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Cookie recipe without milk [closed]
I am craving cookies or something, but I don't have any milk around.
Other ingredients I have is whipping cream (38% fat), sugar, flour, icing sugar, cocoa, butter (running low on that though), eggs, ...
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What is the best way to open a tightly fitted lid of a jar?
Help! I need to get a jar of pasta sauce open but can't seem to budge it. I've tried using a dishtowel, and running it under hot water, but the lid is still stuck. What else can I do to open this jar?
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How can I train myself to identify flavors better?
I'd love to be able to cook well and I think a part of that is identifying flavors.
We all have different palates, but there are probably some basic techniques that can be used to figure out what the ...
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preventative cleanliness tips [closed]
I recently discovered the trick of roasting vegetables on a piece of parchment paper in a pan, rather than directly in the pan, which saves a lot of time and effort during cleanup. What other easy ...
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“Keeping warm” tips
How to keep food hot when cooking?
Example scenario:
I'm preparing a meat dish with some sort of creamy sauce. I cook the meat, then I remove the meat and I use the same pan to prepare the sauce. ...
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Preparation Techniques for Tilapia Filets
In my freezer, I have two thin tilapia filets that need to be eaten. I realize that I can:
wrap them in foil with seasoning and cook
bake or broil them with butter, wine, lemon juice, and/or other ...
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Tips on cooking for people with different allergies
Most people have friends with allergies, and I wish to make a list with tips on how to make such a meal when there is different allergies at the same time. For example, it's a big problem making a ...
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Pasta preservation
I have some extra pasta, cooked.
I have no extra sauce to put the pasta in.
What's the best way to preserve it so it lasts for a day or hopefully two without getting dry or rotten?
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What cookbooks do you always come back to? [closed]
Like me, there are probably a lot people on here that have a lot of cookbooks, but I find I keep coming back to the same 1 or 2 books to give me the basis of most of the stuff I cook.
For me, I find ...
