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--- foodannoyances [2022.05.20 12:15] – Steve Isenberg
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 =====Dealing with Food Issues=====
 Some material from [[https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/packages/baking-guide/baking-ingredient-guide|Baking ingredients guide, substitutions, from Food Network]], a site that explains the different types of flour, sugar, baking powder vs soda, yeast, and other essentials.
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 |Whole Milk| 1 cup = 1 cup skim or low-fat milk + 2 tablespoons melted butter|
 |Yogurt| 1 cup = 1 cup sour cream|
+=====Tips and Ideas====
+The following taken from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kiZUpnDIhY|Webspoon World "10 Brilliant Budget Ideas"]]
+====Leftover Nutella Ice Cream====
+Use a mostly-empty Nutella jar.  You need cream and a frother (or small mixer that will fit in the jar)
+  - Heat cream
+  - Pour into Nutella jar
+  - Use frother (or small mixer) to mix everything in the jar until smooth
+  - Replace cap and put in freezer overnight
+Enjoy!
+====Extend life of tomato paste====
+Use a silicon ice-cube tray
+  - Pour tomato paste to fill all the parts of the tray
+  - Put in freezer
+  - When frozen, push out the frozen tomato paste cubes as needed to use when cooking
+====Pancake mix hack====
+  * Make your pancake mix
+  * Put in a catsup squeeze jar
+  * Store in refrigerator
+  * When making pancakes, squeeze mix out of jar (like you were squeezing catsup)
+====Poaching an egg using a strainer====
+  * Boil water
+  * Insert strainer in pan and into water
+  * Break egg into strainer (into water)
+  * When done to your satisfaction, remove strainer and you have poached egg
+====Defrost meat quickly====
+For 1-2 pounds frozen meat (chicken was shown but should work with red meats)
+  - Put room-temperature water into a large bowl
+  - Add ~1 Tablespoon salt and mix
+  - Put meat into saltwater
+  - Meat is defrosted in 12-15 minutes
+====Peal onion husks easily====
+  * Put onion into a large bowl
+  * Add boiling water to cover the onion
+  * After a few minutes, it'll be easy to remove husks and cut onion
+====Storing cheese to avoid mold====
+  * Wrap the cheese in parchment paper
+  * Place it in a sealed container