If a recipe calls for "boned, skinned chicken breasts," does that mean boneless skinless, or skin-on, bone-in? Because, to skin a chicken breast means to remove the skin, and to bone it means to remove the bone. So by that logic a "boned, skinned" chicken breast should have no bone and no skin, kind of like a "peeled onion." On the other hand, ( Read more... )

We find ourselves overloaded with beets from our CSA. As of right now, we have two quarts of pickled beets in the fridge and at least three bunches of beets that haven't been cooked yet, plus we're getting more this weekend. We've already had borscht up to our eyeballs ( Read more... )

After browing some food websites like http://www.tastespotting.com/ , I was thinking about my favorite flavors.

In no particular order...

• citrus, preferably tangerine (not so much lemon or lime)
  
• vanilla (bonus points for vanilla bean)
  
• basil
  
• extensively cooked carrots (like in a stew)
  
• ( Read more... )

I want alphabet soup. And canned ravioli. Mmmm. Some Kraft mac and cheese wouldn't hurt either ( Read more... )