Recent content by KateH21

My elderly father who has cognitive impairment has been using cooking spray to grease dishes such as CorningWare before cooking his Jiffy cornbread. This has cause a sticky yellow residue to build up on the dishes. It appears that the ingredient Lecithin is the cause. I've used vegetable oil...

Thanks! These are exactly the types of recipes I was looking for. Perfect! Thank you so much.

Festive/Jenni-O used to sell turkey loaves which they discontinued in 2021. What exactly is a turkey loaf? I want one, can't find one, and want to know if it's possible to make one. It's not a meatloaf, there's no tomato products in it. It looks like it's mostly turkey and seasoning. Is it...

We have a little over 2 lbs. of frozen beef. How long will it take to thaw this in the refrigerator? I think it needs to be put in 24 hrs before cooking time. Another family member thinks 6-8 hrs will be fine. I told them if it isn't thawed, I ain't cookin' it (they bought it and requested I...

I purchased uncooked maple sausage links a few months ago and ended up putting them in the freezer. I put them in the refrigerator Saturday afternoon so I could cook them Sunday evening. I've changed my mind and would like to refreeze them. I have nasal congestion and can't taste a thing, darn...

Hmm.... From what I've seen, all microwaves in the USA have turntables in them that are supposed to be left in. Perhaps some of the larger, fancier ones don't have them but those are too big for my cabinet anyway. The plate will sit on the turntable and still turn, there's room for that. I just...

I need a new microwave and the choices are very poor. There's one I really like but the turntable/tray is smaller than my plates. The turntable is just a smidge over 10" (10.04" or 255.016 mm) and my plates are 10.75" or 273.05 mm. The internal dimensions of the microwave are around 13" X 12.5"...

I feel stupid for asking this. I purchased my groceries online for curbside pickup. I have severe anxiety and it's so much nicer not to go in the store. I ordered a gallon of milk that has a sell by date of September 19 (today is the 22nd). This will go to waste before I can use it. Normally...

Every Sunday from September to February, my family has cheap frozen pizzas for supper. Due to inflation, I'm looking for alternatives and was hoping to get some help because I'm having trouble finding anything. I'm looking for a recipe that can be prepared maybe early Sunday morning or...

I took a 1 lb. roll/chub of ground beef out of the freezer to thaw in the refrigerator. I intend to make two dishes with it. The problem is I want to make one dish Thursday 7/21 and the other dish Thursday 7/28. Should I just wait for it to thaw just enough to be able to cut it in half...

I have an old electric frying pan from the '70s that's inside surface (Teflon, I think) is in bad shape. It's at a point where I can't tell if the Teflon is peeling or if it's dirty. I believe the pan is made of cast aluminum. I don't use this pan very often and I don't want to buy a new one at...

Thanks for the responses. I definitely was not going to use them. I just thought it was extremely odd that I get 3 bulging cans in a 2 week period when I have never seen a brand new bulging can ever. One is human food and two are pet food. That's even more strange. With the vegetables, it...

I purchased (via curbside) two cans of Walmart brand pet food in mid January that had bulging at the top and bottom. Then a few days ago I purchased (via curbside) four cans of Walmart brand canned vegetables, one of the the four had mild bulging at the top. Is it safe to assume these are bad...

I wasn't sure where to ask this. I purchased a fairly big box of those instant potato flakes for my dad. He loves mashed potatoes but can't be bothered to cook the real thing. I ordered them curbside pickup. When I got them home, I noticed that there was basically a 1-2 inch cut at the top...

Can anyone recommend a general purpose dish cleaning tool for an older person with failing vision? My mom washes dishes by hand and she's leaving food stuck to some of them. Yesterday I found a fork in the drawer that looks like it was put away dirty. One of the tines had yellow-brownish food...