Persnicula asked:


I live in Germany. Butter here has a much slipperier or oilier consistency than butter in the US. As a result, using German butter in a US cookie, cake and pastry recipes causes the the batter to melt and spread too thin when baked. Does this have something to do with the fat content in the butter? Does anyone know of a rule-of-thumb recipe conversion that will help remedy this?
Unfortunately, some of these are very rich buttery recipes and substituting shortening or margarine ruins the taste and texture. But I’ve been told by a pastry chef that it may not be the fat content of the butter as much as the lower gluten content of the flour here. Does anyone know the gluten content of: (a) the standard US flour and, (b) what is sold in the US as “cake flour”?

Jen asked:


Well, my boyfriend bought Canadian Bacon and Lil Smokies to make Stromboli, but the dough went bad before we got a chance. Any good recipes or ideas besides your simple pizza, flat bread, stromboli, calzones, etc? I was thinking about baking them with brown sugar, but that’s so boring. Ideas?

bengali asked:


We’ve got heaps and heaps of mandarine oranges on our tree out back, and they’re so sweet and juicy; we just want to know some recipes that mandys work great with. Any ideas?
Not canned stuffs… The real mandarins, strait off of a tree…

Freulein J asked:


I’m trying different types of cookies recipes from the net, but they are not mostly reliable. So im trying to lessen the yield, for example, 1dozen i change it to half dozen. The ingredients will be halfed too. Is it possible? Will i get the same taste?

Or else, how could i save my ingredients?

bravo_echo_echo_papa asked:


Really want to get into some cooking while I’m on a break from uni and would love any recipes or tips to cook some easy light and fresh summer meals for my partner & I.

oldbutnotusedup asked:


Yes, I did a search and could not really find what I need. My employer is printing a cookbook and wants us to submit recipes from several different categories such as salads, appetizer, main dish and dessert.Plus, we need a list of healthy substitutions such as using apple sauce for sugar to sweeten something. Thanks!

pduhe78 asked:


I’m always having trouble piecing together recipes at home with ingredients here and there and am wondering if there is a program online that can figure out what recipes you can use by listing what you have available in your kitchen, from spices to bread and meats.

Fallen asked:


With the use of different spices, seasonings, ingredients, just stuff like that. Or mixed in with other kind of foods. Neat and different recipes for deer jerky.

suzeeblue asked:


I’m bored with the way I cook chicken, could you give me your favourite recipes please?

little1 asked:


My fiancé just got braces and he hasn’t been able to eat my cooking because his teeth are very sensitive. We usually eat a lot of salad and chicken. I don’t eat beef, pork or really anything with 4 legs and he doesn’t eat seafood. We do try to eat a pretty healthy balanced diet, which isn’t going well with him right now. I have some ideas about what to cook, but I wanted to see if anyone has ideas for some easy recipes for soft good food I can make for him and I can enjoy as well. Or even recipes with meat he would like.