COOKING Q'S & A'S + Substitution's +Tips & Hints
Can I Modify Recipes With Alcohol?Q: In recipes calling for wine or sherry, how do I get the flavor and color without the alcohol? A: There are several extracts available that are used in baking, rum...
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Self-Rising FlourQ: How can I make my own self-rising flour? I have a recipe that calls for 2 cups and I don't want to buy an entire bag. Phyllis D.A: I couldn't agree more about not wanting to buy...
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Baking PowderQ: Should I toss out unopened tins of baking powder and baking soda if they are past their use-by dates? Anne H. W. A: Any product with an expiration date should be used or discarded by...
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HOW TO ROAST YOUR OWN CHILESUse the prepared chiles in sauces, to make salsa, homemadefajitas and all Mexican dishes, in rice casseroles, inomelets, and on hamburgers.Lay whole peppers or chiles...
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Cooking Greens Here's some tips for cooking fresh greens. There are four main types of greens: kale, collard, mustard and turnip. Kale has a mild cabbage flavor. It can be steamed, blanched, sauteed...
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Roasting Chicken We'll provide the steps for making delicious roast chicken. Ingredients: whole chicken aromatics 2 garlic cloves (or more to taste) fresh herbs such as tarragon or thyme wooden...
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Making Risotto We'd like to provide instructions for making risotto. Arborio rice is essential to making risotto. Arborio rice is an Italian rice with grains that are shorter and fatter than other...
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Clams We'd like to share some tips on choosing and cooking with clams. When buying hard-shelled clams in the shell, make sure the shells are tightly closed. If the shell is slightly open, tap it a...
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Making Sure the Chicken is Cooked! Chicken should always be cooked well done. The best way totell if a chicken is cooked properly is to use a meatthermometer. The internal temperature of a whole...
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ONION'S NO MORE TEARSTo reduce tearing when peeling or slicing an onion, chill for30 minutes or cut off the top, but leave the root on. The roothas the largest amount of sulphuric compounds, which is...
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When pouring in the batter for a layer cake, weigh each cake pan on a kitchen scale to ensure that they each weigh the same. This way the cakes will turn out identical in size.
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Make a quick-and-easy Cuban sandwich with French bread (or Cuban bread if available), leftover pork and ham. Smother with mayonnaise, then add dill pickle chips or strips and Swiss cheese. Cook in a...
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Q: I was house-sitting for a friend and instead of finding what I think of as potatoes (long, dusty, dark grayish brown), I found short, tan potatoes with golden insides; I assumed they were Yukon...
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What is Calamansi Juice?kalamansi juice = calamansi juice = musk lime juice = musklime juice Substitutes: Mix together 3 parts lemon juice and 1 part mandarin orange juice OR calamondin juice OR lemon...
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So many of the older recipes call for shortening. Can you substitute something for that??In a lot of those older recipies I too have tried to sub margarine, or the crisco sticks. But I have found your...
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WHY THE PORK LOIN?The loin is the ideal cut for the barbecue. It is extremelylean and yields the premium priced cuts. The tenderloin isthe leanest and most tender portion, and can be cut in avariety...
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Q: What's the difference between grunts, slumps, buckles, cobblers, crisps, crunches, pandowdies, and brown betties? A: All of these quick and simple desserts are made of fruit topped with a biscuit...
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How to Store Vegetables & Fruits Store celery and lettuce in paper bags, not plastic.Remove the tops of carrots, beets, etc., before storing.Freeze ripe bananas. Peel, wrap in plastic wrap and...
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SO MANY PASTA SHAPES? The PENNE pasta used in this recipe above is a tubular pastagoes well with sauce, used in salads, baked in casseroles,or made into stir fry dishes.When making delicious pasta...
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AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IN YOUR KITCHEN...The best way to save time cleaning is to not allow thingsto get dirty. Here are some very simple and clever thingsyou can do quickly now to avoid heavy...
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