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do you need to refrigerate cooked oats?
thanks for the suggestions.
I tried baking small oatmeal balls for about 20 minutes - they never dried out fully on the inside. So I think I'll flatten them cookie style - and that should do it, I hope.
do you need to refrigerate cooked oats?
Mmm...I hadn't thought about salt, but that sounds interesting as a preservative. I don't usually put anything in my oats when I eat them in the morning.
I was just thinking that oat balls would make a cheap, filling, nourishing snack any time during the day as a serious alternative to chips, etc.
Favorite brand of tofu?
If I were to buy tofu, 1) what are the elements I would be looking for - freshness and what else, and 2) what are its best uses?
I only know about tofu from tiny bits of tofu in miso soup (I think).
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saffron threads -
thanks!
*where do you buy a scale to weigh milligrams?
*any bad side effects if you ingest more than 30 mg of saffron?
do you need to refrigerate cooked oats?
thanks for the suggestions.
I tried baking small oatmeal balls for about 20 minutes - they never dried out fully on the inside. So I think I'll flatten them cookie style - and that should do it, I hope.
do you need to refrigerate cooked oats?
Mmm...I hadn't thought about salt, but that sounds interesting as a preservative. I don't usually put anything in my oats when I eat them in the morning.
I was just thinking that oat balls would make a cheap, filling, nourishing snack any time during the day as a serious alternative to chips, etc.
Favorite brand of tofu?
If I were to buy tofu, 1) what are the elements I would be looking for - freshness and what else, and 2) what are its best uses?
I only know about tofu from tiny bits of tofu in miso soup (I think).
Do you like to read cookbooks like novels? Which ones?
Just wondering what it means to read a cookbook like a novel. Could you be specific. From the delighted replies above, this sounds like an "in" thing. I just have no clue.
Cold Pizza - Yes or No?
Wouldn't mind eating it cold. Sounds pretty good, actually.
But I think it depends on what's on there - w/ sausage or pepperoni, no. Just about anything else would be OK.
From rags to paper towels
What kind of sanitizer is used on rags and what is used in the bucket of water where the knives soak?
From rags to paper towels
Dear Shecooks:
About Whole Foods - that's the supermarket deli I mentioned. And that's where they use the rags...but maybe not at your WF deli.....
Dear Jlweber:
That's an encouraging thought about the disinfectant, though I sure hope it's not bleach!
Dear Lorenzo:
I'm thinking that substituting the rag frequently would not be enough, though it's at least a beginning. Also, I'm thinking that rag on the kitchen counter isn't the same as a rag to clean the slicer which touches the meat that will go into my stomach.
sexy food suggestions
Hi Emily,
Thanks much for posting the original article b/c I too kinda felt left out of the grilled cheese in-joke. Was the joke obvious or am I missing something...not sure, kinda slow on the uptake.
My husband loves homemade chicken soup. Not particularly sexy food...but after he eats it, he feels great. BTW, I love to hear him tell me, "Thanks for a wonderful dinner," when he has enjoyed it. I am not the best cook by far, but he says it often enough. So, in addition to sexy foods, I would like to add feel good words.
Herbs for winter blues?
I am wondering about "smelling" herbs, which Avaryne mentions. How do you get the maximum benefit from inhalation. I find I can barely smell them; that also applies to essential oils like lemon, grapefuit, lavender. But maybe that's just me - or maybe there's a right way and a wrong way, or maybe the right kind to buy.
Also, if you are buying herbs and/or essential fruit and veg. oils, where is the best place (read "reliable") to buy them.
Do you refrigerate beans?
Thanks much to both tapioca and lemonfair for the info!
Lemonfair, in answer to your question about proportions, I just open one can each of kidney, garbanzo, and lentil. I use a couple of big carrots or more for the crunch factor. I mix in nuts right b/f serving, so it's just a few.
This mix (other than the nuts) is also v. cheap b/c it's under $1 for kidney and under $1 for garbanzo, and about $2 for lentil. I am not sure who else has the no-salt, but I buy the 3 types of beans at Whole Foods. I use the generic brand for kidney and garbanzo.
BTW, this has helped me enormously with cravings, which come on v. strong with the winter blues. Now, if and when I have a craving, I take 2-3 spoonsful of the mix and that's the end of it. I think it must be the protein and iron that kill the cravings.
Are you game enough to eat chitlins or tripe?
I have never eaten tripe. But my mother used to insist on calf's brains. Unbelievable yukkiness!
Would you bring your dog to a restaurant?
Well, the combination of dogs and restaurants works for the French - al fresco or inside. What's our problem? especially when we're talking about a trained dog.
Help! Have I been Lamboozled?
I agree with the above. Plus, I wonder whether if it comes from the meat department, one could ask to have the package opened. Maybe that's not realistic, but I get somewhat antsy when I can't see what I'm buying, esp. if it's not from a recognizable source. Well, anyway, it may be worth asking.
Peppadew
Please...what is peppadew?
(I don't live in NY, so can't answer your question)
Do I have a cheese problem?
I just have one kind of cheese - and it's zero fat. It's most unfortunate b/c I adore cheese. But I am wary of the cholesterol, etc. And if I had several kinds I would just devour them. I miss cheese a lot. I am surprised, though, by how many different kinds the people who have commented have on hand. I can have a virtual cheese feast just reading about it.
Olive oil...why is it rationed in beauty products
@whoot. So why do you think that the DHC olive oil soap is expensive. I am not sure, but I don't think the Kiss My Face olive oil is particularly expensive. Not sure.
Worms in fish!
So is there a difference between parasites in fish and parasites in pork? I mean in pork, you cook it longer and then it isn't dangerous any more. Same for fish??
A la carte...my carte
@betteirene. What an interesting way to have an omelet (maybe minus the Swiss b/c of cholesterol, though sounds delicious). I am going to ask for both of those one of these days.
Worms in fish!
So what do you do when you find the worm(s)?
Throw the fish out?
Pick off the worms?
What?
Olive oil...why is it rationed in beauty products
Well, I don't know about the DHC explanation about food-grade olive oil not being good enough for skin care. (But I'll look at their site, as you suggest.) And what is it that they do to the olive oil?
Food-grade olive oil is good enough for the inside of my body, which I would guess is more delicate than my outer skin. Secondly, I have to say that the food-grade olive oil appears to eliminate wrinkles on my face, at least for the day that I am using it - the wrinkles and pouches under my eyes when I wake up go away. I use extra virgin, cold press, organic, etc. off the grocery shelf at an organic supermarket (happens to be Whole Foods brand) and it seems to work well. Now, it is true that last year the store was promoting tiny samples of an Australian olive oil that was extremely fine, but again for cooking. I don't know whether that's better or not for the skin and I wonder how it got to be so thin.
By the way, on the subject of olive oil soap, Kiss My Face has olive oil in several flavors - but they also have a pure olive oil soap.
Also by the way, I have received so many compliments about my hair. It can only be the lustrous sheen from the olive oil (which I leave in and brush).
Alternatives to Ads to help support Serious Eats- Any Ideas?
How about sponsored content from non-profits in Talk? American Heart Assn, American Cancer Society, etc.
I must be slow. I've referred to places where I buy or products I use in replying to posts. Help me recognize the sponsored content. And what is Serious Eats perspective on this - do they have sponsored content or not?
I hate you, SeriousEats
I love that you "hate" serious eats! LOL
It helps my diet. I "eat" the virtual stuff, lots of it - especially Talk. Keeps me out of the kitchen, so nothing can boil over.
Bake or Roast?
Other than temperature or type of food, does it have anything to do with the type of pan being used - glass, metal; depth, etc. I think the answer is probably no, but I thought I would just put it out there.
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thanks!
*where do you buy a scale to weigh milligrams?
*any bad side effects if you ingest more than 30 mg of saffron?