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    Entertaining - 5 hours ago

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    Please help me to buy something from some grocery store which will look cool. in my work place. I m veg so dont know wat to take some suggestions pls
  • Have u ever had delicious foods at ur friends house which was kinda surprising?

    Other - Food & Drink - 5 hours ago

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    One day i invited my friend Amy to my house over dinner and she was so suprised to see my mom making home-made pasta and breads from flours. Amy thought pasta and breads are something we buy at grocery stores. I also got invited to amy's house on her b-day and was so surprised to see her mom cooking foie gras. I have never eaten it before ....but it tasted really good. i just noticed that some foods that are common in our family could be surprising to other families and vice versa.
  • I have a container of flour and I dont know if it is self rising or all purpose, how do I know?

    Cooking & Recipes - 5 hours ago

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    I placed this flour in a canister, out of the sack, and I cant remember what kind of flour it was. If there is a way to tell the difference, someone please let me know. Thank you!!
  • Has any tried chocolate meringue cake?

    Cooking & Recipes - 7 hours ago

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    I saw a picture of one in a magazine and I'd love to give it a try for a holiday dessert! The thing is I've never tried it and I'm wondering if anyone here has and if you have, could you tell me what you thought of it? Thanks, I'd appreciate it.
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    Cooking & Recipes - 7 hours ago

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  • Red Bull Italian Soda?

    Non-Alcoholic Drinks - 7 hours ago

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    If i wanted to make a 16 oz Red Bull italian Soda with peach flavoring (or any flavor) how much of each ingredient would i put?
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    Other - Food & Drink - 7 hours ago

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

    Non-Alcoholic Drinks - 7 hours ago

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

    Cooking & Recipes - 8 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 - 8 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

Look for small pie pumpkins with smooth skin and dry rinds for baking

By THE CANADIAN PRESS

Pumpkin can be used in sweet and savoury dishes. Here are some tips for handling the giant gourds:

-There are generally two types of pumpkins available: early-season larger ones, normally carved for jack-o'-lanterns, and the smaller, sweeter variety, usually available a little later in the season.

-Don't recycle your Halloween pumpkin. Large lantern pumpkins tend to be stringy and flavourless and perhaps candle-singed.

-Generally, the smaller the "small" pumpkin, sometimes labelled "pie" pumpkins, the better the flavour. Some varieties to look for include Small Sugar or Spooky.

-With smaller cooking pumpkins, look for ones that appear heavy for their size, with smooth skin and dry rinds.

-A 2-kg (4-lb) pumpkin will yield about 1 l (4 cups) cooked puree, enough for two pies or about 36 tarts.

-Store pumpkins in a cool, dry location for up to 1 month before using.

Source: Foodland Ontario; "The Complete Canadian Living Baking Book" by Elizabeth Baird and The Canadian Living Test Kitchen (Transcontinental Books, 2008).

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