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Ingredient Substitutions
Substituting Sugar-Free Jell-O for regular when baking
The recipe I'm using to make cookies calls for a package of lemon instant jell-o pudding mix. I accidentally bought t...
Help!!! Cake needs potato starch, can I substitute something?
Want to bake the chocolate pound cake from this month's Cuisine. It calls for 1 tablespoon potato starch. I don't hav...
Liquid smoke...or not?
This BBQ fan has been bubbling over in excitement upon finding a new and interesting BBQ sauce recipe to try. Howeve...
Substituting ghee for butter in BAKING
In equal proportions or not? And is such substitution ever a bad idea? I'd be interested in its effects on, say, ch...
Dark vs. Light corn syrup?
What will happen if I substitute light for dark? Is it doable or should I just bite the bullet and make another run ...
No peanut oil for turkey frying
Where I live, we don't have peanut oil. Does anyone have an opinion as to second best for turkey frying?
Best verjus substitute for the glaze in this publican pork shoulder recipe?
I'm making this amazing looking pork shoulder this weekend, and while i managed to time the pork shoulder cure, i def...
Can I replace some of the butter with oil in a cake?
Can i replace some of the butter with oil in a cake? I like a moist cake like oil-based cakes give but I love the tas...
Parm and feta replacement?
I've tried various cashew cream, tahini sauce, etc. recipes, but have not found a good replacement for parmesan or fe...
Coconut Substitute?
Hi, I have been wracking my brain trying to think of something that would have a similar texture to coconut to use i...
Old-fashioned oats vs. quick-cooking oats
I understand what the difference between old-fashioned oats and quick-cooking oats is, but don't know when to use wha...
Fruitcake: which fruits? which liquors?
I want to make a fruitcake like the kind made by a friend's aunt, who, though from Trinidad, threw her family's recip...
Rosewater and edible roses where and how?
I've recently run across several recipes calling for rosewater. It's like trying to get the right flu shot in the mi...
Espresso Powder Substitute?
I'm looking to possibly try my hand at making Cook's Illustrated's Chocolate-Espresso Dacquoise. However, the people ...
Is there a good substitution for Fish sauce?
Hi fellow food lovers, We are making a homemade Pad Kee Mao. Our first time to make fresh pasta for a thai dish s...
Gluten-free replacement for bread crumbs?
Hi, Does anyone have any suggestions for replacing bread crumbs as a binding agent in things like meatballs for s...
Pasilla chile substitute?
I have a recipe I want to make that calls for a Pasilla chile. From what I can tell on the internet search, it loo...
What can I use in place of molasses in baked beans?
I will use dark brown sugar, but am out of molasses. In addition to the brown sugar, what are your experiences with ...
How to replicate Goya Sazon?
I'm looking to replicate Goya Sazon (or Gayon Sazon y culantro y achiote) without all the msg that makes my tongue it...
Mushrooms
Can I use shiitake mushroom in Chicken Marsala instead of crimini or will the taste be too different?
