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Expensive Heloise: I used to be making a household recipe, and it known as for gentle brown sugar. I did not have any, so I used the darkish brown I had readily available, and my recipe didn’t style pretty much as good because it often does. I assumed gentle and darkish brown sugars have been interchangeable. What went improper? — Jennifer A., Modesto, California
Jennifer, each gentle and darkish brown sugar include molasses. Darkish brown sugar has extra molasses and can give the recipe somewhat extra of a molasses style. — Heloise
Expensive Heloise: On the weekends I like to make home made soup. What I am on the lookout for is a vegetable-beef recipe. A good friend of mine advised me that for home made soup, you have been the professional. So, received a recipe for some home made veggie soup? — Harold R., Hendersonville, N.C.
Harold, I do have a scrumptious recipe for home made vegetable-beef soup. It is easy to make and tastes nice on a cold winter day. Right here it’s:
10 1/2 ounce unsalted rooster broth
2 cups frozen blended greens for soup
1 cup beef, cooked and diced
1 teaspoon thyme leaves, crushed
2 ounces (about 1 1/4 cups) narrow-width noodles, raw
Warmth broth and water. Add greens, tomatoes, meat and seasonings. Deliver to a boil, cut back warmth and boil gently, uncovered, for quarter-hour. Add noodles; prepare dinner till noodles are tender, about 10 minutes. Take away bay leaf earlier than serving. Makes about 4 cups of soup.
If easy-to-prepare meals that style nice attraction to you, you then want my pamphlet “Heloise’s Spectacular Soups.” To get a replica, go to www.Heloise.com, or simply ship $5, together with a stamped, self-addressed, lengthy envelope to: Heloise/Soups, P.O. Field 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001.
Keep in mind, leftover soup tastes even higher the following day, so be sure you make lots. — Heloise
Expensive Heloise: I’ve determined to serve some caviar on Christmas Eve, however I am probably not certain I do know what I am doing. How ought to or not it’s served? I do not wish to danger meals poisoning, so what ought to I do? — Brianna L., Austin, Texas
Brianna, caviar wants particular care as a result of it’s extremely perishable. First, take away it from the fridge solely about 10 to fifteen minutes earlier than serving. Take away the lid however hold the caviar within the container it got here in. Serve on a mattress of crushed ice and use ONLY non-metal utensils. Right here in america, caviar is most frequently served with toast factors, that are small cracker-like triangles of skinny, white, toasted bread or crackers.
An unopened can of caviar could also be saved within the fridge for as much as three to 4 weeks. — Heloise
Expensive Heloise: Many individuals love Roquefort cheese in a salad, however my husband and I adore it sprinkled over steak. I often use a medium sprinkling of Roquefort whereas the steak is scorching scorching in order that it type of melts somewhat on the steak. It offers the meat a pleasant stunning taste. — Beth W., Eugene, Oregon
