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I want to make bean soup in a Instant Pot, with Ham Hock, and a bag of beans. Do I need to sock the beans over night or rinse and dump the beans in the pot with the ham hock and water. I use the 8 hour soak method on the stove top for soup now, I want to try making soup in the Instant Pot. Any...

I am looking for a to die for recipe for cranberry pear pie. The bakery we use to them from has closed, so now I am on the hunt for a replacement. Thanks for your help.

Lately I have noticed that my local grecery store has begun to carry Aloe leaves. Not the litttle petite one you grow in a pot on the window sill, but giant 3 footers! What to you cook that requires a 3 foot aloe leaf?

I am in the market for a 8 qt stock pot. I have been shopping around for the last few months. I was in Sur-la-Table today and saw that they were having a 40% off sale till Feb. 14. The 8 qt. pot was a good price but it weighted next to nothing. The All-clad 8 qt. weight a least 3 times as much...

I purchased this oven to replace my toaster oven, I have found that this oven out preforms any toaster oven I have used. There is just one problem, when used on the bake setting it sets up an electronic harmonic pulse in the electrical system. I have had an electrician check out my circuit...

Is it just me or are the aisles in the Safeway store getting narrower? I generally shop at the local Giant Food store, but do take advantage of Safeway sale prices, this week shank ham at $.99 a pound. Walking down the aisle to the meat section the aisles seemed narrower, as I passed someone...

I was given a bag and told that there was a grinder in it. Upon looking at the contents of the bag I found 2 grinders with miscellaneous parts. the 1st is a Climax with number 51 cast on it. The disk is round with 20 1/4 inch dia. holes around the edge. The grinder appears to be cast iron with...

I am trying to reconstruct my Mother's Hot Fudge recipe Basically: 1 cup sugar pinch of salt White Caro 1 Block of semi sweet chocolate some water( sprinkle?) lump of butter tsp of vanilla Combine first 6 ingredients, stir over low heat to a soft ball stage, add butter the vanilla. It will...

I was preparing a chicken stir-fry, decided I didn't want white rice, so I started a box of Rice A Roni. While preparing the vegetables I set aside the mushroom stems, some green onion, thin sliced carrot.red pepper , garlic and ginger. When my Rice A Roni was done I set it aside, the right...

My toaster oven is on its last legs. I need advise from anyone who has purchased a toaster oven in the last year.I have been putting this off for the last couple of years hoping that I could find a toaster oven that had the features I want and not cost an arm and leg. I am not fond of the...

Just curious, what is yellow rice? Rice with turmeric or saffron in it? I have seen it on the super market shelves, seen it in cook books , but never knew what it tastes like or it uses.

I decided to make a Dutch Baby for breakfast, followed Joy Of Cooking recipe 1/2 c milk, 2 lg eggs, 1/4 tsp salt, I added half and half instead of mile, 1 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp vanilla, whisked together, preheated the oven to 425 with cast iron fry pan in it. removed the pan, melted 1/2 stick of...

I am thinking of buying a tapered rolling pin and have a few questions about them. 1 Hand placement, when I tried one out at Bed, Bath, my knuckles dragged on the counter, so I assume you don't grip it like regularrolling pin with handles, and don't think that you just use your finger tips, so...

I copied this in 06 from this site and have had it several times. Last week I decided to make up a batch which I had last night. It was so good I decided to bring this back for those who joined after I copied it. It takes a week to do, but it differently worth it. Seasonings: 4 ounces paprika...

I know that hush puppies are supposed to be fried, but has anyone tried to bake them? I have a desire for some and I do want to deal with the oil afterward, I don't fry very often so storing the used oil is a problem and just throwing it out after 1 use goes against my grain.

Just wondering if this has happened to others. I purchased a boneless lamb leg still sealed in the factory plastic wrapper. The pull date was July 14. It was stored on the bottom shelf in the back of my ice box. I took it out this morning and the plastic bag had fully inflated, you touch it...

On Food Channel Next Food Network Star, one contestant talked about marinading something then saving the marinade and then putting it in a pot, bring it to a boil, then simmering it to reduce it, then using it as a dipping sauce. i have read receipts that call for this. Tyler Florance jumped all...

I have come across several receipts that use blackening seasoning, just what is it. I have looked in the grocery store I can't seem to find it. I thought that, say blackened catfish, was catfish coated with course ground pepper then cooked in a super hot cast iron fry pan. There is more to it...

Has anyone used these bags? My better half wants to know if they work better then plastic wrap over a bowl?

Not sure this is the right area to ask this but goes. Can you but Potato bread in other areas of the US? In the MD, PA, DEL, VA area we can buy potato bread which is similar to white bread except it is made from potato and is not filled with all of those mystery ingredients to incrase its'...

I am using Natalie Dupree's recipe for Swiss Steak, which calls for either Top Round or Chuck. I found some Bottom Round, thinly sliced, on sale. How much will I have to modify the cooking time? The recipe calls for pounding the steak out to 1/4 inch thickness then dusting with flour, paprika...

Just noticed that a Dickey's is opening up and was curious if anyone had dined at one. The ad shows that they have been around since 1941, but I have never heard about them on either PBS or Food Network shows like Dinners, Drive in, or dives, or Al Rockers travel about the country.

I made a Cherry Tomato & Basil tart using Dinner Doctor's recipe. Basically you use crescent rolls as a crust, blind bake 8 min. place Cherry Tomatoes that are cut in half, cut side up, the bottom, top with S&P finely cut up basil and a mixture of eggs, heavy cream and mozzarella. Bale for 20...

Looking for something different to cook, I pulled out a copy of Justin Wilson's Homegrown Louisiana Cookin. Upon reading several of his seafood recipes I started wondering, Do you really cook shrimp or other seafood for 1 to 2 hours?? Wouldn't the fish fall apart and the shell fish become...

Has anyone seen Pillsbury Grands or Crescents rolls sold in any thing other them 8 rolls packages? I have come across quite a few recipes lately that call for 10 roll packages. I have seen 5 roll packs once in a while but no 10 roll packages.