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Cloudy pickling solution on pickled okra...is it OK?">Cloudy pickling solution on pickled okra...is it OK?
We pickled some okra a couple days ago and today the solution is cloudy/milky. We've pickled okra in the past and gotten only clear solution? My basic question is...will the okra be OK to eat? I've searched and found that cloudly brine when making pickles seems to be...
Read moreBetty Crocker or Better Homes and Gardens (circa 1930s or 1940s editions) used to have seafood casserole recipe which was terrific. I have lost it. Do you have an seafood casserole dish, from any year, which you would recommend?">Betty Crocker or Better Homes and Gardens (circa 1930s or 1940s editions) used to have seafood casserole recipe which was terrific. I have lost it. Do you have an seafood casserole dish, from any year, which you would recommend?
I'm looking for a good seafood casserole dish, not necessarily the recipe which I cannot find. However, the one I remember had hard boiled eggs, crumbled, shrimp, chunks of fish, bread, green olives, maybe shallots, maybe mushrooms, and mayonnaise in it. If you have a good seafood...
Read moreI've got cauliflower, I've got curry powder. What should I make?">I've got cauliflower, I've got curry powder. What should I make?
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Read moreGot fresh lima beans + okra + San Marzano tomatoes + squash. Stew?">Got fresh lima beans + okra + San Marzano tomatoes + squash. Stew?
Hi everyone, I'm trying to figure out how to make a stew that includes all of these ingredients. Of course I'd like the beans to cook thoroughly, and I've heard that the tomatoes would not allow beans to soften. So I'm wondering about how to time things. Should I cook the...
Read moreHow to make Pizza?">How to make Pizza?
So I was just wondering how other people make there pizza? I found a cool website that helped me, send me a message if you want to know it, but yeah, how do you make your pizza? :) Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBest peri peri chicken marinade/rub">Best peri peri chicken marinade/rub
I've seen a few Peri Peri marinades in the store but would like to make a homemade version. Do you have any favorite marinades or rubs? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreStone Ground Polenta">Stone Ground Polenta
I picked up some real stone ground cornmeal a couple of weekends ago. Real stuff, from a gristmill in Sandwich, MA. I tried making polenta with it twice. Let the stuff cook a good couple of hours, and it still turned out to have these unappetizing hard bits in it....
Read moreAuthentic Italian Gravy">Authentic Italian Gravy
A Butta Big Baw-Ummmp !! Looked at a lot of highly rated Gravy / Ragu recipes and they are surprisingly similar : Smoking hot good quality EVOO, Brown well various chunks of meats (bone in pork/veal/beef + sausage), Cook diced onion, add garlic, add tomato paste, Little dry red wine now if you wish, Add tomatoes...
Read moreCoffee=hot-metal?">Coffee=hot-metal?
Does anyone else find that sometimes their coffee tastes like hot-metal? I have a Cuisinart coffee maker with a metal canister.. and sometimes instead of tasting like coffee there is a real funk to it... like you are licking the canister itself.. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read more3 course menu i need ur suggestions and opinions">3 course menu i need ur suggestions and opinions
hi guys, in a week's time ill be doing my midterms in culinary school, it'll be a 3 course menu to be done within 3 hours, i can bring marinated items before the exam: app: caprese insalata, served with pesto and parma ham Main:roasted marinated pork tenderloin accompanied by potato robuchon with...
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