 Cooking Tips and TricksShare here your cooking tips and tricks. No questions here please, these should go in the Help Requests forums. This is also where we'll put the collection of tips and...
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#19
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Aunt Clara
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07-26-2006, 01:36 PM
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| To keep cheese fresh keep in a tight fitting package. For better results wrap tightly in a plastic film and keep refrigerated. |
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#20
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Aunt Clara
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07-26-2006, 01:36 PM
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| If you grow your own herbs and vegetables remember to water the plants a few hours before picking them. That way the leaves and fruits will be more supple and crunchy. |
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#21
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Aunt Clara
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07-26-2006, 01:37 PM
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| Use auyama (gem squash) to add colour to stews, soups, beans, rice and many more dishes. It is a healthier option to canned tomato paste. |
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#22
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Aunt Clara
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07-26-2006, 01:38 PM
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| Spinach is a great source of iron, fiber and beta-carotene. Prefer fresh spinach over canned or frozen spinach to better take advantage of its nutrients. |
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#23
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Aunt Clara
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07-28-2006, 01:17 AM
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| For a morir soñando that will be truly to die for use passion fruit juice instead of orange juice. You may have to use a bit more or less sugar depending on how acid it is. |
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#24
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Aunt Clara
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07-28-2006, 01:17 AM
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| The "long espresso" brewer used in the DR is perfect to make coffee as it uses steam pressure to push boiling water up the pipe and into the bed of ground beans. |
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#25
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Aunt Clara
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07-28-2006, 01:18 AM
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| If you store olive oil at high temperatures it will turn rancid very fast. You shouldn't store it in the refrigerator either because it will solidify at relatively low temperatures. |
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