Recipes from around the world forum: Cooking dicussions! Bring them here!
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| Let's talk about cooking here. Have any tips or just want to talk about what and how you cook things? What and how to buy food? Just want to chat? Great, I love to do that! Talk with people around the world. Visit Carpe diem and seize the day! Also, Jigsaw Puzzles, Excel forum and tutorials. |
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| here is a tip. if you place a wooden spoon across the top of a boiling pot it will never boil over. when poaching eggs. bring the pot of water to a boil and then lower the heat to simmer. when it stops boiling place the egg in the simmering water and count to 16 by saying to yourself one thousand one, one thousand two etc.. the egg should be perfect when you get to 16. if you spray pam inside a plastic bowl before you fill it with red sauce or something with colors it will not stain. when cooking bacon always start with an unheated fry pan |
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| cool! I just needed that tip as I let the beans boil over, always do. It is a given for me. And Oh oh, love the egg tip, my son will hop on that one! All my plastic bowls are discolored already but will remember that tip. And just fried some bacon yesterday...started with a hot pan, why the cold pan? What does it make happen? This is great...keep them coming. Old dog learning new tricks! Talk with people around the world. Visit Carpe diem and seize the day! Also, Jigsaw Puzzles, Excel forum and tutorials. |
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| Oh, I want to know why the pot won't boil over? What difference does that wooden spoon make? Talk with people around the world. Visit Carpe diem and seize the day! Also, Jigsaw Puzzles, Excel forum and tutorials. |
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| if you put the bacon in a hot pan it starts cooking immediately and has a tendency to stick to the pan. starting in an unheated pan allows the bacon and the pan to heat up at the same time. i don't know how the wooden spoon works but it does and i'm talking about boiling water not boiling food. |
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| Ok, thanks! Talk with people around the world. Visit Carpe diem and seize the day! Also, Jigsaw Puzzles, Excel forum and tutorials. |
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deb's cookbook has a whole page on tips like that.  |
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| Yeah....come on mailman! Talk with people around the world. Visit Carpe diem and seize the day! Also, Jigsaw Puzzles, Excel forum and tutorials. |
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| i'll try to rush them. |
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| Great, Connie! I like that chat too! I have one to start with : - dumplings need boiling on medium fire so they can swollen; add a bit oil to the soup, makes them more tasty. |
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| Yum, I will make some but not til winter, that is when I like chicken and dumplins.......sure wish I could make them like my grandma did.....the very best. Talk with people around the world. Visit Carpe diem and seize the day! Also, Jigsaw Puzzles, Excel forum and tutorials. |
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| What kind of dumplings?. My Dad made them from cornmeal, so whenever I had the flour ones I would not ask for seconds. Maybe I have not tasted the best flour dumplings yet. Pause for Paws. |
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| I have never had them made from corn meal! Do you know how? Sounds good. I just make mine with flour and milk and roll them out, add to my boiled chicken parts. If I am lazy (herbie and Adina will have a cow) I use the frozen ones or even canned biscuits. I KNOW you wouldn't ask for seconds when i make them!! There are some good cooks here who will come along and tell us how! Talk with people around the world. Visit Carpe diem and seize the day! Also, Jigsaw Puzzles, Excel forum and tutorials. |
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| Well, I do not remember too well how my Dad made them. When we traveled to N. Carolina to see family and friends they always had the cornmeal dumplings. They are kind of dense so they will not break up in the cooking. When I did make it, it reminds me of a thick cornbread batter that was a little spicy with pepper, minced onion and garlic and sometimes green pepper. It depended on if it was to be dropped in the greens pot likker or chicken soup or stew. When they puffed up in about 15-20 mins. Dinner was ready. Paula Deen has an interesting recipe but it is not like what I saw my Dad make. His dumplings were a meal by itself. Oh, the memories. Chicken broth with dumplings are tasty too. Maybe someone has a recipe that they use. I just throw things in such as leftover Bells seasoning for stuffing and dressing or corn to make them more chewy. Pause for Paws. |
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| I made dumplings from semolina. Nothing fancy, just beat an egg, add about 2 tbs of semolina and stir. The batter must be a bit thick, but not to drip. Let for 5 minutes to expand a bit, then add the dumplings with a teaspoon into the boiling soup. Add a tbs oil if it's a veggie soup. I usually make dumplings with a tomatoes soup. When adding the dumplings, first dive the tablespoon into cold water(put some in a cup) then take the batter , drop the dumplings into the soup by diving them abit, then again in the cold water and so on. This won't let the batter stick to the tablespoon. |
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| I knew herbie and Adina would come to the rescue! Ivy, I will be making those cornmeal dumplings soon. I like greens but love the pot likker even better. I always get a bowl full of it and break up my corn bread in it so the dumplings sound like my cup of tea! Thanks for the info. Talk with people around the world. Visit Carpe diem and seize the day! Also, Jigsaw Puzzles, Excel forum and tutorials. |
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| herbie, when you get the recipes moved over let me know and I can delete them from this thread if you want me to. Talk with people around the world. Visit Carpe diem and seize the day! Also, Jigsaw Puzzles, Excel forum and tutorials. |
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| I never tried the above dumplings but they look very tasty. Interesting variety of ingredients. The Paula Deen recipe that I was talking about does not have the added ingredients that I put in to change the recipe. I have added scallion instead of onion, parsley, minced green or red pepper fresh or flakes, flour and baking powder. I really like them to cover the surface. Take a look at the recipe and make changes to suit your taste. Can use any greens that you desire. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/turnip-greens-... Pause for Paws. |
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| connie - i got them on the recipes from aroudn the word so you can delte them here. no sense having them both places. ivy - that recipes looks good. i even used turnip grees once. |
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| OK, will do herbie. I just got back from store and you can guess what is on the stove cooking away....collard greens! Not sure I will try the dumplings today but will sometime. I have hours of watering to do and many chores before Monday morning rolls around. Talk with people around the world. Visit Carpe diem and seize the day! Also, Jigsaw Puzzles, Excel forum and tutorials. |
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