Comments on: Teetering Pile of Guilty Pleasure #2 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Sun, 17 May 2026 13:26:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106&cpage=1#comment-25561 girldetective Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:15:05 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106#comment-25561 Steph, I started Downton Abbey, but was behind in watching it, and liked it but didn't love it. Then my friend Amy R told me the season ended on a cliffhanger/without resolution, so I decided to give it a miss. I'm not ruling it out, but it felt rather like Cranford did--good, but not so good that it deserves to jump the queue. Steph, I started Downton Abbey, but was behind in watching it, and liked it but didn’t love it. Then my friend Amy R told me the season ended on a cliffhanger/without resolution, so I decided to give it a miss. I’m not ruling it out, but it felt rather like Cranford did–good, but not so good that it deserves to jump the queue.

]]> By: Kate http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106&cpage=1#comment-25535 Kate Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:29:43 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106#comment-25535 Excellent. Thank you. I think I'll finally pull that bag out of the freezer. Excellent. Thank you. I think I’ll finally pull that bag out of the freezer.

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106&cpage=1#comment-25526 girldetective Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:23:55 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106#comment-25526 Kate, once upon a time, I read in Cook's Illustrated then saw on the TV show that they found you could sub 1/3 the total amount of AP flour in a recipe with whole wheat pastry flour with good results. Now I always do that, unless the math doesn't make sense, like if I'm using 1/2 cup flour for brownies I"m not going to divide it into sixths. And for things like rouxs and dusting kneading surface, I use straight whole wheat as well. Useful math tip from Pamela Anderson's chocolate chip cookie recipe: 2 1/4 cups = 3 x 3/4 cups Kate, once upon a time, I read in Cook’s Illustrated then saw on the TV show that they found you could sub 1/3 the total amount of AP flour in a recipe with whole wheat pastry flour with good results. Now I always do that, unless the math doesn’t make sense, like if I’m using 1/2 cup flour for brownies I”m not going to divide it into sixths. And for things like rouxs and dusting kneading surface, I use straight whole wheat as well.

Useful math tip from Pamela Anderson’s chocolate chip cookie recipe: 2 1/4 cups = 3 x 3/4 cups

]]> By: Kate http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106&cpage=1#comment-25524 Kate Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:35:37 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106#comment-25524 Ok, so I"m trying to incorporate more whole wheat flour too--I'm not really a baker at all, but I do like dumplings. Do you just always sub that way, and it works? I have a bag of WW, but I have no idea how to use it. Ok, so I”m trying to incorporate more whole wheat flour too–I’m not really a baker at all, but I do like dumplings. Do you just always sub that way, and it works? I have a bag of WW, but I have no idea how to use it.

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106&cpage=1#comment-25518 girldetective Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:50:28 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106#comment-25518 Kate, YES, it drives me bats that the One Dish Dinners has no ToC! And I subbed whole milk for evaporated in the chicken pot pie recipe, and used my usual mix of 2 AP/1 whole wheat flour instead of the bleached (wtf?) AP she calls for. Haven't ever read the Jaffrey, but it's supposed to be a classic. Kate, YES, it drives me bats that the One Dish Dinners has no ToC! And I subbed whole milk for evaporated in the chicken pot pie recipe, and used my usual mix of 2 AP/1 whole wheat flour instead of the bleached (wtf?) AP she calls for. Haven’t ever read the Jaffrey, but it’s supposed to be a classic.

]]> By: Kate http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106&cpage=1#comment-25517 Kate Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:31:39 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4106#comment-25517 So, yeah, I'm a cookbook junkie, but also very picky (I HATE when there isn't a table of contents in a book like this one). I didn't love One-Dish Dinners, but the Salsa Verde Chicken is fantastic for weeknights (you can easily substitute whole milk for evaporated without any problem in the final result). We also liked the Tamale Pie, though I added a little vegetable oil to brown the turkey (no fat at all??). The quick desserts have been great for me, including the lemon curd in good vanilla ice cream and the Warm Bananas Foster Tart (I actually made that whole meal on the grill when the weather changed suddenly after I already made plans to make it). I've been looking at buying World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey. Have you tried that one? The day after I got a side of pork, I'm still looking to increase our veggie intake. So, yeah, I’m a cookbook junkie, but also very picky (I HATE when there isn’t a table of contents in a book like this one). I didn’t love One-Dish Dinners, but the Salsa Verde Chicken is fantastic for weeknights (you can easily substitute whole milk for evaporated without any problem in the final result). We also liked the Tamale Pie, though I added a little vegetable oil to brown the turkey (no fat at all??). The quick desserts have been great for me, including the lemon curd in good vanilla ice cream and the Warm Bananas Foster Tart (I actually made that whole meal on the grill when the weather changed suddenly after I already made plans to make it).

I’ve been looking at buying World Vegetarian by Madhur Jaffrey. Have you tried that one? The day after I got a side of pork, I’m still looking to increase our veggie intake.

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