http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog You Have To Eat, So Learn To Cook & Eat Well Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:33:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday I wrote a post called  Pie Crust - Store Bought or Home Made that showed you how to make a scrumptious flaky pie crust at home and today I'm going to explain how to line a pie pan with it. How to Line a Pie Pan To ... http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/baking-recipes/how-to-line-pie-pan/ How to Make Pie Crust at Home My wife makes a fantastic apple pie.  She is really good at it and can put together a perfect apple pie in about fifteen minutes.  She uses commercial pie crust found in the refrigerator section of the supermarket, and feels no guilt about it ... http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/baking-recipes/pie-crusts/ Cooking Questions & Answers I get email from you guys all the time asking me questions about various cooking topics. The questions come from all over and I do my best to answer them. If I can't give you a good response, I recruit the help of one of my many ... http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/ask-a-chef/pounding-chicken-breasts/ The 2009 Winner of the LG Electronics / Bon Appetit's Life Tastes Good Competition Kristine Snyder Interview featuring her winning Mahi Mahi recipe. I have been following this cooking contest and am thrilled to have been able to interview the winner, Kristine Snyder, who will be traveling to Thailand to compete ... http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/seafood-recipes/mahi-mahi-with-pesto-shrimp/ You've all seen those directions in your roast chicken recipes:  "Roast until Done."  Gee, thanks for all the help. The same directions can be found in recipes for grilled chicken, sauteed, pan fried or any other way there is to cook this favorite bird. Intuitively, we know what "done" looks like ... http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/blog/chicken-recipes/perfectly-cooked-chicken/