What kind of red wine to use in cooking?

Posted September 29th, 2009

Amaretta asked: I routinely cook with white wine, but rarely use red wine in cooking (except in making beef burgundy). If a recipe for a beef stew or beef roast calls for the addition of red wine, what kind of wine do you use? A merlot? A cabernet? Or is there [...]

How do I raise the cooking skill in the sims urbz for the ds?

Posted September 29th, 2009

jay s asked: I’ve got to make a chocolate desert but I don’t have any cooking skill, I cant figure out how to raise it…Fred

Where can I find some cooking friends?

Posted September 29th, 2009

IdoCare asked: I want friends to exchange recipes. Do u know any groups or clubs on the net for cooking and exchanging recipes? Does anyone wants to be my cooking friend? I love cooking and bakibng and Im ready to talk and exchange recipes with u.

How do you keep potatoes from turning black during cooking?

Posted September 22nd, 2009

Happy go Lucky:) asked: When your cooking them in the a crust like a pasty or similar. Any ideas.

When cooking pasta, do you add oil to the water?

Posted September 22nd, 2009

len_kraven asked: YOU NEVER EVER, ADD OIL (OLIVE OR OTHERWISE) TO PASTA WATER
SALT ONLY! FOR FLAVOR! NO OIL!
Do ITALIAN CHEFS add oil to the H20 when cooking pasta?
I DON’T THINK SO
FACT! ITALIANS DON’T ADD OIL TO BOILING PASTA WATER.
OIL IN HAIR, YES. OIL IN FERRARI, YES. OIL IN PASTA WATER, [...]

Is there a way to eliminate cooking (fried food) odors from clothing and keep it away?

Posted September 19th, 2009

Desperate asked: I have tenants that keep cooking fried food and the smell wafts into the upper level. Unfortunately, this smell has now gotten into my closet and all the clothes in there have absorbed the smell. I’ve heard that Febreze helps as does washing it, but is there an effective method to [...]

What is the cooking social where you cook meals for a month?

Posted September 19th, 2009

Yvelise asked: I had read about a cooking ‘class’ where you can meet with other people, you all cook lots of food in one evening (enough to last a month or a week) and you take home your food and freeze it and then use it for the next month or so. What is [...]

When cooking an 8 lb. loin of pork, how much weight is lost once it’s fully cooked?

Posted September 18th, 2009

nblueyes2 asked: I’m trying to figure out how many servings I can get out of this piece of meat. Does anyone know how much this will shrink after cooking in a 325 degree oven for about 3 hours?
HELP! I’m cooking this NOW & taking it with me in a cooler on vacation today. I need [...]

What is a good substitute for mayonnaise when cooking?

Posted September 16th, 2009

♥Kayleigh asked: I have some recipies that call for mayonnaise but i really dont care for it and its really unhealthy. What can i substitue for it when im cooking?

How to tell when Italian sausages are finished cooking?

Posted September 16th, 2009

Tay asked: Me and my friend are cooking italian sausages on the barbeque but we don’t know if they’re fully cooked. They’re orangeish inside. How do we know when they’re done?