Questions about the culinary uses of products that are normally discarded or used in non-culinary applications.
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What can I do with a large amount of glacé cherries?
I accidentally bought 1 kg of glacé cherries instead of the dried cherries which I meant to buy.
Aside from fruitcake, which I hate, is there anything I can do to use these up?
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Uses for fondue broth?
I had meat fondue last night: beef, chicken, and shrimp cooked in a simple vegetable broth at the table. When we were finished eating, the broth was thrown away. I could only help but wonder: are ...
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What can I do with Pork Butt Trimmings?
I bought about 6 lbs of pork butt, cooked that up and made awesome chili. Now I have about 1 lb or so of pork trimmings, the fat, mostly white in color.
What can I do with this?
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what are some good Pecorino Romano combinations? (see food intolerances inside, please) [closed]
I bought this cheese thinking I'd be able to eat it straight, and I like the smell, but I can't stand the taste.
So I'm thinking I should use combine it with something else.
One combo that I ...
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Uses for juicer pulp
What do you do with juicer pulp?
Does it still contain any flavor to make something out of it?
How about vitamins?
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How can I use roses in cooking?
I have some very pungent roses in bloom at the moment, on smelling them my first thought was that they smelled like Turkish Delight. My Second thought that was it should be possible to use them in a ...
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Is sarsaparilla used in cooking?
I love the taste of sarsaparilla. It's a key flavor in root beer, and I know Aviation Gin has some in it, but I've never seen it used in a food. Are there any ways to cook with it?
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Culinary Uses for Wheat Grass Sprouts
Typically the only way I've found people consuming wheat grass sprouts is through juicing. Can this item be used in cooking, preferably as a main ingredient?
(Please keep in mind that I'm vegan.)
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How can I use persimmons in a cooked dish?
I've recently had my first taste of a persimmon, having no idea how it tastes or how it should be eaten, I cut it into slices and ate it like an apple.
It is a very interesting sweet taste, and ...
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Are there culinary uses for the water left from peeling almonds?
Is there a possible use for the water used for peeling almonds?
(Throw the almonds in boiling water and let them soak for a couple of mins before peeling them: the water left is yellowish and almond ...
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What is maggiorana and how can I use it
Someone left me a jar of maggiorana and I have no clue what to do with it (other than pass it on to someone). Wikipedia says "marjoram is synonymous with oregano", but the stuff I have tastes and ...
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How should I use extra summer squash?
My CSA delivers me a lot of summer squash, more than I can actually find the time to cook in a week. Can I freeze the remainder in some way? Is there a quick recipe I should be making that stores ...
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What is a good recipe that uses a lot of evaporated and/or sweetened milk? [closed]
I have 60 oz of evaporated milk and don't know what to cook with it. I have found some recipes, but they only call for 12 oz to be used and I'm about to get another 36 oz. What is a good recipe (or ...
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What to do with tofu?
Last night I made a delicious vegetarian stromboli and was left with a lot of excess crumbled extra-firm tofu. It was the first time I have ever cooked with tofu, and as such I have no idea with what ...
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Would one use holy basil to make pesto sauce? Are there other culinary uses?
I got some holy basil seeds (via mail) from a guy on an internet forum. I planted them and they are growing nicely. They taste similar to thai basil. Would one use holy basil to make pesto sauce? Are ...
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Culinary uses for honeycomb?
On a whim, I bought real honeycomb (not the cookie type dessert) from a local shop. I tried eating it plain, but the wax makes it unpleasant and chewy.
What can I do with it?
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What kind of dishes use fresh coriander fruits
I grew some cilantro in my garden and allowed some of it to go to seed. Most commonly, I've seen the seed pods dried and ground. Where I live at least, the fresh leaves are referred to as cilantro and ...
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What are some good uses for Lemon Basil?
When putting in the garden this year, I planted a Lemon Basil plant along with the usual Sweet Basil. For the most part, I have been combining it with the Sweet Basil to make pesto, various ...
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What are some ways to prepare beet greens?
Back in my home country beets are only sold as the roots; in the US they're always sold with the leaves attached to them. I know how to use the roots, but what are some interesting uses for the ...
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Is there an application for soft cheese rinds?
When I melt soft cheese into something, I don't use the eatable rinds, because they ruin the whole texture. But sometimes the cheese is expensive (like DOC rawmilk camembert, or handmade gorgonzola), ...
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How can I make use of an underripe mango
I bought a mango this morning that seemed to be ripe; at least it was the ripest of the bunch. I'm somewhat acquainted with picking out red/green mangoes, but this was my first exposure to yellow ...
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Can the broth from a low country boil be used for anything else?
For those who might not know what a low country boil is; it's basically potatoes, corn, sausage, shrimp (and crab or lobster) boiled all together with seasonings (usually seafood boil packets, lemons, ...
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What can I do with paprika jelly?
I've made paprika jelly before (combined with raspberry flavour), and I quite like the novel flavour. It kind of reminds me of chili chocolate, but more water based - in a sorbet over ice cream kind ...
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Are there any uses for Leftover Sushi?
We had a party Monday night and ordered Sushi for 20 people - about 25 percent of the Sushi went uneaten, mostly plain rolls like tuna and yellow tail. I would hate to throw out 10+ rolls - any ...
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Uses of Horse Meat
What (roughly) does horse meat taste like?
What kind of dishes can I make with it?
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Is methyl cellulose edible?
I blend methyl cellulose for cosmetic products (I use the fine powder). Is methyl cellulose edible? I want to make an edible gel without sugar; just stevia and fruit flavours.
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Uses for Radish and Turnip greens?
I just got a lovely bunch of radishes and turnips from the Farmer's market. Giant mass of greens included. Can I use the greens for anything aside from compost? Are they edible? Worthy of salads? ...
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What are some savory banana applications? [closed]
I have a lot of bananas, but I don't particularly like bananas. I would like to try using them, but I want to use them in a more savory application. I'm not looking to make a dessert or bread with ...
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How do I use up my canned tomato paste? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What do you do with left over tomato paste?
I have many cans of tomato paste, and I just want to get some ideas about how to use them up.
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Culinary uses for juniper extract?
I bought some juniper extract for making bath stuff, and it doesn't seem to be very effective for this purpose. I have used juniper berries before, so I thought I might be able to use the extract for ...
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What are common/traditional uses for merguez? [closed]
I found today something new in the supermarket and decided to try it. They are called "traditional french merguez", and seem to be raw sausages made from lamb and beef, moderately spicy. I have no ...
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Uses for brewers/nutritional yeast?
I grew up putting this stuff on my popcorn and absolutely love it. I recently found out that you can also put it on salads that have a vinaigrette dressing and it's also delicious. Are there other ...
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unused drink packets
So I have a lot of those drink packets that you just add into a bottle of water and shake. It's pretty much adult kool-aid. A while ago my wife and I went a little overboard and bought way too many, ...
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What can I do with 500 ml of demi glace?
I bought a 500 mL package of frozen demi glace in my local restaurant. While I often cook with regular chicken or beef stock, I have never used demi glace before.
In what types of preparations or ...
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How can I reheat coffee without imparting bad flavor?
I have a carafe of coffee brewed today that is still mostly full, and I would like to serve it tomorrow.
How can I reheat it without negatively impacting the flavor?
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What can I do with leftover wine?
We don't really drink wine in our house, so we only ever buy a bottle for cooking. Typically whatever meal we have made requires ~1/2 bottle.
How can I incorporate the rest of this wine into some ...
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What do you do with left over tomato paste?
I sometimes make sauces that use tomato paste. The problem is that usually I need only one or two tablespoons and I don't know what to do with the rest of the can. The smallest can I could find is 6 ...
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Uses for stale bread?
Community wiki question. I'd like to compile an index of uses for stale bread. Here's a couple off the top of my head. Feel free to just go ahead and edit this list:
Panzanella salad (with tomatoes, ...
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What can I do with shredded wheat shreds?
At the bottom of the box of shredded wheat squares, there's quite a bit of 'loose' shredded wheat; it used to be in cereal form and is now just loose.
What interesting recipes or dish modifications ...
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What can I do with extra sourdough starter?
I recently made a sourdough starter from wild yeast, but the process I followed for making it resulted in a lot of starter.
Instead of throwing it away I'd like to use it, and then once it gets down ...
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What to do with Pickled Figs
I have a jar of pickled figs bought for me as a present, and would like to make good use of them. Any ideas??
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What can I do with under-ripe eggplant?
The eggplant in my garden was doing very well up until a hard frost a couple of days ago (it's late December, and this was inevitable). Some of the plants died and I picked the eggplant.
I have ...
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Leftovers from a Christmas Goose
This year we've decided to have a Goose for Christmas instead of a Turkey. Normally I use the Turkey leftovers for curry, stew and sandwiches. Can anyone tell me if there are different rules (or any ...
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Is there a use for the rind after making Citrus Sugar?
I have made Citrus Sugar and am now separating the lemon (and/or orange) rind from the sugar. Now I am wondering is there any use for the leftover citrus rind?
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What can I do with apple peel?
I made an apple pie the other day and peeled 6 or so apples. I ended up composting the peelings, and it got me wondering, what else could I have done with them?
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What can I do with 2 lbs. of pecans?
I just bought 2 pounds of pecans from a friend who received them from a fresh source. I know of all kinds of regular things to do with pecans, but short of making more or bigger dishes that happen to ...
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Any secondary uses for taffy?
My sister got married recently and had a candy buffet at the wedding. Their colors were yellow and gray, and we now have a lot of leftover banana taffy. We're never going to eat it all at the rate ...
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What can I make with the broken corn chips at the bottom of the bag?
Once I've eaten all the biggish chips with salsa, there are a bunch of small-to-crumb sized corn chips left. I always think I'll eat them plain later, but I happen to want more salsa now...and they ...
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What can I do with chicken rib meat?
When I buy packaged chicken breast at the grocery, I get the untrimmed ones because they're significantly cheaper, and trimming fat isn't a problem for me. But the rib meat that comes attached is ...
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How can I use up leftover dips?
We had a large group over last night and so catered buffet style. However I have a lot of leftover dip - onion and garlic & sour cream and chive. Ideally I'd like to use it up quite quickly.
What ...
