheet and went into the oven with the

Re: [CnD] old braille cookbooks

2020-07-11 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
ecipe and find it. I was amazed because no one had shown me before. So, no need for me to write out that Pillsbury book. But I’ll go look up what I did speak on the Vic. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 6:38

Re: [CnD] old braille cookbooks

2020-07-11 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
gt; > Please take care of yourself and I'm so glad that you have those memories of > good times together. > >> On 7/11/2020 3:37 PM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> I can read the UEB but don't ask me to write it. I don't like it either. I &g

Re: [CnD] old braille cookbooks

2020-07-11 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I can read the UEB but don't ask me to write it. I don't like it either. I suppose many of us who have read braille forever don't tend to. On a second topic, I just read through that list of cookbooks. Can you imagine having all of those in your library? If they were braille rather than electro

Re: [CnD] More information that Jonah mentioned about the XL air fryer.

2020-07-08 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
olutions Recruitment. Workplace Mentoring. Technology Accessibility. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 1:30 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] M

Re: [CnD] More information that Jonah mentioned about the XL air fryer.

2020-07-08 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Sometimes that is exactly what must happen. It is a dumb way to have to operate, but there sometimes simply isn't a choice. I have found lately that the samples in the stores now are often mock ups and not the real thing. That means you can't tell anyway if it will work when you order it because

Re: [CnD] Cooking bacon in the microwave

2020-07-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
That's how I did bacon when I first started cooking it years ago. I found it just took way too long that way and I was hungry. Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 1:02 PM To: cookinginthed

Re: [CnD] Cooking bacon in the microwave

2020-07-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I never thought of doing that. What a clever idea to weave bacon strips. Thank you! Pamela Fairchild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 4:15 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Nicole Massey Subject

Re: [CnD] Air Fryer Recommendations?

2020-07-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I have not looked at air fryers lately. My experience in the past has been: If it has knobs that turn they probably will not be accessible but could be. If they have buttons that look like little bubbles they will probably be completely accessible as long as you write down what each button does and

Re: [CnD] Cooking bacon in the microwave

2020-07-07 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
full power for bacon? My microwave is 1200 watts. Often, I find it does better on, say, 60%. The precooked bacon does ok at full power, because it is such a short time. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Re: [CnD] Cooking bacon in the microwave

2020-07-06 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
I cook bacon in the microwave all the time. Each microwave oven is different though and it takes some experimentation to figure out exactly how much time to cook it in yours. You have two problems, how long your oven takes and how thinly or thickly sliced your bacon is. A third factor is your ow

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