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Crossini Nonstick French Fry Baking Sheet - Chefs Catalog

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Innovative thermal base with perforated ridges enables heat to circulate around French fries for all-over browning and crispy golden results. Crossini nonstick baking sheet bakes any breaded food in the oven to a deliciously light crispy texture without frying in oil: fish sticks and fillets, shrimp tempura, chicken sticks or wings. Use this perforated pan to make healthy homemade potato chips, croutons or seasoned breadcrumbs, and easily roast vegetables, nuts an...

Cooking Red Cabbage

Red cabbage will turn a bluish-purple colour when cooked. The cabbage is red to begin with because it contains a high amount of acid. The acid cooks off along with the steam, leaving the cabbage alkaline – which produces a bluish-purple colour. Hard water, which is more alkaline, will cause more discoloration.

Popcorn Cake - Pulled

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This recipe came from my wonderful friend Lillian. When making this I found I had no M and M's but I did have a package of chocolate coated walnuts and I also had some very finely chopped walnuts so I used these instead of the M and M's and peanuts. Since the walnuts were finely chopped I cut the amount to 1/4 cup. I also used a spring form pan sprayed with non-stick spray instead of the angel food pan. This recipe has so many possibilities. You can throw in some coconut, use almo...

Asian Sesame Ginger Dressing

This is so easy to make and so good to eat.  I like to drizzle it over whole Romaine leaves and eat them as fingerfoods.
½ cup rice wine vinegar½ Tbl. soy sauce2 Tbl. honey½ tsp. fresh grated ginger2 tsp. toasted sesame seeds½ tsp. sesame oil2/3 cup canola oil  Mix all ingredients except oil until well blended.  Slowly add the oil whisking constantly.  Makes 1 cup.  Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks. 

Never Burn Paulie Sauce Pan - Chefs Catalog

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The Pauli Cookware Story
Pauli Cookware began with a simple premise: with all of today's advances in science and technology, there had to be a better way to prevent overcooking and burning when cooking sauces and chowders. With that idea in mind, The Perfect Sauce and Chowder Pot was born. Utilizing advanced kitchen science, and more than two years of research, development and testing, its high-end design begins with its thick, 1.2 mm outer layer of stainless steel. From there, alternat...

Cream Cheese Apple Pie - Pulled

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I found the original version of this recipe online. When I printed a copy to use for making, the recipe name and the person who submitted didn't print with the recipe. I did make a couple of changes which included using brown sugar only in the topping, I added a little more almond extract than the original recipe called for. I diced the apples instead of cutting them into slices. And I increased the amount of almond slivers. I also used a spring form pan. This turned out to be a v...

Planning a Picnic

First select the location.  Parks are great but some museums have areas that allow picnics giving your group something to do afterwards.  No matter where you plan your picnic, ask your guests to bring a blanket and their favorite dish to share.  You provide the music, ice and desert.  This is a great way to enjoy the great outdoors and good friends on a summer afternoon.   If you don't want to do the potluck meal, make up a simple menu and ask each guest to choose what they would...

Stainless Steel Cooking Oil Can - Chefs Catalog

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Store extra virgin olive oil or other fine cooking oil in this mirror-polished 18/10 stainless container to prevent damaging exposure to light. 8" H. 16 oz. Imported.


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Electric Salt/Pepper Mill - Chefs Catalog

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Our handsome and oh-so-functional mill is a great alternative to manual grinders, which can be hard for some people to twist. Simply push the button to start the grinding process. A small light illuminates the bottom of the mill so that you can see exactly how much is being dispensed. Use with coarse sea salt and/or whole peppercorns only. Salt and peppercorns must be purchased separately. Requires 6 AAA batteries, not included.

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White Chocolate Custard - Pulled

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I'm not a chocolate lover but did make this using milk chocolate chips. I also sprinkled the milk chocolate custard with coconut and chopped pecans. My food testers loved both giving them a rating of 10+. The white chocolate is perfect to top with strawberries, cherries or blueberries. Think with your Taste Buds when working up this dish. You can also make this dish using a graham cracker crust.

But, this recipe has been pulled and sent to the Think With Your Taste Buds manuscript f...