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    Help me jazz up plain 'ol Campbell's tomato soup.

    Canned soup! Ugh! Plain ol' canned soup, exactly! Avoid it. Make your own with fresh vegetables. Fresh Tomato soup is so easy.
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    Dark spots in potato?

    I think the dark spots are caused by bruising, possilby by the mechanical digger when harvesting. I suggest you try and change your supplier. And I would definely cut them out. They taste horrid.
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    Perfect Mashed Potatoes

    Ah! But what sort of potatoes? It makes a very big difference.
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    Filled Zucchini, a vegetarian dish that tastes very good

    This much too fiddly IMHO. Furthermore, the courgette (zucchini) you are using must be much fatter than the ones I can buy.
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    Tomato sauce in the US

    I often use canned tomatoes(drained) and blended in a processor until very smooth. This makes a perfect tomato "sauce." Add a little sugar (taste it to see if it is enough). Do not add spices, or herbs. Maybe add a little (very little) salt.
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    Protose

    Thanks Bob. It sounds awful. Not for me!
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    Protose

    Please, can anyone tell me what Protose is? I think it is vegetarian and something to do with potatoes. Thanks
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    Potassium Content of Hoisin?

    Hoisin - Potassium Thank you all. This is what I wanted to know. (though I do not normally eat 100grams of hoisin !) PS Potassium is critical to my diet -- I suffer from CKD (Chronic Kidmey Disease)
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    Potassium Content of Hoisin?

    Please, can anyone tell me the potassim content of 1 tsp of Hoisin? Thanks, in advance
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    Are you conscious about Salt in your food?

    Thank you McNerd and Casper for correcting me. I goofed (my records are incorrect.) Apologies. One tablespoon of butter contains 80.6 Mg of sodium (3% if the daily value) Source: Nutrition facts, calories in food, labels, nutritional information and analysis – NutritionData.com
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    Are you conscious about Salt in your food?

    Sea Salt The Mayo Clinic in an article written by Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D., says <quote> Sea salt and table salt have the same nutritional value. The real differences between sea salt and table salt are in their taste and texture. Sea salt is available in fine or coarse grain. Ithas a...
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    Are you conscious about Salt in your food?

    TIP: Switch to unsalted butter and avoid salted butter. One tablespoon of salted butter contains 651Mg of sodium, (27% of recomended daily value)
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    Are you conscious about Salt in your food?

    Tip (that worked for me) Switch away from salted butter and use unsalted butter. The reduction in sodium is remarkable. (and painless).
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    Salads

    Hi all Americans, Would someone please tell a dumb Brit how you eat salads? I mean, do you eat the salad before, during, or after a main dish? Or do you even eat it as a main dish? We Brits usually treat a salad as a main dish and have a starter first, and a sweet (desert to you) after...
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    ISO Large shrimp recipe

    Thanks, everybody. But what a variety of suggestions! Oh my! But I still have probems. They always come out very firm, almost tough. How do I keep them juicily tender? Perhaps I am cooking then for too long? They are huge. Over one inch thick, and bought peeled and frozen and deveined...
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