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  • "Chew your drink and drink your food." Has this a scientific basis? Who said that?

    Other - Food & Drink - 5 hours ago

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  • Why do they call soda a "soft drink"?

    Non-Alcoholic Drinks - 5 hours ago

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    Is it because it doesn't contain alcohol?
  • Cranberry Sauce Disaster! please help asap!?

    Cooking & Recipes - 6 hours ago

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    Also, my boyfriend's godmother said we could try adding salt, because salt can sometimes counter the spices. But she's not sure. Whatcha think? Hi Yahoo answers, So I am going to my boyfriends' house for thanksgiving and wanted to impress them with my cranberry sauce, but it tastes WAY too much like cloves and I need to balance it out! This is the recipe I followed: (serves 6) 2 cups cranberries 2 tablespoons water 1 orange, chopped 1/2 cup honey 1/4 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp ginger 1 tsp grated orange rind 1/2 cup walnuts Cook cranberries in water until berries start to pop (about 8 mins). Add apples and continue to cook 5 minutes or until apples are tender. Stir in spices and honey. Simmer for 3-5mins. Remove from heat and add orange rind and nuts. We did one batch that turned out wonderfully, then we did another second batch in which we quadrupeled the recipe. This second batch tastes so strongly of cloves, even though we only put in 1 tsp as the recipe read. Nooo! Please help me either balance it out with something else or tell me how I can fix it. We also added a final batch of cranberry sauce to this bad batch and it didn't even it out at all really. Please help! Thanks YahooAnswers for being there in my hour of need!
  • How do I make a simple strawberry cheesecake?

    Cooking & Recipes - 6 hours ago

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    How do I make a very simple cheesecake but tastes great? I am mostly looking for a strawberry recipe. I would like to hear your experiences and how they tasted :) Thank you
  • Help trying to find this drink?

    Beer, Wine & Spirits - 7 hours ago

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    okay so I never have time to eat breakfast in the morning, and I use to drink these things but i can't remember what they are called. They kind off tasted like chocolate milk and they are suppose to be healthy for you and even help you lose a couple pounds. Thanks a whole lot if you can help!
  • Can I make my pie filling today for Thanksgiving?

    Cooking & Recipes - 7 hours ago

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    So my original plan was to make my entire pie today, and hope it stayed fresh for Thanksgiving. But from the response I got from my last question, I have decided to just make my pie filling today, and then finish putting the pie together tomorrow and baking it. do you think this is going to be ok? will my pie filling stay fresh? Sorry, I should have included that it was an Apple pie :-)
  • Baking a chicken: how long?

    Cooking & Recipes - 8 hours ago

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    I am cooking a whole chicken in a roast pot. It is 3-4 ilbs. I defrosted it entirely, washed it, removed the tidbits from inside, rubbed it down with shortening, and put it in a roast pot and put 4 cubed up gold potatoes around the edge. Been cooking on 350F now for just over an hour. So, the liquid is boiling on its own(the juices I didn't add water) the liquid comes out very yellowish, thick in color, but clear. It is clear running out. But the skin is still wet and very light colored, not browned and crisp like I expected. How much longer does it need to cook? Stainless roast pot with lid. I am at 5,000 ft elevation BTW. This needs to work out as it is all the food I have right now. Will it brown? Does it need to? Please help
  • If a recipe calls for the food to be cooked for 1/2 hours..?

    Cooking & Recipes - 9 hours ago

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    Does anybody know how long that same food would take to cook in a pressure cooker? Thanks in advance.
  • what is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

    Other - Food & Drink - 9 hours ago

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    no faggy flavours just chocolate vanilla , cookie dough or strawberry
  • Why do people kill animals?

    Vegetarian & Vegan - 9 hours ago

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    I do not eat meat because the poor little animals suffer. if they lived as long a they cold and ate good naturl stuff, then maybe i would eat meat, but thats not how they live, people kill for there food! HELLO!!!!!!!!!! we have other food like fruits or veggies or thing with no meat in it.People that are poor and cant afford any other food,Sure eat meat. but rich people or any one who is not poor who kill for there food even though there are other things to eat, is just mean. I think everyone who kills and torchers animals should be treated the way they treat the animals, like grind the poeple's noses down and skin them with no medience and stick them in tiny cages to live there horrid life for 35 days.Whos with me? I do not eat meat because the poor little animals suffer. if they lived as long a they cold and ate good naturl stuff, then maybe i would eat meat, but thats not how they live, people kill for there food! HELLO!!!!!!!!!! we have other food like fruits or veggies or thing with no meat in it.People that are poor and cant afford any other food,Sure eat meat. but rich people or any one who is not poor who kill for there food even though there are other things to eat, is just mean. I think everyone who kills and torchers animals should be treated the way they treat the animals, like grind the poeple's noses down and skin them with no medience and stick them in tiny cages to live there horrid life for 35 days.Whos with me? I do not mean to diss people who eat meat, i have friends that eat meat i just think they should live a long happy life

Pita pockets are ideal for lunch boxes: Fill with mushroom salad mix

By THE CANADIAN PRESS
Pita pockets are ideal for lunch boxes: Fill with mushroom salad mix

Here is a fresh and crunchy salad filling for a low-fat sandwich. For a totable lunch, pack the salad separately in a plastic container and fill pitas just before eating.

Mushroom Pita Pockets

375 g (12 oz) medium mushrooms, thinly sliced

125 ml ( 1/2 cup) each diced red pepper, cucumber and green onion

175 ml (3/4 cup) grated old cheddar cheese (optional)

175 ml (3/4 cup) no-fat herb or Italian dressing

4 pitas (15-17 cm/6-7 inches in diameter), cut in half

8 small lettuce leaves

Fresh herb sprigs, such as dill, coriander, basil, or oregano (optional)

In a large bowl, combine mushrooms, red pepper, cucumber, onion, cheese, if using, and dressing. Toss to mix well. Open pita halves and place lettuce leaf in each pita half. Spoon filling evenly into the pita halves. Garnish with fresh herbs, if desired.

Makes 8 servings

Nutritional information per serving (values rounded to nearest whole number): 108 calories, 21 g carbohydrates, 5 g protein, 2 g fibre, 1 g fat.

Variation: Spread 15 ml (1 tbsp) low-fat mayonnaise inside each pita half.

Source: Mushrooms Canada, www.mushrooms.ca.

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