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My gardening zone is 9, and I live in Lehigh Acres Florida. Regarding the growing season when should I try to grow cucumbers and bush green beans? I would like to try and do so in summer, I'm just afraid that if I do, it'll be too hot for the veggies I want to grow (even though cucumbers and...

My friend loves brownies. I want to send her some as part of a Christmas care package I'm in the process of putting together for her. Only catch is, I'm mailing them. She lives in Kentucky and I live in Florida, so the distance they have to travel isn't far. I would prefer a recipe that...

By soft cookies, I don't mean ones that have a frosting or filling in them. I mean cookies that have a soft texture as opposed to a crisp one. I want to mail some molasses spice cookies of the soft variety, I'm just afraid that with mailing them, they'll not arrive at their destination in one...

I plan to make a no-bake cheesecake as one of the desserts on the menu for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. The recipe calls for the use of a 9-inch springform pan. Normally I follow a recipe to the letter, regarding the ingredients and equipment to be used. However I don't have a springform pan...

For those who don't know, miso is soybean paste; it comes in a variety of colors and is commonly used in Japanese cooking. It's very salty and there are several different varieties. To my knowledge the most commonly used varieties of miso paste are: *white *brown *red *yellow What miso...

I would like to mail some baked goods to my mother and a friend for Christmas gifts. What type of cookies and quick breads would you recommend mailing that keep well? What's the best way to package them so they're not damaged (no broken pieces of cookie, no messed up quick bread, etc.). Also...

Would like to make applesauce in a slowcooker/crockpot. I know the basic procedure of the recipe, I just need help with choosing the varieties of apples to use in it. I know certain varieties of apples are best suited for baking and others are best suited to be used in salads, eaten raw, or...

The original recipe calls for you to make your own pesto sauce from scratch. I can't do this because it's too expensive and I don't have the necessary equipment needed to make the pesto (a food processor/blender). The pesto comes in little glass jars that are like 6 oz. each (at least that's...

Yaki udon is a Japanese noodle dish. A type of meat (most common one to my knowledge is chicken) and vegetables are served over the udon. The chicken is marinated prior to cooking it. Udon is a type of Japanese noodle. The main question I have is about the marinade. The recipe I have just...

I have two recipes for Chicken paprikash. One uses green pepper and diced tomato the other doesn't. My 2nd recipe for Chicken Paprikash uses wine, broth, and chicken breasts which you cook in butter. You then add your wine and broth to the chicken and allow it to cook (along with your...

I love to eat new veggies. There are some I would like to try but just unsure of what their flavor is like and if I'd enjoy them. These are the ones I'd like to try; please give a description (an ACCURATE one please) of what they taste like. If they have a bitter taste or a slimy or mushy...

The recipe sounds delicious, and a recipe I'm very eager to try. However the only thing I dislike about it is the fact that it calls for corn, which I loathe. Can I just omit it? By omitting it would it ruin the consistency of the soup (thin it out.....)? I was just thinking of replacing the...

I found a recipe for a cheesecake that is exactly like the one I recall making. I'd like to make it again for Thanksgiving. It calls for ricotta, cream cheese, and sour cream; all are mixed in the batter. The only thing it doesn't have is a recipe for a crust. I've found recipes for graham...

I tried cabbage raw in a salad as part of my lunch today. It was very bitter and I didn't care for the flavor at all; I hate anything bitter, that's just my palate and a personal preference. Is there anyway to get rid of the bitter flavor cabbage has? Are there certain varieties that have a...

found a great recipe for souvlaki. Only one major issue I have with it. Ratio of oil and lemon juice is off to me; calls for twice as much olive oil as lemon juice. I've found in recipes that call for a large quantity of olive oil in comparison to the acidic element (vinegar, lemon juice...

Looking for recipes that are cooked in Chinese provinces throughout China today. WOULD NOT LIKE FUSION AND/OR CHINESE-AMERICAN. Love to try recipes from different cultures of the world, and fusion or traditional ethnic cuisines that have just been "americanized" just mar the unique culinary...

Indian cooking sounds very appealing to me and I'd like to try it soon. I've found some recipes here and there via the internet, but the collection I have for Indian recipes is essentially only a small handful. A request before I go into great detail with this post. PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE FUSION...

spiceblog: Making Tonkotsu Ramen This is a Japanese recipe. You make a homemade pork broth and then add ramen noodles and pork. My question is regarding the broth. I don't know how easily I would be able to acquire pig's trotters, and quite frankly it doesn't sound that appealing to me...

This is a savory muffin recipe. It's for seafood muffins. I'm posting the recipe for reference because I have a question about it. The recipe says to stir together a mixture of shrimp, sour cream, cheese, and celery. You then set this mixture aside and spoon it on top of the muffin batter...

I have finally started the process of creating my first garden. The final plot size will be a 7' x 11'. The outline of the plot itself was prepared fairly recently, and I will probably start planting vegetable seeds in it by the end of next week. The square footage of my current plot size, which...

I've never actually tried Thai cooking, but the combination of flavors and ingredients used in their cuisine, just appeal to me. I'd love to try some traditional Thai recipes, it's just they like it very fiery with the heat level (in taste not in temperature). I want to try Thai cooking...

The recipe I found is for crockpot apple butter. It specifies to spoon it into freezer containers, leaving 1/2-in. of headspace. My question is, is this necessary, or can I just keep it in the refrigerator? By doing so (storing in the fridge) will the flavor or texture of it diminish? If I have...

The recipe is for zucchini relish and it's a canning recipe. However, the recipe doesn't specify a processing time in a boiling water bath. I know there's a general rule of thumb for processing times for half pints and pints; that you go by that for your processing time if the original recipe...

I found a recipe for Japanese simmered mushrooms. Originally the recipe calls for matsutake mushrooms; however these are available only in Japan (to my knowledge) and even in Japan they're only available during certain times of the year. When they are, they're very pricy. What can I use as a...

I live in Lehigh Acres Florida. I plan to do a fall vegetable garden. I've essentially narrowed it down to two options with the type of garden I want to create: either a raised bed, or just create a plot. However, I've no idea how to create the dimensions for a plot. What size plot is ideal...