tomjedrz

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	age	47
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Husband, Father, Catholic ... also a water polo referee and a corporate IT manager.

	216 reputation	bio	website		visits	member for	2 years, 10 months
15 badges		location	California		seen	Sep 15 '10 at 17:55

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Jul 11	awarded	Yearling
Dec 11	awarded	Quorum
Jul 23	answered	'Lighter' version of American breakfast
Jul 17	awarded	Editor
Jul 17	revised	Is lemonade better when made with simple syrup? Added flavor note and procedure to make simple syrup.
Jul 17	answered	Is lemonade better when made with simple syrup?
Jul 17	awarded	Commentator
Jul 17	comment	What is a substitute for mascarpone cheese? +1 to offset @hobodave .. the ingredients are the same, but the proportions are different, plus the "full fat" advisories, which are (unfortunately) helpful in this age of reduced-fat everything!
Jul 17	comment	What is a substitute for red or white wine in a recipe? If the reason is possible alcohol exposure, be aware that in any recipe in which the wine is cooked, the alcohol content is quite low because the alcohol boils away. Alcohol boils evaporates at a much lower temperature than water, so even a couple of minutes of simmering on low temp will boil most of the alcohol off.
Jul 16	comment	How do you know when mussels are done? Man .. I shouldn't get on this site before lunch!
Jul 16	comment	How do you know when mussels are done? +1 - I concur. If the fraction of dead mussels was significant, I would go complain to the place they were purchased.
Jul 16	comment	Different ways for aging steaks Steaks don't last in my house long enough to age!
Jul 16	answered	Why do my brownies end up so hard?
Jul 16	awarded	Teacher
Jul 16	comment	How do you make pork rinds? Any seasoning suggestions?
Jul 16	comment	How do you steam vegetables? They work, but IMHO they are both wasteful and far too expensive.
Jul 16	answered	How do you steam vegetables?
Jul 16	comment	How can you melt chocolate without it getting wet? +1 for the step-by-step. THE KEY IS TO GO SLOWLY, say 20 seconds at a time, perhaps lowering the power of the microwave, to avoid burning. This also works for butter.
Jul 16	awarded	Supporter
Jul 10	comment	In a tomato sauce recipe, how can I cut the acidity? Because of the sugar I imagine ...