A Kitchen Misadventure With a Happy Ending

Ok, so my sister sent me Williams-Sonoma frozen croissants for Christmas. They arrived a couple of weeks ago and have been languishing in the freezer, with the plan being to serve some of them as the bread entry with our makeshift Christmas dinner. Our friend Toni was coming for dinner, finding herself kidless and working [...]

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The Safe Thaw

How many times have you wondered, How am I going to get this thawed for dinner?
No, sorry my fault. I wasn’t looking for the actual number.
The bigger the item, the more difficult the dilemma. I thought I would share some information about some safe techniques for thawing meat fairly quickly and some of [...]

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