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What is an easy recipe for pumpkin spice cake?

Follow Martha Stewart's pumpkin spice cake recipe by mixing 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon of pumpkin-pie spice, 2 teaspoons of baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a bowl. Lightly beat 2 large eggs, 1 1/2 cups of sugar, 1/2 cup of melted unsalted butter and 15 ounces of canned pumpkin puree in another bowl. Fold in the flour mixture to form a batter. Transfer the batter into a buttered 9-inch square baking pan, and bake it at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes or until the batter is cooked through.\nAllow the cake to cool completely. In the meantime, make the h..

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What are some good sugar-free diabetic recipes?

To make the sugarless peanut butter cookies, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, then lightly grease a baking sheet. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of smooth, natural peanut butter, 2 cups of a granular, no-calorie sweetener (such as Splenda), and 2 large eggs. Mix the ingredients together thoroughly. Drop the cookie dough by spoonful onto the baking sheet, then place the sheet in the oven. Bake until the centers of the cookies appear dry, or for about eight minutes. This recipe makes 24 servings.\nTo make the sugarless apple pie, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a bow..

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What desserts are offered on the Maggiano's Little Italy menu?

Maggiano's warm apple crostada is a pastry-style dessert served à la mode with vanilla bean ice cream and caramel sauce. The New York-style cheesecake comes topped with a seasonal berry sauce and fresh berries. Nonna's toasted pound cake includes hot fudge, vanilla bean ice cream and caramelized bananas. Maggiano's crème brulée has a hint of citrus and is topped with a crust of caramelized sugar and fresh berries. The chocolate zuccotto cake has layers of Sambuca mousse.\nMaggiano's dessert menu also includes tiramisu, Vera's lemon cookies, vanilla bean profiteroles..

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Does butter expire?

Butter that has been frozen can stay good for six to nine months. Butter that has gone bad has a pale appearance. Butter does not have to be refrigerated, but refrigeration extends its shelf life.\nButter is made from cream or milk that is churned until it turns solid. The cream or milk usually comes from cows but may also come from sheep or goats.

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Can I leave cooked meat out overnight?

While no meat — raw or cooked — should be left out for long periods at room temperature, it is more important to chill cooked meat as soon as possible, as it is even more vulnerable to bacterial invasion than raw meat.\nThough cooking kills most bacteria on raw meat, harmful microbes are quickly reintroduced onto the surface of cooked meat. This reinforces how important it is to speedily refrigerate all meats, raw and cooked, to avoid food-borne illness.

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What is a good demi-glace recipe?

For About.com's simple demi-glace recipe, combine 2 cups of espagnole and 2 cups of brown stock in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to boil over medium heat, then bring the temperature down to a simmer. If desired, add a spice sachet made of 1 bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme and 3 to 4 fresh parsley stems.\nSimmer the mixture for approximately 45 minutes, or until it has reduced by half. Remove the saucepan from the heat, and remove and discard the spice sachet. Pour the demi-glace through a wire mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth. This recipe makes 1 pint of demi-glace.\nTo make Le ..

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What is millet flour?

Many people with celiac disease use millet as a substitute for wheat flour because of its similar consistency. It is also alkaline, making it easy to digest. Millet porridge is a popular staple food consumed in China and Russia, and farmers in Africa plant it because of its resistance to drought.

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What is a kumquat?

There are four major varieties of kumquat, often spelled "cumquat" in some English-speaking countries. These include the Hong Kong wild, the Marumi, the Meiwa and the Nagami, with the latter two varieties most often grown in the United States. The word "kumquat" comes from the Cantonese words for "golden orange." Horticulturists presume these fruits to be native to China. Kumquats tend to be small fruits and grow on shrubs or small trees.

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What is pawpaw fruit?

The pawpaw fruit requires approximately 160 days without frost and a minimum of 400 hours of winter temperatures to grow. During the first one or two years of the growth of a pawpaw fruit tree, it is highly sensitive to direct sunlight and requires protection by using tree shelters to filter the light.

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What is the difference between pastrami and corned beef?

Pastrami and corned beef are the same type of meat; the difference between them is that pastrami is smoked. Both corned beef and pastrami developed as ways to preserve meat in the days before refrigeration.\nCorning is an old fashioned word for salting, and corned beef is brisket prepared by placing it in a bath of saltwater and spices. It is the foundation of a New England boiled dinner and corned beef hash.\nMaking corned beef is easy but takes time. One recipe calls for a 5-pound brisket, fine sea salt, pink curing salt, brown sugar and garlic. It also calls for pickling spice, carrots, cel..

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