We’re all becoming quite well acquainted with our kitchens lately, and we bet you’ve encountered a question or two (or ten) along the way.
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Find out why your roast was dry, or when you really need to use specialty flour. We can help you pick the right cut of meat, tell you all about clarified butter, or break down the difference between instant- and active- dry yeast!
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Please let me know how to use a 2 oz. fresh yeast cake instead of instant or active dry. How warm should the water be to dissolve it and is it the same amount as a packet of dry? Thank you.
I have a hard time cooking Copper River King Salmon to perfection, whether in the oven or on a grill pan. What is the secret I am missing?
Status says “Provisional”. What does that mean. I believe I renewed April 20 but next pay date says May 2019??? Is COPID-19 slowing down your admin duties? If so I understand.
Next question. Storing recipes in My Dish is great idea. Can I ask for recipes of practically anything then store them with you on line. I would love to have just one place to store all recipes. Thanks. Keep up the good work.
Hi there! I’m looking into your member status and will email you with details.
For My DISH recipes, you can enter your own recipes (either family recipes or ones from other blogs or cookbooks you like) in the My Recipe Box feature, and store them alongside recipes from our site. I think it’s really handy!
Is there any way to import recipes from other apps
I friend has given me venison backstop and I do not know how to prepare it. Is there anyone there that can give me a recipe to prepare it?
I eat gluten free & have been able to successfully modify recipes to make everything else I want except baklava, which I dearly miss. The filling is no problem, but do you have any suggestions as to what I can use to replace the phyllo (which is not something that can be made gluten free). I am more than willing to think “out of the box” on this. If chef Richard Coppedge is still there, maybe he can help.
You have inspired me to try so many different techniques. I have never fried anything and last night fried chicken cutlets for parmigiana. My oil got to 375, I fried the first cutlet. No problem. The oil returned to 375 and I put the second cutlet in. Only instead of the temperature stabilizing, it spiked up really fast to over 400! Yikes! The chicken only fried for 4 minutes and I had no idea what to do. For the most part it was golden, a little too dark in a few spots. The frying was over before I could figure this out. I must admit, first time with a pan of hot oil was a little scary. What do I do if this happens? I don’t want to have fear of frying! Thank you so much. Loving CIA Dish
How-To or guidelines for interchanging active dry yeast vs instant quick-rise/rapidrise in recipes?
Great question! I’ll write up some more in-depth information on this, but in the meantime: active dry yeast and instant dry yeast are really interchangeable in terms of quantity, so 1 to 1. If a recipe calls for active-dry, it will usually include a step to activate the yeast in a warm liquid. You can skip this step for instant yeast and add it directly to the other ingredients. If the situation is reversed and you are using active instead of instant, just add a step to lightly warm whatever liquid is in the mixture (water, milk, butter, etc.) and add the yeast until it’s foamy, just a few minutes. Then add it to the other ingredients.
My husband and I recently dined at Bocuse. The meal was fantastic, and I want to make the carrot cavatelli at home. Will you share the recipe, especially for the sauce with Comte cheese?
I’ll check in with the chef for the recipe!