My children are extremely picky at lunch time and most of the time refuse a sandwich. I am also interested in some new ideas. Here are some of the different...
Hi, I'm Kathe Roberts and as Alison noted in her introduction to the group, I have an organizational business called Top to Bottom Organization. As someone...
Five years ago I traveled to Venezuela and at all the beaches ladies would make fresh empanadas on the spot to order...they used somelike like a dumpling...
My son pretty much takes the same lunch every day (he only eats at school three days a week). He almost always has a cream cheese sandwich, or cream cheese on...
Is Brookside Thai the place on Broad Street in Bloomfield? If so, what kind of a market is next to it? I am always looking for new markets to buy authentic...
Don't forget to include a stop at Spice it Up when doing your holiday shopping. They have an incredible assortment of spices from around the world and...
Elisabeth and I have been making soups together for quite sometime. It really is the perfect food to make with a friend for many reasons: 1) Bulk -- you can...
Alison and Liz, thanks for some great ideas for the school lunch and snacks. I do send him to school with cream cheese and jelly sandwich on a whole grain...
Hey, here I am, hailing from Argentina! I do the crimpling by hand, although my father gave me many years ago an empanada crimper which I have never used, but...
For those of you wanting to try something different and/or healthy, you might try making yogurt cheese. Yogurt cheese is the rich, creamy, white cheese you get...
A trick I read in a magazine once to make yogurt cheese, if you don't have cheese cloth, is to use a coffee filter. I put the filter on top of a Pirex mesuring...
Dear fellow cooks, I'm Amy Sgarro, a Cooking With Friends member and baker. I've recently started a home baking business and I wanted to spread the word to you...
Hi Kamala, I too would be interested in a winter asserole/soup exchange in January. Sounds great. Kathe Roberts _ Recent Activity a.. 2New Members b.. 8New...
This slow simmered tomato sauce makes a perfect Sunday dinner. Serve it with meatballs and you'll satisfy the carnivore in your family. The sauce is the...
Here is the recipe for Christina's mini egg rolls. You can substitute ground pork for the chicken. I will add it to the recipe file on the site. Mini Egg Rolls...
Hi Everyone! Below is the recipe for Chicken Marsala that I used to make the appetizers. It's from a website called www.italianchef.com. First, slice each...
Here's the recipe for the hors d'oeuvre I made for the exchange. I actually substituted mascarpone cheese for the blue cheese at my friend Debbie's suggestion,...
Alison, Can you please add my friend Marcie Wallace's name to our group. I mentioned this group to her and she would love to be a part of this wonderful...
I bought a slow cooker last year and have not done much with it. All the recipes I seem to find online either call for canned soups or require so much prep...
liz- i agree with you -- the only slow cooker cookbook i've ever had has also concentrated on using canned ingredients. i would also love a good one (if anyone...
Hi everyone. Ten fellow CWFC members met to exchange their hors d'oeuvres today. It was a very succesful, delicious and enjoyable event -- thanks to everyone...
Liz, I have actually found a great slow cooker cookbook. It's called "Not your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook," by Beth Hensperger. It uses fresh ingredients...
In addition to vegetable soups I make all the time, my slow cooker is awesome for steel-cut oatmeal! Before I go to bed I add 1 part steel-cut oats to 4 parts...
In its December/January issue, Cookie Magazine recently featured an article written by Dana Bowen entitled "Turning the Tables." In this article Dana discusses...
Alison, I would love to come to your cookie exchange on the 14th, however I have a 14 month old son that is home with me during the day. If children are...
kamala-i also have a 17-month old son who will be there and of course, this goes for everyone, all children are welcome! i am glad you will be coming. i will...
Hi everyone. We have a tremendous amount of interest in the cookie exchange! Here are the 17 people that I believe are participating on december 14th at 11:00...
Hi Everyone, Sorry it's taken a few days, but I wanted to thank you all, and especially Alison, for the absolutely delicious repast at Alison's house on...
I just want you all to know that I have personally tasted Amy's baked goods and granola and they are wonderful! My kids devour the maple pecan granola. In...