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  1. ncage1974

    Corn Flour, Corn Meal, Masa, Masa Harina?

    Hi everyone. I have been trying to learn New Mexican cooking lately. There are a lot of recipes that call for Corn Meal, Masa, Masa Harina, Corn Flour & seems to use these terms interchangeably sometimes. I know Masa Harina & Masa are the same thing but for example I just seen a recipe that...
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    Help choosing toaster oven?

    Hi everyone. Like just about everything i have a hard time making a decision. I'm hoping you guys can help. SO here are two i'm having a hard time deciding between: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Panasonic-High-Speed-Convection-Toaster-Oven-With-No-Preheating-Required/374483315...
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    Pepper/Salt Mill?

    Hello Everyone. Quick question for you all. I am looking to purchase a Salt / Pepper mill. I currently have a pepper magnum. While its a fine pepper grinder it does have few flaws. The first being its ugly at sin. I don't mind if most cases but when we are entertaining it would be nice to have...
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    Need help for super simple cookbook to help a very green cook

    Hi everyone. Me & My wife need help!!! So to try to help understand with whats going on i will try to give you some info. My wife is foreign and grew up without really learning to cook. She can cook a few things (5-6) but thats all she cooks. Tonight she was on the verge of tears because she was...
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    Fruit Freezes?

    Does anyone know how to make one of the fabulous fruit freezes that you can find in asian restaurants? They are one of my favorite drinks. I'm partial to a Mango-Kiwi Freeze (YUMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!). Where i live you can order than at two different Vietnamese restaurants. I just went to Chicago and...
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    Anyone from NM recommend a good CookBook for NM Cooking

    I've thought what i wanted before was a southwestern style cookbook...but i was wrong. What i was really looking for is a New Mexican cookbook. I don't want a cookbook that steers from the traditional NM cooking to try to fancy things up and sell more cookbooks. Or a cookbook that requires $50+...
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    Kidney Suet vs Lard?

    Is Kidney suet pretty much identical to lard. A guy at work brought his chili today and it was awesome. He gave me the recipe but it calls for kidney suet. I was thinking of replacing with lard but i have no idea if they are essentially the same thing. If not and if its going to make a big...
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    How many slices of bread for bread crumbs?

    Hi everyone. I'm making the following recipe: Crock Pot Stuffing Recipe - Food.com - 49609 I'm making it identical to recipe except: 1. Going to dry white bread cubed in a cold oven over night instead of toasting it 2. Omit the apple. It calls for 12 cups of lightly toasted bread crumbs I...
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    Need help in thinking of a make ahead type of meal...

    My fiancée is flying in tomorrow night at 8:30. The airport is a little over an hour away. She has already requested i make something good for her to eat. I would take her out to dinner but at 9:00pm on Sunday not very many resteraunts are going to be open. She will be on a 12 hour flight...
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    Recipe Storage Conundrum

    I'm in a little bit of a conundrum here. For the longest time i have stored my recipes in MasterCook 9. I remember when i first installed Windows 7 (maybe vista) having issues. Then windows 7 came out with some type of compatability update which fixed the problem. Well its not working again...
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    What to have with my jerk pork tenderloin

    Already have a pork tenderloin in a jerk marinade in the fridge. Any recommendations on what to have with it that would be good? I thought maybe a nice mango/pineapple salsa + Brown Rice. Any other recommendations? Course this meal is on my health kick and with that in mind would like to keep it...
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    Sanyo Rice Cooker Help?

    I have a higher end Sanyo Rice Cooker Amazon.com: Sanyo ECJ-HC100S 10-Cup Micro-Computerized Rice Cooker and Slow Cooker: Home & Garden to be honest with you ive never had the best of luck with the rice cooker. It does "OK" with white rice but totally fails for brown rice. The instructions...
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    Michael Pollan-style life?

    Hey guys just got done reading "Food Matters" by Micheal Pollan wow what a great book it was. I really believe in a lot of his principles but of course thats all they are is principles. I need some training to learn how to cook in this way. I mean i know the basics by keeping plenty of fresh...
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    ISO authentic Santa Fe/Southwestern CookBook

    Hey guys/gals. Do we have people from the southwestern part of the US around here? I'm looking for an authentic southwestern type cookbook. I bought one but its not that great located here: http://www.amazon.com/Southwes...id=1241338618&sr=1-1 Its not that great. I would say maybe its...
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    Round Steak for Steak Fajitas/Burritos?

    Sorry i meant for steak burritos sorry :). Good Evening everyone. I got a pretty simple question. I have been googling for it and have not yet found a good answer. The question is if round steak is tender enough for steak burritos/tacos/ect... . I would think it would be a little to tough by...
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    Commercial Panini Grill?

    Anyone went this route and got a good commercial panini grill? Ok most of the home panini presses are ok but they really don't get that hot enough. Most only go to about 400-450 which cooks the food in the press slightly more than i want to :). I have a breadman panini press and for the money...
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    Secret to the Perfect Marinara/Spaghetti Sauce?

    Topic pretty much says it all. I have found so many different recipes at so many different places where people are giving it a rating of 5 stars and i really haven't found one recipe that just jumps out at me. Pretty much all of them start out with a base of oil / Onions &/Or Garlic. A lot of...
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    Searing tortillas?

    I don't know anyone who knows this but i'm going to give it a try. For those who have ate at Taco Bell / Roly Poly. They put thier burritos / Wraps into a type of panini press and the tortilla comes out nicely marked without the fillings in the tortilla getting ultra hot. The things on taco...
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    Mandoline/V-Slicer?

    Hi everyone. Been looking at v-slicers/mandolines for a few days and maybe interested in getting something. I would like to start out with a lower end unit (no $150 SS Unit) to see how i like it and to see how usefull they are. Don't want something that just sits in the basement and i never use...
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    Brown rice troubles

    Ive never had luck trying to cook brown rice. My white rice comes out perfect. Ive tried different ways to make brown rice and its never right. When i cook it in my high end Sanyo Rice cooker its crunchy. Tonight i made rice and it was a soupy mess. This is how i made the rice. 2 cups of brown...
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    OMG One of the best things I've ever had

    About 3:30 today i was kind in a quandary about what to make for dinner. Its one of those days where you can't just decide what sounds good. Then i use some things from the garden because this time of year there is plenty to choose from. So i came up with this wild pizza that was so dang good i...
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    Are we going to still be able to get Kosher Salt?

    Ok i was at walmart today and i was running low on kosher salt so i was going to pick it up. For the first time that i can remember i didn't see any but luckily the lady that stocks the spices was close by. I asked her if they had some kosher salt. She said walmart is not going to stock it...
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    Have all you planted yet?

    So have you guys got your garden in the ground yet? I live in central IL and i don't see any chance of frost in the future. In fact its supposed to be 88 for the high tomorrow. I got both my peppers and herbs in the ground today. Was a long day. Here is what i got in the ground: Hot Peppers...
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    Watch your prices at Walmart

    I was so irritated tonight other than the awesome price i got on a micro. Anyways i got 4 serrano peppers. I usually don't even look at the price stuff is ringing up i just trust them (BIG MISTAKE). I watched her ring up the 4 serrano peppers and the price came to $8.72....I WAS LIKE OMG. I...
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    What to cook in cast iron?

    How do you guys/gals decide what to cook/not cook in cast iron? There are just so many things with tomatoes in it that you ask your self at what point do i not cook whatever in cast iron. I mean i know you wouldn't make your favorite marinara but how about chilli or vegetable soup which has...
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