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What is a good recipe for a beet and apple salad?

Alternately, place 4 beets in a baking dish, and add 5 sprigs of fresh thyme. Drizzle olive oil over the beets and thyme, cover the dish with aluminum foil, and roast the beets at 375 F for one hour and 45 minutes. Allow the beets to cool before peeling and dicing them.\nAdd 1/3 cup pistachios to the beets. In a bowl, combine 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, 3 tablespoons horseradish and 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard. Add salt and pepper to taste, mix the beets into the dressing, and top the beets with a thinly sliced green apple.\nAnother option is to cut 1 pound beets and 1 Granny ..

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What are some recipes that use unsweetened cocoa powder?

To make chocolate pound cake with unsweetened cocoa, use a traditional pound cake recipe but replace 1 cup of all-purpose flour with 1 cup of cocoa.\nFor chewy but crusty brownies, using unsweetened cocoa removes the impurities found in chocolate, creating a distinct pleasurable texture with butter and granulated sugar. To make these, take 10 tablespoons of unsalted butter and combine with 1 1/4 cups of sugar, just over 3/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a heatproof bowl. Set the bowl over just simmering water and stir until the butter is melted. Remove the mixture..

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What are some tips for increasing the shelf life of pancetta?

Freezing pancetta also increases it shelf life. Place it in heavy-duty freezer bags a number of days before the refrigerator expiration date. If freezing for longer than 2 months, pancetta should be wrapped using airtight, heavy foil and placed in a plastic freezer bag to avoid freezer burn.\nPancetta is an Italian-cured pork belly that is used in recipes in place of bacon. It is has a strong, deep and slightly salty flavor.

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How do you make cranberry bars?

To make another cranberry bar recipe, cook 1 12-ounce package of whole cranberries in a saucepan on medium heat with 1 cup of white sugar and 3/4 cup of water for 15 minutes. Once the mixture thickens and the cranberries soften, allow it to cool. Meanwhile, combine 1 package of yellow cake mix, 3/4 cup of melted butter and 2 eggs in a bowl, and then add 1 cup of rolled oats, 3/4 cup of light brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of ground ginger and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.\nPress all but 1 1/2 cups of the flour mixture into the bottom of a baking dish for the crust. Spoon the cranberry mixture over t..

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What is food coloring made?

People use food coloring for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons include compensating the color that is lost due to exposure to the elements and storage conditions; to correct the natural variations in color; to enhance naturally occurring colors; and to give color to otherwise colorless fun foods.The following are the artificial coloring approved by the FDA:FD&C Blues Nos. 1 and 2FD&C Green No. 3FD&C Nos. 3 and 40FD&C Yellow Nos. 5 and 6Orange BCitrus Red No. 2The artificial food colors Orange B and Citrus Red No. 2 are only allowed for certain types of food. Citrus Red No. 2 is allow..

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Where can you find a simple recipe for baked apples?

AllRecipes is a user-driven recipe showcase website that allows people to create a free account with which they can post and rate various recipes. As of February 2015, one recipe on the site for baked apples, titled "Simple Baked Apples" has a rating of nearly five stars out of over four hundred reviews. The recipe outlines all of the required ingredients and cooking instructions, along with a unique tool for implementing modifications. The serving sizes can be adjusted, and the site automatically recalculated the required ingredients in appropriate portions.\nIn addition to several different ..

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What are some tips for filling raviolis with minimal mess?

After rolling the pasta dough out into a flat sheet, the cook places the filling in balls in 1-inch intervals onto the dough and places another flat layer of dough on top of the filling. A ravioli maker makes indentations in the dough for the filling, which further minimizes mess by giving the filling a place to sit. When using a ravioli maker, it is possible to use thinner fillings.

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Can pork be pink?

The bacteria present on pork is found on the exterior of the cut because bacteria can't reach the meat's interior. So when the interior is 145 F, the exterior is hot enough to kill any bacteria present. If cooking ground pork, cook it to 160 F, because the exterior and interior are ground together, causing the bacteria to spread throughout the pork.

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What is Kobe beef?

Tajima cattle, also called Japanese Black, are one of four Wagyu breeds. No Wagyu cattle are bred with other breeds, keeping bloodlines pure. Kobe beef farmers closely guard the processes of breeding, feeding and caring for their cattle to prevent copycats from emerging. In addition, the governments of Kobe, the capital of Hyogo, and Japan strictly regulate the patented Kobe beef.

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Why are there insects in pasta boxes and other pantry products?

Pantry pests that infiltrate households often go unnoticed until the insects are large enough to be seen easily or until their numbers become so great that their activity is unmistakable. While it is possible for the bugs to enter the home from the outside and then multiply, more often their presence in boxes or bags of food originated at a processing plant, storage warehouse, retail store or even the delivery truck.\nIf insects such as beetles or moths are introduced into the home during their egg, larva or pupa stages, they will likely go undetected until they are adults. Once the bugs are s..

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