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Green garlic....what to do
It is young garlic that has not bulbed yet.
http://www.google.com/search?q=green+garlic&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Homemade ketjap manis: use brown sugar, or caramelize the sugar?
Agreed There is a Black Jaggery (may be from Coconut Palm Sugar) from South India that has just the right flavor and melts easily.
Irradiation of produce [split from SF Bay]
The irradiation levels used to kill insects and the like does not render a product cooked or preserved. It will extend shelf life but the foods are not preserved in the classic sense of the term.
Irradiation of produce [split from SF Bay]
I am sure they meant not frozen, canned, freeze dried or other wise preserved.
Can a baker give me some insight into my cake experience just now?
It is safe to eat.
Even if the remote possibility that your Eggs were infected with Salmonella it will be destroyed in the baking.
Fresh Thai Lime Leave Recipes
Pad Prik Khing uses 5 or 6 for 4 servings. As mentioned already many Thai soups and Curries use a good dose of Kaffir Lime Leaves.
You can also look to Indonesia and Cambodia for recipes that use them.
They freeze very well and are nice to have around since they can be hard to find in certain seasons.
Honey ONLY candy?
It does that naturally as the water evaporates out of it.
If you reduce the honey so that the sugar content of the super saturated solution is higher, it should naturally crystallize as it cools and the glucose separates out, but I think you would have to cool it in molds to get a lozenge. Whether you will end up with a solid enough form I do not know.
Shredding Cabbage This Fine
It looks like regular cabbage not Napa.
As others have said you can do it with a Knife, but most places use a Japanese Mandolin or a Meat Slicer
Honey ONLY candy?
It is done in Europe in many countries France, Italy and Spain come to mind.
Here is a link to a french version http://frenchfood.about.com/od/desserts/r/nougatnoir.htm
Need Help with Dutch Pancake Recipe in Martha Stewart Living Summer Issue
My Family has made " Dutch Babies" in Pyrex for years as well to great success.
Make sure your oven is hot.
Best place to buy large "bulk" or fill containers of fluoride free water in Eastbay?
Most of the big box stores that do grocery have a couple of kinds of purified water.
You could start by calling them.
ie: Target, Costco etc.......
Mystery Japanese Herb/vegetable
Also know as Japanese Prickly Ash or Zanthoxylum piperitum
Sorbet won't freeze, I know where I went wrong.. Is it possible to fix it?
Cheers, Hope it all worked out for you.
Best Indian Restaurant-Lunch-East Bay
Doogh usually has mint and cucumber like Raita. Salt Lassi just Salt and sometimes a pinch of ground roasted Cumin.
Best Indian Restaurant-Lunch-East Bay
Probably "Buttermilk" Really just thinned Yogurt usually spiced with Green chilli, Ginger, Black Mustard Seed, Cumin and Cilantro. But it can differ from place to place. Salt Lassi sometimes has powder cumin but not chili.
Sorbet won't freeze, I know where I went wrong.. Is it possible to fix it?
if you lower the sugar ratio by adding more fruit it should fix the problem. Knowing how much it needs to be diluted is another ball game with out a saccharometer.
Home-made Danish
You should look up some recipes first. You will see that your bread machine will not be much help.
As stated above it is a laminated dough which involves layering butter between folded layers and rolling.
Tehina--Other uses besides making Hummus?
The Chinese Sesame paste is roasted quite a bit darker and has a deeper more nutty flavor.
I too have never found Middle Eastern Tahini to be sour, bitter yes' but not sour.
uses for Pumpkin Seed oil
It is used as a finishing oil not a cooking oil.
Great on vegetable salads, stuffed pasta dishes especially wintery ones, drizzled on fruits or other dessert items especially vanilla based.
I have used with Pippian sauce and Green Mole as well.
It adds a deep roasty nut flavor.
A main course using fresh dill--other than salmon.
Sorry forgot the link!
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A main course using fresh dill--other than salmon.
Here is a search the will take you to many Indian Dill recipes. in India dill is used as a seasoning and a vegetable and in large quantities.
Butter Chicken Recipe - needed for 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts
Other than the: curry powder, bacon, green peppers, raisins and almonds it is pretty different. ( - ;
Generic Triple Sec ==> Cointreau
Got to disagree there, the brandy base of Grand Marnier and the neutral base of Cointreau put them in different categories all together.
I would never think of one as a substitute for the other they are dissimilar other than being flavored with orange. Perhaps Cheese and Chanterelle rather than chalk since both are great.
Which rice for asparagus risotto
because of the way Rissoto is cooked there really is not a firm ratio.
You need to work by feel and test.
What was the problem with the texture?
Butter Chicken Recipe - needed for 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts
That is not "Butter Chicken" also know as Murgh Makhani
Forgot salt in pastry dough. Disaster?
No disaster. Just sprinkle the the dough with a tiny bit and press it in before filling.
