Hello, my name is Karyl F. Stein and this is my website–a place to collect artifacts related to my family and interests. Family and friends may enjoy the journal entries. Perhaps some will wonder how I prepared a certain meal and look up the recipe. Searches for technical setup or configuration help may lead to one of my articles. Others may wonder how they got to this site and quickly run away! Whatever your reason for being here you are welcome and I hope that you find something interesting or useful within these pages.
Latest Articles
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Butter Chicken
This dish has something of a Jekyll and Hyde component to it as if you taste it before adding the cream and butter at the end, it really transforms into a different animal after. It is also versatile as other things such as thawed frozen green beans–my pick–can also be added. In this picture, I […]
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Slow Cooker Chicken Stock
Using a slow cooker is currently my favorite way to make chicken stock. One of the challenges with making stock or chicken broth (technically, I think the “broth” recipe linked here is actually still stock since it uses bones) is keeping the liquid at the brink of a very slow boil (I aim for keeping […]
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Deboned Turkey / Chicken
This is currently my favorite way to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving. While it takes a bit of preparation, it cooks much quicker. Plus, the white meat can be cooked in a different pan from the dark meat. Since the white meat and dark meat cook at different rates and to different temperatures, having the […]
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Chicken Tinga
This is a versatile, tomato-forward meat sauce that freezes well. In the picture shown here, the meat is used on a tostada with some lettuce and sour cream mixed with lime juice and some water. It could also be used in tacos, burritos, scrambled with eggs, or even just put on a bun like a […]
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Salmon Loaf
This is a quick and basic way to make a meal using things that I usually keep in my pantry. I use a 9 x 5in loaf pan when baking this which makes a short loaf. Use a smaller pan if you want something taller keeping in mind that your baking time will probably increase. […]