How Many Tablespoons in a Stick of Butter?
Hello William, 1LB = 454 grams. One stick is 1/4 LB or 113.5 grams and YES its 8 tablespoons. Measurements youll come across that all weigh the same as one stick are: 4 ounce 1/2 cup 8 tablespoons 24 teaspoons. Happy cooking / baking! Roxanne
Buy Birthday and Christmas Gifts at the Same Time
Hi Kiki, this is a brilliant idea! Thank you for giving this tip, Im going to use it for sure.
Cooking for One?
Hello Betty, If you have a fridge, a freezer and a crock pot the simplest solution would be: Prepare a crock pot meal in the evening, put the preprepared pot in the fridge. Before you leave for work the next morning, take your pot out of the fridge, put it...
Butter Conversion for Europe?
Hello Helen, In North America butter is sold in packs of 454 grams. This pack is divided in 4 units, these are the so-called sticks. One stick of butter weighs 114 grams or i.o.w. 125 ml. Happy baking! Roxanne
Recipes Using All Purpose Flour in Bread Machine?
Hello Cettina, Yes, you can use plain all purpose flour instead of bread flour. See how you like it, if youre not quite happy with the result you can try to add some gluten flour. Most of the time youre fine without the gluten though. Adding gluten boosts the...
Does Meat Need to Be Cooked Before Putting in Crockpot?
Hello Joshua, Browning the meat first for a few minutes gives a better result, but is not needed. Put the ingredients that have the longest cooking time on the bottom of the crock-pot then fill up with the rest. Once you start using the crock-pot you will wonder...
Cleaning a Dusty Coat?
Why dont you use the vacuum cleaner on the coat first? That way you get most of the dust out and then you can put it in the tumble dryer with a dryer sheet on the coldest setting for about 15 min. Alternatively, you can vacuum the coat first and follow up with...
Removing Static from Sofa?
Combination of very fine misting with water and fabric softener works very well. You can try rubbing the whole sofa with dry dryer sheet or anti-static dryer sheet. Anti- static spray also works. Good luck, Roxanne
What is Corn Flour?
Hello Terri, Cornstarch and cornflour are NOT the same in North America. Cornflour comes in yellow and white and is used in combination with other flours in baking. Cornflour is milled from the whole kernel and cornstarch comes from the endosperm portion of...
Bleaching Yellow From White Hair?
Hello Heide, Could it be that you are outside a lot? Sun can easily yellow white hair. Certain medications can also yellow your hair and of course being around smokers does the same thing. The blue/violet shampoo will help some, but not always enough because...
What Breed is My Dog?
Hi Chrissy, Looking at the photo my bet would be that she is indeed a Pit Bull mix, with Jack Russell Terrier in her genetics. That might explain why your beautiful girl loves to hunt and dig. She must be a very active dog and it wouldnt surprise me if she...
Soaking Hollyhock Seeds?
They dont need soaking. They are biennial though, so unless you start them very early in the season, they might not bloom the first year. There are a lot of varieties that simply self-seed when they are established. Plant them together with coreopsis, ladies...
Overwintering Geraniums?
I have done that quite a few times and it works. Trim the plant to the size you want, then rinse it and make sure you rinse all the garden soil away from the roots (you dont want any bugs from the garden in your home), plant the geranium in your planter with...
Adding Ingredients to Bread Machine?
Yes, you can. You can even take the dough out of the machine and knead the missed ingredient in yourself, using a bowl, then put the lot back into the bread machine. Dont unplug the machine in the meantime though. Just leave it running. The only time youre...
What is This Plant?
Hello Trudy, From what I see its: yellow loosestrife (lysimachia). I live in Canada and I buy it as a perennial. Very hardy and easy plant to care for. Happy gardening.
Ground Cover That Tolerates Heavy Rain?
You could plant: Creeping Jenny, there are 2 varieties I like: Lysimachia nummularia, bright green foliage with yellow flowers, or Golden Creeping Jenny, which has gold foliage with yellow flowers( lysimachia aurea). You can plant them on edges of ponds, along...
Reoccurring BV Infections?
Hi Felicia, Few suggestions for you: Have you had a test done, so the diagnosis is confirmed? If it is yeast: 1. Have male partner treated and abstain from any form of intimate contact until youre both cleared. 2. You can take Lactobacillus Acidophilus either...
