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Melanie's Kitchen, Boalsburg, PA 16827
Experienced cooking consultant, instructor and recipe developer. PS: The subscriber/follower feature on this blog does not work. I've tried to work it out with typepad to no avail. Every time I get several hundred, the system turns it back to zero. I have lots of followers. Life's a beach. Follow me, Melanie Preschutti on Facebook. Have a nice day.
Interests: Teaching and inspiring people of any level of expertise to enjoy cooking great food of any cuisine.
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~The Ultimate-Best Peanut-Butter Killer Fudge Recipe~
Posted 3 hours ago at Kitchen Encounters
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~Cinnamon-Apple Maple-Walnut Lover's Killer Fudge~
Posted 2 days ago at Kitchen Encounters
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~ Butterscotch & Bits-O-Toffee Brickle Lover's Fudge ~
Posted 3 days ago at Kitchen Encounters
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Mary -- You are most welcome. I do not use Rapid-Rise yeast, and, I do not recall that the boxed mix does either (it just uses Red Star and I use Fleischmann's). I noticed no difference it the time it takes to get the end product from box to table. ~ Melanie
~ About Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix & My Copycat Recipe ~
This blast-from-my-past box of versatile, dependable baking goodness allowed me, as a young girl, to hone my skills with yeast dough and bread. While I have many refined recipes for specialty breads and rolls in my repertoire (which, as a young adult I learned hands-on from my grandmother and ...
~Milk-Chocolate and Toasted-Coconut Lover's Fudge~
Posted 5 days ago at Kitchen Encounters
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~Double-Cherry & Double-Vanilla Lover's Killer Fudge~
Posted 7 days ago at Kitchen Encounters
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Lisa -- Happy day after Thanksgiving. I took a photo of the boxed mix Glazed Cinnamon Roll recipe and added it to my post for you. Thank-you for the sort-of suggestion. I'm sure others will appreciate it too. Happy holiday! ~ Melanie
~ About Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix & My Copycat Recipe ~
This blast-from-my-past box of versatile, dependable baking goodness allowed me, as a young girl, to hone my skills with yeast dough and bread. While I have many refined recipes for specialty breads and rolls in my repertoire (which, as a young adult I learned hands-on from my grandmother and ...
Jasmine -- Glad I could be of help! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and enjoy your strawberry pound cake -- sounds wonderful! Gobble, gobble! ~ Melanie
~ Bakeware Essentials: A Bundt Pan & A Tube Pan ~
Before I post my next recipe, which is going to be a sour-cherry sour-cream pound-cake baked in a tube pan, I decided to answer two frequently asked questions in my cooking classes: #1: "What is the difference between a bundt pan & a tube pan?" Let me start by saying: be sensible. If you wou...
~Dark Chocolate Lover's Killer Dark-Chocolate Fudge~
Posted Nov 24, 2019 at Kitchen Encounters
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~ Gobble Gobble: Rich and Creamy Turkey à la King ~
Posted Nov 20, 2019 at Kitchen Encounters
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Good morning Ellie -- Thank-you so much, what a nice way to start my day. Folks like you make all the hard work worthwhile. I'm just a small fish in a big pond, but, I have a nice following here on KE. If you have any questions or a special recipe request, just ask. I reply to all comments, several times a day. Welcome! ~ Melanie
~ For the Times When You Gotta Have Garlic Knots ~
Garlic knots always remind me of the movie Saturday Night Fever (even though not a single knot got eaten in the movie). That said, in the opening scene, when Tony Manero grabbed "a couple of slices" and did his famous disco-stroll down 86th street, every lover-of-disco who had occasion to trav...
~Gobble Gobble: Get Tangled Up in Turkey Tetrazzini~
Posted Nov 17, 2019 at Kitchen Encounters
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Chris -- There is only one way to find out: give it a try. Report back if you do!
~ How to: Velvet (Tenderize) Protein the Chinese Way ~
I love and cook Chinese food, but, it wasn't until 5-6 years ago that I learned a "trick" that jettisoned my Chinese food from really good to restaurant quality. Background: I would meticulously slice, dice and prep meat, chicken or shrimp (along with a lot of vegetables) in anticipation of a...
Yes Diane. My mix yields the same amount of dough as the 16 oz. box. Make my mix and use it as per any of the instructions on the box, or, use it in place of the boxed mix in your own recipes.
~ About Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix & My Copycat Recipe ~
This blast-from-my-past box of versatile, dependable baking goodness allowed me, as a young girl, to hone my skills with yeast dough and bread. While I have many refined recipes for specialty breads and rolls in my repertoire (which, as a young adult I learned hands-on from my grandmother and ...
~ Gobble Gobble: Divine Parisien-Style Turkey Divan ~
Posted Nov 12, 2019 at Kitchen Encounters
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Sangita -- It is a great product to keep on-hand in the pantry. In a pinch, it really comes in handy.
~Bird's Custard Powder. Because You Make it Special~
Custard powder. These are two words not typically on the tip of the average American foodie's tongue. That's understandable, because, unless an American cook has some form of culinary ties to the United Kingdom or Australia (via cookbooks, travel or personal friendship), it's not an ingredien...
~ Let's Talk about Roasted Turkey Breast Tenderloins ~
Posted Nov 10, 2019 at Kitchen Encounters
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~Let's Talk about Poached Turkey Breast Tenderloins~
Posted Nov 9, 2019 at Kitchen Encounters
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Bruce -- The good old days indeed! ~ Melanie
~Eye-of-Round Roast = Back-to-School Sandwiches~
Alert -- There is a show-off in the lunch room! When I was a kid, everyone went back to school the day after Labor Day. We all carried a 'signature' metal lunch box with a matching Thermos inside of it -- mine was a Barbie lunch box. My brother's was a G.I. Joe lunchbox. These lunch boxes t...
That's fair Michael. We all have and are entitled to our favorites!
~ Spreads go Bread to Bread: Hellmann's vs Duke's ~
Mayonnaise. As a gal who loves deli-, tuna- and egg-salad sandwiches, I am never too far from my mayo. During the picnic and tailgate season, when side-dishes like macaroni salad, potato salad, cole slaw and deviled eggs reign supreme, I purchase bigger jars, in two-packs. When our garden to...
~Scratch-Made All-American Catalina Salad Dressing~
Posted Nov 4, 2019 at Kitchen Encounters
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~ Doritos Taco Salad w/Catalina &/or Ranch Dressing ~
Posted Nov 4, 2019 at Kitchen Encounters
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Thanks bunches Dave -- you made my day! ~ Melanie
~ Cold 'Chicken Noodle Salad' w/Thai Peanut Sauce~
Planes, trains and automobiles. I get my inspiration for recipes in the darndest places. In the Summer of 1986, there was a day trip from San Diego to Tijuana in a rental car on our agenda. I ordered a Baja Fish Taco at a taco stand as a snack to eat en route -- I wish I'd ordered six. In t...
Don -- I'm sorry to hear this news, as they make (made) wonderful irons. I have several. That said, they do show up for sale on vintage websites.
~ Savory Pecorino & Pepper Mini-Pizzelle Snackers~
'Tis the season for cookie baking, and, if you own a pizzelle iron, it undoubtedly is or will be out on your kitchen counter. Pizzelle, which is plural for pizzella (pronounced "pit-sell" with a "ts" sound like in "pizza") are large, thin, crisp, embossed wafer cookies that are formed using a ...
Thank-you TY!
~ Nobody's Pizza - For the Somebody in All of Us!!! ~
Pizza makes me happy. I'm not alone. It's my belief that next to watching baseball, eating pizza is America's favorite past time. Everybody goes to the ball park and the pizza shop to have a good time. If you're a traveler in search of the perfect slice, the one made just for you, you alrea...
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