[Originally posted August 5, 2006]
I love getting this at Hunan Manor. I can’t quite get it right, but this is pretty close. If you find a better version let me know!
Don’t skip the purging step. It really helps make them taste better. All the extra water that eggplants hide inside will make this all very watery and the taste will be weak. READ MORE »
[Originally posted June 13, 2006]
A few years ago I took a cooking class at L’Academie De Cuisine. Since this was a very basic recreational class I didn’t get that much out of it, but I did get a few good recipes. This is one of them. I love pound cake. It’s probably one of my favorite desserts. Other than coconut custard pie and cheesecake. Then there’s Creme Caramel and cream puffs and ok have to stop!
I think Entenmann’s makes one of the best butter pound cakes commercially, but it is incredibly bad for you. This version is pretty good and a little better for you. You can make these in 3 small loaf pans as well instead of one 9×5. Easier to give out as gifts. If you’re going to make lots of pound cake get your hands on a stand mixer. It’d be too tiring otherwise. You can also choose to use vanilla instead or in addition to the lemon extract. Try other flavors as you like. READ MORE »
[originally posted March 14, 2006]
This is so much better than that molded cranberry jelly most people use. I can definitely understand if you choose to use jelly for the convenience, but this sauce actually gets soaked up by the turkey so you don’t just have the bouncy, squigly, topping, but an actual flavor agent. You can make this quite a bit in advance and just reheat it when you need it. READ MORE »
[Originally posted May 15, 2006]
Hey we’ve got a new feature on the site. As I get time, I’ll put up recipes again. My old site had a few things scattered about, and people have been asking for them as well. I’ll do my best to get at least one up a week. At that rate, I’ll run out of my own creations in about 2 months 
. Better get started cooking again.
I started making this about a month ago, and people seem to like it. So I’ll go ahead and put it up. It’s not complicated at all, just takes a little patience to mix the rice. READ MORE »
[Originally posted August 7, 2007]
I tried my first bottle of Coke Zero today. Seems to taste pretty good. I think I might actually like it better than Diet Coke.
So what is the difference? The only thing I see is the addition of acesulfame potassium. Seems to be a new artificial zero-calorie sweetener. I couldn’t figure out why Coke Zero tasted better than Diet Coke until I found this article. So it looks like Diet Coke tastes like a calorie free version of New Coke, which was designed to taste like Pepsi. This is what caused the huge public backlash against New Coke to begin with, despite the fact that for most people they choose Pepsi in blind taste tests because of the sweeter taste.
I’ve always liked Classic Coke better, but switched to Diet Coke because I was getting a little round in the middle. When C2 came out I was somewhat excited, but it tasted a little funny since it was just half and half. But Coke Zero is suppose to be a zero-cal version of Classic Coke, and that may very well be why I like it better. It’s not quite as sweet tasting as Diet Coke, and is a little smoother and less after-taste. I’ll have to keep trying to really see, but so far it has caught my fancy.