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12-14-2010, 11:36 PM
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I love Bobby Flay. I have two of his cookbooks, "Grill It!" and "Boy Gets Grill" and they are fantastic. Everything I have made out of there has been a winner, I don't think there has been one dud.
My favorite thing to do however is get on Epicurious.com. I search for recipes and only make the ones with 4 forks (or 3.5 forks if it's something simpler like a side dish). Seriously, any 4 fork recipe I've had from there has been mind-blowingly good, not just "Oh, I'd make this again", but "I'd pay a ton of money for this in a restaurant."
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12-14-2010, 05:24 PM
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I don't think it's been mentioned yet:
The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook
All of the basics, along with some great sidebars on why certain things must be done.
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12-15-2010, 12:00 AM
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^^^
I'm so interested in this website.
Already found a few things to try!
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12-15-2010, 02:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nittanygirl
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I'm so interested in this website.
Already found a few things to try!
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It's the best. You can save all the recipes you are interested in if you make an account. I also find it helpful to always read the comments, usually I just follow the instructions verbatim, but the comments are full of tips and ideas for sides/menus. Also, I've found that for anything under 4 forks, the comments will often give really helpful suggestions for tweaking the recipe a little bit.
Last edited by DTD Alum; 12-15-2010 at 12:54 PM.
Reason: Because counts and accounts are wildly different things
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12-15-2010, 10:23 PM
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Honey, you crack me up!
I learned to cook Italian from my nonna (I'm named after her), who could not read or write, so what use were recipes? She taught me to sniff and smell and touch and feel for freshness when shopping. I hate buying ricotta cheese in the plastic containers now - it's all sealed in plastic including the top - I can't smell it to check it. From her, I learned to cook by touch and taste and sight and smell. I panic when people ask me for "the recipe" for something I've made. I have no idea, and I'm not being deceptive - I just put on some music and create when the mood strikes. Honestly, it never turns out exactly the same but it's always delicious. And I remember the time I spent with her.
I do refer to Marcella Hazen when I want to cook fish, however - and I recommend her cookbooks to people who want to learn to cook Italian food.
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12-18-2010, 01:40 AM
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I have to add: www.supercook.com---recipe search site.
You enter the indregients/items you have, and it searches TONS of recipe sites (Epicurous, AllRecipes, etc) for things you can make.
Ex: I entered sour cream, penne, pasta sauce, green peppers, onions, and chicken.
It came up with this (from Allrecipes). PS. It was YUM.
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12-18-2010, 03:22 AM
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I don't really have a particular favorite. I don't pay much attention to the titles of the ones I do buy. I look inside, see something I want to cook/try, and then I buy it.
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12-20-2010, 04:56 PM
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Just found this site today, but I've spent pretty much all afternoon on it! It's a collection of featured food blogs from across the net. I love it and have already bookmarked a few great recipe ideas to try! (Thank you StumbleUpon!)
www.tastespotting.com
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12-29-2010, 03:30 AM
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This list is great. I can't wait to start stocking up on some of these!
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