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What is fish sauce supposed to look like? I bought something that claimed to be fish sauce and it is clear, looks like vegetable oil and is VERY fishy. No way would I put 2 T of this in anything. Please tell me I have the wrong stuff.

I just got one of the Babycakes cupcake makers at the Goodwill and I'm all set to play with it. Does anyone have experience with it, or tips or recipes? This one appears to make regular sized cupcakes, not the mini ones.

Due to a pesky posting error I couldn't post this in the Casseroles discussion. My friend remembers part of a casserole recipe she used to make. She liked it because it was flavorful and easy. You put crumbled RAW hamburger in a 9x13 pan and top with cubed potatoes, onions and other stuff. It...

I'm trying to convert some standard baking recipes to gluten free, specifically muffins. My first batch came out too dry, and I was wondering if that had anything to do with my addition of xanthan gum. I used 1 tsp per cup of flour. (I weighed my flour first) Would I need to up the liquid...

My recipe for macaroons calls for 4 C unsweetened coconut and 2 T powdered sugar. I want to use sweetened coconut. How much powdered sugar would you recommend?

Sorry for cross-posting, but I couldn't find the gluten free board, initially. I'm looking for help in determining what to use to make these bars stick together better. They taste great, but tend to crumble. Recipe: Gluten Free Apricot Oat Bars Labels: Apps & Snacks; Gluten-Free Ingredients...

I made some great apricot gluten free power bars but they are somewhat fragile and tend to crumble. The wet ingredients are honey, olive oil and almond butter. What should I add to make them stick together better? More honey? Add an egg? Here's the recipe: Recipe: Gluten Free Apricot Oat Bars...

I have cream to use up, so I'd like to make a good slow cooker potato soup that uses cream and no meat, as I will be serving this to my vegetarian daughter. Anybody have a recipe?

I love using applesauce in muffins to reduce the fat. Please share your fave muffin recipes that use this technique My old standby is: Chipper Banana Muffins 2 1/2 C flour 1 1/2 tsp each baking powder and baking soda 1/2 C sugar 1/2 C chopped walnuts 1/2 C mini chocolate chips 2 ripe bananas...

Tried making balsamic almonds in the slow cooker and the coating turned out sticky and sort of caramely. What can I do to make them drier and crispier? My recipe used 1/2 C each brown sugar and vinegar and 1/2 tsp salt. Should I adjust the recipe or change my cooking method?

Have you used agave syrup in making candy, such as peanut brittle? Can it be subbed 1 to 1 in recipes calling for corn syrup?

I have a gingerbread recipe that I want to change a bit. It contains quite a lot (1 1/2 C ) crystallized ginger, which I don't like. I'm thinking I could just leave it out, but I'm wondering if it contributes to the bulk of the cake. Also wondering if I can sub melted butter for vegetable oil.

Can you successfully freeze gluten free baked goods?

How long will a pack of fresh stir fry noodles last in the fridge? I'd like to stock up on them but I'm kind of afraid they'll spoil.

My Rival crockpot has 4 settings: 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours and 10 hours. The 4 and 6 hour settings are labeled High and the 8 and 10 hour settings are labeled Low. If my recipe says "cook on low for 4 hours," should I put it on the 4 hour setting or just put it on the 8 hour setting and give it...

I have a recipe for dill bread that uses dill seed. Could I substitute dill weed? I have weed, but no seed.

I was reading a cookbook tonight from which I really want to make some of the recipes. The recipes often ask for "2 cups of rice, precooked." I don't know if that means to cook two cups of rice (which would become four) or 2 cups of cooked rice. It's just an odd way to put it. What do you think?

How long can chocolate chip cookie dough be stored in the fridge and how long frozen?

Just got an immersion blender and now I want to blend stuff. What's your favorite recipe that involves an immersion blender?

I know how to adjust regular recipe calling for all purpose flour to gluten free, but I have a recipe I want to covert that calls for cake flour. Since cake flour itself has less gluten, should I just do the usual 140 gr per cup conversion? I just hate to waste gluten free flour cuz it's so...

I have a beautiful Zojurushi rice cooker, but I can't figure out the timer. Does setting it for 3:00 mean you want it to be done in 3 hours or at 3 pm? I have a feeling it's the former, since close to 3pm it didn't seem to have done anything. The directions just say to set it for when you want...

I have a soup recipe that calls for 1 large celery root. I've never seen one, so I don't know how much that is. I'd like to substitute celery ribs. About how many cups if celery would that be?

I have company coming Sunday. They are coming kind of unexpectedly, so I'm trying to rework what I was making anyway and fill in the missing parts. I have the makings for a Mexican layered salad that's pretty hearty (it has cornbread in it.) I thought maybe some grilled chicken-apple sausages...

Couldn't find a FAQ, so please tell me what ISO is when I see it in posts.

I'm on a mission to learn about whole grains. Just bought a new rice cooker and made a great wheat berry salad. Please toss any great whole grain recipes my way!