ashkani

"There are several ingredients *missing* from a traditional NOLA muff'...you need the pickled veggies-Gardiniera(cauliflower, carrots, celery,pepperoncini. If you can't find, or don't have on hand...finely slice(chop those veggies and pickle in the red wine vinegar for a few days--or if time is a factor, add more vinegar to the basic recipe, and..."

Jul 10, 2009 on Food.com

"DO NOT PUT CREAM OF TARTAR in this recipe!!!!!! There is no need...cream of tartar helps EGG WHITES volumize--it is doing nothing here but adding a bitter note.Other than that this is a wonderful top note for making a luscious Chcolate/Coffee Mousse cake. We used Recipe # 96999 to layer between a chocolate sponge cake, and topped with this r..."

Nov 25, 2008 on Food.com

"Beer, in a Margarita...we had some beer drinkers so we tried. Beer needs to be in a tall chilled glass, a cheese soup, New Orleans BBQ shrimp, orfrying batter...not in me "Rita. Also, the lemonade and lemon juice should be LIME.If you are a traditionalist Margarita (or Mojito drinker, you will hate this--unless of course your experience of Ma..."

Sep 12, 2008 on Food.com

"FALL, FALL, FALL... Quadrupled this recipe for our dining hall--excellent response! Added more spice though--for this scale recipe--1 tsp allsoice, 1 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp nutmeg. The frosting is the gilding. :"

Sep 3, 2008 on Food.com

"This is an excellent rcipe--made a few adaptations 'cause we like the lime in the coconut...so toasted unsweetened natural flaked coconut in the oven first. Added 1/2 cup in the base, and 1/2 cup in the filling--reduced the sugar to 1 1/2 cups--like it tart. Used fat Persian limes with 2 TB. zest. Also dusted the squares while warm, and then ag..."

Aug 29, 2008 on Food.com

"I love this recipe, because it has the right proportion of coriander/cumin. I don't like dishes that are over-powered with cumin. But I also add the same quantity of nutmeg as cloves, and the same quantity of black mustard seeds and red chilies as the cardamom--a wee bit of South India thrown in there. : Did you mean cardamom *seeds* not pods...."

Aug 29, 2008 on Food.com

"Love me some Sambar--and this recipe is close to what I got at friends houses in Kerala State, South India. Tuvar dal is the little orange lentils(get the split ones, they cook superfast Urad dal is the little white lentil that is also used in my favorite accompaniments to Sambar--Dosas and Idli. We use garlic in place of hing."

Aug 29, 2008 on Food.com

"Love this recipe--a staple at an South Indian family's home. We make due with carrots, potatoes, and green beans as our veggies...and no curry leaves--so bay leaves...no tamarind--so, fresh lime juice and zest. We also add toasted coconut--we have alot of South Indain chefs here...:"

Aug 29, 2008 on Food.com

"I can't tell you how much we love this recipe!! I work at a dining facility in Iraq, with many chefs from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka--everyone loves this soup. When I started making specialty soups months ago, this quickly became very popular with Staff as well. Rasam is ubiquitious in Kerala State in South India(that and Sambar...will g..."

Aug 29, 2008 on Food.com

"This is a great base recipe for my Beenie Weenies, when I had to cook for 150 people. I spiked it up a bit with BBQ Sauce, 1 TB. Coriander, 1 TB. Mexican Oregano, and 3 dried Chipolte Chilies(soaked and chopped Then I added a pound of beef Weenies."

Aug 29, 2008 on Food.com