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Thank you for your replies. Since I live in a rural area, the nearest Humane Society would be in Tucson, some 1 1/2 hours away. The county shelter could try trapping the cat ... but if they caught it, they'd probably put it down. Tabitha, my tiny Tuxedo cat, is also my adventure kitty. She's...

That would be great if this was true but all food have naturally occurring bacteria. Some bacteria are used to ferment foods like Creme Fraiche, sour cream, and yogurt. Others are less palatable and may be found at the time of purchase in raw eggs, meat, poultry, seafood, raw vegetables, greens...

I respectfully disagree. Bacteria will grow regardless of whether the food is being prepared in a commercial establishment or in the privacy of one's home. The only difference is that commercial establishments are subject to health inspections that are made in the interest of personal safety...

Are you looking for something like this? If this is what you're looking for, you're looking for a ball pan set. Wilton makes a variety of molds: Celebrate With Wilton - Create Beautiful Wilton Cakes, Cookies, Cupcakes & Candy With Wilton Decorating Techniques

I woke this morning at 3 AM to the sound of a cat fight. I could hear hissing, yowling coming from the living room. As I turned on the lights, there was a loud crash as something shattered on the floor. I hurried into the living room, fearful that my four cats were fighting amongst themselves...

There are a number of techniques you may use. If you have a steamer, bring water to a low simmer and briefly steam your cake. The dry cake will absorb the steam and become moist. You could poke holes in the cake using a fork. Since you have a chocolate cake, make some thick hot chocolate and...

According to the Scoville Organoleptic Test, Serranos test out with a heat range of 8,000 ~ 22,000 while the waxy pepper tests at 5,000 ~ 9,000. What does this mean? Pungency is measured in units of 100 with the sweet bell and banana having a heat factor of zero while pure Capsaicin "weighs...

Ugh ... there's probably a reason for this ... Liederkranz is an organic WMD that we should weaponize and drop on our enemies ... (SNICKER) :angel: Seriously though ... this cheese was produced by Borden until a fire damaged the natural cheese plant in 1981. Fisher purchased the damaged plant...

Wow ... this is a HUGE category. Books could be written on the subject. I'm going to address the issue of knives. There are many brand names out there. The top two German brands are Henckels and Wüsthof. Cutco is an American brand that claims to produce the best knives in the world. (As far as...

Waxy Hungarian peppers fall in the middle of the list. As with any pepper, some people remove the seeds to reduce the heat while others leave them in. Hungarian peppers are sometimes mistaken for banana peppers which are much more mild.

I saw this on CNN. It turns out that this guy isn't homeless. He's an actor who's advocating for public awareness about the homeless. According to CNN, if you visit the website, you can watch this video and then click on a link to learn more about the plight of America's homeless.

I eat peapods AND cucumbers ... he said with a certain virtuous tone ... though the cucumbers are tossed in with the peapods after they've been stir fried with pork, bean sprouts, onions, bamboo shoots, shitake mushrooms, and cabbage tossed in a hoisen sauce and rolled in a Mandarin pancake...

P.S. This probably won't help but in Culinary school, one of my chef instructors told a student who was timid around knives that pain was a great motivational tool for learning how to use a knife safely. I thought the comment was funny at the time, but the chef wasn't joking. Knives have the...

Not only do I work with novice students as a chef instructor, but I also have special education students some of whom have physical disability problems. Since safety is always a priority, my level I students have cut resistant gloves. There are all sorts of safety gloves out there. I have a...

How could I have known? Have you looked at the time? It's past 11 PM in Arizona ... why am I still up?