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Are chicken wings considered dark meat?
Popularity: 201

Can you substitute lemon juice for lemon extract?
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What side dish goes with stuffed cabbage rolls?
Popularity: 176

What does Kosher mean?
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How do you melt cheese?
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Is it possible to put cheese in the food processor to chop?
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If a recipe calls for 3 cups day-old bread cut into 1-inch cubes what would that convert to if you used dry bread crumbs?
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What can be used as a substitute for ginger marmalade in a recipe?
Popularity: 139

What is Pareve?
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What could have caused a pumpkin pie to turn green when it was baked?
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Why would a Never Fail roux recipe you've used for years start curdling?
Popularity: 134

Why would a sweet potato still be somewhat hard after being cooked for one hour at 400 degress?
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What are some appetizers side dishes and a dessert to compliment a main dish of cabbage rolls?
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Is more cooking time needed for a larger quantity of food being baked?
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Can you bake two separate dishes in the oven at the same time if they call for the same temperature?
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What does it mean to macerate raspberries?
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What makes a pumpkin pie develop a crack down the middle while cooling when it looked great coming out of the oven?
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How long do you bake a 10-pound hickory-smoked frozen ham?
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Can sweet potatoes be cut ahead of time or will they turn brown?
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What are three common bases for cold cream soups?
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If an Irish soda bread recipe is asking for Crisco can you use oil or butter instead?
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What is wrong with potato soup that has small bits of white stuff floating in it that looks like soured milk but the milk was good?
Popularity: 119

How much cheese does the average person eat in a day?
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Why does the caramel topping on sticky buns sometimes come out smooth and other times it is crystalized?
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How much ground beef do you need to make 40 decent-sized hamburgers for grilling?
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Does it matter if vanilla is put in with ingredient bases for ice cream or when the ice cream is made?
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Why does fried chicken turn dark brown?
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What is the recipe for certo and grapefruit juice for arthritis?
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Why does pasta foam?
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Was red food coloring made from beetles' wings?
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How long will fresh chicken eggs keep in the refrigerator?
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Is it ok to use a regular crisco stick in place of a butter-flavored crisco stick in sugar cookies?
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When were hamburgers invented?
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How do you prepare rice that is not cooked?
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How big is a grain of rice in cubic centimeters or in cubic meters?
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How does one find the temperature you should use when baking multiple items such as scalloped potatoes and ham?
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Can you substitute lemon zest or peel for lemon extract and if so what is the exchange?
Popularity: 84

What are similarities in teeth and eggshells?
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When was the cookie invented and by whom?
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Is there a difference between cornichons and baby gherkin pickles?
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What is artificial butter flavor?
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What is inside the Coca-Cola bottle from the Netherlands that is featured in the Salute to Folk Art exhibits?
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Where can you find a set of very large clear glass mixing bowls like the ones Paula Dean uses on her cooking show?
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What are eggs made of?
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Is a turkey that has been cooked frozen on a carcass safe to eat?
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Is canola oil a form of vegetable oil?
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What is vegetable oil used for?
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How much Jello does one pack make?
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Does putting a wooden cutting board that has been washed with soap and cool water in direct sunlight kill bacteria?
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What is the difference between couverture chocolate plain chocolate and coating chocolate?
Popularity: 70

What are the origins of pizza?
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What is a fat that is usually solid at room temperature?
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How do hot pads work?
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How do you get freezer taste out of ice cubes?
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What is a good nonfat mayonnaise?
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Is there a taste difference between mesquite honey and clover honey?
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What can you substitute for day old bread?
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How many insect legs are in an average chocolate bar and specifically how is this known?
Popularity: 67

When is Vegetable Alecha eaten in the Ethiopian Culture?
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What is boiled rice?
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Is it OK to eat the skins of Aubergines?
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What origin does caramel come from?
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How can you measure the amount of starch in foods?
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Can you scramble and freeze the store bought eggwhites that come in the little cartons?
Popularity: 63

Where can you find potato onions or nest egg onions?
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How long is frozen chicken good for at room temperature before cooking?
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Are there any Canadian Web sites that offer free printable coupons?
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What are easy sandwiches for a child to make?
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Is it true that celery has negative calories?
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Does chicken soup taste good with spinach in it?
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