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How far past the use or freeze by date would you use a store bought sealed basil pesto?

How long does ground pork remain good past the sell by date when properly stored? It isn't odorous or slimy or dark. Sell by date 6 Nov 17.

I have cooked some Collard greens for Thanksgiving and they are seriously bitter. I have added a teaspoon of brown sugar - still awfully bitter. Any ideas???

They are about 3/4" thick.

To pre-cook rice and lamb or not???????????? I'm going to bake in the oven with tomato based sauce.

I have a sealed, refrigerated container of ricotta cheese dated use by 28 Aug 2015. I just opened it an it smells OK. Would you use it in a recipe?

Jude's leftover refrigerator surprise soup - the poblanos and other things incorporated too much heat - how can I tone it down. I like it but is too much for DH.

I have been using a certain brand of granite cleaner and polish daily on my new granite counter and I got curious about it's ingredients. Since the bottle does not display any, I went to the website and it claimed they were "Proprietary" ingredients and to go to the MSDS (safety Sheet) for info...

I picked up some semi-soft white olive cheese and that disappeared quickly with fresh bread, fruit and wine. I have another called Halloumi that I have never tried. After I brought it home I realized it has mint on it. I'm not sure what to do with it as I'm not a big fan of mint except in tea...

Does anyone use "mustard oil"? A Food Network show "Heartland" drizzled some on her Beer/Cheese soup. I wondered if it was worth finding and for what?

I purchased 90/10 ground beef last week and it had grey strips of ground meat going through the center. It didn't have an off odor or any sliminess to it. I used the meat around it to no ill effects but today I went to the same place and purchased some more. Guess what...same thing. I'm thinking...

Cleaning out the freezer - found bags of crab. How do you feel would be the best way to cook it. (Defrosted, frozen- seasoning, dip etc.)

I had real Sisig twice and wanted to make some but DH won't go for the "parts is parts" thing. Could someone suggest a general recipe?

I received a sample of powdered blue cheese the last time I ordered spices from SpiceSage. Do you have any recipes or ideas to experiment with?

I want to make my mashed sweet potatoes today and reheat in a casserole dish tomorrow. How would you do it.

I bought a few small assorted tamales from the local farmer's market (enough for me & DH) 6. They were not frozen. What is the best way to reheat them and do you have suggestions on what to serve with them? I also bought 4 decent size poblano peppers (last of the season).

Went to the outdoor farmer's market nearby today and asked for marrow bones for soup/stock. She told me to go look at what they had for the week. I went with her son to the cooler and he apologized for the packaging. Apparently they had a new butcher/packager the day before and he didn't air...

I recently ordered some herbs and spices and received a sample of this and was wondering if anyone had ideas/ recipes using it?

DH and guys went fishing and caught snapper, grouper and mackerel. They smoked the mackerel and I wanted something different to do with it. I'm tired of fish salad. Any ideas?

Have any of you ever put mushrooms in Gumbo?

Has anyone else had the experience of Garbanzo Beans sparking in the microwave? Any ideas on the substance causing it? All of the instances have been from rinsed canned Garbanzoes.

I thawed out some slightly freezer burned chicken breasts. Do you have any iideas for utilizing them where it is not as noticeable?

I stupidly got rid of my 25 year old stainless dependable Osterizer Blender when all it really needed was a new blade. I then purchased the over-priced peice of junk Montel originally sold. It was extremely noisy and difficult to clean. I gave it to a friend and 2 months later it fried and now...

I just pulled out a skillet that I haven't used in awhile. The surface has a weird gummy feel. How do I deal with it other than soap and scrubbing??

I have most of a loaf of somewhat dense bread with dried fruit in it. It has gone stale and I wanted to cube it and do some type of breakfast casserole with eggs in it. Does anyone have a recipe or suggestions on how to do it?