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I have two lodge pans, both pre seasoned. One was bought four years ago, which I think I did something to the coating, that it is flaking..the other pan is pretty good, almost non stick. I generally was the pans in hot water, wipe them dry, heat them up, then apply pam or oil on the pans. Does...

This does sound interesting..I thought the soaking liquid is not used in cooking. Can I get the recipe.. thanks

If you are interested in getting some good recipes and techniques for stir fry, I think you would be interested in the following links. http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/01/16/stir-fry-technique-ten-steps-to-better-wok-cookery/...

I'm with beginner_chef..I like different scents for my laundry soap. But we stick to unscented for dish washing liquid -Seventh Generation.

I used to have a generally stir fry recipe. But I found that after some time all my stir fries were starting to taste the same. Now I look for recipes which use specific ingredients. When I'm in a hurry, I revert back to my old recipe. One of my favorite ingredients is fermented beans. It stays...

Have some black beans waiting to be cooked. I guess we'll have black beans, rice, tortillas, marinated baked chicken and some salad.

I saw lemon grass plant for $6

chinese ground bean sauce..thats the newest addition to my pantry.. try an indian grocery store.. btw, what is cardamom root ?

Tilapia would be my first suggestion. You can try catfish, mahi mahi, cod, striped bass, grouper, red snapper. All these are mild flavored fish. Try a seafood market in your area. They are generally very helpful, and would have more information than people manning the seafood counter in grocery...

I use light olive oil for regular cooking, and canola for deep frying..Olive oil is too expensive to deep fry in.

you can sprout a lemongrass..look for one that seems to have most of the stem intact..if it has root, even better.. I let mine sit in glass of water near a sunny window till it sprouted..then planted it outside.. Kaffir lime leaves - I use leaves of my meyer lemon plant sometimes..or I think...

I love candied ginger and lemon muffin..Yummy..

oatmeal with yogurt and leftover veggies

anybody have a TNT recipe for vegetarian moussaka.. or even ideas about the mix of veggies to use instead of meat would be real helpful

This is something I make when I'm low on ideas but have boneless chicken and pasta. Heat some oil add tons of chopped garlic, followed by chicken (cut into cubes). Start boiling water for pasta on the side. Remove the chicken once its cooked. In the same pan, add some more chopped garlic...