Did Anyone Else Feel Disappointed by SB's New Recipes?

[jcwarr]

asparagus substitutei know here in cali we can get frozen asparagus spears at whole foods. i wonder if frozen would work? perhaps you could freeze some now for the winter months.

 

[mommyhugz1978]

I am not sure if frozen asparagus spears would work or not!!!!

 

[soccermama]

I came in looking to share my excitement about the few recipes I've tried I'm sorry that so many are disappointed with the new recipes and cookbooks.

Truthfully, the only thing I couldn't find was goat cheese, but I didn't look long or hard, and can't even remember what I was going to make

Anyway... what I *have* made is the Sticky Caramel Mini Cakes (YUMMO!) I didn't make the caramel sauce because I had some in the cupboard... next time I make them, I *will* make the sauce I also made the Chicken with Tomatillo and black bean salsa from the Cooking for Two cookbook (can't remember the exact name... lol) Also YUMMO!!!!! Need to make that again SOON!!! And today I made 3 batches of Biscotti! All 3 versions from the new cookbook. Takes time (of course) but is very simple (not for a show, since there is too much cooling and baking time, etc... but fun none the less )

 

[mommyhugz1978]

awsome repcipies... Introduce my family to a new recipie twice a week.... to see what they think of it!!

 

[Ginger428]

I came in looking to share my excitement about the few recipes I've tried I'm sorry that so many are disappointed with the new recipes and cookbooks.

Truthfully, the only thing I couldn't find was goat cheese, but I didn't look long or hard, and can't even remember what I was going to make

Anyway... what I *have* made is the Sticky Caramel Mini Cakes (YUMMO!) I didn't make the caramel sauce because I had some in the cupboard... next time I make them, I *will* make the sauce I also made the Chicken with Tomatillo and black bean salsa from the Cooking for Two cookbook (can't remember the exact name... lol) Also YUMMO!!!!! Need to make that again SOON!!! And today I made 3 batches of Biscotti! All 3 versions from the new cookbook. Takes time (of course) but is very simple (not for a show, since there is too much cooling and baking time, etc... but fun none the less )

WAY TO GO....
I've made the sticky mini cakes also, they are GREAT....
Next I'm gonna try the Biscotti....
Then I want to try the goat cheese...I LOVE goat cheese

 

[Momma23boys]

How about doing the biscotti only at a show, along with the PC coffee.. morning or after dinner demo.
I think it would be great to show how to do the dough during the show.. and then for the finish, pull out the first baked batch ( pre-done) and then demo how you slice and rebake. Give the host the dough as her thank you and she gets a jump start on her next batch.
Just my 2 cents!

 

[DebbieJ]

Paged through the new cookbooks tonight. They look awesome! Can't wait to start trying the recipes.

 

[pamperedbecky]

I made the Sticky Mini Cakes today and the Juicy Baked Chicken (or whatever it was called) and they were both awesome. Even though you bake the chicken with the lid OFF the Deep Covered Baker, the chicken was SO juicy and moist. Yum! Those caramel sticky cakes were awesome. I took most of them to a new neighbor so I wouldn't eat them all! I didn't make the sauce either because I happened to have the Tastefully Simple Caramel Sauce which is delicious!

Let's see....I've also made the Teriyaki Beef Fried Rice recipe that came with the Santoku Knife and that was awesome. Hubby said to put it on the Five Star list we've started. That way when I can't think of what to make for dinner, we have a list of favorites going. For those of you haven't tried it from the S/S season's best (and they're in the new one too), the Quick Chicken Primavera is great and so is the Antipasto Vegetable Pizza. Yum!

I agree that a lot of the new recipes do seem fancier and a little more intimidating (to me at least!), BUT we're also adding some very fancy, high-end products to our line like the Executive Cookware and the new cutlery so we need to appeal to more of those "foodie" type customers too. IT's good to have some variety in the cookbooks!!!

 

[soccermama]

How about doing the biscotti only at a show, along with the PC coffee.. morning or after dinner demo.
I think it would be great to show how to do the dough during the show.. and then for the finish, pull out the first baked batch ( pre-done) and then demo how you slice and rebake. Give the host the dough as her thank you and she gets a jump start on her next batch.
Just my 2 cents!

Well, that would work... LOL That's a lot of prep work at home for a show... but I do think it would be worth it (especially if you have several shows doing this and you could make a larger batch and freeze them to keep longer...)