Big Green Egg. Worth it? [more inside]
posted by fixedgear on Sep 3, 2009 - 6 answers

Please give me your best long-distance hiking / bicycle touring / <insert other adventurous endurance activity> food recipes! [more inside]
posted by Captain Rayford Steele, Tribulation Force on Jun 23, 2009 - 10 answers

I'm 25 and starting to cook - What? Where do I get it? Why? [more inside]
posted by designbyme on Jun 17, 2009 - 59 answers

This one goes out to all you dish dogs and pearl divers out there: how do you keep your hands in good condition when working in a restaurant? Especially as a dishwasher. [more inside]
posted by Infernarl on Jun 8, 2009 - 11 answers

YABRT (Yet Another Book Recommendation Thread): Please recommend some nonfiction camping-trip reading along the lines of True North, Endurance, and In the Heart of the Sea. [more inside]
posted by mudpuppie on May 26, 2009 - 24 answers

So I made ghee. Now what? [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on May 24, 2009 - 13 answers

I need to eat cheaply. Can I do so while extending my cooking ability in a specific direction? What cuisines, categories, or focuses can my home cooking pinpoint while living on a budget? [more inside]
posted by Picklegnome on May 21, 2009 - 22 answers

italiancookingfilter: give me your best Italian recipe - can be authentic Italian or Italian-American...doesn't matter one way or another! [more inside]
posted by knockoutking on May 20, 2009 - 21 answers

Old Foreman Grill finally gave up the ghost. Endless Foreman grills available....Which one do you have and recommend? [more inside]
posted by snoelle on Apr 3, 2009 - 12 answers

Is it worth the trouble to vent our range hood outside? [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Mar 20, 2009 - 21 answers

Does anyone know the wording or the history behind a Spanish proverb that roughly says, "if you can cook, you can get married?". [more inside]
posted by ShadePlant on Mar 10, 2009 - 7 answers

How do you make truly tender, succulent Jewish-style brisket? [more inside]
posted by roxie110 on Feb 16, 2009 - 14 answers

Went to market, came back with a brisket. Now what? [more inside]
posted by tavegyl on Jan 27, 2009 - 19 answers

Best message board for an aspiring cook? [more inside]
posted by TigerCrane on Nov 17, 2008 - 9 answers

What can I do with two pounds of Xanthan Gum? [more inside]
posted by woebot on Nov 6, 2008 - 7 answers

Where's the best place to keep up-to-date on amateur cooking competitions around the United States? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Sep 5, 2008 - 1 answer

Cooking puzzle: Help me nullify the acidity of tomato sauce (and heartburn) in this recipe I've concocted. [more inside]
posted by zeek321 on Jun 26, 2008 - 21 answers

help me find some healthy *and* cooked breakfast possibilities. [more inside]
posted by Baud on Jun 6, 2008 - 24 answers

CookingFilter: Recipes, books, and blogs dedicated to recipes to beginner cooks or cooks on a budget? [more inside]
posted by reenum on May 19, 2008 - 14 answers

My girls and I just came across these Morels in the backyard. How should we eat them? [more inside]
posted by Toekneesan on May 11, 2008 - 14 answers

Your favorite borscht recipes, share them, please. [more inside]
posted by dawson on Apr 20, 2008 - 19 answers

Foodies: Please help me ID this soup!! Also, what are some of your all time best soup recipes? [more inside]
posted by CreativeJuices on Mar 31, 2008 - 15 answers

How do I contact and arrange a meeting with Ina Garten? [more inside]
posted by zooropa on Jan 26, 2008 - 7 answers

I've had this wish for a long time to have one self-prepared food item that is just extraordinary. Can you help me find a recipe that I can make that will 'wow' anyone I make it for? [more inside]
posted by Kickstart70 on Oct 7, 2007 - 24 answers

my wife is pregnant; we need easy healthy things to cook. [more inside]
posted by BigBrownBear on Aug 29, 2007 - 23 answers

Where do I find the website where the woman made frightening retro recipes and then fed them to her friends? [more inside]
posted by mostlymartha on Jul 31, 2007 - 9 answers

Looking for new BBQ marinades and recipes...(mi) [more inside]
posted by efalk on Jul 19, 2007 - 13 answers

A couple of days ago, I was googling around for help when it came to cooking rhubarb and cherries together. I found a recipe that looked really good that called for baking them wrapped in tortillas with butter, sugar, and I don't remember what else. Now I can't find the recipe any more. Any suggestions on how this might work? [more inside]
posted by croutonsupafreak on Jul 1, 2006 - 5 answers

I have three pounds of frozen chicken stew meat. What should I do with it? [more inside]
posted by hamster on Feb 21, 2006 - 20 answers

Tasty dishes I can cook with quinoa? Every time I eat quinoa I tell myself I have to learn to cook with it. I've finally bought some, but I don't know where to start. What are your favourite recipes?
posted by purplefiber on Nov 23, 2005 - 11 answers

How do I cook biscuits in high altitudes? [more inside]
posted by JPigford on Aug 17, 2005 - 6 answers

There are plenty of recipes for pork carnitas online, but does anyone have the recipe used by Chipotle restaurants? (maybe it is one of these?)
posted by clgregor on Jul 6, 2005 - 6 answers

What's a good side dish to go with the traditional "Chicken & 40 Cloves Of Garlic" recipe? (A recipe for the sidedish would be greatly appeciated too.)
posted by keswick on Dec 14, 2004 - 13 answers

Somewhere I saw advertised a metal rod that you stick into the cavity of a turkey to conduct heat into the stuffing to eliminate the bird/stuffing safe temperature conflict. Google fails me. Anyone know about this? Does it work? Where can I get one before Thursday? [more inside]
posted by bondcliff on Nov 22, 2004 - 12 answers

What's the best way to poach an egg? [more inside]
posted by obiwanwasabi on Oct 24, 2004 - 18 answers

Foodies, two MeFites need advice about what to make as appetizers for the wedding of two friends... come on into the kitchen if you want to know more... [more inside]
posted by stonerose on Sep 1, 2004 - 8 answers

Ack, I'm not vegan! But I've got a friend with three kids under 9 who is, and they're coming to stay a few days. This hapless carnivore and starchivore needs your culinary assistance to feed adults and kids. [more inside]
posted by majick on Jun 29, 2004 - 33 answers

I'm looking for recommendations for a reference cookbook to supplement my current bible, The Joy of Cooking. Your thoughts? [A list of what I've got already will greet you inside.] [more inside]
posted by me3dia on Mar 7, 2004 - 38 answers

What's your favorite recipe that can be prepared ahead of time in bulk and frozen? I'm a single parent with a 13 year old girl to cook for. I work a normal job, then spend evenings doing the Mr. Mom number, housecleaning, clothes-washing, car-repairing, homework-helping etc. etc. My time for even minimal cooking is practically nil and I order pizza or bring home Chinese much too often. Does anyone know something good that I could make several copies of on Saturday and then freeze for later? Some years back Consumer Reports did a review of frozen chicken/veggie pies, and included a recipe for their own homemade and freezable pie that beat all the commercial ones on taste, nutrition and price. That's the kind of thing I'm fishing for here. FYI, I'm a middling cook (my biscuits succeed, my puff pastry fails.) Thanks very much!
posted by jfuller on Jan 5, 2004 - 33 answers