Saturday, 26 November 2016

On location in SC - The not so glossy magazine!

$9.95 may sound a smidge expensive but, have a look at my first purchase – Cooks Illustrated
as you can see – 76 recipes!




Just to prove my point – remember the whole wheat flour for the soda bread – here's a review of the very same :




There's another major plus with this magazine – apart from the number of recipes it's full of clear and helpful advice for the novice. I would not describe my friend as a novice cook but needless to say he was impressed and so it stayed. Worth every cent!

By the way – on the “teach as you go” front, from last night's supper we had the technique of “smoking” chicken, an Alfredo sauce and veggies. By the by - another “lost in translation” ingredient – never heard of semolina flour in this neck of the woods (to toss the par boiled potatoes prior to roasting) – life is too short to hunt it down – all purpose (aka plain) flour will do – there's sad and then there's really sad.

I discovered that last evening's supper was photographed and emailed – I think I'll take that as a good sign!

Note to self – check out the pantry for supplies in the am – slow cooked beef could be on the menu and I suspect we may have more ingredient challenges!



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