What Foods Do You Want To Prepare Yet Haven't Attempted?

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Posted by Theresa111 • 1/12/11
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I know I have them and some of you must have, too. It's a list of a food, meat, seafood, ingredients or a dish you have always considered preparing but never have attempted.

Which are some of yours? Perhaps someone in our community can answer any questions you have so you will make it in your kitchen.

Helping Others With Recipes, sharing, trying new foods

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Theresa111 (1/12/11)

I keep toying with the idea of getting the pasta and food grinder attachment for my Kitchen Aide Mixer. then I would gladly try my hand at making homemade pastas (I adore pastas) and also homemade baby foods. Our GrandNiece Harper Jane will be wanting solid foods in a few months. This would be a valid purchase, too.

Who out there makes their very own noodles and or baby foods? Some recipes and pictures would be sweet.

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Belle (1/12/11)

When I was about 10, I attempted to make biscuits from scratch. All I can say about it is that my family Tried to eat them. They could also have been used as tiny little weapons of individual destruction! From the viewpoint of years, I realize I must have worked the dough too much or something, but then, I just felt like a little 10-year-old failure, so I buried the experience in the back of my mind and never tried again. So, there you have it. My secret cooking shame!

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  Theresa111 (1/12/11)
  
  Oh dear! I shall find you the most perfect buttermilk biscuit recipe and encourage you to try again. Do not pack down your flour and never overwork your ingredients. Give me a little while and then check back.
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Theresa111 (1/13/11)

Baking Powder Biscuits

2 cups all purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 to 1 cup milk

Heat oven to 450º (ovens may vary in temperature).
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Using fork or pastry blender, cut shortening into the flour until consistency of course meal. Add mIlk; stir with fork until mixture leaves side of bowl and forms a soft, moist dough. On floured surface, toss lightly until no longer sticky. Roll out 1/2 inch thick; cut with 2 inch floured cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 450º for 8 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Serve hot. 12 to 14 biscuits.

Buttermilk Version: Add 1/4 baking soda to flour. Substitute buttermilk for milk.

I love this recipe! It's an old favorite of mine.
** Pillsbury Cookbook **

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urbanideas (1/13/11)

The only pasta I have made were raviolis. In terms of baby food, I did all of it at home from scratch for both my daughters. You are a cook so it is easy for you. But one thing I always did was for each small container I would then freeze I would always add garlic, onions and cilantro or an parsley. As you know at the beginning one has to do just one veggie at the time to make sure there are no allergies. So I would add a tad of olive oil into a small pot, lightly simmer the onions, garlic and herbs, add the one vegetable (I think I started with green beans), added very diluted vegetable or chicken stock (also made from scratch) and let it simmer until veggies would be nice and soft then purée it all. I kept on going until I started mixing veggies together and slowly adding chicken, veal, fish or whatever else.

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  Theresa111 (1/14/11)
  
  This is excellent information. Thanks so much!
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LadyGourmet (1/19/11)

When I was a little girl I used to make homemade macaroni with my Mom. We would make homemade ravoli, also. I would make homemade sausage with my Dad. It was so much fun. Great times. I understand it is hard to find time to do all of these things today. I thought all of this technology was supposed to make life easier? Not so. Time is the one thing that is hardest to find.

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  Theresa111 (1/19/11)
  
  Catherine back when we were growing up most Mothers were homemakers and life had a relaxed pace. Who knew we would all be rushing around and doing five times the things we were planning to do? When we get to do some of what we want it is almost a treat.
  
  Now I really do have to purchase the pasta attachments! You have made homemade sound fun.
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sugarpies (1/19/11)

There are far too many things I want to try making to list.

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  Theresa111 (1/21/11)
  
  Name a few anyway. Someone might have an old heirloom recipe to share.