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    Why are posts moved?

    Here is a question from the administrators: I'm curious to know why so many questions are being moved to other places in the forum. What is the criteria for posting on this particular part of the forum?
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    How do you make your Popcorn?

    I agree. I tried the air pop method and thought I was eating styrofoam. acccckkkk!! I buy microwave style with butter.
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    Is my tilapia bad?

    Freezing can do this to fish. I highly recommend the FoodSaver for freezing anything. If the tilapia smelled fresh then there is no problem. Bad fish smells, fresh fish has no odor except for the odor of sea water. Enjoy. BTW NEVER freeze anything in the package it was purchased in. Transfer...
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    Substitution for Dry Sherry

    Sherry and Port are both fortified wines and very similar in flavor. Go with the Port by all means.
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    Stuffed peppers question

    I always cook the ingredients together for about 5 minutes or til the meat is browned, then drain the skillet and fill the peppers. You don't have so much grease floating in the peppers that way. BTW, if you want a fabulous presentation, try using a combination of red, yellow and green peppers...
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    Most Expensive Restaurant Meal

    How odd to find this a topic this morning. I was talking to some friends last night and told them about the breakfast we had at Brennan's in New Orleans a couple years ago. The bill came to $132.00 not counting the tip for just my husband and me. We had the most incredible, memorable...
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    ISO Broiling chicken breasts help

    I think Michael in FtW is referring to the distance between the broiler and middle oven in a toaster oven compared to the same distance in a regular full sized oven. Being alone I now use my toaster oven far more than my regular oven and I do this when broiling anything. The distance...
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    Spicy foods and metabolism?

    If spicy foods actually increased metabolism, I would burn more calories. Since I live on very spicy food, I'd weigh about 90 pounds. Uhhh I don't think the article is fact. I do know that much has been written about spicy food increasing the endorphin level of your brain. This is what gives...
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    Vidalia onion question

    I use nothing but sweet onions for cooking. When Vidalias are not in season I get Texas Sweets, Maui Sweets or Oso Sweets. But the Vidalia is without a doubt the best onion on the market. I don't ever recall seeing a Vidalia with purple skin so you may have picked up a "wanderer."...
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    ISO Red Velvet Cake Recipe

    Hey, I'm just about at the break even point and spending it as fast as I can. LOL. I want the last check I write to bounce.
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    ISO Red Velvet Cake Recipe

    I had no idea that D. Hines made a Red Velvet cake mix. The only reason to add the food coloring is so that you have an unusually pretty cake. As I said, it adds no flavor of it's own. If you're adding red food coloring to a home made cake, why not add the same thing to a boxed mix? BTW, be...
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    ISO Red Velvet Cake Recipe

    My mother in law was making this cake for all birthdays since 1950. If you look at all of the RVC recipes, you'll notice this cake is nothing more than chocolate cake with food coloring added to make it look deep red. The food coloring doesn't affect the taste at all. You can make a great...
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    Chopping herbs

    I cut the bottom third of a bunch of parsley or cilantro ( the part where the stems are bare) wrap them in cheesecloth and use them in soups. The stems have tremendous flavor and I don't have to use up my parsley or cilantro, which I always have on hand. I never cut the leaves off of the rest of...
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    Sausage, onions, peppers, one SS pan?

    Italian sausages with sweet peppers and onions are one of my family's favorite things to eat so I've been making these for years. Here's what I do: I put the sausage in a skillet with a couple Tbsp. olive oil and just barely brown them. Add hot pepper flakes (optional) then remove and add the...
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    Is It OK To Cook Frozen Chicken In A Crock Pot?

    CSALT: It just takes one time for disaster to happen. I have a friend who never wears a seat belt claiming she' s never had a a problem. Last week she went through the windshied.. End of story. NEVER play games with food either. All it takes is one bad experience. Frozen food should...
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