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  What should I do with Hatch Chilies?

  4 0 Here's an idea for you: http://www.herbivoracious.com/2009/10/hatch-chiles-stuffed-with-cilantro-scrambled-egg-recipe.html Michael @ Herbivoracious.com answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks 9 months ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

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  Creative uses for caramelized onions?

  0 0 Ah, what you want is mujadarah, a classic Middle Eastern pilaf of rice, lentils and caramelized onions that is much more than the sum of its parts. Here is my recipe: http://www.herbivoracious.com/2007/10/recipe-mujadara.html Michael @ Herbivoracious.com answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks 10 months ago Answer, comment & read 7 more answers »

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  What dish can I make to make my vegetarian girlfriend want me?

  4 0 Have I got a website for you :) http://herbivoracious.com/recipes/ Michael @ Herbivoracious.com answered in Alternavores 11 months ago Answer, comment & read 8 more answers »

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  Is thickening a sauce with flour a bad thing?

  4 0 What he's getting at is the transition from traditional french sauces thickened with a roux (flour and butter) to pan sauces made a la minute with the delicious stuff stuck to the bottom of the pan, together with usually a bit of stock or wine, and other lighter sauces. When nouvelle cuisine came in, roux-thickened sauces fell out of favor. That doesn't mean they don't still have a place, just that we don't blindly look to them as the base of most dishes anymore. Michael @ Herbivoracious.com answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks 11 months ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

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  What should I do with kimchee?

  3 0 Oh man, I love kimchi too. Here are a couple favorites; Kimchi fried rice: http://www.herbivoracious.com/2011/01/kimchi-fried-rice-kimchi-bokkeumbap-recipe.html Tofu and kimchi rice bowl: http://www.herbivoracious.com/2010/06/tofu-and-kimchi-dinner-for-one-recipe.html Be sure and try Firefly Kimchi, available at several of the Farmer's Markets. They really make a delicious version and it happens to be vegetarian, which is nice for me. Michael @ Herbivoracious.com answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 7 more answers »

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  Where can I buy heavy cream in/around Capitol Hill?

  9 0 Sure you can.. it may be labeled "Heavy Whipping Cream" but they all have it. Michael @ Herbivoracious.com answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

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  Cocoa substitution

  0 0 No. Dutch-processed is neutral pH, while natural is acidic and will react with baking soda. They also taste a lot different. Natural is more complex, dutch-processed tends to be smoother. Michael @ Herbivoracious.com answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

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  Rice cooker that can cook wild rice?

  4 0 The rice cookers that do brown rice aren't doing anything special. Rice cooker simply cook the ingredients until the temperature starts to go above 212 F, which means that all of the water has been absorbed. So wild rice should work just fine, you just need to fine tune the ratio of water to wild rice. Michael @ Herbivoracious.com answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 2 more answers »

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  How do I fix my challah?

  2 0 Raisins and chocolate chips are definitely non-traditional. You might like to use your leftover challah to make bread pudding though, and those additions would be great then. Here's a basic recipe: http://www.herbivoracious.com/2009/03/challah-french-toast-bread-pudding-goodness-recipe.html There is a good, solid recipe for the challah itself at the bottom of this page: http://iliketocook.blogspot.com/2008/10/bread-baking-babes-challah.html Michael @ Herbivoracious.com answered in The Chosen Food about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 5 more answers »

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  For jews, do dietary restrictions due to religious beliefs vary between different groups?

  3 0 The basic rules of kosher are the same for everyone - no pork, separation of meat and milk and so forth. But of course, as with any religion, people tend to pick and choose which rules they follow, and naturally reform folks are likely to follow less of them conservative, in turn less than orthodox and beyond. Also, there are various certifying bodies that may have slightly different standards before they will mark a particular food Kosher. We are the people of the book, after all, and everyone likes to read the book a bit differently. See this article on hechshers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hechsher for more info. Michael @ Herbivoracious.com answered in The Chosen Food about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 2 more answers »

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