My housewarming: I made Baba Au Rhum, served on a heavy glass cake dish with heavy glass top. I removed the top quickly. Each guest got a whiff at the same moment. Serious swooning occurred. I turned away..when I looked again, Baba was long gone!

I was never afraid of getting salmonella from homemade nog because I always add liquor..Salmonella prevention aside, this is the best nog I ever tasted..smoothness was noticeable instantly..This nog is special because of the "cooking". And it's safer

Note that Pizza is spelled with 1 z "Piza"..I do that to placate Italians. It looks like Pizza, until you look closely..reason is my cheese substitution: Velveeta! Piza tastes great! Maybe Italians will begin to spell their pizza with 1 z.

I was never afraid of getting salmonella from homemade nog because I always add liquor..Salmonella prevention aside, this is the best nog I ever tasted..smoothness was noticeable instantly..This nog is special because of the "cooking". And it's safer

the following technique is based on 25 years of research, study and experimentation..I am not a "natural" cook, but a "stubborn" one. Once I get my teeth in a recipe, I don't give up until I perfect it..yes, I have made perfect cheesecake!

Have you ever cooked beans for hours & found they failed to soften? Chalky & tough-skinned, they might as well be raw. There are 2 possible culprits - but neither is salt! Blame wrong culprit, problem unsolved. Yes, it happened to Tabacco.

I published a really Important Article, "Professor McCoy Exposes C I A Psychological.." 19 Hits in 2 days Ain't Bad..But "Oven BBQ Chicken Wings" has 13 Hits in 1 day. The relative importance of these 2 Articles must be addressed NOW!

If you like tomato soup, you will love my “Bar-B-Que Soup” (leftover “Piquante Sauce” from the wing recipe). No bottled Bar-B-Q sauce here. Ketchup-based. Oven, Crock, pressure-cook, smoker or clay pot. Outdoor cooking even if it snows.

February 14, 2006, Tabacco finally achieved changing the color scheme of this blog. The changes are not completed. I am editing from the most recently published Articles backwards. 1940s Movie Trivia ANSWERS will appear 2/16/06, my birthday.

Frosting a cake really adds calories, carbohydrates or whatever you count. This decadent cake, made for special occasions (without frosting), and homemade Angelfood Cake anytime are the best strategy for enjoying that “Carb Hit” sensibly.

Do you hate Aunt Jemima’s new look-good/rubber quality recipe, but still want simple, quick, 4-ingredients and tasty waffles - Or - want ****Restaurant waffles, forget IHOP, let them still brag about your waffles next January? Here’s both!

no constant stirring, and the chicken livers don’t have that off-taste that turns so many eaters’ noses out-of-joint. It may not be the way they make it in Sicily, but my arm and my tongue appreciate this variation +Time Conversion Chart

Note that Pizza is spelled with 1 z "Piza"..I do that to placate Italians. It looks like Pizza, until you look closely..reason is my cheese substitution: Velveeta! Piza tastes great! Maybe Italians will begin to spell their pizza with 1 z.

My housewarming: I made Baba Au Rhum, served on a heavy glass cake dish with heavy glass top. I removed the top quickly. Each guest got a whiff at the same moment. Serious swooning occurred. I turned away..when I looked again, Baba was gone!

I intended to publish my Tribute to John Brown on December 2nd, in honor of day he was hanged. But I have been sick for several days (still don't know what problem is). So I am publishing the Tribute a day late. I haven't abandoned you.

I was never afraid of getting salmonella from homemade nog because I always add liquor..Salmonella prevention aside, this is the best nog I ever tasted..smoothness was noticeable instantly..This nog is special because of the "cooking". And it's safer

Tabacco's original Blog: http://tabacco.myblogsite.com/ will cease to exist after November 30, 2005. I therefore must transfer most of 56 Articles there to this Blog. New Articles will diminish somewhat until the transfer is complete.

I received an email this morning, which is being circulated. There was no referral. So I did Internet search. If you are female, and haven't been tested recently, go to website in Title or any of several others listed in Article.

Brine turkey overnight, rub doubled supermarket paper bags with spiced peanut oil, oil turkey cavity and stuff bird, rub spiced oil over the bird, stuff in paper bags, tie rope at bag opening, roast 10 minutes per lb + 30 minutes - that's it!

Recipe from “Dining With David Wade”..adapted & altered by Tabacco..worked on for 35 years..25 years ago I stopped experimenting with basic recipe..3 years ago I added the finishing touch – brining. This recipe is now perfect – I guarantee

America’s Test Kitchen/ Cook’s Illustrated magazine - Overnight Oatmeal Muesli in a Crockpot - Scrambled Eggs Trick - Chuck Steak In A Paper Bag - Complete Breakfast In A Waffle + Syrup Tip - Potato Chip Dip Tip - Just Pik’t Orange Juice

Atkins Diet: Yes, I was taken in, I admit it; I was dead wrong! Now I’m paying for my error - I have gout..“Grapefruit Juice!” he shrieked..“No wonder you haven’t lost any weight. You can’t drink grapefruit juice”..on a low carb diet

article dedicated to my maternal aunt Dora. She was great cook, let me watch her perform her artistry. Dora never wanted me “messing” in her kitchen. When I was young, I would say to my mother “Elveta, can I mess?”-we fed results to the birds

the following technique is based on 25 years of research, study and experimentation..I am not a "natural" cook, but a "stubborn" one. Once I get my teeth in a recipe, I don't give up until I perfect it..yes, I have made perfect cheesecake

TO VIEW ALL T.A.B.A.C.C.O. PRIOR ARTICLES Click on "Read More", Then Click on "MyBlogSite" Icon in Body of Entry ALL ARTICLES BEING TRANSFERRED TO THIS BLOG BEFORE NOVEMBER 30, 2005