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What are some tips for freezing peeled apples?

After peeling, coring and slicing the apples, dip the slices one at a time into a bowl that has water and lemon juice. There needs be about a tablespoon of lemon juice per gallon of water. This helps to prevent browning while the apples are being frozen. After dipping them in the water, place the slices on a baking tray that is lined with parchment paper.\nPut the tray in the freezer for a couple hours first. This helps prevent the slices from sticking together when frozen since they are pre-frozen as separate slices. After a couple hours, remove the slices from the baking tray and place them ..

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What is surimi seafood?

The most well-known surimi product is artificial crab meat, which was invented by Japanese company Sugiyo in 1973. Shaped like crab leg meat, the crab sticks used Alaska pollock as the main ingredient with egg white and wheat as fillers. Japan also makes various surimi products, such as kamaboko and fish sausages.\nMany East Asian countries also traditionally make and consume surimi. In China, surimi is made into fish balls and thick soup. As of 2015, the world's largest surimi producers are the United States, Japan and Thailand.

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How many sticks of butter are in 2/3 cup?

Butter is made from cream, so occasionally cream works as a substitution for butter in recipes like scones or biscuits. Cream scones are a common Southern dish, though oil or margarine work best as substitutions in most recipes. When margarine is substituted for butter, an equal amount of margarine is used. However, when vegetable oil is substituted, a lesser amount of oil is needed. If the recipe calls for 1 cup of butter, 7/8 cup of vegetable oil is sufficient.

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What are some Blue Jean Chef recipes?

The Blue Jean Chef's Tex Mex Pizza recipe uses ingredients such as chicken breast, avocado, corn, salsa, cilantro, mozzarella cheese and pepper jack cheese as toppings. Because the recipe calls for pre-made dough, it is a relatively simple recipe, though one unique aspect is that it calls for the pizza to cook on a grill rather than in an oven. Other ingredients, including the corn and the chicken breast, cook on the grill as well, adding a smoky flavor to the dish.Many of the Blue Jean Chef's recipes introduce basic cooking concepts such as pan sauces. The Chicken Breasts with Tomat..

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What is a Chef Boyardee lasagne kit?

The kit included the lasagna noodles, a hearty meat sauce and grated cheese to spread throughout. The entire kit provided four servings per container, with each serving having 300 calories. After cooking the noodles, the consumer was then required to assemble the lasagna in a baking dish. It only took 15 minutes to bake the meal to completion, which is much faster than the cooking time for traditional lasagna.

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How do you use a stovetop food steamer to cook vegetables?

While stovetop steamers come in a variety of styles and sizes, most require filling the bottom of the stovetop steamer pot with a few cups of water to begin. Ensure the water is not touching the steamer tray. Bring the water to a boil to create the steam, and place the vegetables in the steaming tray after that. Place a lid on top of the pot and allow vegetables to steam.\nDifferent vegetables require different amounts of steaming time. Peas, arugula and spinach only require about 3 minutes of steaming to cook properly. Denser vegetables, such as carrots, broccoli, potatoes and kale typically ..

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What can you substitute for 2 tablespoons of quick-cook tapioca powder?

For two tablespoons of tapioca, the substitute proportion for flour is two tablespoons. When substituting cornstarch for tapioca, the proportion is one tablespoon of cornstarch per two tapioca tablespoons. Likewise, four tablespoons of soaked pearl tapioca is a substitute for two tablespoons of the quick-cooking variety.\nTapioca is a thickener used in pies, puddings, soups and gravies. Tapioca is the starch extracted from the roots of the cassava or manioc plant.

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What is an easy recipe for homemade vegetable soup?

Begin by heating 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Chop up 1/2 large onion, 2 celery stalks and 2 carrots. Cook the vegetables in the pot with the oil until the onion turns translucent. Add 2 cups of assorted chopped vegetables, such as cauliflower, zucchini or green beans, to the pot. Cook the ingredients together for an additional two minutes.\nAdd 1 teaspoon each of salt, thyme and oregano to the pot, and stir the vegetables until they are evenly coated with the herbs and spices. Place a single bay leaf and 3 cubes of vegetable bullion into the pot. Pour 8 cups of w..

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What are some good punch recipes?

To make the Dragon's Blood Punch, combine a 46-ounce can of red punch, such as Hawaiian Punch, a 46-ounce can of apple juice, a 48-ounce bottle of cranberry juice and a 2-liter bottle of ginger ale in a large bowl with ice. To make an alcoholic version of the Dragon's Blood Punch, add 4 cups of berry flavored vodka and 1/2 cup of orange liquor. To make this recipe a bit more spooky, consider using dry ice for a foggy effect.\nTo make Paula Deen's fruit punch, combine two 6-ounce cans of orange juice concentrate, two 6-ounce cans of frozen lemonade and a 48-ounce can of pineapple..

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Can you eat the stems of mushrooms?

Many people use mushrooms in soups, in salads, on pizza and in other dishes. When using mushrooms, wipe off the dirt on the outside and the mushroom is ready to go. Mushrooms can be used whole or sliced and diced. When using the stem, it is best to cut the tip off the bottom because that part tends to become spongy and hard.When preparing mushrooms, especially large mushrooms like portabellas, many people choose to remove the stems before cooking. This is easy to do — pop the stem out of the cap and the mushroom is ready to cook. On a shiitake mushroom, since the stems are inedible, they wil..

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