Say I wanted to take some leftover hash to work on the morrow to heat for lunch. And say I want that silken, thick moisture that come from an egg over top.

Should I crack the raw egg over my bowl of hash just before popping it into the oven? Or pack it tonight with the egg already cracked and raw over top?

And how long to cook? I would typically reheat a main the size of my lunch for three minutes at power 8 to get it hot for eating--maybe partially heat the hash, then add the egg and cook another chunk of time?? Help- please! Thank you kindly.

All this talk about spatchcocking and cooking in parts and saving time and whatnot made me realize that I probably don't know how long MY turkey needs to cook this year--smaller crowd, we elcted to buy a 20 lb and had the butcher cut it in half. We'll cook half Thursday and the other in a couple of weeks when we are once more Jonesing. But flat half will shorten cooking time more than merely cooking a 10-pounder?? What should i plan?

I am in need of a new wall oven, and I'd really, really like a French door or side swing opening. I see all sorts of commercial options, but I really cannot afford that kind of pricing. Anybody know of a more redidentially- priced option? Also, I saw a video of a traditional door that slides away under the oven when opened. Anybody know anything about those?

I'm very interested in honoring Davros, a favorite character of my son's and mine, as the new season of Game of Thrones kicks off in a couple weeks on HBO. Am planning a steamed fish ans rice main, and of course there will be lemon cakes for dessert...we'll pick a flinty white wine, I think, but I need to honor that other appellation Davros is saddled with: The Onion Knight. Stuffed roasted? An onion tart? Grilled scallions with sesame oil ans sea salt? Or something completely different? The husband hasn't met the character at all as he's not read the book, but we figure Davros will be huge this season, and hope to do him fitting-fair! Suggestions?

I've never done so successfully--the shells/wraps dry out before the fillings heat through.

I've merely stuck 'em on baking sheets at moderate to hotter temps--325-400, and have never been happy with the results.

Do any of you have a method that works?

Does anyone know of a good hand-mixer that has silicone (or otherwise buffered) coated beaters?

I have a noce, shiny new pot that I would like to be able to electrically beat things in without scarring the lovely surface...

Thanks!

That's what I get for putting off spring cleaning until summer, i suppose...

We've had the meal worms to white moth infestation in the past, but these are tiny black beetle-type bugs, slow-moving, not flying. We've emptied the food and examined all--no evidence of them IN any of the packages and containers, though we did find some evidence of SOMETHING having been in a "bin" of bread crumbs (webby detritus). We've washed out the cupboard and are ready to stage the food back in.

Here's my question: Anybody know what these might be? and what can we use to prevent their return? I vaguely recall bay leaves as a possible deterrent?

So, my springform pan has died. My grandmother (the bomb!) used to make her (awesome) cheesecake recipe in 9x13 glass cake pans when making for a crowd--club dinners, family birthdays, holidays. I have no idea how to convert my 24 ounce cream cheese/3 egg recipe to appropriately fill my 9x13. Advices, please? You have always done so well by me hereabouts, and my husband and son are counting on you to come through for me again. Thanks, all!

I LOVE spritz cookies--the texture, the (almond!) flavor--but I do not like the fussiness of the cookie press.

Any recommendations on other ways to bake the dough? Does it work dropped? gently rolled and cut bu hand?

I'd like to make some, but am NOT getting out the press.

Thanks for your halpz.

I'm planning to make Butter Chicken for a dinner party at the end of the month, and need some suggestions for sides beyond rice and naan...I'm really at sea on this, as I have no personal experience with Indian cuisine except for this one fabulous recipe which really nudges me toward broader experimentation...

My instincts are telling me cool and creamy--I'm thinking maybe a fruit salad, then finishing the meal with pistachio ice cream, but if you could suggest authentic (and relatively simple!)sides, I'd much appreciate it!

Quick question: do you think a substitute of cumin for fennel seeds in a chicken-olive-peppers Sicilian-style dish would work? the fennel seeds are optional in the original recipe, but i definitely would like some depth of flavor, so am looking to sub (rather than go out into freezing rain to buy the fennel, right?). Thanks!

So, a friend just stopped by with a gift of two pies she bought at the fruit stand, one strawberry rhubarb, the other blueberry. And I must suddenly go out of town at the crack of dawn tomorrow. The pies cannot go with: the relatives we are going to lend sudden assistance to are both severely diabetic. We will be gone at least two days, maybe three, and I am pretty sure the pies will be fine until then, but we will have lost up to three days eat-time, and there are only two of us! Once more, HELP! And thanks in advance; you guys always give me great advice!

So, I took sadpixie's advice, added oil, sugar, soda, milk/vinegar, and a dash of both vanilla and almond extracts, stirred it together with the mess I'd made last night, glommed it into a greased 13x9 glass cake dish, then laded it into the oven at 325 for 45 minutes. I probably should have taken an egg beater to it just to aerate it a bit, as it did not rise much...BUT, it has a neat, old-timey kinda moist, dense texture, and it's not too sweet--i like that! I whipped up a "buttercream" frosting of 1 lb. confectioner's sugar, 1/2 c butter, 4 tbs. milk, and a dab of vanilla along with a good shot of orange extract. Spread that on, and it kinda reminds me of cakes I ate made by elderly great-aunts at family reunions back in the mid-sixties... Not bad for a disaster, and I couldn't be happier that this site exists, 'cause you all offered quick, useful advice! Hats off to YOU! (esp. sadpix, ya know?)

So, I have 1.25 cups of water, .25 cup of oil and an egg blended with 2 cups of white flour--what can I add to turn this into something edible? I'm not a baker, so I don't have much sense of these things. Can I turn it into a cake batter? A quick bread? I already made up the (correct) pancake batter, so I don't need info on converting this to that. I DO have baking soda in the house, but no baking powder; I do have sugar, vanilla, salt, yeast, etc. I have put the mixture into the 'fridge and hope I can find a way to use it...Thanks for your advice!

I love breakfast; often have it for lunch or supper (though never as "dinner"--if I'm having it in the evening, it is SUPPER!). This morning, though, I hadda have something different.

Poured a quart of chicken broth into a pan, spiked it with parsley leaves and a bit of garlic, heated to a simmer, melted a pat of butter in, then dropped in the dumpling dough I'd whipped up while it was heating. Simmer, simmer, uncovered, covered, then scooped a couple fluffies into a big bowl, floated them in a few scoops of newly silked broth, and O! best breakfast I've had in a long time!

What non breaky foods do you enjoy on those rare occasions?

I will be the first to salute the magic that happens upon dredging certain foods through a drift of flour, salt, pepper and a smack of garlic powder/paprika/cumin, etc.; green tomatoes! pounded-to- translucent chicken breasts! slabs of creamy polenta! beef cubes! But cuts of potato? Nope. Do not put even a thin dusting of alter-starch between my fries and the hot oil waiting to transform them. And yet more and more restaurants are committing this heresy...How do you like your fries, naked or condomized in a dredge?

at a little local place, The Big Dipper on Central Ave in Dunkirk NY where they make their own ice creams, some authentic Italian flavors (though not gelato-style), some premium original recipes--I had a cone with triple chocolate on the bottom and butter almond on top, both from their premium lists--Seems the salty-sweet thing has finally hit small-town America, too, as that butter almond was insane! And draggin' my tongue up across the chocolate and through the butter almond make this the best cone ever. (In fact, think I'll go by again today for a second round...) Where, when and what was yours?

The how much is too much salt post got me thinking...Like many of you, I have shifted completely to sea salt and now find the flavor of the processed stuff too "chemically" and--I know, the irony!--salty. But I also live in a high thyroid problem area, and I am now concerned about the iodine I may be lacking (and my husband, who has a strong family history of thyroid under-performance, with his own tests being low for a male). Where do we get iodine FROM, if not from iodized salt? What food sources do YOU turn to for that necessary mineral?