Baking With Apples
After years of eating apples bred for storability, size, and disease resistance, consumers have been able to enjoy varieties cultivated for flavor once more: Braeburn, Honeycrisp, Fuji, and Gala. Some very old apple varieties have terrific flavor ... [... more]
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Baking With Fresh Pumpkin
Cut the pumpkin in half and discard the stem section and stringy pulp. Save the seeds to dry and roast. In a shallow baking dish, place the two halves face down and cover with foil. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for about ... [... more]
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Asparagus Spears
Asparagus tastes best when cooked soon after purchase. Markets should refrigerate their asparagus or store it standing upright in cold water. Wrap stalks in damp paper towels and store in the crisper until ready to prepare. Part of the lily ... [... more]
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Dried Pasta
Start with a large, deep pot full of boiling water--about 6 quarts per pound of pasta. Salt the water generously--if you don't salt it well, the pasta will never taste properly seasoned. Add pasta slowly, without breaking it, and stir carefully ... [... more]
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Chicken Cooking Basics
The only way to tell if a chicken is cooked properly is to use a meat thermometer--seeing if the juices run clear is not a reliable indicator of doneness. To test the internal temperature of a whole chicken, insert the thermometer into the thigh, ... [... more]
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How To Grow Lettuce Can't Face Another Boring Salad? ...
Butterhead, also called Boston, Bibb, or limestone lettuce, is one of the easiest lettuces to grow. The best part is you can plant it from spring through fall. The soft, fine-textured leaves look somewhat like spinach and have a sweet, buttery ... [... more]
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Baking With Sugar And Sugar Substitutes
Honey consists of several components: fructose, glucose, maltose and sucrose. It is 25 to 50% sweeter than sugar, and has a distinctive flavor. The flavors and colors of honey can vary depending upon the bees' diet--buckwheat honey, for example, ... [... more]
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Bread Machine Baking: The Basics
Yeast needs a warm (but, not hot) environment to grow in, and for this reason, all liquids added to the bread machine (including eggs) should be at room temperature. Water is a common liquid ingredient, but since many people use the timer on ... [... more]
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Bread Machine Baking: Tips For Experimenting
The best plan is to start with your favorite recipes, and make one substitution at a time. For example, swap rye flour for some of the wheat flour, maple syrup for honey, or milk for water. Keep in mind that you should be substituting dry for dry ... [... more]
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Asparagus Aspirations
Asparagus plants come in male and female varieties. The traditional female types--Mary and Martha Washington--have given way to new male hybrids, such as Jersey Giant, Jersey Prince, Jersey Knight, Syn 53, Syn 4-362, UC 157 and Viking KBC. These ... [... more]
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Asparagus Tips
If you do plan to store it in your refrigerator for a few days after you get it home, treat it like a bouquet of flowers: trim a small amount from the bottoms of the stalks with a sharp knife and place them in a tall glass with a little water in ... [... more]
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Budgeting 101
Set up a basic budget worksheet. At the top of the page list monthly spendable income; that's your gross income minus taxes and automatic payroll deductions. Underneath, line by line, list each monthly expense from steps one and two. Next, add up ... [... more]
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