Years ago,my SIL used to make a caramel icing that she would cook in a saucepan and then,I thought,she would just pour it over a cake,where it would kinda harden.Not quite crunchy,but not at all soft.All the recipes I looked...
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I made a batch of cookie dough, froze it, defrosted it to bake cookies, didn't get around to it and forgot all about it! That was 6 days ago, is it still good? I mean its just cookie dough, right?...
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So, on Sunday, BF decided to make a sourdough starter. He's never made one before and put the requisite ingredients into a bowl to begin the process. It bubbled along merrily, with a fairly thick, sticky mass that had risen...
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I'm trying to make the Frugal Gormet recipe for Challah . I actually followed the recipe, but it seems to be rising awfully quickly. Will this affect the texture of the bread, or should I just be grateful. I dont...
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I recently found a very tasty recipe for lemon cheesecake. However, when I made it, it was far too runny. It consists simply of condensed milk, cottage cheese and lemon juice, with the lemon juice supposedly making it firm- but...
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So, I am a regular patron of my local Trader Joe's, and whenever I go there one of my staples is their bags of wheat mini bagels. I'm seriously addicted. Really. Whenever I take them home I freeze them (no...
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please someone help! looking for a homemade recipe....
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My pumpkin pie hardly ever firms up correctly. I'm using a recipe out of Joy of Cooking. . . what are your suggestions for a firmer pie? more eggs? less eggs? more cream? less cream? evaporated milk instead of cream?...
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I have an idea for a cupcake cake (redundant?) for my husband's birthday. The end result is that I need to make an edible barrel, preferably cupcake size. The best idea I've had so far from suggestions around friends and...
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I just read this fascinating article in the NY Times about the secrets behind perfect chocolate chip cookies (rest the dough for 36 hours! Who knew??). It made me wonder -- what other tricks are there for amazing brownies, cookies,...
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