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Hi all - I brought home a package of this interesting looking stuff from an Asian market, but have no idea what to do with it, and have found next to nothing about it online. Anyone familiar with ...

I have found that sometimes when I eat zucchini I get horrible stomach pains. Other times I'm fine. I have tried paying close attention to what I am eating and how it is cooked. The only common den...

by Monica 13 years ago

They were the most incredible tasting chocolate chip cookies i've ever had. Does anybody know where I can get these delicious cookies without spending a night at Double tree hotel where they give ...

Can anyone tell me how long sour cream can last? Expired April of 2020, never opened and refrigerated.

by alkapal 11 years ago

In my experience, all organic milk that I've purchased -- at whatever fat level (skim, 1%, 2%, Lowfat, Whole) -- tastes richer and creamier (and better) than it's non-organic counterpart. I'm pr...

I'm on a special diet where I'm allowed to have a certain amount of peanut butter a day. Measuring it with a measuring spoon leaves so much of what I'm allowed to have, in the measuring spoon. If...

Hi all! I absolutely love my families salsa and they boil many of the ingredients beforehand. If anyone out there does this, can you tell me why you boil the ingredients? Also, do you think boiling...

by tim irvine 21 days ago

I read the banner article about fifteen ways to deal with snacking. We are sheltering in place with an adult autistic man who really loves his groceries. He will eat an entire block of cheese, a ...

Despite lack of a scientific background, I do believe in the biological taste aversions some people have. For me, cilantro and ginger just taste wrong. That said, I'm also particularly sensiti...

My observation is that immigrant families cling to cooking longer than to any other bits of their original culture---when language and religion are lost, they still cook a few of the old dishes eve...

by mgnx 6 years ago

Over the weekend, my wife and I went to one of our favorite restaurants for dinner. We ordered the fried calamari for our appetizer, as we usually do. In my first mouthful, I thought I crunched o...

I grew up enjoying scrambled eggs with a little bit of ketchup, as this was how my mom always ate them. But now we both find ourselves sharing stories of meeting people who react to the combination...

I didn't explore this but it might be of interest to someone interested in learning about safe food handling. https://www.servsafe.com/access/ss/Catalog/FreeFoodHandlerProducts

Yeah: What is it? I thought they were both essentially coarsely ground wheat.

I have a 2lb chuck roast and a 2lb pork shoulder in my garage refrigerator that I was planning on using to make a sunday gravy... basically searing the meat on all sides and placing the whole piece...

by ipsedixit 6 years ago

What foods, if any, do you crave after sex?

Hi Toronto food friends - As I'm not able to support local farmers and producers at the market right now, does anyone have a good CSA recommendation? I know farmers won't really have much in terms ...