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A lot of supermarkets carry one-pound packages of “vital wheat gluten” from Bob’s Red Mill. I use almost a cup of it in a recipe I put together for an entirely whole-grain bread, using it to make up for the lack of gluten in the oat and barley flour and flaxseed meal the recipe includes along with the whole-wheat flour…

You can buy lecithin gelcaps (or powder) on Amazon. Same with gluten. As far as vitamin C goes, ensure you are getting plain ascorbic acid powder. A tiny amount of lecithin goes a long way for most things, but looking at a bread recipe that calls for it, they say to use an astounding (to me) amount - two teaspoons for… Read more

This sounds delicious and easy to make variations on - roasted red peppers or sun dried tomato would be a great add-in.

It can be so damn good in the right hands. It’s wonderful to see you making more of those hands!

Yes. Yes it does. Tofu does indeed rule.

Agreed tofu is amazing.
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JFC. Butter your eggs? And don’t forget to fry them in Pig LARD. Read more

Really, I just butter everything to be on the safe side.

One thing I’ve also noticed is that, depending on how you’re eating them, you can also just cook them with the bone still in and remove it very easily once they’re done.

I think it depends on the size of the pack of chicken. Where I live, the boneless thighs come in packs of 8, and the bone-in thighs are half price for the same number (sometimes 1 more). You’re still saving money compared to the pre-deboned stuff.

Good idea. I also use mine to make a Thanksgiving pizza. My personal format Is gravy for the base, turkey (or whatever meat we had that year. This year It was turkey and ham so... both), and then usually the mac and cheese on top. We also put cranberries on one half of the pizza because I don’t like the stuff and… Read more

What a fantastically-crunchy-sweet idea. And just to be clear, the(your) plan is to dissolve the sugar in the boiling water, then add the berries to just coat them with the syrup AND NOT to cook the berries...right?

since you just want the milk solids maybe start with canned evaporated milk?

...or you can just add some evaporated milk powder!

This is one of my favorite Turkey Day side dishes. Thank you for the recipe.

I roll it out in a 1-gallon freezer bag because it’s so easy to toss it into the freezer for a few minutes. Then I cut the side of the bag and lift up the dough.

Worst thing that ever happened to a otherwise good pie crust is unsalted butter.

I feel lucky—mother and aunts were old school and we were taught kneading and checking frequently to avoid the dreaded overwork. In addition they were attuned to environmental factors. Living on the north Cali coast with lots of humidity and winter cooler temps, people have a tendency to crank up the heat in the… Read more

As the holidays fast approach, I’d like to remind everyone you don’t have to be hungry to eat pie.