Does anyone know of a place open now (Feb 2021) that is selling live water or milk kefir grains? Ideally in the East Bay
Comedian Amy Schumer is premiering a new cooking show on the Food Network along with her professional chef husband Chris Fischer on Monday, May 11th. It will air at 10 p.m., so I am assuming is wil...
Hi! I just chopped some jalapenos today and now my fingertips are burning quite badly. Anybody know of any remedies? Looked online but found nothing. Maybe I'm not putting in the right searc...
Hey! So I have a great wok that I took a good while to season (first the usual heating, smearing oil, cleaning the oil off, re-adding etc. ). I then built up some good coating through a few year...
So it's three am and I can't stop coughing. My lousy cold that was just a pest earlier has progressed to seismic fits of coughing. No cough syrup in the house so in desperation I pour a small glass...
Hi all, I cut up some butternut squash earlier today, and since cutting it my fingers are coated with a yellowish film that refuses to come off in whole. I've been able to scrub off little bits...
A brief discussion I had on another post regarding the efficacy of caffeine as a "treatment" for migraine headaches got me to thinking, and I was interested in what other migraine sufferers had to ...
hi, I'm rather stupid and diced a chili without gloves. How can i get the fire off of my fingers so I can take my contacts out? Thanks, Elizabeth
I passed along a recipe for harissa to a friend -- and she just made a big batch of it without wearing gloves. I thought she knew so I didn't mention it -- she's an experienced cook, but she though...
I recently was diagnosed with gout. I am trying to use diet rather than drugs to help reduce the flares. I have cut out red meat, beer and the other typical foods that cause uric acid. I have becom...
I have one humdinger of a cold.Have you ever cured a common cold with chicken soup? Do you have a favourite chicken soup recipe? Does your chicken soup have a secret ingredient?
All this talk about beer is leading to extensive experimentation. I'm curious as to what concoctions chowhounders rely on the night or morning after they should have said "no" to that last drink...
I've recently begun using lavender, or "lavendar," as my nan would've spelt it, very heavily in my cooking. Unfortunately, after about a week of lavender-stuffed everything (especially honey-sweet...
The horrible stomach flu has struck our household. Other than Coca cola (which I remember from my childhood as a stomach-soother), what is best to give to an eruptive gut very, very sparingly?
I am trying to get over strep. I am tired of wonton soups, store made and canned soups, tea w/honey, hot cider,jello and hot lemonade. I can't eat anything spicy or acidic in fear of acid reflux. ...
Last night I decided to make a spicy coleslaw - I had some cabbage, a habanero, and some cilantro, so why not? Now I know. I barely slept two hours last night because my hands were burning so ...
Okay, so I guess I'm an idiot. I knew I had to chop about a dozen jalapenos and it just never dawned on me to wear gloves. DOH (slaps forehead)! And now I'm paying for it. I've tried cold cream...
Sick at home today.... I could take medicine, but why would I do that when I could eat? xD Anybody have some sore throat remedies for Lil Ms. Foodie over here? Any personal favorites? :) My favo...
Not sure if this has been answered yet but what is the tried and true best way to stop the burning of a spicy food. I love spicy foods and sometimes the burn can last so long (but it is a good fee...