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Many years ago, living in my birthplace outside of Chicago, I became acquainted by accident with a most-delicious wine imported from Sicily. It's name was "Sicilian Gold". There was also a competitor, imported from Italy, I think, named "Gold Drops Mandorcreama". After moving out West, I was...

Always greatly troubled me, especially after a fish bone lodged beneath my gum, and I wound up with a horrible abscess and the most terrifying experience of my life, at age 19. The experience can be told later. Here, I seek to find an answer as to why I have as long as I can remember, even as a...

When I was growing up, I ate 'em to please my Mother; my Dad & I were meat & potatoes guys at heart. I was the only kid I knew who LIKED spinach! She made it tasty and appealing, like a garlicky soupy gravy. Now in my older years, I realize I likely ate way too few veggies during the past...

I have been away from the forum awhile, I am sorry to admit, all time spent on technical forums helping others keeps their wheels turning. :o_o: Today while relaxing a bit, I asked my wife why she was so pensive. She was deliberating over the thought of buying an Insta-Pot, which she went on...

Growing up in the Chicago area meant, of course, wonderful sausage being made locally under a variety of ethnic orientations. German, Czech, Polish, Italian, we had 'em all, and loved 'em all! As a kid, our neighborhood was predominantly Czech, with a smattering of Polish and Italian here and...

First, an egg in a suitable bowl (Corelle), sprinkled with a bit of pepper and salt: Next, use my Mother's old "Armstrong" type beater: Then, I simply pop the beaten egg into our microwave: Then run it on "high" power for 25 seconds; it looks like this, about half-way there. Take a...

[Mod. Edit: Post moved from another thread to start new topic.] How about a 17+ pound Tom Turkey baked to perfection in 130 minutes? As a child, on holidays and Sundays, when a family gathering was in the works, my Mother if roasting a turkey began before anyone else arose, perhaps 6 or 7 AM...

Are concoctions of crushed fruit of various types, combined with only 3 other ingredients: water, sugar, and yeast. They start life looking like this: Then, the CRUSHER: Next, the big 5 gallon bucket (food-grade, of course!) From the bucket 7 days later, the stuff goes into big glass...

I may not yet qualify to post an image, though I am anxious to do so. At any rate, one of my favorite cakes from childhood was a Marble Cake my Mother made for me often. Around age 10, I succeeded in getting her to allow me to make one myself. Nowadays, in possession of her old recipe box...

Over the past several decades, I have become quite familiar with the now world-wide spread of Endocrine-mimicking materials being found in foods, as well as water, the air, and the soil. Among these are the PCBs and DDT, well-known names, but few are aware that there are literally hundreds of...

Hello! I happened along, saw a thread about microwaving foods. Turns out, microwaving happens to be right near the top of our list of favorite cooking ways, my wife and I. She worked years ago for a store which sold microwave ovens exclusively. The stores were newly opened in Phoenix (Arizona)...