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Need Summer Meal Ideas
Asked by J.W. from Dallas
on June 27, 2008
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So mama's, it is HOT! I hate cooking when it is so hot. My house doesn't like to stay cool and having the oven on (or really even the stove top), just makes the hous...
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- My mom just gave me this website. Check it out! http://www.quick-and-easy-dinner.com/
- I have a great recipe for pulled pork in the crock pot. We can usually eat 2-3 meals from a 3lb shoulder roast! My family is Lebanese, so we make tabbouleh quite a ...
- Dear J.: Here are some summer cooking ideas I have collected over the years. Small appliances generate much less heat into the room than even one burner of the stov...
So My Hubs Went on a 3 Day Cooking Spree......
Asked by A.B. from New York
on August 23, 2010
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And now I need to know what you domestic diva's use to get cooked on spills off a black top stove. It's some sauce, other undentifiable liquids cooked in to the stove...
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- I have a cleaner for my smooth top range called Ceramabrite (sp?) It works wonders to get those burnt on stains off. I'm sure it would work with your range.
- I've tried two different things for baked on and spilled over food. Get a wash rag really wet, set in on the spill, may take hours or even over nite. The other one i...
- When I have things like that I take wet rags and lay them on whatever I have spilled and let them sit there to loosen it up then we use the lysol wypes with the scrubb...
Ovens
Asked by M.C. from Boise
on November 12, 2008
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Hi! We are in need of a new oven and I'm interested in either a convection oven or a double free-standing oven. Any experiences with cooking with convection or doubl...
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- Well I had (3) glass top cooktops in the same house...1st one I dropped a canister of sugar on and cracked the glass, the second the babysitter boiled over a pot of wa...
- I don't have experience with convection or double ovens, but I can tell you about flat top and stainless. After having a flat top range for over 10 yrs. I would never...
- I loved my Flat top! So easy to clean. I would recomend a scratch and dent place. They knock off at least a hundred off the price. Try Arvada Appliances. They are...
Summer Meal Ideas
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on June 5, 2008
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I looking for some summer meal ideas that involve little or no cooking. My AC unit can't keep up won't be replaced for a while so needless to say the last thing I wan...
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- Salads are good for the adults, not sure if your 5 yr. old eats them. You can get the Easy Mac individual cups for your son (or the adults) to cook in the microwave a...
- How about some things in the crock pot? You could do chicken enchilada filling or meatballs in pasta sauce for meatball subs. Chicken salad? That doesn't heat up the ...
- There are some great websites that can help you out, kraftfoods.com; bettycrocker.com and recipezaar.com The last one allows you to look up recipes by name, ingredien...
2 Year Old Cooking?
Asked by J.C. from Boise
on February 16, 2010
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my 2 year old son and i usually cook dinner together every night. he stands on a stool and helps me by stirring things on the stove and taking things to the table. i...
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- It seems to be working fine for you. If you are right there and he understands, then I actually think that is great. I don't think there is anything wrong with teach...
- What a wonderful mom and me time for your little one. My children have always been in the kitchen since they were little too. By the time they were six they were c...
- I think it is great that you two get to spend this time together. If you feel it is done in a safe manner, than I say cook away! I let my daughter who is five help me,...
Appliances Galore! So Many!
Asked by M.C. from Minneapolis
on December 27, 2010
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I am on the hunt for new applainces for our soon to be new house, we need a fridge and stove and WOW the selection out there is extreme. Any suggestions, We are trying...
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- I have a Maytag side by side fridge that works fine. It's 5 years old. I bought the largest one that I could since they hold less food than a conventional fridge for...
- We love our GE Profile gas stove/oven. It's got just enough features to keep us happy as we both love to cook and cook often. I'm not such a fan of our Kennmore refrig...
- I have a Kenmore refrig w/freezer on the bottom and a Kenmore glass top electric stove/oven which is also convection. No complaints with the refrig. As far as th...
Steamer
Asked by J.G. from New York
on October 2, 2011
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Hi Ladies
Has anyone tried the hand held steamer that is supposed to clean grease and grime?
When we purchased our home we kept the stove that was here. Needless to ...
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- It's worth a try. I used our clothing steamer to get grime off an oven door and it worked (the outside of the oven door after I boiled something over- so it didn't si...
- I love my Shark. I use it on the walls to take off crayon, markers, all kinds of stuff in the kitchen on the walls, they work wonderful. Make sure you get one that swi...
- Oven cleaner has worked for me for grease on the stove top. Be careful of the fumes!
Do You Use a Microwave?
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on September 28, 2011
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Hi all,
I was wondering if you are one that is against using microwaves. If so, what do you use instead to heat food quickly w/o having to heat the oven up?
Tha...
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- We do not own a microwave by choice. I use a toaster oven for smaller things. R.
- We haven't had one for 8 years now. I have a toaster oven that we use regularly but we also reheat food in a pan on the stove when needed. J.
- Instead of a microwave we use the below oven. I purchased one several months ago from a family dollar store that works much better and was cheaper than the new below o...
A Clean, Sparkling Cooktop--Is That Possible?
Asked by N.M. from San Francisco
on July 12, 2010
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I so want my appliances to look new again. My stove and oven door, especially the areas around the knobs, and even my microwave door, have this ever-present layer of ...
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- For stainless steel (or just about anything, really) use Bon Ami. It's just like comet except that it doesn't scratch... and it erradicates all grease that isn't brown...
- If you can take the knobs off - baking soda and vinegar work well. I love Clorox Clean up and the 409 Kitchen cleaner seem to cut through grease well as well.
- I agree with Riley; Bon Ami is great stuff. Rubbing alcohol on a rag eats up most greasy grime – I've never tried heating it first. I also use a paste of baking soda...
Tilapia
Asked by B.P. from Kalamazoo
on February 1, 2012
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What is your favorite recipe for tilapia? The only way I have ever prepared it is in the oven with a little butter and onion on top and I thought I might try somethin...
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- We grill ours in foil packets but you could also bake those. Like the others suggested we use similar flavorings - fresh squeezed lime juice (we prefer that to lemon)...
- The best seasoning for fish is called either San Francisco Bay Seasoning or Old Bay Seasoning. Try using that with some butter on top and bake it.
- I make curry out if it... and creamy fish chowder. Both recipes you can get off internet. We use a fish called Rohu, and its hard to get on a daily basis. So Tilapia i...
