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How far ahead of time can I make or bake a bread with fruit and honey in it? 27 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
I want to make several loaves of a honey-apple challah for Jewish friends for Rosh Hashanah. However I am going to be out if town for Labor Day weekend. If I bake some on Saturday night and seal in Zi...
Coolest part of the fridge 27 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
If I need to cool something quickly or keep something at a lower temperature, do I put it in the top or bottom shelf of the fridge? Which part of the fridge is the coolest?
differnce between Rajasthani "sev tamatar nu shak" and Gujrati "sev tamatar nu shak" 27 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
Whats the differnce between Rajasthani "sev tamatar nu shak" and Gujrati "sev tamatar nu shak" do they use some other spices or ingredients
Should I use a metal pan or non-stick pan for cooking salmon on the stove top? 27 Aug 2013 | 03:39 am
I am going to be cooking salmon for dinner tonight on the stove and debating whether to use a non-stick or metal pan. I was going to use the non-stick at first, but saw an interesting approach where ...
What is the easiest way to grind poppy seeds? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:58 pm
When I prepare a poppy seeds filling (e.g. for a pie), I currently use an old-style coffee grinder. It takes small amounts (like 2 tbsp at a time) of poppy seeds and grinds them into powder in 2-3 min...
Gritty texture in cookies 26 Aug 2013 | 06:55 pm
I made this recipe last weekend and while it came out very tasty, there was the occasional gritty texture/crunch similar to sand at the beach getting in your mouth. This was more of an issue since the...
Would pastes made from vinegar and seeds other than mustard seeds be palatable? 26 Aug 2013 | 04:06 pm
I've started making mustard at home recently and wondered if I could make similar preparations from vinegar and other seeds, for example fenugreek. Have you tried this, or do you have an opinion on w...
Is it possible to make a beverage that evaporates on contact with the consumer's tongue? 26 Aug 2013 | 10:07 am
In one episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Guinan makes a Tzartak Aperitif, which is described as: When made properly, the evaporation point of the drink's main ingredient was one-half degree l...
Drying Picked Beans (Scarlet Runners) 26 Aug 2013 | 08:02 am
My wife just harvested our first batch of beans and is wanting to dry them, so that we may use them for cooking goodness. How can we dry the beans once they have been picked? Most of what I've found ...
Why do purple snap beans turn green when cooked? 26 Aug 2013 | 05:44 am
We often get snap beans from the CSA (Community Sponsored Agriculture) that are either entirely purple or mottled purple. When cooked (at least when steamed or blanched), however, the purple color dis...
